NHTSA Complaint #10352275 — 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 ON DRY SURFACE, SOMETIMES GOING STRAIGHT, SOMETIMES DURING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ALARM BEGINS TO GO OFF AND THE CORRESPONDING LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. ALL POWER IS LOST - I CANNOT ACCELERATE OR EVEN BRAKE, I CAN ONLY TURN THE WHEEL. SOMETIMES, IN ADDITION, A SEVERE GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT I TOUCH THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED, SUDDENLY, ABOUT TWENTY TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. ONE DAY IT HAPPENED FIVE TIMES WITHIN A FIFTEEN MINUTE PERIOD. I HAVE FOUR SMALL CHILDREN, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. WE ALL COULD BE KILLED SHOULD IT HAPPEN WHEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS UNAVOIDABLE. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TWO DAYS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW YAWR SENSOR. *TR