# 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `1003169` · 2013-08-19 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SEQUOIA SR5
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 95,074
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
THE ABS ACTUATOR ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 CAUGHT FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND WAS TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO SHUDDERED BEFORE I REGAINED ACCELERATION. ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD, AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 30 MPH,  3 WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED  (VSC LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT) FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BY ITSELF. LUCKILY, I WASN'T REAR-ENDED, BUT BY THIS TIME, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, WIRE HARNESS, WIPER MOTOR AND HOOD.  *TR
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