NHTSA Complaint #10180830 — 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 07V013000 ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAD 9 DIFFERENT REPAIRS MADE CONCERNING THE SAME SAFETY RECALL. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WAS ON 10/17/2006. ON 10/17/2006 THE CONTACT BOUGHT A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE DRIVE LINE REPAIRS, AND THAT THE CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD AND MAKING A CLUNKING SOUNDS. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE THE CONTACT RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD AND MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT HAS TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED SINCE THE NEW ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. *AK