NHTSA Complaint #10336305 — 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND A GRINDING NOISE SOUNDING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE MECHANISM IS ACTIVATING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I'VE SEEN THAT THE 2003 MODEL HAS A RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME THING, AND AFTER SEEING MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2002 MODEL, THEY SHOULD EXPAND THE DATE RANGE TO COVER THE 2002 AS WELL! IT HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEKEND AND IT'S HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES PREVIOUS TO THIS RECENT INCIDENT (ONE EARLIER INCIDENT HAD MY STEPDAUGHTER DRIVING THE SEQUOIA AND THE POWER SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING!). THE MECHANICS TOLD US THEY COULDN'T PULL ANY RELATED CODES THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN. WE NEED TO TAKE THIS IN AGAIN IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART THEY'VE CREATED? I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE-10 THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND IN-TOWN AT A SLOWER SPEED (40 MPH) THE SECOND INCIDENT. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME OR I'D HAVE HIT THEM FOR SURE! *TR