Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2001)

531 consumer complaints on file.

#8010720May 30, 2002
TIRES
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AT 60 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. ORIGINAL EQUIPEMNT, TIRE SIZE P265/70R16, AND THE DOT# DB72C481001. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *JB CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN SOFT OR FLAT, THE WHOLE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010320May 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
BRAKES WERE REPAIRED 6 TIMES. WHILE DRIVING APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760723April 15, 2002
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. WOULD CRANK, BUT NOT START. EFI1 FUSE WAS BURNED OUT, REPLACED, AND BURNED OUT AGAIN UPON CRANKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005076March 6, 2002
STRUCTURE
WHEN HAVING TWO WINDOWS OR EVEN ONE WINDOW OPEN IN BACK SEATS, VEHICLE WILL START TO SHAKE IN A WAY THAT CAN CAUSE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKSPECIFICALLY WHEN THERE IS A REAR WINDOW OPEN, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY, SO SEVERE IT'S ENOUGH TO BOUNCE THE VEHICLE AS IF LOOSING CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO PROCLAIMS IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004437February 25, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SLIDING DOOR CONTINUED TO CLOSE WHILE CONSUMER WAS STANDING IN DOOR WAY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002924January 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
VEHICLE WILL NOT OVERRIDE VSC ( VEHICLE SKID CONTROL ) IF CAUGHT IN TRACTION, IF SURFACE WAS ROUGH OR BUMPY. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE UNTIL IT REGAINED TRACTION. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001640January 7, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THERE WAS A HESITATION IN ENGINE. THIS HESITATION ALMOST RESULTED IN SEVERAL VEHICLE CRASHES. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INFORMED CONSUMER THIS HESITATION WAS NORMAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890971June 22, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 440 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELLING 60 MPH RAN A RED LIGHT AND TURNED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, HITTING IT HEAD-ON. FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, PUSHING RADIATOR THROUGH THE ENGINE. AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED. MANUFACTURER HAS APOLOGIZED, AND WILL SEND SOMEONE OUT TO INSPECT VEHICLE. AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS $23629. VEHICLE WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS TO BE TOTALLY REPAIRED. *AK TOYOTA ISSUED A LETTER TO CONSUMER STATING THAT THE SRS OPERATED AS DESIGNED. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#886414April 23, 2001
STRUCTURE
RUNNING BOARD HAS A NON SLIP STRIP, CONSUMER HAS SLIPPED ON IT NUMEROUS TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884606March 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ANTI- SKID CONTROL SYSTEM MODE SOLENOID SENSOR/ ABS BRAKES CAN ACTIVATE AT ANY RANDOM TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED FIVE TIMES DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF PUCHASE, BUT HAD NOT OCCURED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL CONFORTABLE BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITY OF REOCCURENCE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882739March 12, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE TRAVELING A LITTLE TWIG HIT WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT OF THAT WINDSHIELD HAD A SMALL MARK. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING SMALL PEBBLES HIT WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK CONSUMER STATES PEBBLE HIT ORIGINAL WINSHIELD, CAUSING DAMAGE, DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD HAS FOUR CRACKS WHICH HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH OF DRIVING, GLASS COMPANY TESTED GLASS AND GLASS FAILED, CONSUMER STATES NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER OR LOCAL DEALER ARE WILLING TO HELP WITH THE WINDSHIELD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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