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2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — POWER TRAIN

2 fatal · 848648 · 2011-03-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
65,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR SEQUOIA HAS STARTED 'LUNGING' FORWARD UPON INCIDENTS OF HEAVY BRAKING; FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE BRAKE HARD AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN THE PRESSURE IS RELIEVED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD HARD- IT PUTS OUR HEADS INTO THE HEADRESTS AND FEELS LIKE WE HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND; THIS IS BOTH A SAFETY ISSUE AND A LIABILITY ISSUE AS THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN BRAKING HARD; IT'S NOT A THROTTLE ISSUE OR A BRAKE ISSUE, BUT FEELS MORE SO LIKE THE POWERTRAIN IS SLIPPING OR JUMPING BACK INTO GEAR VERY HARD. OUR SEQUOIA HAS APPROXIMATELY 65-66,000 MILES; I HAVE ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE. AS I REVIEW THE INTERNET, OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AS WELL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10393285
Machine
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