# 2001 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `910693` · 2012-03-20 · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 56,600
## Narrative
I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED.  I KEPT HITTING THE BRAKE AND IT FINALLY STOPPED.  I PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED AGAIN.  I TRIED HITTING THE BRAKE AND IT WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL IT  HIT THE GARAGE DOOR.  I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST IT WAS GOING, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS GOING AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED.  *KB
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