Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2005 Toyota Highlander

Four problems related to car accelerates on its own have been reported for the 2005 Toyota Highlander. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Toyota Highlander based on all problems reported for the 2005 Highlander.

1 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2010

I own a 2005 Toyota Highlander and was trying to park in front of my home between two cars when the car suddenly accelerated and hit the side of my house. I am not 100% sure what happened, whether I accidentally pressed the accelerator or there was a malfunction of some kind. I had to make a 90 degree left turn between two other parked cars, so I am sure I was not driving fast at the time of the accident.

2 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 11/19/2009

Accident occurred in charlottesville va. Sudden acceleration while car was in reverse. Right car side damaged along with 2 other cars. Model of car is 2005 Toyota Highlander vs awd limited. Total cost to repair the Toyota was $6,900.

3 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 09/10/2009

2005 Toyota Highlander. Consumer states unintended acceleration caused a crash. The consumer stated as she was about to pull into a parking space, she heard a surging sound and suddenly the vehicle quickly accelerated forward and crashed into a brick column in front of the store and then it went backwards and stopped.

4 Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

Failure Date: 06/10/2006

Unexplained vehicle acceleration with inability to stop before hitting vehicle in front of me. Pulled off of road behind truck to park. Lifted foot from gas pedal to put on brake so as to put vehicle into park. There was then an extreme vehicle acceleration which was uncontrollable with brake. Slammed into truck. Toyota corp claims no errors logged in computer system, and that if foot would have been on brake pedal, the filament would have broken. I can't be certain the braking happened before the accident-it was very fast. I am certain foot was on brake and not on gas!! there has been a previous denial of a petition to investigate numerous instances of this identical situation with other Toyota's-(NHTSA action # dp05002). Nhtsa please investigate this!! there are too many complaints of this happening-do something before there are deaths! is Toyota immune from safety recalls? I'm sorry you couldn't find evidence of a defect, but there is something seriously wrong. Severe hesitation, sudden acceleration=possible deaths. I've received my repaired vehicle, and when I went to trade it in, I was offered thousands less than trade in is supposed to be! if Toyota really believes there's nothing wrong with their car, what's the problem? again they're not being held accountable!.


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