NHTSA Complaint #10347490 — 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10347490 |
| Vehicle | 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA |
| Component | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 71,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CO |
Consumer Description
I HAD MY BRAKES LOOKED AT BY DEALER DUE TO PULSATING AND NOT FEELING LIKE THEY SHOULD. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE VSC, ABS, TRAC LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. SAFETY RECALL A0G REFLECTS PROBLEMS WITH THE VSC/ECU WHICH ALSO WORKS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE DECELERATION SENSOR/CIRCUIT. THE DEALER "PEDERSON TOYOTA" HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE DECELERATION SENSOR COSTING $99.50 - DIAGNOSTIC, $445 - PART, AND $99.50 - LABOR. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. DECELERATION IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. ALSO, THE DECELERATIONS SENSOR/CIRCUIT THEY ARE TELLING ME NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IS PART OF THE VSC/ECU THAT IS RECALLED. ALL THREE PARTS WORK TOGETHER AND NOT ONE OF THEM CAN DO THEIR JOB WITHOUT THE OTHER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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