Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / SEQUOIA / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007092947 Incident Date: Jan, 18 2007
Consumer's City: CARY Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: SEQUOIA Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5TDZT34A83S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 23 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2003 toyota sequoia that just had a major computer system failure with the skid control systems. there was no warning, the vsc lights came on in the dashboard and a loud sound came from the engine, like bending metal. this vehicle only has 28k in 3 1/2 years, and that means i'm 6 months past bumper to bumper warranty. i had heard about this problem previously because i had a similar problem within months of buying the car, but that was covered under warranty. as i research on-line at www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/sequoia, i discovered that many people had the exact same problem and toyota was not willing to fix the problem. i took the vehicle to toyota and they replaced 2 computers related to the traction control systems at a cost of $2,300. they replaced: translate computer assembly & skid control computer assembly. i'm upset because toyota knows about this dangerous problem, and obvious expensive repair, and will do nothing about it. moreover, my case is only one of many owners with the same problem. i ask you to review this ever growing issue with sequoia's and tundras and persuade toyota to do the right thing, and issue a recall for the defective computer systems. *nm