NHTSA Complaint #10721840 — 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

DRIVING ON PAVED PUBLIC ROAD, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS IN SUMMERTIME AT LOW SPEED,10-20 MPH, THE VSC AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT UP WITH AND AUDIBLE BELL TYPE ALARM AT THE SAME TIME THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES A LOUD THUMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WITH VERY HARD FRONT END VIBRATION. AT WHICH TIME THERE IS NO BRAKE CONTROL, STEERING CONTROL OR ACCELERATION CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS THAT HAS CAUSED A FEW NEAR MISS VEHICLE COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR OFF THE ROAD TOWARDS AN EMBANKMENT. THE SEQUOIA WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY CAN ONLY CLEAR THE FAULT CODE IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. SINCE THE FAULT CODE HAS BEEN CLEARED, 5 MORE EPISODES OF THE SAME IDENTICAL SENERIOS WITH BOTH WET AND DRY ROAD CONDITIONS BUT NOT STANDING WATER ON THE ROADWAY, AND ALSO A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ANOMALY, BUT HAPPENS 3-4 DAYS IN A ROW BETWEEN INSTANCES.