2008 Toyota Highlander Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 40
- 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 40 stored complaint records:
- 19 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- brake pedal · 10 records
- foot brake · 6 records
- suddenly accelerated · 6 records
- accelerator pedal · 5 records
- police report · 5 records
- failure mileage · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 22 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact's sister owned a 2008 toyota highlander. The contact's sister was driving and the vehicle accelerated across the interstate, hit an embankment and was struck by semi truck. The vehicle burned and the driver was killed as a result of the accident. The vehicle was destroyed but there was no investigation into the cause for the accident. The contact called the manufacturer but was not able to get in…
Crash reported · Fire reported · 1 death
ODI 10304297
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander which was purchased in october 2007. She stated that while attempting to make a left turn with her foot on the brake pedal, there was a sudden increase in rpms without warning. She assumed the floor mat was blocking the accelerator pedal; however upon further investigation found this was not the case. The vehicle then proceeded to abnormally accelerate at speeds of less…
ODI 10307834
Vehicle Speed Control
At the end of october, 09, i was driving with both of my boys in the car. I got into the left turn lane on bay area blvd, houston,tx. I had one car in from of me. I had my foot on the brake and my engine raced and i started to go forward. I looked down quickly to see if the floor mat was stuck and it was not. I pressed both feet on the brake and continued to move forward. I put my car in park and turned the car off.…
ODI 10307812
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. While the contact was driving up an incline approximately 60 mph with the cruise control in activation the speed rate increased to 85 mph or higher. When the brakes were applied, the vehicle came to a complete stop; however, the identical failure occurred three weeks after the first failure. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician was…
ODI 10324367
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Vehicle Speed Control
While i was driving our 2008 toyota highlander (with 21506 miles) to the toyota dealer for a tire inspection, the vehicle surged to approx 80 mph without accelerator pedal engagement. When i applied both feet to the brake pedal, it slowed the vehicle to approx 60 mph, but the engine continued to race out of control. I put the vehicle in neutral, but the engine continued to race. I put the vehicle back into drive and…
ODI 10318488
Vehicle Speed Control
On august 13, 2009 my wife was driving our 2008 toyota highlander limited, 4wd suv when she suddenly lost control and crashed into a wooden telephone pole, totaling the car. According to her, the car suddenly accelerated and she couldn't stop the vehicle. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10294068
Vehicle Speed Control
2008 toyota highlander - accelerated to pass a car in the next lane so i could pass and the accelerator got stuck. I could not stop the car. I pulled into the shoulder and though the car into neutral and had both feet on the brake and still the car wanted to go but it slowed a bit so i threw it into park and the jerked but finally came to a stop and i shut off the car. This is the 2nd time this has happened to me…
ODI 10261772
Vehicle Speed Control
Gas pedal is too tight. I would like some one to check the car. I strongly believe that there will be a big problem found with this model also. Pedal is abnormally tight. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10316344
Vehicle Speed Control
Crash and injury on dated 12/21/2008 where i thought my 2008 highlander which i bought a month ago skid on a dry road in broad day light. Speed was below 20 mph 1000 ft away from my home inside the neighberhood of reading, pa 19606. We were going to see a movie on a weekend. On lynn ave my car skid and hit a parked trailer behind. I could not get time to press the brake at all. All i thought is snow/ black ice.…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10304032
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Vehicle Speed Control
Noted recently on mycarstats.com six complaints registered with nhtsa regarding 2008 highlander brake problems and five complaints registered with nhtsa regarding 2008 highland electric problems that involve brakes and electronic controls. I am submitting the following experiences with my 2008 highlander because they mirror many of the complaints. The brakes on my highlander have been an issue from the first weeks…
ODI 10320164
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. While driving in reverse out of a parking garage, the all-weather floor mat shifted under the accelerator pedal and caused it to stick which caused him to crash into the garage. The vehicle was taken to a collision center and repaired at an estimated cost of $4,000. The failure mileage was 4,957. The current mileage was unknown.
Crash reported
ODI 10286777
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. While driving 45 mph, the contact depressed the brakes and the vehicle began to slow down. When he depressed the brake pedal a second time, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into the vehicle ahead of him. The vehicle continued to accelerate into the preceding vehicle every time the contact attempted to depress the brake pedal. The contact crashed into the…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10331025
Vehicle Speed Control
In feburary 2008, i purchased a 2008 toyota highlander. On two separate occasions since purchasing the vehicle, when slowly pulling into a parking space the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated. On the first occasion (april 2008), the incident ended in an accident as the vehicle slammed into a wall. The second incidence occurred approximately 3 months later and nearly caused another accident. Again, as i was pulling…
Crash reported
ODI 10236346
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
This is an intermittent problem with acceleration we have had with our toyota highlander since we purchased the vehicle. When accelerating, the vehicle will periodically over-rev before the automatic transmission shifts into the appropriate gear. This results in a momentary lack of acceleration. Again this is an intermittent problem. When taken to the toyota dealer, they say they cannot recreate the problem and that…
ODI 10308314
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota highlander. On february 10, 2008 while driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated when she put her foot on the brake pedal. The vehicle failed to slow down. She lost control and swerved the into the left lane and crashed into another vehicles rear bumper causing that vehicle to crash into the vehicle in front of them. She sustained injuries to her ribs. The other…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10313330