NHTSA Complaint #10172909 — 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10172909
Vehicle	2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
Component	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Date of Incident	April 1, 2005
Date Filed	November 8, 2006
Mileage	61,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MO

Consumer Description

I BOUGHT A "TOYOTA CERTIFIED" 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN LATE '04. ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS INTO OWNERSHIP - MY VSC (TRACTION CONTROL) SYSTEM BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES - 2 FULL-DAY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP MADE NO RESULTS - THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER 4-6 MONTHS LATER, THE VSC FAILED COMPLETELY, AND AFTER INVESTIGATION, I FIND THE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THE FAILURE LEAVES ME WITHOUT ABS AND WITHOUT VSC (TWO OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THE CAR I DID) AND AT AN INCREASED RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT, AS WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL ABS THE BRAKES LOCK QUITE EASILY. CALLS TO MY DEALERSHIP HAVE LEFT ME WITH THE IMPRESSION THE FIX WILL BE IN THE $2000 NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I HAVEN'T YET COME UP WITH THAT. THE INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE TO THE START OF THE ISSUES. *JB

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