# 2026 TOYOTA GRAND HIGHLANDER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `2260263` · 2026-10-24 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** GRAND HIGHLANDER
- **Year:** 2026
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
Summary: While turning into my driveway, the vehicle surged forward unexpectedly as I moved my foot from the accelerator to the brake pedal.  The brake pedal felt normal, and none of the vehicle’s safety systems appeared to activate.  The vehicle struck my husband’s parked car and then my garage door, damaging both, and I sustained minor injuries.  Details: On 10/8/26, at approximately 5:58PM, I was driving home from work and turning into my two-car driveway.  I normally park to the left of my husband’s vehicle, which was parked in the driveway. As I turned in, I took my foot off the accelerator and moved it to the brake pedal, as I normally do.  The brake pedal felt normal.  Instead of slowing, the vehicle surged forward abruptly.  No warning lights, alerts, or automatic interventions activated that I noticed. The vehicle struck my husband’s car and then continued to collide into my garage door.  During the event, I was gripping the gear shifter.  After the car collided into the garage, the vehicle stopped.  Outcome: Both my husband’s vehicle and my garage door were damaged.  I sustained back pain and a sprained right ring finger, which I believe resulted from bracing against the gear shifter during the impact.  Additional information: I believe an electronic malfunction caused the vehicle to accelerate abruptly as I transitioned between pedals.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*