Front Suspension Lower Ball Joint problems of the 2002 Toyota Sequoia

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Sequoia. While driving 60 mph, the lower ball joint detached from the knuckle lower control arm. As a result, the contact lost steering control and the brakes failed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lower ball joint failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 05v225000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 131,000.

As my wife was driving on a city street, the right lower ball joint separated. This is a sealed unit with no fitting for adding lubricant. The joint looked dry.

I was on my way to work when all of the sudden I drove over a small pot hole and I heard a loud loose metal noiseand now I been hearing it since. I took my vehicle to a mechanic and he said, that the lower ball joint cover is damaged and needs to be replaced.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota sequioa. The contact was driving approximately 30 mph when the front driver side wheel detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and then towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was inspected by the mechanic where they advised the contact that the lower ball joints were defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was then contacted and they offered the contact a repair deal. The failure mileage was approximately 253,000.

I received a recall for the 2002 Toyota Sequoia in reference to a safety issue with the lower ball joints. Toyota referenced ssc 50j. This was one year ago, Toyota still has not made been able to make the repairs due to a long waiting list and back ordered parts.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Sequoia. While driving 45 mph a squeak was heard in the front of the vehicle. The contact received a recall letter about the lower ball joints, the contact was on a waiting list with an approximate repair time of 6 months. An alignment was performed at the failure mileage of 82,000. The current mileage was 83,500. The consumer stated there was a wobble come from the front of the vehicle when slowing down or stopping, and the vehicle would pull to the right. Updated 05/22/07.

Steering loss and separation of the ball joints from socket causing a crash. At the time the two failures occurred, it caused the front passenger side wheel & tire to buckle under vehicle causing the vehicle to skid between 250 feet to 300 feet before stopping. This incident proved that the vehicle was completely uncontrollable due to the failure of manufactured parts on this vehicle. Notice of such "recall from Toyota" could of prevented this incident if a notice was received. Further, I never received a notice of any kind with respect to the recall on the lower ball joints and steering loss. It wasn't discovered until vehicle had been towed to the Toyota dealership and was inspected by the mechanic. This vehicle had been in a different Toyota dealership prior to this incident (approx. 4-6 months ago) in which was still not brought to my attention by the service department.

My vehicle is a 2002 Toyota Sequoia. I was experiencing noise in the front of the vehicle. I was driving and lost control and the wheel fell off. The vehicle was repaired at a local mechanic's repair shop where the lower ball joint, the left axle seal and the left outer tire rod. Unfortunately the parts are not available.

2002 Toyota Sequoia lower ball joint detached from the vehicle causing the consumer to lose control of the vehicle and subsequently crashed into a tree. ***transferred to tis*** (lawyer wrote in on behalf of consumer).

: the contact stated recalled work was not performed in what the contact considers a timely matter. The dealer was contacted about the recall; however could not work the vehicle into the schedule for 2 weeks. The recall notice received was NHTSA # 05v225000, concerning the lower ball joints. Additionally, the contact was jacking up the vehicle and the housing around the jack fractured and broke. The dealer was contacted and suggested replacing the jack.

: the contact took vehicle to a dealership to have recall repair work performed. While driving the vehicle home from the dealership it started making noises. As the vehicle increased in speed the noise became louder coming from under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed back to the dealership , where they were unable to duplicate the problem.

- the contact owns a 2002 Toyota Sequoia. The contact received safety recall 05v225000 concerning the lower ball joints. The contact's vehicle was involved in a crash 04/2004 while trying to avoid hitting another vehicle. The contact did not believe that the vehicle was completely repaired after the crash, and she felt that this played a part in the second crash ,where the vsteering did not respond. During each of the crashes, the contact was driving approximately 20 - 45 mph ,and the weather was not a factor. The current and failure mileage were 56,000.