# 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
> NHTSA complaint `891279` · 2011-11-18 · 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:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- **Miles at failure:** 125,360
- **Speed:** 4 mph
## Narrative
ON NOVEMBER 14, 2011, I WAS PARKING MY  TOYOTA HIGHLANDER IN A VERY FAMILIAR PARKING SPACE   AND  SUDDENLY MY CAR TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN AND ACCELERATED, VEERED LEFT, JUMPED LOW SIDEWALK CAR BARRIER, JUMPED  CURB, AND HIT A DECORATIVE POLE; BRAKES COULD NOT STOP CAR.  IT WENT FROM GENTLY ENTERING A PARKING SPOT WHICH I HAVE OFTEN USED TO FULL THROTTLE SPEED.    THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE STRAIGHT FORWARD IT VEERED TO LEFT.  *TR
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