NHTSA Complaint #10585392 — 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

PROBLEM WITH 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC LIGHT, AND VSC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NOT LOCK UP. VEHICLE LOST SPEED IN TRAFFIC VERY QUICKLY AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY GOING UP AN INCLINE. SINCE THE FIRST INSTANCE IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES. DISCONNECTING BATTERY CLEARS ISSUE TEMPORARILY. MANY OTHERS WITH VEHICLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER SEVERAL $K COST. PROBLEM STILL ARISES AFTER VSC COMPUTER REPLACEMENT FOR SOME PEOPLE. PRIOR YEARS HAD RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY IGNORE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. ISSUE COULD BE LIFE THREATENING ON PUBLIC ROADS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL. *JS