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2001 Toyota Highlander vehicle speed control problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2001 Toyota Highlander11% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
11%
share of all complaints
56,600 mi
median reported incident mileage
8 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • On 11/17/2015 I hit a parking island in an unlit parking lot. When I tried to stop, my brakes failed. This caused me to lose control of the vehicle and it hit 2 parked cars and a tree. I have lost wages and live in pain every day due to injuries from this accident.

    filed May 19, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota highlander. The contact stated while attempting to park, the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently and crashed into a parked vehicle. The contact shifted the vehicle into reverse and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. The police was contacted, but a…

    filed Aug 4, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.