2004 Toyota Sequoia

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH OVER A MANHOLE, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL FOLDED UNDER THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V013000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 175,000.

*NOT CLEAR ON MILEAGE* FORWARD ADDITIONAL MESSAGE TO APPROPRIATE DEPT.* I RENTED A CAR FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR COMPANY IN COMMERCE, GA. (706) 336-8450) AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE FINE WITH THE VEHICLE UNTIL I TRIED TO SWITCH IT OUT IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA'S AIRPORT LOCATION ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR COMPANY (I ALSO NOTICED A SCRATCH ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT I HAD NOT SEEN NOR EXPERIENCED ANYTHING HITTING ONCE I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK) . THEY HAD SWITCHED ME INTO A JEEP WHICH WAS EMMITING SOME TYPE OF CHEMICAL THAT MAKES YOU CHOKE AND BLEED IF YOU'RE PREGNANT (I'M PREGNANT). SO I SWITCHED BACK TO THE VAN THAT I HAD BEFORE BUT THIS VEHICLE STARTED DOING THE SAME. MY VEHICLE HAS NOW SINCE BEEN WRECKED (NOV. 2, 2012) AND SITS AT LANCE TOWING COMPANY IN LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN TRANSFER TRUCKS PASS BY MY THEY BLOW THEIR PIPES WHICH GIVE OFF THE SAME EFFECT BUT STRONGER IF YOU'RE TRYING TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO GET FRESH AIR. I HAVE NOW HAD TO RESORT TO WEARING A MASK TO PROTECT MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF MY UNBORN CHILD. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT AND THAT IT IS EXTREMELY INTENTIONAL AS I HAVE HAD TO REPORT THE GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA, NATHAN DEAL, OF SUSPECTED CORRUPTION. IT IS ALSO MY BELIEF THAT THIS ACTION IS ALSO EXTENUATED BY MY EX, KIRK CHRISTIAN OF KINGSTON JAMAICA, AND THAT HE MAY BE PROVIDING SUCH CHEMICALS TO INCREASE THE CHANCES OF MY HAVING A MISCARRIAGE WITH MY SOON TO BE EX HUSBAND, WILLIAM EDWARD ROYSTON. EX HUSBAND WILLIAM ROYSTON MAY ALSO BE INVOLVED IN THE SCHEME AS HE HAS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND GOVERNMENT CONNECTIONS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REPORT THAT I RENTED THE CAR FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL COMPANY BECAUSE I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON NOV. 2, 2012 WHICH AGAIN I BELIEVE WAS INTENTIONAL DUE TO THE SAME REASONS LISTED ABOVE. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AT 35-40MPHIN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, A DROP IN THE FRONT LEFT OF THE TRUCK AND THE SOUND OF METAL SCRAPPING THE PAVEMENT. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID GOING OVER THE MEDIAN INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I THEN SKIDDED ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND HIT A CAR TRYING TO ENTER THE PARKWAY. AN EYEWITNESS SAID HE SAW THE WHEEL COME DISLODGED FOR NO REASON. LUCKILY THE LADY WHO WAS IN THE OTHER CAR ONLY HAD MINOR INJURIES AND OTHER THAN A SO FAR MINOR CASE OF WHIP LASH EVERYONE IS OK. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE WITH THE POLICE OFFICER IT LOOKED AS IF THE WHEEL AND AXLE WERE RIPPED FRON THE TRUCK. UNFORTUNATELY THE SEQUOIA GAVE ME NO INDICATIONS OF ANYTHING GOING WRONG OR I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE AN UNINTENDED 80 DEGREE LEFT TURN IN A SWIFT JERKING MOTION AND PROCEEDED TO HIT A CEMENT PIPE IN A DITCH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS KNOCKED OFF THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AT THE TIME. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AWOKE AND THE CRASH WAS STILL OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEEDS; HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE THE EXACT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS ON THREE WHEELS AND CONTINUED TO PROCEED. THE PASSENGER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS A SECOND TIME. THE PASSENGER AWOKE TO SOMEONE FLASHING LIGHT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN TIBIA, SEVEN BROKEN RIBS, FRACTURED STERNUM AND A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, BRUISED FACE AND A SMALL LEFT HAND FRACTURE. BOTH WERE TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,199.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. NONE OF THE 4 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD, HEART AND BODY. THERE WAS MAJOR VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47000.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2006, WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED A SWIFT PULL TO THE DRIVER'S LEFT, CORRECTED IT THEN SECONDS, LATER THE VEHICLE GAVE A VIOLENT JERK, ACCOMPANIED BY A HORRIFIC SOUND OF STEEL SCRAPING WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING METAL. THE VEHICLE VEERED TOWARD TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SO I FOUGHT TO HOLD THE STIRRING FROM TURNING IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR ROLLING OFF THE ROAD DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. MY CHILDREN SCREAM AND CRIED HYSTERICALLY AS THEY WATCHED AND EXPERIENCE OUR VEHICLE VIOLENTLY THRASHED ABOUT. SMOKED AND SPARKS BELLOWED UP ALONG THE PASSENGER AND FRONT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD, OUT OF TRAFFIC INCHES FROM A 20' (TWENTY-FOOT) DROP OFF. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON THE WHEEL WHICH HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE DRIVER (ME) TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL THEREFORE ENDING IN THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF AS WELL AS A NEAR TRAFFIC COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF EL CAJON. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX $3900 IN DAMAGES. HE SAID THE ARM BROKE AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ASSURED ME HE HAD EVEN LOOK FOR RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NONE. HE EXPLAINED THE VEHICLE HAD 109,000 (ONE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND) MILES AND THIS WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. I TOLD HIM I NOT AGREE BECAUSE I ONCE OWNED A RAV 4 WITH 364,000 (THREE-HUNDRED-SIXTY-FOUR-THOUSAND) MILES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH. THE SEQUOIA WAS PURCHASED NEW MAY OF 2004, IRREGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF MILES THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. IT WAS THE FRIDAY OF A HOLIDAY WEEKEND I WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO THE DEALERSHIP'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DID HOWEVER REQUEST WHAT ACTION I COULD TAKE AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. *NM

WE WERE TRAVELING 70 MPH NORTH ON I35 HEADING HOME FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. A MAN IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE FELL ASLEEP AND HIT A CEMENT BARRIER AND OVER CORRECT STEERING TO THE LEFT. HE IN TURN SHOT INTO THE ROAD INTO OUR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK OR VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT MID PASSENGER DOOR. OUR VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER TO THE RIGHT 2.5 TIMES AND SKID 200 FEET. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL! THEIR WERE 6 PASSENGERS IN OUR SEQUOIA THAT DAY AND EVERYONE WAS WEARING THEIR SEAT BELT. MY HUSBAND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING INJURIES: HEAD, AND LEFT ARM CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS AND COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE. HE ALSO SUFFERED NECK AND BACK PAIN. MYSELF: I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE RIGHT FRONTAL AND TOP PORTION OF MY HEAD, SEVERE NECK AND BACK PAIN & HEADACHE, LEFT WRIST & HAND CONTUSION WITH TENDON & LIGAMENT DAMAGE. BILATERAL KNEE PAIN WITH LIGAMENT DAMAGE. MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AND UNSTABLE VITAL SIGNS. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO WAS SITTING BEHIND MY HUSBAND IN THE 2ND ROW SEATING. SHE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO HIPS AND SHOULDERS AND SUSTAINED 2 PELVIC FRACTURES. COMPLAINED OF HEAD, NECK, AND BACK PAIN. MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO WAS SITTING DIRECTLY BEHIND PASSENGER WHO SUSTAINED 3 NECK FRACTURES ONE SECTION OF HIS NECK VERTEBRAE WAS CRUSHED. HE ALSO HAD A SEVERE LACERATION/CRUSH INJURY TO HIS RIGHT THIRD DIGIT. HE HAD MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS. COMPLAINED OF HEAD, NECK, AND BACK PAIN. OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS IN THE 3RD ROW SEATING SITTING IN THE MIDDLE. SHE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS AND COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, BACK & NECK PAIN ALONG WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN. OUR OTHER DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE FAR LEFT 3RD ROW SEATING (BEHIND DRIVER) SHE SUSTAINED A RIB FRACTURE AND SEVERE HEAD LACERATION AND HAD MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS. SHE COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, NECK AND BACK PAIN. *NM

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THEN THE GEARS WERE MOVED WHILE HAVING FOOT ON BRAKES HOWEVER THE BREAKS WERE STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STOPPED CAUSING IT TO RUN INTO THE HOUSE WHICH HAD CAUSED UNBELIEVABLE DAMAGE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING SOUTHEAST ON HIGHWAY 280 ON THE FAR RIGHT LANE TRYING TO TAKE JUNCTION 85 GILROY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THROUGH TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CAME OFF AND THE CAR JUST WAS LIMP ON THAT SIDE AND ALL I CAN SEE WAS SPARKS AND SMOKE MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS TERRIFIED .I WAS TRYING WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO CONTROL THE CAR AND WITH THE WILL OF GOD I MANAGED TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR .I STEP OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND THE TIRE WAS STUCK UNDER THE CAR AND COMPLETELY OF THE JOINT WITH THE BRECKSAME STILL CONNECTED TO THE TIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ADDITIONALLY THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY MAY ALLOW ROLLAWAY. I INITIALLY WAS WONDERING AND SECOND GUESSING MYSELF BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEVER HAPPENED TO ME WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE SO I DID FIND IT STRANGE UNTIL I SAW THIS RECALL. I DO THINK THE SEQUOIA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE SIENNA BECAUSE TWICE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE SECOND TIME WAS AT A GAS STATION. I HAD TO JUMP IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK ALMOST 2 MINS AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO MY DOOR WHILE I WAS TRYING TO JUMP BACK INTO THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE. I KNOW THE CAR MFG DO NOT WANT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE IT COSTS THEM MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BUT I THINK PEOPLE LIVES ARE WORTH MUCH MORE. THEY NEED TO OWN UP BEFORE IT COSTS THEM MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE PASSENGER FRONT TIE ROD BROKE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 12/12/12 *CN THE CONSUMER HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, AFTER HE LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER, BECAUSE THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD CRACKED IN HALF. UPDATED 12/12/12

I WAS TRAVERSING A DRIVEWAY COVERED WITH ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE DRIVE SLOPPED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. MY SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10MPH. SUDDENLY THE SEQUOIA STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PREVENTED ANY ACCELERATION. I SLID SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL AND WAS STOPPED WHEN I SLID INTO A PINE TREE. *TR

ON JULY 6TH AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON MY SON AND I WENT TO PULL OUR BOAT OUT OF THE WATER WITH OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.(WE BACKED THE TRAILER INTO THE WATER AND LOADED OUR BOAT ONTO THE TRAILER AS WE ALWAYS DO. WE THEN SECURED THE BOAT TO THE TRAILER AND PROCEEDED TO PULL THE TRUCK AND LOADED TRAILER UP THE HILL ABOUT 30 FEET AND PARKED ON THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE SEQUOIA IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH, IN PARK, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, WE HEARD A REPEATED CLICKING SOUND AND THE BOAT AND TRAILER CAME ROLLING BACK DOWN THE LAUNCH RAMP INTO THE WATER NARROWLY MISSING MY SON AND I. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS THE FACT THAT THE BOAT TRAILER JACKKNIFED AGAINST THE LEFT REAR BUMPER OF THE TRUCK. THE REGIONAL INSPECTOR, JIM TEELY FINALLY INSPECTED THE SEQUOIA ON JULY 15TH. ACCORDING TO JIM TEELY, WHOM I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ON THE TELEPHONE, THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION THAT WAS DONE WAS CURSORY AT BEST. UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PHYSICALLY EXAMINED BY TOYOTA I AM NOT COMFORTABLE TOWING MY BOAT AND ESPECIALLY NOT PARKING THE SEQUOIA (TOWING OR NOT) ON AN INCLINE. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PARK ON A HILL WILL BE A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE FOR US. TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT.*TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4WD SR5 EDITION, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED ONTO THE PAVEMENT. STEERING AND BRAKING POWER WAS LOST AS THE CAR SKID APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS TO A STOP. ON EXITING THE CAR AND OBSERVATION, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, SUSPENSION, AND AXEL ASSEMBLY HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CAR. MY WIFE CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND BROUGHT OUR CAMERA. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ARRANGED A TOW, AND I SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR 02,03, AND SOME 04 SEQOUIAS. DETAILS HERE: HTTP://LEMON.ONECLE.COM/CONTENT/05V225000-TOYOTA-SEQUOIA-2004.HTML ESSENTIALLY, A DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LOWER BALL JOINT WHICH COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WHY I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS SEVERAL THOUSAND UNITS IN PRODUCTION PAST WHEN THE RECALL AND DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED, AND THAT THEY BELIEVED MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECT AND SEPARATION OF THE LOWER BALL JOINT, THE DEALERSHIP LEFT ME A MESSAGE TO THIS EFFECT. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFIED TOYOTA WHO INSPECTED AND REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SATISFYING STATEMENT ON WHY THE CAR WAS NOT RECALLED, AND WHY THE WEAR WAS NOT IDENTIFIED IN THE LAST SEVERAL SERVICES I HAVE HAD PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE COST ME, MY WIFE AND CHILDREN, AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS THEIR LIVES. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE SEPARATION WERE ON A TAME NEIGHBORHOODS ROAD, BUT I AM FEARFUL THAT SEVERAL THOUSAND 2004 OR LATER SEQOUIAS MAY BE AFFECTED AND UNIDENTIFIED. IT WOULD BE AN IMMENSE TRAGEDY IF THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AGAIN AND CAUSED HARM OR DEATH. ADDITIONALLY, SHOULDN'T A CAR OF THIS SIZE BE SO OVER-ENGINEERED IN THIS AREA THAT THIS MALFUNCTION WOULD BE VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE? *NM

WE HAVE HAD 2 REAR END COLLISIONS IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN LESS THAN 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A REAR END COLLISION IN 12 YEARS OF DRIVING OTHER MODEL SUVS, AND 20+ YEARS OF DRIVING ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THERE IS A SAFETY DESIGN FLAW IN THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OF THE SEQUOIA. THE LARGE RED LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE OF THE TAILGATE DO NOT FUNCTION AS BRAKE LIGHTS. THEY ONLY LIGHT UP WHEN THE HEADLAMPS ARE ILLUMINATED. THEREFORE, THE LARGEST RED LIGHT SURFACE AREA ON THE BACK OF THE CAR DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I BELIEVE THIS LEADS DRIVERS TO MISS THE FACT THAT THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN APPLIED. THE ONLY DRIVER EYE-LEVEL BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON THE SIDE PANELS AND THE HIGH-MOUNT LIGHT OVER THE TAILGATE, WHICH IS FAIRLY SMALL. THE PROPORTIONAL SIZE OF THE SIDE EYE-LEVEL BRAKE LIGHTS IS SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER THAN THE RED LENSES ON THE TAILGATE. WE REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER, BECAUSE THE DESIGN DEFIES COMMON SENSE AND WE BELIEVE HAS LED TO TWO REAR-END COLLISIONS IN LESS THAN A YEAR. WE ARE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING SELLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE THAT IT IS SAFE FOR MY FAMILY.

NEW 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LEASED ON 8/8/04 WITH 78 ODOMETER MILES, SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE STEERING ARM AT ABOUT 2,379 MILES AT 7:30 A.M. ON 11/5/04 IN PLANTATION, FLORIDA, AND IMMEDIATE/COMPLETE SEPARATION OF PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT WHEEL. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE ASPHALT-PAVED ROADWAY WAS FREE OF ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS, AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN MOTION FOR ONLY A FEW FEET AFTER A FULL STOP, SECONDS BEFORE THE BREAKDOWN. EXCEPT FOR BODY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE 5,000-LB VEHICLE FALLING ON THE ROAD AFTER THE WHEEL SEPARATION, THERE IS NO DAMAGE THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE BREAKDOWN WAS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, AND DID NOT WRITE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAROONE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 10:30 A.M. ON 11/5/04, WHERE IT REMAINS IN DISREPAIR. *JB

BATTERY IN 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WENT DEAD. PUT THE BATTERY ON CHARGE. AFTER CHARGING WAS COMPLETE I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. I STARTED THE CAR AND SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE ABS COMPUTER SMOKING WITH FLAMES. I QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FLAME WITH A THICK BLANKET AND NOTICED SMOKE SHOOTING THROUGH A HOLE BURNED IN THE COMPUTER. I AM STILL RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE...THANK GOD MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THIS CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

LAST WEEK, (3/17/16) MY NEIGHBOR WAS TAKING HER THREE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IN HER 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. SHE WAS TRAVELING ON A NEW ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED ON DRIVER'S SIDE. SHE THOUGHT SHE HAD A FLAT TIRE SO SHE STEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT APPEARS THE DRIVER'S SIDE, LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED (SEE PHOTOS). I CALLED HENDRICK TOYOTA OF APEX, NC AND TALKED WITH MR. JOHN SPECHT (919-335-1678). HE CHECKED THE VIN AND SAID THE LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD A RECALL AND WERE CHANGED ON AUG. 15, 2007. HE ALSO SUGGESTED I CONTACT TOYOTA TO REQUEST THEIR ASSISTANCE TO COVER THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE (CASE NO.[XXX]). HE ADVISED THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL TOO. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME ON A DOLLY TO PREVENT ANY DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 215,444 MILES AND WAS NOT USED FOR OFF-ROAD DRIVING. THE VEHICLE RECENTLY PASSED STATE INSPECTION WITH NO PROBLEMS NOTED ABOUT THE FRONT END. IF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE ALREADY REPLACED IN A RECALL (2007) WHAT DID THEY REPLACE THEM WITH, AND HOW DID THEY CORRECT THE PROBLEM? THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT AT HIGHER SPEED. WHEN A LOWER BALL JOINT BREAKS, THE DRIVER CAN ONLY STEER WITH ONE WHEEL.[XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *BF

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ATTORNEY REQUESTS INFORMATION FOR A CASE *TGW THE ATTORNEY STATED HIS CLIENT SUFFERED BACK INJURIES REQUIRING SPINAL SURGERY AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT.