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2005 Toyota Highlander cruise control problems

40 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2005 Toyota Highlander, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
40 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
44,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
18 and 1
Injuries and deaths
5 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2005 Toyota Highlander Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 44,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 44,000 miles
Based on 29 complaints that include mileage. 62% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 29 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 18 crashes, 1 fire, 5 injuries.

What owners wrote

On saturday, may 30th at approximately 8:30 I was moving our 2005 highlander from the street into our reserved parking space within our complex. As I was starting my right hand turn into the complex the car accelerator stuck. I hit the curb on the driver's/left side causing the vehicle to veer to the right. As the car continued to accelerate I hit a tree and knocked over one of the community's posted signage.

Reported at 104,493 miles, May 2015 CrashFireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota highlander. The contact stated that while driving at approx 65 MPH, she pressed down on the accelerator and when she took her foot off, the pedal did not release from the depressed position. She kept pumping the pedal but it continued to stick to the floor until she crashed into the wall of someone's home. The contact was injured as a result of the crash (broken ribs and head injuries). A police report was taken at the scene. The vehicle was totaled.

Reported at 97,000 miles, November 2009 CrashInjury

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