# 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — POWER TRAIN
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `848648` · 2011-03-24 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SEQUOIA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 65,000
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## 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.
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