NEW 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LEASED ON 8/8/04 WITH 78 ODOMETER MILES, SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE FRONT PASSENGER-SIDE STEERING ARM AT ABOUT 2,379 MILES AT 7:30 A.M. ON 11/5/04 IN PLANTATION, FLORIDA, AND IMMEDIATE/COMPLETE SEPARATION OF PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT WHEEL. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE ASPHALT-PAVED ROADWAY WAS FREE OF ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS, AND THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN MOTION FOR ONLY A FEW FEET AFTER A FULL STOP, SECONDS BEFORE THE BREAKDOWN. EXCEPT FOR BODY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE 5,000-LB VEHICLE FALLING ON THE ROAD AFTER THE WHEEL SEPARATION, THERE IS NO DAMAGE THAT WOULD SUGGEST THAT THE BREAKDOWN WAS THE RESULT OF A COLLISION. POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, AND DID NOT WRITE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MAROONE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 10:30 A.M. ON 11/5/04, WHERE IT REMAINS IN DISREPAIR. *JB