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2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — STEERING

crash · 1068622 · 2014-05-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
130,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

IN THE FAST LANE I-10 EAST MM 110 DRIVER TIRE AND SPINDLE FELL OFF AND WENT UNDER CAR SKID ACROSS 4 LANES WITH MY 3 KIDS 8-4- 7 WEEKS AND WIFE.RECALL ALREADY BEEN DONE HAPPENED ON PASS SIDE 10K AGO ALSO SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED COULD HAVE KILLED ALL OF US WENT TO TOYOTA THE FIRST TIME AND WAS TOLD "WE'LL IT HAS OVER 100K MI" DOES THAT MEAN AFTER A TOYOTA HAS 100K MI THE FRONT END WILL FALL OFF AND POSSIBLE KILL EVERYONE,KEEP IN MIND RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE ONCE I DON'T BELIEVE IT .I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA'S ALL MY LIFE MY FATHER HAS WORKED FOR THEM SINCE 78' I HAVE HIS 85 4RUNNER WITH 360K ON IT AND I AM A MECHANIC MYSELF AND HAVE TURNED DOZENS OF PEOPLE TO TOYOTA'S THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE I WILL BE GETTING A LAWYER AND BUYING A CHEVY ON TUESDAY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10593827
Machine
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