1. Toyota Highlander
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Accelerator Pedal

2005 Toyota Highlander Accelerator Pedal Problems

5
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 5 stored complaint records:

  • 2 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • September 26, 2010 · 44,200 miles

    Accelerator Pedal · Air Bags

    Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. The contact stated that while attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would inspect the vehicle. After the failure, the contact received a recall notice for recall 06v253000 (vehicle speed control:…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10362801

  • December 15, 2009 · 40,892 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. While entering a parking space, just before applying the brake, the vehicle accelerated into a concrete step. No one was injured during the crash but the vehicle suffered damage to the front end. He called the manufacturer and they collected all the information regarding the incident. However his vehicle was excluded from recall 09v388000 (vehicle speed…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10296072

  • June 5, 2005

    Accelerator Pedal · Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) · Cruise Control

    Dt: 2005 toyota highlander v6- the consumer drove off the lot on june 3, 2005; the cruise control behaved erratically and it often felt as if it was accelerating a couple of miles behind the desired speed. The consumer requested to pass this turkey which yielded different results. There is sometimes awkward down shifting and rapid acceleration which is preceded by hesitation. The consumer approached a village…

    ODI 10135915

  • June 4, 2005 · 400 miles

    Accelerator Pedal

    Dt: caller said that twice his vehicle would not accelerate when hitting the gas pedal. When pressing the gas pedal to pass a car nothing happened for a few seconds. Dealer said there was nothing they could do about it, and that was the way the vehicle wa sdesigned. Dealer said they could not duplicate the problem. Manufacturer has not been contacted yet.*ak

    ODI 10129705

  • March 13, 2005

    Accelerator Pedal

    While driving about 30 mph driver pressed on the accelerator in order to pass a vehicle on the right hand side. The vehicle refused to accelerate when pedal was applied, and finally accelerated after a few seconds.*ak

    ODI 10115243