NHTSA Complaint #10439994 — 2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10439994
Vehicle	2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	December 11, 2011
Date Filed	December 14, 2011
Mileage	58,805 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AS I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I HIT THE BRAKES. WHILE I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STOP, IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I HIT THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA, THEY SIMPLY DISMISSED THE ISSUE INDIRECTLY SAYING I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. I WAS THEN LOWBALLED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SELL THE VEHICLE BACK TO THEM. I'VE NOTICED [XXX] HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE INCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

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