2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 Power Train Problems

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR ROAD LEAVING A CAR WASH GOING NO FASTER THEN 45 MPH, THE REAR END STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD TAKE OFF. WE TOOK IT TOO OUR MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL, HE CHANGED THE FLUID IN IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP BUT IT DID NOTHING, IF ANYTHING IT MADE IT WORSE. BUT HE DID SAY THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS ON THE PLUG WHICH WOULD INDICATE A GEAR GOING OUT. HE TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE IT TILL WE GET IT FIX BECAUSE IF IT WERE TO COMPLETELY GO OUT IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL ROTTED TO THE POINT OF LEAKING. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS ONLINE, TOYOTA TUNDRAS AS WELL, WHICH HAVE THE SAME DIFFERENTIAL AND FRAME, ARE UNDER RECALL. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2010 WE TOOK OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 TO FIX THE DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE EA09006 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER VICKSBURG TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MS. AT THE MOMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ECU COULD NOT REFLASH. HOWEVER, THE ECU WAS NOT REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. A WEEK AGO, ONCE AGAIN, THE VSC ECU LIGHTS TURNED ON. AGAIN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ECU IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND I HAVE TO INCUR AN EXPENSE OF $ 650 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK WITH TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE NEW PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL 1. TOYOTA EVADED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE UNIT SO THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED RECALL 2. IF THE RECALL REQUIRED THE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE COULD NOT REFLASH...

IN DECEMBER 2010 WE TOOK OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 TO FIX THE DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE EA09006 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER VICKSBURG TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MS. AT THE MOMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ECU COULD NOT REFLASH. HOWEVER, THE ECU WAS NOT REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. A WEEK AGO, ONCE AGAIN, THE VSC ECU LIGHTS TURNED ON. AGAIN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ECU IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND I HAVE TO INCUR AN EXPENSE OF $ 650 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK WITH TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE NEW PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL 1. TOYOTA EVADED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE UNIT SO THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED RECALL 2. IF THE RECALL REQUIRED THE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE COULD NOT REFLASH...