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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
03/13/2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE THE CONTACT HEARD A HIGH-PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. THE PEDAL DEPRESSED VERY SLOWLY AND EASILY. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 111,854.*AK
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Vehicle Speed Control
11/22/2003
WHILE WAITING AT A STOP SIGN,THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. THE UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE OF ACCELERATION CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. AFTER CHECKING VEHICLES, THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS ON WHEN IT WAS NEVER ENGAGED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB THERE WAS A SNOW CONDITION AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AS IT SLID AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PULSATED DUE TO THE SLIDING ACTION. *SC
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Structure
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SUNROOF WIND DEFLECTOR CAME LOOSE FROM ROOF AND BROKE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *AK
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Interior Lighting
06/01/2000
DASHLIGHTS STAY OUT FOR 40 MINUTES AT A TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S 8 TIMES. IT HAS TO HAPPEN AGAIN FOR THEM TO FIND CAUSE. *AK
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Power Train
03/17/1999
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN PARK POSITION IN THE DRIVEWAY WHILE CONSUMER WAS LOADING THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN CAME OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED BACKWARDS, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING. CONTACTED THE DEALER. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS MAY 1999. BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE INTO THE DRIVEWAY, PUT IN PARK TO HELP DAUGHTER GET SOMETHING OUT THE BACK, AND THE VEHICLE CAME OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS RACING. *AK *ML
