Accelerator Pedal problems of the 2009 Toyota Highlander

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Highlander. The vehicle was repaired by an authorized dealer for the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number 10v023000, vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. Upon receiving the vehicle he was driving approximately 22 mph and when he removed his foot from the accelerator pedal, the vehicle did not stop accelerating. The vehicle was not taken to be examined for the cause of failure and was not repaired. The failure continued to occur whenever he released the accelerator pedal. The failure and current mileages were 14,100.

The contact owns a 2009 Toyota Highlander with mcneil weather tech floor mats with part number 44115-1-2-3. While driving 65 mph he attempted to accelerate to pass a vehicle and noticed that the floor mat became stuck behind the accelerator pedal causing the vehicle to continually accelerate. The contact was able to release the floor mat which allowed the pedal to release. The floor mat has not been confirmed as the cause of the failure by a dealer. There were no prior warnings. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable.

2009 Toyota Highlander was involved in the floor mat recall. When vehicle was taken to dealer and consumer was told there was nothing they could do because the floor mats were not Toyota floor mats. The consumer stated at times the vehicle would not start. The dealer performed a diagnostic test and stated the battery was weak.