NHTSA Complaint #10574622 — 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10574622
Vehicle	2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	March 3, 2014
Date Filed	March 24, 2014
Mileage	109,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

I HAVE A 2002 SEQUOIA, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH MY BRAKES LOCKED. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO MY BRAKE GUY; HE LOOKED IT OVER, PUT IT ON THE MACHINE, FOUND NOTHING. I LEFT THINKING IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ON THE ROAD THAT I MISSED SEEING, THAT SET OFF THE TRACTION SENSORS. A WEEK WENT BY WITHOUT INCIDENT BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN; THIS TIME AT 40MPH ON A FLAT CLEAN HIGHWAY. THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC & THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE FRONT END SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE BRAKE, AS IT FELT LOCKED AND MY STEERING COLUMN, WHILE VIBRATING MADLY WAS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN, IT WAS LIKE DRIVING AN OLD STYLE TRUCK WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I WENT TO ANOTHER BRAKE SHOP, THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE MACHINE, AND AGAIN NOTHING SHOWED UP!! TODAY, FIVE DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY CHILDREN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DOING THE POSTED 65MPH IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS SUDDENLY UNABLE TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE, THE BRAKES LOCKED, THE STEERING LOCKED, AND MY VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I JUST HELD ON AND PRAYED AS MY CAR PULLED OFF THE ROAD, THANK HEAVENS THE GROUND WAS FLAT. I HAVE ONLY BEEN THAT AFRAID FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY ONCE BEFORE, AND THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TORNADO. TOYOTA HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM HERE! *TR

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