NHTSA Complaint #10290225 — 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE ENTIRE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER APPLIED CONTINUOUS FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.