2006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems

“We were driving down the highway I-30 east up a hill going appt 70 MPH when the car went into limp mode and slowed down to 10 MPH. Then went to only 1 MPH. We checked the battery connection, fuel cap, everything we found online to check.”

“While decelerating to turn into our drive way the vehicle rapidly accelerated. We were able to get it stopped by using the brakes, ending up in the yard/sidewalk. There were approximately 10 feet of skid marks. The engine was racing while the brakes were being applied. The floor mat was not involved. The increased engine RPM was not initiated nor controllable by the operator. This was truly an uncontrolled run away that could have been life threatening.”

“I was stopped at a traffic light at the off-ramp of east-bound 202/mcqueen rd exit. My right foot was on the brake pedal, when the vehicle began to accelerate unexpectedly and hit the rear of vehicle stopped in front of me. As I realized the collision, I pressed the brake harder deliberately (while the car in front of me had started to move further), and to my horror my car continued to accelerate despite my depressing the brake pedal. I consciously checked my feet to ensure I was pressing the brakes and not the accelerator. …”

“Driving on the highway at a slow speed due to traffic, around 20 MPH. The car in front of me unexpectedly came to a complete stop. I had 2 car lengths and put on the brakes, but the car never grabbed --I just slowed and coasted into the back of the car ahead of me. Because the ABS on a hybrid does not kick in until the car reaches 25 MPH, my car was busy regenerating power from the brakes rather than doing a quick, emergency stop. …”

“I was turning right at an intersection when a woman walking her dog began crossing the street. I slammed on the brakes to avoid her and the car suddenly accelerated soundlessly forward (car is hybrid but pressing accidentally on the gas pedal with force would have caused revving noise) and I could not control it.. I ran over the woman's foot and also her dogs feet. I drove the car up over a curb which resulting in a flat tire to get the car to stop. There was no injury to the car or myself. The woman was taken to the hospital but had no broken bones. …”