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2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 778842 · 2010-04-05

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
HIGHLANDER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
59,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN STRUCK A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BUT WAS NOT INJURED, YET, HE IS VERY SORE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 06/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. UPDATED 10/05/10

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10323747
Machine
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