NHTSA Complaint #10816792 — 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SERVICE BRAKES

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10816792
Vehicle	2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident	October 1, 2015
Date Filed	December 29, 2015
Mileage	140,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	HI

Consumer Description

IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY MANY OTHERS. VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE (MUCH LOUDER THAN NORMAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES), AND CAR PULLED AND WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. FIRST COUPLE TIMES, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, SO THE FAILURE TO FULLY STOP WASN'T NOTICED. THIS NOW HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WHENEVER I DRIVE AND DOES NOT MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. THESE FAILURES CLEARLY PUT VEHICLES AT RISK OF ACCIDENTS, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE 2003 SEQUOIAS WERE RECALLED FOR VSC ISSUES, BUT NOT THE 2002, WHEN THE PARTS BEING REPLACED FIT BOTH YEARS. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 YEARS WITH 140,000 MILES.

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