Car Accelerates On Its Own Problems of Toyota Highlander Hybrid

I was stopped at a traffic light at the off-ramp of east-bound 202/mcqueen rd exit. My right foot was on the brake pedal, when the vehicle began to accelerate unexpectedly and hit the rear of vehicle stopped in front of me. As I realized the collision, I pressed the brake harder deliberately (while the car in front of me had started to move further), and to my horror my car continued to accelerate despite my depressing the brake pedal. I consciously checked my feet to ensure I was pressing the brakes and not the accelerator. My car continued to strangely & unexpectedly accelerate until it hit the same car in front of me again the 2nd time at the traffic intersection. After the 2nd collision, my car stopped and I pulled over to the side of the mcqueen road.

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I arrive at a parking lot on flower avenue strip driving slowly into a parking space in front of a clinic, at a very low speed, when the car suddenly accelerated--by the time I hit the brakes attempting to stop, it was in the office of of maternal and child care, unstoppable--fortunately, it was on a Sunday afternoon and there were no employees or patients in the reception area of the office. . . Sudden acceleration was the cause of this accident. This car must be recalled---I took it to koons Toyota in vienna, virginia-- where I bought it last October--a 2009 Toyota highlander. . .

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My Highlander Hybrid: pushed start button, and behaved normally. Upon being placed in gear, the vehicle attempted to accelerate as if the gas pedal was pushed to the floor. Only heavy brake pressure prevented a seriously dangerousness condition of full acceleration in a small parking lot. When placed in park, the throttle reduced to idle. I repeated the action of placing the car in gear (either reverse or drive), and again, the throttle advanced to a full acceleration mode. Again, only very heavy pressure on the brake prevented uncontrolled acceleration. I parked the vehicle, and called my local Toyota dealer. After being placed on hold several times, I left a voice mail with the service department. I also went online to Toyota to the customer hotline, and left a detailed email with VIN, problem description, and expressed a concern for a serious safety defect.

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I was turning right at an intersection when a woman walking her dog began crossing the street. I slammed on the brakes to avoid her and the car suddenly accelerated soundlessly forward (car is hybrid but pressing accidentally on the gas pedal with force would have caused revving noise) and I could not control it. . I ran over the woman's foot and also her dogs feet. I drove the car up over a curb which resulting in a flat tire to get the car to stop. There was no injury to the car or myself. The woman was taken to the hospital but had no broken bones. The dog had bruising and discomfort but no serious injuries either. Took the car to a Toyota dealership and they could find no alerts, warnings, or anything wrong with it that could have caused it to accelerate unintentionally.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the vehicle hesitated while engaging the brakes. As a result, the vehicle suddenly accelerated abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 89,000.

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The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph and attempting to park in a residential garage. With the brakes applied, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into the garage wall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technicians performed the repair under NHTSA campaign id number: 06v253000 (vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal). The manufacturer sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle for the unintended acceleration failure. The inspector determined there was no abnormal failure and that the vehicle was functioning properly. The vehicle was not further repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000.

I was driving our 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid up the driveway and around to the back of our home where we have a rear entry garage. As I turned in the driveway I started to slow/stop the car so I could backup to pull into the garage the car accelerated suddenly striking a small tree in the yard doing a lot of damage to the left front, left front wheel and left quarter panel. It's possibly totalled. It was as if a something siezed the car and suddenly pulled it forward at a high rate of speed. If the tree had not stopped the car I would have struck the house. No airbags deployed. I am bruised and sore but otherwise ok. I had been running on battery through our neighborhood and up the driveway but after it happened I noticed the engine was now running so I don't know if the surge was the result of the gas engine kicking in or some other sudden acceleration problem.

Unintended acceleration of 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid while parking car. Foot was on the brake the whole time, eased up on brake to coast into parking space and accelerator engaged. Stomped on brake and car stopped, by then had climbed up curb onto sidewalk.

On October 13, 2009, my 2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid was parked at a small business parking lot, about 40 ft. Away from another parked car. The weather was clear and dry. During the process of putting the car in reverse, with my foot on the brake,(necessary for ignition) my car accelerated on its own at a very high speed, and smashed into the parked car behind me. I had absolutely no control of this car. It damaged the back of the other car so completely that is was undrivable and had to be towed. My car had substantial damage to the rear bumper trunk/hatch back and exhaust system. The estimated damage is $3500-$4500. This is not a floor mat related problem. The highlander has hooks that secure the drivers side floor mats so they do not come in contact with the gas pedal. I am very concerned about the safety of this car. My car had just had its 30k service a week prior to my accident and is very well maintained. I am a very safe and careful driver with an outstanding driver record and I know this was not my fault. This car sped out of control by itself. No one could possibly reverse their car in a small parking lot that quickly. I have contacted Toyota and they had a corporate investigator inspect my car for potential causes. They indicated that no unusual errors were reported on the vehicles computer. I feel Toyota owes me and possibly hundreds of other Toyota owners that have experienced the sudden acceleration problem an explanation and corrective action. This is a very dangerous and real problem.

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2009 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. We have several safety related complaints: 1. My wife has never had an accident & to our recollection has never had a traffic ticket. She had a minor unintended acceleration and she tapped the truck in front of her. She took her foot off the brake & the car lurched forward. The dealer said it was not involved in a recall but the Toyota website says it is involved in a floor matt recall. I've thrown the matt in the rear cargo area. 2. Our garage is attached to our house with our bedroom above the garage. With 3 kids, both my wife and I have been distracted leaving the car in the garage to unload groceries or help the children. When on electric power we have neglected to turn off the ignition since the car is silent. Only when the carbon-monoxide detector sounded in our garage did we realize the engine had started while we were in the house. We think this could be deadly to other families without carbon monoxide alarms who may also forget to turn off the engine when parked in an attached garage while on electric power. 3. The driver's seat-belt has broken and you can only fasten it by making a special effort to depress the button and hold it while inserting the buckle. Normally you simply insert the buckle to fastenit. The car has many other "issues" that are not safety related. Unfortunately, we believe our insurance company will settle my wife's otherwise uneventful "tapping" of a truck from the unintended acceleration and charge this likely bogus injury claim by the truck driver against our policy.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The contact applied the brakes to stop the unintended acceleration but the vehicle would not respond. The contact then crashed into a tree. The driver received injuries to her ankle and the front passenger sustained a broken finger. The rear passenger who was pregnant was killed and another passenger sustained major internal bleeding. The police were called and a report was filed. The three surviving passengers were transported to the hospital via ambulance. The vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic where they are awaiting an investigation. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that when he puts the vehicle in reverse it would not respond. The contact would have to wait several moments before the vehicle would finally respond and move in reverse. On occasion, the vehicle would abnormally accelerate when in reverse with the brakes depressed. The contact would have to shut off the engine to stop the unintended acceleration. The dealer advised that he would not repair the vehicle. The contact was awaiting a response from the manufacturer to determine if the vehicle would be repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 50,000.