# 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `851448` · 2011-04-13 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** HIGHLANDER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 98,000
- **Speed:** 15 mph
## Narrative
RUN AWAY THROTTLE AND NO ABILITY TO BRAKE  2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER   CAUSING CRASH INTO HOUSE WALL AND FRONT END DAMAGE TO CAR  I TOOK FOOT OF GAS PEDAL AND MOVED TO BRAKE CAR CONTINUED AT SAME SPEED IT WAS TRAVELING AND BRAKE PEDDLE WAS APPLIED HARD AND NO EFFECT. CAR STRUCK HOUSE AND PUSHED ON THE WALL A MOMENT THEN DROPPED TO IDLE.  *TR
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