NHTSA Complaint #10577015 — 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

THIS APPEARS TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY COMMON. THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, THE BRAKES ARE DEGRADED AND THE FRONT END VIBRATES AS THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE PULSING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE YEARS. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WE HAD THE TIGHTENED, SINCE IT SEEMED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING LOOSE AND IT WAS ENGAGING AS WE DROVE. THAT WASN'T IT, OBVIOUSLY AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. WITH SUCH A HEAVY, LARGE CAR, WE HAVE NEARLY REAR-ENDED OTHERS, BUT GOT LUCKY. EACH TIME THE CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE SHARPLY AND YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET ALL THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF AND COME BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES DONE AND REDONE SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS STILL OCCURS.. ON EACH OCCASION WE COULD GET OUT OF IT, BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. TOYOTA HAS OBVIOUSLY IGNORED THIS..I HAVE DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE >500 ON THIS VERY TOPIC. AS I READ THROUGH ALL THESE, THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THEM IS BEYOND COINCIDENCE AND IT APPEARS THAT NOTHING ACTUALLY FIXES THIS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I CANNOT LET MY FAMILY DRIVE THIS CAR. I AM BRINGING IT INTO TO THE DEALER (WITH COPIES OF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS) AND SEE WHAT COMES OF IT. MY HOPES ARE NOT HIGH. THE RECALL IN 2003 SEEMS LIKE THEY TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS (NOT CLEAR IF IT WAS SAME ISSUE). MY CONCERN REALLY IS THAT SOMEONE HAS TO GET KILLED. THE ISSUE WITH THAT LOGIC IS THAT DEAD PEOPLE DON'T FILL OUT COMPLAINTS AND IF THERE WAS A DEATH, IT APPEARS THAT THE ERROR/DIAGNOSTIC CODES DO NOT REGISTER AND GET SAVED FOR RETRIEVAL (FROM READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS). SERIOUS CRASHES WOULD BE INVESTIGATED, CODES WOULD BE LOOKED AT AND NOTHING WOULD COME UP. CASE CLOSED. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, TOYOTA, IF ALL ACCIDENTS GOT RE-INVESTIGATED? HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST? ASK THE GM CEO HOW MUCH THEIR INVESTIGATION IS COSTING. *TR