Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2002)

666 consumer complaints on file.

#11289129December 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BACK DOOR AND WINDOW DO NOT WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282925November 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE MANNER, THE REAR BRAKES EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED CAUSING MY SEQUIOA TO JERK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY, A BUZZER SOUNDS, AND THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. IF THOSE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED IT NO LONGER DOES THIS; HOWEVER, IF THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED IT'S A COIN FLIP WHETHER BEING JERKED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT PROBLEM IS. APPARENTLY IT COULD BE A DOZEN DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEY HAVE TO START REPLACING EACH ONE AT A TIME TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. TO REPLACE EVERYTHING IS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, PROBABLY MORE THAN THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282926November 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I FORGOT TO MENTION IN COMPLAINT 11282925 THAT SOME OF THE DOZEN PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE VSC PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED BY TOYOTA. SO I COULD PAY THE DEALERSHIP THOUSANDS TO REPLACE SOME OF THE POSSIBLE CULPRITS BUT THE REAL PROBLEM COULD BE THE ITEMS THAT TOYOTA DISCONTINUED. TOYOTA CANNOT ISOLATE WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM IS AND HAS TO REPLACE POSSIBLE CULPRITS TO SEE IT IT FIXES THE PROBLEM. AFTER ALL OF THIS AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL COULD STILL HAVE THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE FAULTY PART(S) ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. REPLACING ITEMS ONE AT A TIME AND THEN DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY TO SEE IF IT'S SAFE IS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX ALL ITEMS AT THE SAME TIME AND ALSO PRODUCE THE PARTS THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED AS A WAY TO POSSIBLY TRY TO COVER UP THEIR NEGLIGENCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278838November 8, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AND THE BRAKES ACTIVE ON THEIR OWN CAUSING THE CRACKING NOISE AND A ROUGH JERK MOTION TO THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS EVEN WHEN DRIVING 10 MILES PER HOUR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270235October 22, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DURING DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH CLEAN DRY ROAD CAR HAS BEEPING ALARM ON, VSC TRACTION LIGHT ON AND SVC LIGHTS LIT UP WHILE THE CAR SHAKES LINE THE BRAKE IS ON BY ITSELF FOR SHORT PERIOD (3 SECONDS). THEN BOTH WARNING LIGHT VSC AND OFF AND VSC TRACK LIGHT IS ON STILL UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AN HOUR AFTERWARD. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY ON A LOCAL STREET AFTER PICKING UP MY SON AFTER SCHOOL, THE BRAKE STARTED SHAKING THE CAR AND VSC OFF AND VSC TRACK LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN. I DRIVE THE CAR WITH CAUTION EVERYTIME AFTER THAT BUT THE OCCURANCE DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME NOR BEING RECREATE. IT HAPPENED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS . I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A FIX BY THE MANUFACTURER AND HAVE THEM PAY FOR IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY SAME CARS .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267864October 11, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
JUST BOUGHT A USED 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND QUICKLY FOUND THAT I CAN NOT PULL OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT PLENTY OF GAP IN SAID TRAFFIC.I HAD UNHOOKED THE BATTERY TO DO SOME WORK ON IT AND NOW IT WILL HESITATE FOR 1.5 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN YOU EASE FROM A STOP.I HAVE SEEN ON OTHER SITES THAT IT IS CALLED THE HESITATION OF DEATH.I NOTICE ON THE DASH THE (CAR WITH THE SLIPPING) LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE ARE SOME RELAY NOISES UNDER THE DASH.I DON'T SEE THE VSC LIGHT COME ON OR THE ABS LIGHT COME ON.I DID CALL MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN MY EXPERINCE AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE.THEY TOLD ME JUST TO DRIVE IT AND IT SHOULD WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT SHOULD RELEARN ITSELF.I TOLD THEM I JUST DROVE A 650 MILE TRIP WITH IT AND ITS BEEN A WEEK OR TWO SINCE I UNHOOED THE BATTERY WITH NO CHANGE.SHE SIMPLY JUST WISHED ME LUCK AND THAT WAS IT.AS A UPDATE I CHANGED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS IN WITCH LOWERED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN THE MASTER CYLNDER WITCH TURNED ON ALL THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT AND THE HESITATION WENT AWAY AS LONG AS THE LIGHTS WERE ON.UNFORTUNTALY I TURNED IT OFF AND FILLED THE BRAKE FLUID TO MAX LEVEL AND THE HESITATION CAME RIGHT BACK AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF.NOTHING TO INDICATE OR GIVE A DIRECTION TO A REPAIR.I SEE THE REPORTS ABOUT THE 2003 SEQUIOA HAVING A RECALL BUT NOT THE 2002.IF THEY ARE THE SAME PART NUMBERS I THINK FOR ALL SAFTY FACTORS ON BOTH YEARS THEY SHOUD BE HONERING THE 2002 UNDER A SAFTY RECALL.NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.DO I SELL IT,TRADE IT IN, THE DEARSHIP DIDNT OFFER ANY TRUE HELP OR EVEN MENTION THE RECALL ON THE 2003 SEQUIOA. THEY WERE NOT TO FORTH COMING WITH INFO ON THIS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN ON A TOYOTA FORUM PAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254316September 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
THE FIRST INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WAS THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2019. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A COUNTY ROAD WHEN THE LIGHTS INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR THE TRAC AND VSC STARTED FLASHING AND BEEPING WHEN I DROVE OVER SOME BUMPS. THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF EVEN WHEN PRESSING TRAC OFF. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF BUT ONLY FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE AGENT SAID HE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SYSTEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT BACK FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THAT NIGHT I WAS GETTING READY TO GO OVER A RATHER LARGE BRIDGE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED TWICE TO THE RIGHT WITH THE SECOND EVENT PULLING ME OFF THE ROAD. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTENING AND TERRIFIED US ALL. THANK GOD IT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE BRIDGE OR UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME AS THEY HAD BEEN OFF. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND ESSENTIALLY THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANKFULLY I AM A EXPERIENCED DRIVER BUT IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF MY KIDS, I DON'T KNOW IF THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAME. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN OF NO HELP. THE CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE. I IMPLORE YOU TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11253309September 4, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHEN DRIVING AT 70MPH OR HIGHER A LIGHT COMES ON AT THE DASH BOARD VSC TRAC OFF THE CAR LOSES SPEED AND VEERS RIGHT TO LEFT ALMOST LOOSING CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL A DIAGNOSTIC GAVE ME A CODE C1234 WICH IS RELATED WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM YAW RATE SENSOR / COMPUTER RECALIBRATION. THIS SENSOR IS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245750August 22, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS, CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH IN SUNNY WEATHER IN DEERPARK TEXAS. TWO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON CONNECTED TO TRACTION FAILURE? I HAVE NOT EVER SEEN THESE LIGHTS ON BEFORE. I SEE THE 2003 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THS PROBLEM. WHAT ABOUT MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243677August 13, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUNROOF GLASS FLEW OFF MY VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY SPEED 65-70 MPH. I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. I PURCHASED A GLASS AND WHICH WAS MUCH LARGER THAN THE VEHICLE HAD REORDERED ANOTHER GLASS AND RECEIVED THE SAME THING. WHEN DOING A BIT OF RESEARCH FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA SR5 DON'T COME WITH A SUNROOF (BOUGHT VEHICLE 2011) I WAS UNAWARE SINCE IT WORKED PERFECTLY FINE. WHEN I FOUND THE PRODUCT MANUFACTURER AND SEARCH ONLINE FOUND THAT HOLLANDIA 700 BY WEBASTO COMPANY HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT MODEL. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED WILL I BE HELPED OR ASSISTED IN ANY WAY? THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241609August 4, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THE LIGHTS MEANT BEING ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT UNTIL I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE 4HRS AWAY AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING STARTED VEERING OFF TO THE OTHER LANE AND SWERVING. I COULD NOT DRIVE PAST 40MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE REST OF THE WAY AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN YOU SWITCH LANES THE VEHICLE PULLS YOU TOO FAR AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS. I HAD TO BREAK THE ABS FUSE TO GET BACK HOME AND EVEN THEN IT STILL VEERS OFF WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH LANES AND I CAN'T GO PAST 60 OR SO. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND MANY ACCIDENTS AND ALMOST ACCIDENTS TO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION TO BE CONSIDERED NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. I'M THANKFUL MY KIDS WERE NOT WITH ME DURING THAT TRIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241449August 3, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AN INDIVIDUAL IN OKLAHOMA IS TRYING TO SELL THIS VEHICLE WITH A ROLLED BACK ODOMETER. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE KNOWINGLY DOING IT BUT THEY ARE SELLING IT AS HAVING 130000 MILES WHEN THE LAST REPORTED WAS 283000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234699July 25, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TERRIBLE RUST ON THE FRAME, AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE RUST THROUGH WARRANTY, BUT DIDN'T REPAIR THE ISSUE SINCE THERE WAS "NO RECALL". THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF PRODUCTION YEARS FOR TOYOTA AND THEIR FRAMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233657July 21, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
AFTER DRIVING ROUGHLY 40 MINUTES ON A STRAIGHT DRY HIGHWAY AT A CONSTANT 70 MPH, MY VSC OFF AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON FOR NO REASON, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD HIGH-PITCHED ALARM. THE STEERING FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING, WAS GRINDING, AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BREAKING APART. VERY SCARY SINCE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH NO SHOULDER. I DECREASED MY SPEED TO ABOUT 60 AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THE ALARM AND GRINDING/DRAGGING STOPPED JUST AS MYSTERIOUSLY AS IT STARTED BEFORE I'D EVEN GOTTEN TO AN EXIT. THE LIGHTS STAYED LIT. BEFORE I USED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, I INFLATED THE TIRES FROM 32.5 TO 35 PSIA, JUST IN CASE THAT MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED. THE NEXT DAY, I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 40 MINUTES WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT ON THE WAY BACK HOME, THE SAME THING RECURRED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF DRY ROAD. THIS TIME THE DRAGGING AND GRINDING WAS WORSE AND THE ALARM LASTED MUCH LONGER. AGAIN, IT MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED AS I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. SEARCHING SIMILAR ANECDOTES SEEMS TO IMPLY A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE YAW SENSOR. THAT SENSOR HAS TRIGGERED THE LIGHTS TO COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME EVER SINCE 2002, BUT IT NEVER CAUSED THE LOUD ALARM OR STRUGGLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BEFORE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ITEM. I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DISABLE THE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE FUSE JUST SO I CAN KEEP DRIVING IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217790June 4, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE ENTIRE FRAME, CROSS MEMBER, AND SUBFRAME. THERE WAS ALSO THE PRESENCE OF HOLES AND WARPING OF THE COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME, SUBFRAME, AND CROSS MEMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217818June 4, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD HOLES AND WAS RUSTED UNDERNEATH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,607.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206995May 11, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS A SOUND WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OR HIT THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS THEN A LITTLE UNSTABLE.THIS HAPPENS ON THE STREET AND THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THERE IS A LOUD SOUND AND THEN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON.THIS IS SCARY. THIS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS ON AND OFF.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING SLOW AT 10 MPH OR 60MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196405April 15, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
JUST DRIVING ALONG, AND FEELS LIKE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK THE WHEEL AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS GO ON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY. CAN BE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT ALSO HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE (MUCH LOUDER THAN NORMAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196169April 14, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH WE MADE A SLIGHT TURN WITH THE ROAD AND VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, AS WELL AS TO BRAKE. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE FINALLY PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE SUV AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF SO WE TRIED AGAIN. ABOUT 30MIN IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING. VERY FRIGHTENING. IS THERE A RECALL OUT ON THIS??
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195918April 12, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH OUR CAR IS ON LIST TO BE RECALLED. WE SEE TAKATA RECALLS ON ALL VEHICLES WILL BE DONE DECEMBER 2019. WHY HAVE WE NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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