2007 Toyota Highlander Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 16about this part
- Share
- 13%of 124 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 33,000miles
- Trend
- RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Toyota Highlander, 13% of the 124 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,000 miles. 8 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a 2007 Toyota Highlander that had mat entrapment--I had after market mats as none were given to me when I bought the vehicle--I reported this to Toyota corporation and had vehicle inspected at dealership and rep said there was no defect in my accelerator--the vehicle had accelerated and I hit a picnic table and 2 bird feeder and a fence in my yard before I got the vehicle to stop. …”
NHTSA complaint #10311366, filed 2010-02, 33,000 miles“Parking my 2007 Toyota Highlander in my parking space at work. I go to park and my gas pedal is stuck and accelerated into two other vehicles resulting in $3000 to my vehicle and unknown amount to the other two vehicles. Nothing has been done so far to correct the problem. It has only occurred once so far.”
NHTSA complaint #10315290, filed 2010-03, 43,000 miles“My accelerator pedal got caught between my toes and bottom of my foot and the bottom of an open-toed shoe and I could not pull myself free to stop my car and I ran into a stopped car in front of me at an intersection, which was pushed into another car. I was traveling very slowly, but my activity in trying to free my foot caused my car to accelerate some. This had never happened to me before. When I told a neighbor she said the same thing had happened to her, but that she was not out in traffic at the time. …”
NHTSA complaint #10280359, filed 2009-08, 9,721 miles“2007 Toyota Highlander hybrid, v6, 4x4 --- on november 23rd, 2011, at approximately 10:00am, I was driving with my family on I-5 south in the central valley of california. The cruise control was on, but not engaged because the traffic was too heavy. My speed was approximately 65 miles-per-hour, going uphill. Unexpectedly, the engine began to race. I applied the brakes to keep the car at the speed of traffic and examined my cabin for clues of the problem. The transmission lever was still in d . I turned off the cruise control, but that made no difference. …”
NHTSA complaint #10438010, filed 2011-12, 114,600 miles“On may 9, 2007 we purchased a new 2007 Toyota Highlander. About a month later it unexpectedly accelerated and ran through the end of our carport while being driven in to park. Luckily no one was in front of it. The auto sustained about $650 in damages and the carport received similar monetary damages. About a month later we had a similar incident while parking in a parking lot. At first we attributed the incidents to my wife's foot someway slipping off the brakes and on to the accelerator. Now, after the recent national publicity, we are not so sure. …”
NHTSA complaint #10317745, filed 2010-03, 500 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10244113Aug 17, 2023TSB: Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) (see Figure 1) for most…
- 10045140Jun 13, 2012Toyota: accelerator pedal sensor assembly information regarding the inspection, removal, and installation, if lubrication or oil, is applied.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 30% |
| 2024 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 9 | 5% |
| 2022 | 8 | 3% |
| 2021 | 9 | 2% |
| 2020 | 10 | 3% |
| 2019 | 13 | 3% |
| 2018 | 9 | 3% |
| 2017 | 13 | 5% |
| 2016 | 4 | 4% |
| 2015 | 11 | 6% |
| 2014 | 5 | 4% |
| 2013 | 31 | 15% |
| 2012 | 14 | 8% |
| 2011 | 12 | 7% |
| 2010 | 22 | 10% |
| 2009 | 14 | 10% |
| 2008 | 45 | 11% |
| 2007 | 16 | 13% |
| 2006 | 43 | 15% |
| 2005 | 39 | 17% |
| 2004 | 40 | 14% |
| 2003 | 28 | 11% |
| 2002 | 31 | 10% |
| 2001 | 15 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2007 Toyota Highlander
36 complaintsElectrical system
23 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
15 complaintsOther or unknown
10 complaintsTires
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsWheels
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota Highlander
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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