Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2004)

380 consumer complaints on file.

#10336587June 16, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VIN NUMBER [XXX]. ON 6/15/10 I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RELATED TO THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION AND BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER. THREE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH (VSC, TRAC, AND BRAKE) AND THEN UPON BRAKING THERE WAS A GRAB RELEASE SENSATION THAT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, BUT NONE AS SEVERE AS ON 6/15/10. OTHER EXPERIENCES WERE AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA ( CONF# [XXX]) BUT AM DISSATISFIED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I HAVE A NEWBORN CHILD THAT RIDES IN THIS CAR OFTEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334949June 7, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PART TO THE VEHICLE HAD FALLEN FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PART THAT FELL FROM THE VEHICLE WAS AN END LENGTH SWAY BAR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334970June 7, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABLILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS FOR A FEW SECONDS DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR $2000 IN REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES AND THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332440May 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA -- KNOWN FOR GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IF STOPPED ON AN OPEN ROAD OR ON HIGHWAYS FOR FAULTY METER. CAN NOT RELIABLY TELL IF THE GAS IS FULL OR EMPTY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329175May 6, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BRAKE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND WHILE DRIVING FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS LAST WEEK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK THE SUV AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS FAILURE IN THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS HARD TO ENGAGE, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328367May 1, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BATTERY IN 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WENT DEAD. PUT THE BATTERY ON CHARGE. AFTER CHARGING WAS COMPLETE I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. I STARTED THE CAR AND SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE ABS COMPUTER SMOKING WITH FLAMES. I QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FLAME WITH A THICK BLANKET AND NOTICED SMOKE SHOOTING THROUGH A HOLE BURNED IN THE COMPUTER. I AM STILL RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE...THANK GOD MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THIS CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328371May 1, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS TRAVERSING A DRIVEWAY COVERED WITH ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE DRIVE SLOPPED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. MY SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10MPH. SUDDENLY THE SEQUOIA STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PREVENTED ANY ACCELERATION. I SLID SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL AND WAS STOPPED WHEN I SLID INTO A PINE TREE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328305April 30, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FREQUENTLY LOSES POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH BECAUSE THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM UNNECESSARILY ENGAGES. THIS OCCURS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUT AND THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY DRY AND SMOOTH. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER A FULL FILL-UP OF GASOLINE. WHEN THE VSC ENGAGES, THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES EACH TIME WE TRY TO REAPPLY THE ACCELERATOR. WE EITHER HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND RECRANK THE CAR TO GET THE VSC TO STOP ENGAGING, OR SIMPLY COAST TO 20 OR 30 MPH -- AGAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC -- AND SLOWLY REAPPLY THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN BEFORE THE VSC STOPS ENGAGING ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN SPEED. WHEN LOSING POWER AND THEREFORE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, WE'VE HAD CARS NEARLY REAR-END US. WE CALLED TOYOTA AFTER WE LEARNED THAT THEY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF '03 SEQUOIAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WERE TOLD THAT WE'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OURSELVES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANYTHING WE DID TO THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328055April 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2004 SEQUOIA FAILS TO ACCELERATE FROM A START WHEN ENTERING A TURN AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD. IT TYPICALLY DOES THIS WHILE TURNING, MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. MY CAR IS DUE AN OIL CHANGE AND I AM PLANNING ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEKEND AND I INTEND TO TELL THEM OF THIS ISSUE. I SEE TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR 2003 MODELS. THE POINT IS, MY 2004 DOES THE EXACT SAME THING AS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE 2003 RECALL NOTICE. ON AVERAGE, IT DOES THIS EVERY OTHER DAY AND STARTED 3 WEEKS AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327921April 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FRONT WHEEL AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARING FAILURE AT 29,606 MILES WHILE ON VACATION FROM NORTHERN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY EVEN WITH SUCH LOW MILES. I HAD TO PAY $1,342.59 PLUS 3 NIGHTS OF HOTEL BILLS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. REFER TO COMPLAINT CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI) 10285663. OLD PARTS WERE NOT RETURNED TO ME AS REQUESTED UPON PAYING FOR REPAIRS AS CALIF. BAR REQUIREMENT. ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH CORNERING/ACCELERATING, WHICH ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP SAID WAS "NO"T A PROBLEM, AS DESCRIBED ON 4/28/10 RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 2003. WAITING FOR TOYOTA'S MAY LETTER OF RECALL FOR ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327532April 26, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE LIFT GATE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WAS RUSTED AGAIN AND UNABLE TO LOCK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE STEEL USED FOR THE LIFT GATE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325866April 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THE VSC OFF, VSC ON, BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON TIME AFTER TIME. THE BRAKES SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE THEY WILL NOT WORK. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, HOPEFULLY TOYOTA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE LIFE INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH. I HAVE STAYED DEDICATED TO TOYOTA AND HOPING FOR THERE HONEST MISTAKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323885April 5, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STABILITY CONTROLS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322640March 29, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 60K MILES AND THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS DISMISSED THIS AS AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEM. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, SEEMS LIKE IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS CAR. MORE LIES AND DECEPTION FROM TOYOTA. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PRACTICE. THEY SHOULD RECALL THE TRUCK, I'M NOT PAYING $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT A FORTUNE REPAIRING THIS TRUCK!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322137March 25, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY WIFE WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHEN SHE HEARD BEEPING COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THE VSC/STABILITY LIGHT ON. SHE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BRAKES ON THE EXIT RAMP AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WERE DRY AND SUNNY. SHE WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES THAT IT IS UNDETERMINED IF ANY INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THIS. RIGHT AFTER THE BRAKING/GRINDING, THE VSC LIGHT WENT OUT AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321393March 22, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LTD 2WD. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2009. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH NO OTHER EFFECTS. SEVERAL LIGHTS TURNED ON IN JANUARY 2010 WHICH INCLUDED THE VSC, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA. THEY ALSO PRINTED OUT A SAFETY BULLETIN THAT INCLUDED MY VEHICLE WITH EXACT PROBLEMS ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER YEARS OF THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA . I HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA AND THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE($1100-$1300). HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE SOLUTION AND I MAY NEED A MASTER PRESSURE SENSOR(SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE DOLLARS AT LEAST). I ASKED IF THERE WAS DAMAGE SOMEWHERE OR WAS IT A MALFUNCTION WITH THE COMPUTER AND THE SERVICE MAN STATED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION. I INQUIRED IF THIS WAS WARRANTED, BUT HE STATED NO. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. NUMEROUS PEOPLE STATED THEY PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS. HALF OF THE PEOPLE POSTING THEIR ISSUES STATED THEY HAD SERIOUS MECHANICAL ISSUES AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN FIRES, AUTOMATIC SHUT OFFS, LOW ACCELERATION, ETC. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY DRIVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT AM VERY AFRAID THAT THIS MALFUNCTION IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318741March 10, 2010
PARKING BRAKE
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - 80,000 + MILES I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT WELL. SINCE NEW, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. ON 10/16/2009 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR JERKED BUT ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE. ONCE I PARKED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE LEFT SIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST FELL APART. THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. GIVEN THE ISSUES TOYOTA IS HAVING, I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318263March 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SUV AND HAD TO PROCEED WITH A SUDDEN STOP AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM SUFFERED A MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN LAST OF BRAKING PREASSURE AND SOME KIND OF STRANGE SOUND. THIS WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT, I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. I CHANGED THE BRAKES, AND HAD MY SUV INSPECTED IN THE TOYOTA DEALER JUST TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH TUNDRA, SEQUOIAS , AND LAND CRUISERS FROM 2003 TO 2005 WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MODULE WHICH AFFECT THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, APROX WHEN CAR REACH 45,000 MILES AND NO RECALL HAVE BEEN MADE. THE REPAIR PART COST 1,500 UP TO 2,300 DOLLARS. I FOUND HUNDRED OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINS WITH BRAKE AND CONTROL SYSTEM IN HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT//2004. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313590February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INDICATE EMPTY, WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313013February 23, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:REAR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EXCESSIVE RUSTING UNDER THE TRUCK, INCLUDING THE AXLE, BRAKE AREAS AND GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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