Problems with 2005 Toyota Highlander VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

On saturday, may 30th at approximately 8:30 i was moving our 2005 highlander from the street into our reserved parking space within our complex. as i was starting my right hand turn into the complex the car accelerator stuck. i hit the curb on the driver's/left side causing the vehicle to veer to the right. as the car continued to accelerate i hit a tree and knocked over one of the community's posted signage. the impact made the car bounce backward partially into the drive, damaging the front passenger's side, drive shaft broke, front end part flew all over and a small fire occurred. police were call and report taken. they estimated the speed at 20-30 miles per hour. the report taken was not filed since the accident took place on private property. the tow truck driver started the vehicle to get it on the truck. he had a difficult time for he could not get the wheels to turn. on tuesday, june 2, we were notified by our insurance company that the vehicle was totaled. there was a recall repair done on ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the power windows failed to properly function for the front passenger side window intermittently and the rear windows failed to electronically close and open. the vehicle was taken to (texas toyota of grapevine, 701 e state hwy 114, grapevine, tx 76051, (817) 329-5949) for inspection and diagnosis. in addition, the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v112000 (vehicle speed control) and the contact was uncertain as to when the dealer may provide the repair. the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was excluded from an electrical recall to service the power master window switch failure for the windows. the failure mileage was not available. parts distribution disconnect.

Backing up out of driveway put the car into reverse went from brake pedal to gas pedal taping the gas pedal lightly to inch out of driveway slowly. after one tap on the gas pedal the car accelerated at a very high rate of speed causing driver to loose control. vehicle crashed into chain link fence which in turn crashed into a parked vehicle. *tr

My car was decelerating in the far right turn lane of a busy intersection. the brake had been applied approximately 1000 ft from the intersection as there were 3 vehicles stopped ahead of me. i was traveling at 10 mph and i increased the pressure to the brake pedal as the car approached a stopped vehicle approximately 100 feet ahead of my vehicle. the engine revved to the highest rpm reading and lurched forward as i continued to apply full pressure to the brake pedal by adding my left foot to the already stationary right foot. i steered the vehicle to the right and drove on the sidewalk and grass between a burger king and autozone parking lots to avoid hitting the cars in front of me. i shifted the gear shift to neutral and the accelerator did not disengage. i was nearly standing on brake as the car continued to accelerate with the engine screaming from the high rpms. i straightened the car's path to avoid a parked vehicle in the autozone parking lot. i jumped a curb onto grass and continued to accelerate until crashing through a cinder block wall supporting the autozone ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. the contact stated that the vehicle was started and as the contact shifted into drive, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a house. a police report was filed but no injuries were reported. the vehicle was not yet taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the failure and current mileages were 79,000.

Run away throttle and no ability to brake 2005 toyota highlander causing crash into house wall and front end damage to car i took foot of gas pedal and moved to brake car continued at same speed it was traveling and brake peddle was applied hard and no effect. car struck house and pushed on the wall a moment then dropped to idle. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. the contact stated that idling at a stop sign, when she took her foot off the brake pedal, the vehicle suddenly surged forward and crashed into the vehicle in front. the contact noticed no prior problems with surging. there were no injuries. a police report was being filed at the time of the complaint. the manufacturer had not been notified. the vin was unavailable. the current and failure mileages were approximately 53,000.

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: accelerator pedal). the failure mileage was 44,200. updated 01/31/11/ *bf updated 04/20/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. the contact stated she was parking the vehicle in her garage at a relatively low speed. her foot was on the brake and the vehicle was shifted to park when the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into the garage wall. the contact was not injured. the vehicle sustained moderate front end damage. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where an investigator was sent to further inspect the vehicle. the investigator advised the results would be available within thirty days. the contact was awaiting the results of the investigation. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 62,600.

2005 highlander v6 awd. has a surging effect since day one. also surges slightly when applying brakes. in traffic stop and go situation, vehicle does not respond for a few seconds and then lunges forward. very dangerous when trying to change lanes. dealer said nothing wrong with vehicle. toyota said at time to contact dealer.

Toyota should recall all older models relating to pedal accelerator. toyota should be recalling all related vehicles as far back as 2003 models if it already knows the computer component in those cars have the same pedal accelerator problems as the newer models. why aren't they made to do that? i have a 2005 toyota highlander and i am worried everytime i get in my car now. *tr

My toyota highlander 2005 will accelerate by itself when i start out at a light making it rev the engine excessively. this happened alot when i got the car until last fall i got fuel system cleaned and all carbon removed from lines. it went away after i got carbon cleaned out and now it has recently started happening again. it sometimes makes my front tires squeal. i have asked the joe meyers toyota in houston, tx. about it and they say there is nothing wrong with my car. i never brought it up with them again. i need to find out if there is any fix for this problem asap since there has been issues with this being worse and causing deaths. note: after buying the car in jan 06 the floor mats constantly pushed forward upto pedals so i got my husband to use a grommet on them to make holes and attach via clips from joe meyers toyota. now they don't move. this was never the cause of the acceleration. it was coming from the engine - pedal was not stuck. ...

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. the contact stated the floor mats became trapped between the brake and accelerator pedal almost causing two accidents. also the carpet in the vehicle was ripped where the floor mats were. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and contact was told to call the toyota manufacturer, inform them of the problems so she can get total compensation for her mats. the contact called and is waiting for them to call back. the failure mileage was 71,000. updated 03/08/10

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. *tr

2005 toyota highlander, car will accelerate from a dead stop on its own. change transmission from park to drive and let off brake and car will accelerate without touching gas pedal fast enough to change gears and continue. have reached a speed of 30 mph before braking. the tachometer does not show that the engine is revving higher than a normal idle when in park changing into drive so it seems like an electronic problem, etc. issue is intermittent. the car has been to 2 dealers over the time it has been owned and we were told the issue could not be duplicated so nothing could be done. i called the same day this email was sent and was told the same thing by the local toyota dealership. well, the recalled gas pedals don't stick all the time so they are intermittent problems so where is the difference between their cars and ours! i have tried every contact number for toyota and cannot get anywhere!!!!!! *tr