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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007092371 | Incident Date: Jan, 09 2007 |
| Consumer's City: CHATSWORTH | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: SEQUOIA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 2 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TDBT44AX2S | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 18 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Jul, 04 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Steering loss and separation of the ball joints from socket causing a crash. at the time the two failures occurred, it caused the front passenger side wheel & tire to buckle under vehicle causing the vehicle to skid between 250 feet to 300 feet before stopping. this incident proved that the vehicle was completely uncontrollable due to the failure of manufactured parts on this vehicle. notice of such "recall from toyota" could of prevented this incident if a notice was received. further, i never received a notice of any kind with respect to the recall on the lower ball joints and steering loss. it wasn't discovered until vehicle had been towed to the toyota dealership and was inspected by the mechanic. this vehicle had been in a different toyota dealership prior to this incident (approx. 4-6 months ago) in which was still not brought to my attention by the service department. *jb |
