Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2005 Toyota Highlander has 27 NHTSA speed control complaints and 2 speed control-related recalls.
27
Complaints
2
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
11V112000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, AND MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 LEXUS RX330, RX350, AND RX400H VEHICLES. IF ...
06V253000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND HYBRID VEHICLES, THE TWO RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FORWARD CENTER CONSOLE CAN BECOME LOOSE. IF BOTH CLIPS SE...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | BACKING UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE WENT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GAS PEDAL TAPING THE GA... |
| May 19, 2014 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY CAR WAS DECELERATING IN THE FAR RIGHT TURN LANE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE BRAKE HAD BEEN APPLIE... |
| May 29, 2011 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND A... |
| Apr 8, 2011 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | RUN AWAY THROTTLE AND NO ABILITY TO BRAKE 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER CAUSING CRASH INTO HOUSE WALL AN... |
| Sep 27, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN SH... |
| Jun 13, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN HER... |
| Feb 22, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL OLDER MODELS RELATING TO PEDAL ACCELERATOR. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RECALLING ALL... |
| Feb 1, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2005 WILL ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHEN I START OUT AT A LIGHT MAKING IT REV THE EN... |
| Jan 30, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR MATS BECAME TRAPPED BETW... |
| Jan 13, 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER AND WAS TRYING TO PARK IN FRONT OF MY HOME BETWEEN TWO CARS WHEN THE ... |
| Dec 15, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, JUST BEFORE APPLYI... |
| Nov 22, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 65 MP... |
| Nov 19, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. RIGHT CAR S... |
| Oct 21, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HYBRID. WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACC... |
| Sep 24, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | UNDER A SPECIFIC SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSES THE CAR TO SURGE PAST THE SET CRUIS... |
| Sep 10, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED A CRASH. *TGW THE CONSUMER... |
| Sep 10, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I AM WRITING ABOUT A PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH MY 2005 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER. WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NE... |
| Aug 20, 2009 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | AN AFTERNOON DURING AUGUST OR EARLY SEPTEMBER 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 HIGHLANDER IN A HIGH TRAFF... |
| Sep 20, 2008 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2005 TOYOTO HIGHLANDER, 40,000 MILES TO DATE. ABRUPT ACCELERATION OCCURRED TWICE FOR NO REASON-CAR ... |
| Jun 10, 2006 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I DROVE UP HILL, SLOWED, TURNED, AND PULLED BEHIND TRUCK TO PARK OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS... |