Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / SEQUOIA / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042574 Incident Date: Oct, 02 2005
Consumer's City: BOCA RATON Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: SEQUOIA Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electronic stability control:automatic (asc)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: STDZT34A925 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 12 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driving at 70 mph. on the express way all of a sudden the asc and traction control light started to flicker and anti-locking brake engaged by itself severely. brought the car to about 30 mph. in matter of seconds. the truck started to swerve to the right and had to cross 3 lanes to the shoulder. very fortunate did not get in an accident with 4 passengers in the truck. the toyota dealer ship identified he problem of "yaw sensor" failure. i believe this is a safety issue and this failure could have caused an accident with potentially at least some sever injuries.*jb