NHTSA Complaint #10285005 — 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S TRAC SYSTEM IS FAILING WHICH IS CAUSING MY CAR TO BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR HAS BEEN RELIABLE UNTIL NOW. WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-40MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST BRAKED BY ITSELF WITHOUT ME STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. SOON AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ALL ON INSIDE MY DASH. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT MY FAMILY WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND . THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNDER THIS CONDITION . I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING IT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T WANT TO GET KILLED DRIVING IT . I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT'S $2000-3000 JOB . I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I WANTED A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR BUT IT HAS NOW BECOME AN UNSAFE CAR AND A HEADACHE. I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED A SKID BOOSTER, BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE MODULE. I THINK IT'S ALL PART OF THE ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY. MY MFG WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND MY VEHICLE DOES HAVE ABOUT 78K MILES ON IT WHICH PUTS ME IN A BAD SPOT . PLEASE HELP! *TR