Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 00706 | 04/05/2006 | 00706 | 10022759 | Vsc-related zero point calibration and sensor check. *kb | 09/26/2007 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 01/05/2012 | |||
| 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. | |||
| 06/05/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 toyota sequoia. while turning at approximately 5 mph a loud clunk noise was heard. the contact noticed a part to the vehicle had fallen from the undercarriage. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed the part that fell from the vehicle was an end length sway bar. the vehicle had not been serviced at the time. the failure and current mileages were 80,000. sm. | |||
| 07/31/2008 | 55659 | 1 | |
| *******2004 toyota sequoia ltd vsc computer failure, wheel lockup on left********* brake light, vsc and trac light all came on. i was driving approx. 20 mph and the left front wheel locked up and the car pulled sharply to the left. the brake pedal went to the floor and i lost brake pedal effectiveness. i turned the car off and restarted it and all lights went out and brake feel and effectiveness appears ok. i took the car straight to the dealer for inspection. for the last 2 years the brake light would come on and stay on and when i turned off the car and restarted it the light would go off. for 2 years my local dealer in butler, pa could not get a failure code. when i took the car for diagnostics, the cause was the ecm part number 89541-oc062 at a cost of about $1377.00. they replaced it at the great dealership in langhorne,pa. i have 55,659 miles on this vehicle. since the repair the brake warning light has come on one time and stayed on, when we restarted the car it went away. i will return to dealer to have this checked again next time it comes on. it seems to me that this lockup of the wheel and loss of braking effectiveness is a real big safety issue on these vehicles. please get back to me to tell me if nhtsa is looking into this situation. thank you! *tr | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - KNUCKLE - SPINDLE - ARM | |||
| 12/22/2006 | 108000 | 1 | 05/14/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/23/2012 | 108000 | ||
| 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. | |||