NHTSA Complaint #11064285 — 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

SECONDARY INJECTION PUMP IS MAKING A LOUD VACUUM TYPE OF NOISE. OUR OWN ONLINE RESEARCH LEADS US TO BELIEVE THAT THE BEARINGS ARE GOING BAD IN THE PUMP. THIS NOISE IS VERY LOUD WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. IF YOU QUICKLY TAP THE GAS PEDAL, THE NOISE GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE NOISE WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 10-20 SECONDS AND IT WILL GO OFF ON IT'S OWN. IT SEEMS THAT ONCE THE ENGINE HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TOTAL, THE LOUD VACUUM NOISE GOES AWAY ON ITS OWN. THIS LOUD VACUUM NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT. IN OUR RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS WHY TOYOTA ISSUED REIMBURSEMENT OFFERS ("IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF AIR INDUCTION PUMP ASSEMBLIES AND/OR AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVES ISSUES ON THEIR 2007-2010 TUNDRA AND 2008-2010 SEQUOIA MODELS, TOYOTA HAS DECIDED TO INCREASE ITS WARRANTY ON THESE PARTS AND IS EVEN OFFERING A REIMBURSEMENT IF YOU ALREADY HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED. THIS IS A GREAT RELIEF FOR OWNERS SINCE IT WAS AN SUCH AN EXPENSIVE FIX AS WE REPORTED IN APRIL, 2010, TUNDRA AND SEQUOIA $4000 AIR INJECTION SYSTEM PROBLEM)"!! WHY DID THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. LEAVE THE 2007 SEQUOIA'S OFF OF THIS REIMBURSEMENT LIST, WHEN THEY ALSO CLEARLY HAVE THIS SAME SECONDARY INJECTION PUMP PROBLEM AS ALL THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THAT PARTICULAR REIMBURSEMENT OFFER?! WHY HAS TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. BEEN ABLE TO GET BY WITH THIS? I'VE SEEN ONLINE THAT TONS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THIS SORT OF VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM OCCURS, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD JUST MANDATE THAT A RECALL BE DONE. BECAUSE OF COURSE, TOYOTA TRIED TO RE-NIG AND NOT ACTUALLY REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THIS REPAIR. THAT IS NOT PROTECTING US CUSTOMERS THAT ARE NOW BUYING THESE USED VEHICLES THAT HAD THESE PROBLEMS AND PREVIOUS OWNERS NEVER HAD IT FIXED!