NHTSA Complaint #10402588 — 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10402588
Vehicle	2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
Component	TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 1, 2011
Date Filed	May 24, 2011
Mileage	189,993 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

PROBLEM WITH VSC SENSOR ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING BOTH IN THE CITY AND ALSO HIGHWAY. BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ON TODAY TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS INFACT A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE NUMBER OF CASES CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND THAT THERE CURRENTLY WAS NOT RECALL FOR THE YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHILE I AM AWARE OF THE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED WITH TOYOTA CARS, IT IS QUITE ALARMING AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEM WITH THIS SENSOR. THE SENSOR ENGAGES FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON. WHILE CONVEYING THIS CONCERN TO TOYOTA, THERE WAS NOT MUCH SATISFACTION OFFERED EXCEPT THAT THE ISSUED WOULD BE LOGGED AND I RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

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