NHTSA Complaint #10200532 — 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

I TOOK THE 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO THE DEALER, PERFORMANCE TOYOTA IN LA VISTA, NE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE JOINTS WERE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING WELL UP TO THAT TIME. AFTER THE SERVICE, TWO DAYS LATER THE SKID LIGHT AND THE VSC (VARIABLE SKID CONTROL) LIGHTS CAME ON AND AFTER RESTARTING THE SUV, WENT OFF. NOW THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VSC IS DISABLED. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE SERVICE THE SYSTEM WORKED JUST FINE ON THE SAME ROUTE THAT I TAKE TO PICK UP MY SON WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE VEHICLE CONTROL. WHAT MAKES THIS PROBLEM EVEN WORSE IS THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER THE INITIAL INDICATORS HAVE RESET. (I.E. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT OFF PERMANENTLY) IT WAS A FORTNIGHT LATER IN THE RAIN THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND WE REALIZED THAT THE VSC SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS THAT OF THE OWNERS. THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA CORPORATION IN THE FORM OF A RECALL AS THE MAIN BRAKING SYSTEM IS AFFECTED ON SO MANY VEHICLES. *TR