| Issue ID | 883086 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10426671 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | SEQUOIA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 20/09/11 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2005 toyota sequoia has been having intermittent brake lights coming on and off for months. Usually when i would turn the car off the lights would go off - only to return again for no apparent reason. I have brought the car in many times only to hear that the lights have to stay on for good to analyze and or fix it..... A toyota dealership in savannah made this comment on my last full service appt and made the same reply yesterday. Yesterday while braking on a clear day at a slow rate of speed at a routine light the brakes made a terrible grinding noise with an almost wreck caused by the this failure and all the brake, abs and vcs lights coming on. Today i replaced the skid control computer at a dealership... For a price of one thousand dollars! 2 dealerships said this is step one in the problem and that "hopefully" it will not happen again. As the mother of a small child, i am at all happy with this answer as i know this is a real safety issue!!!!! Had i been on the highway my child and i might not have made it as all control was lost. I think a recall is needed!!!!!!!!! I have read of many reports of 2005's with the same problem. Please contact me. Thanks. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 135000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAVANNAH, GA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 25 |
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