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2010 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — ENGINE

2 injured · 1237650 · 2015-11-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
93,861
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I HAVE AN AMMONIA SMELL, WORSE THAN A ROTTEN EGG, UNDER HARD ACCELERATION, THAT COMES THROUGH THE VEHICLE VENTS AND INTO THE CABIN, EVEN WITH ALL WINDOWS UP AND VENTS ON RECIRCULATION OR OUTSIDE AIR. MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA, AND THEY HAVE NO KNOWN FIX. THE ODOR THAT COMES INTO THE CABIN BURNS YOUR EYES FOR A FEW SECONDS, AS WELL AS MAKES MY PASSENGERS AND I NAUSEOUS, AND DISTRACTS ME WHEN I'M DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, BECAUSE WE ARE INHALING WHATEVER IS IN THE CABIN, AND I CAN IMAGINE THAT IT IS NOT SAFE, LIKE ANY EXHAUST.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10789979
Machine
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