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2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA — WHEELS

crash5 injured · 982976 · 2013-05-31

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
SEQUOIA
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
WHEELS
Miles at failure
115,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DURING RUSH HOUR, A VEHICLE BEFORE ME ABRUPTLY STOPPED. TO AVOID FROM HITTING THEM I SWERVED TO THE LEFT HITTING A WALL DIVIDER WHEN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL CAVED IN HAVING ME AND MY FAMILY SWERVE ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT INTO ANOTHER SOUND WALL. WHAT I TRIED TO DO WAS HIT THE BRAKE BEFORE GOING HEAD ON INTO THE WALL BUT THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK CAUSING US TO ACCELERATE INTO THE WALL. LUCKILY THERE WERE SHRUBS AND BUSHES TO HELP THE CAR GO INTO A SLOW AS WE SLID ACROSS THE WALL. I DONT KNOW WHY THE GAS PEDAL DECIDE TO GET STUCK AND ACCELERATE US INTO THE WALL BUT IM HEARING FROM OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS THAT THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR PEDALS AND THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10514543
Machine
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