Complaint 1859690
2015 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • incident Dec 13, 2022
- Complaint ID
- 1859690
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- HIGHLANDER
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Incident Date
- Dec 13, 2022
- Date Received
- Dec 15, 2022
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Owner Narrative
The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Highlander. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without any warning at high speed. The contact desperately depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle would not stop, causing the vehicle to drive into traffic and striking several vehicles causing front damage to the vehicle. The contact was unsure if anyone was injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
Related
Data sources & freshness
TruckCodex aggregates official public-sector datasets. See the Source registry for dataset-level coverage and the Freshness log for last-import timestamps.
Census, SAFER, SMS, Licensing & Insurance (L&I), roadside inspections, crashes, and authority history.
Vehicle recall campaigns, defect investigations, and consumer safety complaints (SCRS).
Cross-border carrier registry and Canadian recall campaigns where applicable.
TruckCodex is an independent aggregator; it is not affiliated with FMCSA, NHTSA, EIA, or Transport Canada. Always verify compliance-critical information directly with the originating agency.