# 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `968962` · 2013-03-18 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** SEQUOIA
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 143,663
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE WAY SOUTH I-405 FROM WORK TO GO TO THE CHURCH. I MADE EXIT AT FAIRVIEW, AND THEN LEFT ON BAKER STREET. I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HEAVY AND UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CAR CRASHED. THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR INVOLVED. MY BREAST AND HEAD ARE IN PAIN RIGHT NOW.  *TR
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