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2006 Toyota Highlander vehicle speed control problems

43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2006 Toyota Highlander16% of all complaints for this model year.

43
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
16%
share of all complaints
50,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
14 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The brake actuator is failing and is making loud noises. The car does not brake normally. I have reported braking problems since I bought the vehicle in 2007. When it hits a bump it accelerates and I must stand on the brakes so I do not hit someone. It lurches forward when it hits a pothole or some…

    filed Apr 26, 2021

  • The vsc light, abs light, check engine light and sound is are on. The code is back as well c1391 for this brake actuator. It is a well known problem with toyotas . This was fixed once already by toyota dealer and failed after 40k miles again. How can a part has failed again in such a short time and…

    filed Mar 30, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.