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2004 Toyota SEQUOIA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	596569
Internal NHTSA #	10163824
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	SEQUOIA
Model Year	2004
File date	12/07/06
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Car had had all applicable services and maintenance. Out of warranty due to high mileage. No problems prior. Noticed noise in front suspension of car. While driving in center lane of freeway on the way to the mechanic, ball joints failed and drivers side front wheel buckled under the car. Miraculously, we were able to get car off of freeway with no injury or damage. Understand there is an outstanding recall of 775,000 vehicles including sequoia's of our year for this problem. We called toyota who refused to pay for our repairs twice based on the vin number of our vehicle. We appealed through our dealer and were refused again by toyota. Today, our mechanic informed us that he had two more sequoias with front noise that he referred to toyota dealerships. Both cars had the universal joints repaired by the dealerships free. Meanwhile, we had to pay more than $2,000 for repairs and have received no assistance or acknowledgement from toyota. If this problem occurred for 775,000 other vehicles including our make and model, surely our problem should be included. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	147000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ORANGEVALE, CA
VIN pattern	FTDBT48A145XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	12/11/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	65
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Dealer's name	HANLEES TOYOTA
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Dealer's city	DAVIS
Dealer's state code	CA
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Toyota SEQUOIA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Toyota SEQUOIA Suspension Front Control Arm Lower Ball Joint Problems, Complaints and Defects

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