Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2001)

531 consumer complaints on file.

#10816351December 27, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING AND ANTI SKID LIGHT AND ALARM COME ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VCS TRAC LIGHT AND THE VCS OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AND CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL ITS TURNED OF THEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789869November 12, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015, I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 37 TOWARD CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, AND OUT OF THE BLUE MY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE HAD A HARD SHAKE/SHIMMY IN THE REAR END. IT ROCKED MY REAREND LEFT TO RIGHT. VERY SCARY. LUCKILY I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WENT OFF. I BRAKED, THINKING MAYBE I HAD HAD A TIRE GO FLAT QUICKLY. VERY SCARY AT 75 MPH. ALSO VERY LUCKY THAT NOT SEMI'S OR VEHICLES WERE NEAR ME. I TURNED THE SEQUOIA OFF AND GOT OUT TO CHECK THE TIRES. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I GOT BACK IN AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF, SO I STARTED TO ACCELERATE BACK INTO TRAFFIC...AND THE SEQUOIA WENT CRAZY AGAIN, REAR END SHAKING, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS GOING OFF. IT WAS 8 PM, DARK. I WAS TOO SCARED TO TRY DRIVING AGAIN, SO I CALLED FOR A TOW. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THERE WERE MANY. SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL SENSOR. EACH WHEEL HAS ONE AND MAYBE ONE WENT OUT CAUSING THAT WHEEL TO ROTATE DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHERS, JERKING THE CAR AROUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! I HAD BEEN IN SAN ANTONIO, TX RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC JUST 3 HOURS BEFORE AND HAD THIS JERKING THAT CAUSED SWERVING HAPPENED ON THE DOWNTOWN HIGHWAYS, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. PEOPLE SHOULD BE WARNED AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL VEHICLES AFFECTED, BECAUSE FROM MY RESEARCH, THERE ARE A LOT OF AFFECTED SEQUOIAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785944October 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED AS THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE'S SKID CONTROL SYSTEM DISENGAGED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783037October 16, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE TRAVELING 74-75MPH IN MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON A DRY HIGHWAY PASSING A SLOWER SEMI-TRUCK ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD GRINDING NOISE, THE VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS FLASHED FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF HIGH-PITCHED BEEPS. THE SUV LOST PARTIAL CONTROL, AUTOMATICALLY SLOWING A LITTLE AS IT PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, SCARILY CLOSE TO THE BIG RIG. HOWEVER, THE SCARIEST PART WAS THAT DRIVER INPUT CONTROLLED NOTHING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVERS MANUAL SAID IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES ON THE REMAINING 700 MILES OF MY TRIP. EACH TIME AFTER AN INCIDENT THE SUV DID FINE AS LONG AS THE "VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF" LIGHTS WERE ON. BUT AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THEY WOULD RESET AND TURN OFF. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN BACK ON. TOYOTA CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY. THEY REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AT A COST TO ME OF $1123.36. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH MILES TO SEE IF THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED 23 PAGES OF 2001 SEQUOIA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN A RECALL FOR 2003 MODELS WITH THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES OR FATALITIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10805741September 28, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN RIBBLE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TOYOTA SEQUOIA SAFETY CONCERNS. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT FRAME RUSTING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10765299September 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET THE VEHICLE WITH NO WARNING APPLIED FULL BRAKING TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOCK UP. AT THE SAME TIME 2 SKID CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH ALONG WITH A LOUD WARNING BUZZER FOR AROUND 5 SECONDS. DRY PAVEMENT IN ARIZONA. VEHICLE SWERVED HARD AND HAD TO OVERSTEER TO CONTROL IT! THIS HAS DONE IT 9 TIMES NOW. IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY TIME! SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR. WEATHER IS NOT A FACTOR. IF THE OVERIDE BUTTON FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL IS ENGAGED ON NOT IS NOT A FACTOR. TODAY (9-19-2015) WAS THE LAST STRAW. IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, SPEED 45, IT CAME ON. CARS ON BOTH SIDES THE DID ITS THING! I ALMOST HIT THE CAR TO THE RIGHT OF ME. I AM NOW PARKING IT UNTIL I AM CONTACTED BY SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA OR TOYOTA. I AM HOLDER OF A CDL LICENSE OF OVER 40 YEARS. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING I HAVE EVER SEEN A VEHICLE DO! I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO RECALL! HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761804September 5, 2015
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL RANDOMLY ENGAGES FOR NO REASON. IT CAUSES LOST OF POWER AND BRAKING, CAUSING STEERING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760105August 28, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED WITH BOTH VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ON. IN BOTH WARM AND COLDER TEMPERATURES, THE CAR ABS ENGAGES. FEELS LIKE DRIVING OVER GRAVEL. CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER, AND BRAKING SEEMS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS BECAME MORE AND MORE COMMON. IT STARTED ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, TO ALMOST EVERY TRIP. TOYOTA READ CODES AND STATED THAT IT WAS YAW RATE SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OVER A COST OF $1800. WE CHANGES IT AND THE CAR ACTED NORMALLY FOR 1 DAY. A DAY LATER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE SKIDDING OCCURRED AGAIN. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE YAW RATE SENSOR AND PERFORMING A 0-POINT CALIBRATION, THEY READ THE CODES, AND SHOWED THE FOLLOWING: C0371 YAW RATE SENSOR OUTPUT SIGNAL MALFUNCTION C1208 STEERING POSITION SENSOR OUTPUT SIGNAL MALFUNCTION C1234 MALFUNCTION IN YAW RATE SENSOR C1271 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1272 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1273 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1274 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1275 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1276 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1277 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1278 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1279 DECELERATION SENSOR IS FAULTY C1281 MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR OUTPUT SIGNAL IS FAULTY THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE COST OF REPAIRING ALL OF THESE SENSORS WAS APPROX $4500. THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ALL OF THESE SENSORS GAVE OUT AT THE SAME TIME, TO ME IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXPLOIT OF YET ANOTHER SHORTCOMING OF THIS CAR. CURRENTLY IF THE CAR SITS IDLING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINS, THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759692August 27, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXTREME SEVERE RUST AND DETERIORATING WITH BIG HOLES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746761August 6, 2015
ENGINE, WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THAT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V148000 (TIRES). FOR YEARS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THAT RECALL WOULD BE PERFORMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735958July 23, 2015
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
STREET DRIVING, CLEAR DAY AND CAR DASH BOARD STARTS TO ALARM. DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR VSC, ANTILOCK BRAKES GOES HAYWIRE. HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION FELT THROUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL, WITH LOSS OF POWER, AND PULL TO THE RIGHT ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY HAPPENING. ALARM BELLS ALL GOING OFF IN THE CAR. IT IS VERY LOUD NOISE FOR ALL OCCUPANTS. TERRIFYING OCCURRENCE WITH LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER. FIRST EVENT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS. PULLED OVER AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURRED AFTER CAR WAS WARM AND OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN ITS IS WARMER OUTSIDE AS WELL. NOW, 16 MOS LATER, THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND TOYOTA DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR AND CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SURE. WILL HAVE TO PARK THE CAR NOW SINCE THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735764July 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN ENBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MOUTH AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10731635July 2, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 SEQUOIA WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN NOVEMBER 2014. IT WAS TOTALED BUT I DECIDED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AS IT WAS IN GREAT RUNNING CONDITION PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE TO AROUND MAY WHEN THE VSC WENT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE MAKING ME ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY WITH A SLIGHT JERK OF THE CAR TO THE LEFT. ON JUNE 25TH THERE WAS A VERY VIOLENT JERK TO THE LEFT WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY BOYS. TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP ON 6/27/15 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE YAW RATE SENSOR. DEALERSHIP RE-CALIBRATED AND IT RAN FINE FOR 2 DAYS. ON 6/29/15 THERE WAS ANOTHER VIOLENT JERK OF THE TRUCK WITH THE VSC LIGHTS COMING ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING IT BACK IN. TOOK TRUCK IN ON 6/30/15 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO REPAIR THE YAW RATE SENSOR SINCE THE RECALIBRATION DID NOT WORK. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $746.29 FOR REPLACEMENT AND THIS WAS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE $108 I SPENT ON 6/27/15. TOLD THE REPAIRMAN I WOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER AND WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM. AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE TRUCK JERKED VIOLENTLY AGAIN ALMOST SLAMMING ME INTO THE CAR IN THE LEFT LANE. WITH THE HIGH MILEAGE OF THE TRUCK I DO NOT WANT TO SPEND AN ABSORBENT AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR REPAIRS. AS THESE SENSORS HAVE REPORTEDLY HAD REPORTS OF MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS IN THE PAST BASED ON MY RESEARCH, I AM NOT EVEN SURE THAT HAVING IT REPLACED WOULD EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM AND IF IT DID, WOULD I BE FACED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE NEW SENSOR GOES BAD. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA OR THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALLOW THIS TYPE OF MALFUNCTION WHICH IS LIFE-THREATENING TO GO ON UNRESOLVED. IS IT REALLY GOING TO TAKE THE LOSS OF LIVES AS IN THE CASE OF THE AIRBAGS BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE? HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731062June 29, 2015
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VIOLENTLY EXPERIENCED A VSC TRAC ERROR WHEN DRIVING NEXT TO A SEMI ON THE FREEWAY. IT ALMOST PULLED MY CAR INTO THE SEMI, AND THEN OFF THE ROAD AS THE WHEEL JERKED, BRAKES AND ENGINE RESPONSE CUT SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS HIGHWAY ISSUE HAPPENED LAST MONTH, AND JUST THIS WEEK, THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, OCCURRING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO TRIGGERS. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIME SHAKES, AND SOMETIME PULLS SUDDENLY. IT OCCURS SOMETIMES DURING A SLOW TURN, BUT IS ALSO HAPPENING JUST DRIVING AT 25 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD.....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF UPDATED 12/28/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726948June 23, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN AT ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE WHOLE CAR STARTED TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY MAINTENANCE GUY AT MIDAS AND DROVE IT OVER. TURNS OUT THE ENTIRE FRAME RUSTED AND ROTTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT. WE HAD IT THOROUGHLY CHECKED OUT BY A COUPLE OF PEOPLE LAST YEAR BEFORE PUTTING MONEY INTO FIXING IT UP AND KEEPING IT FOR MY SON TO DRIVE. IT CHECKED OUT FINE. NOBODY COULD TELL IT WAS ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IF THE FRAME HAD FALLEN APART 4 DAYS EARLIER, MY SON AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED, AS HE DROVE IT FOR 2 HRS AROUND THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF IT HAD FALLEN APART AROUND A TURN ON THE INTERSTATE OR ON AN OFF RAMP, IT WOULD HAVE FLIPPED OVER. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT DIDN'T HAPPEN THEN, BUT AM GRATEFUL IT DIDN'T WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MIDAS HAS SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT IN ALL HIS YEARS WORKING ON CARS. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND KNOWING THAT ONLINE WE HAVE READ MANY STORIES OF THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY STONEWALLED ME AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I AM TRULY CONCERNED FOR ANYONE ELSE DRIVING ONE OF THESE SEQUOIAS AND NOT KNOWING THAT IT COULD FALL APART AT ANY TIME. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN AMAZING SHAPE, AND IT IS DISAPPOINTING THAT TOYOTA HAD NOT RECALLED THESE, AS THEY DID THE TACOMAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726211June 19, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS DRIVING 60MPH & CAR HAD LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER CAR. DEALER SAYS IT MIGHT BE SKID CONTROL MODULE OR YAW CONTROL? IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT DEALER CAN NOT TELL ME IF REPAIR WILL WORK. MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT SENSOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I CAN TURN OFF ENGINE & RETART, THEN DRIVE AGAIN. OFTEN, THE VSC LIGHTS STAY LIGHT UP ON DASHBOARD. DEALER PUT COMPUTER ON CAR FOR LOCATING REPAIR CODES. BUT DEALER IS STILL NOT SURE WHAT WILL FIX VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724993June 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 I HAD MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 170,334 MILES SERVICED AT PRIME TOYOTA IN WEST ROXBURY MA DUE TO THE RECALL FOR FRAME CORROSION. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FRAME QUALIFIED FOR RUST PREVENTION COATING WHICH THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE APPLICATION. ON JUNE 12, 2015 I HAD PERFORMED PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE ON SAME VEHICLE NOW WITH 225,345 MILES THE INSPECTION OF FRAME REVEALED SEVERAL SITES OF RUST THROUGHOUT THE FRAME IN SOME CASES THE RUST HAS ROTTED THROUGH. I WAS ADVISED SINCE THE MANUFACTURER PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN 2012 THEY ARE NO LONGER LIABLE AND WOULD NOT REPLACE FRAME AT THEIR COST. HENCE MY COMPLAINT FOR A FAIR RESOLUTION. I AM AWARE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715417May 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER, NOT DURING, A VERY MILD AUTO ACCIDENT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. THEY SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED MILD BURNS TO MY HANDS AND FOREARMS. FROM A COMPLETE STOP, I PULLED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 CAR LENGTHS AND THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED WITHOUT WARMING OR BREAK LIGHTS. I HAD ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE MY FRONT BUMPER TAPPED HER REAR BUMPER. MY BODY DID NOT EVEN MOVE WHEN THE TWO BUMPERS TAPPED EACH OTHER. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTICED ON EITHER BUMPER, NOT EVEN A SCRATCH. MY WINDSHIELD HAD TO BE REPLACED THAT DAY IN ORDER FOR ME TO DRIVE HOME. I WAITED 5 HOURS FOR THE REPAIR MAN TO COME. I FILLED THIS ON MY AUTO INSURANCE WINDSHIELD POLICY AND PAID MY $50 DEDUCTIBLE. ALFA INSURANCE PROMPTLY RAISED MY COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE FROM $250 TO $500 AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEVER REPLACE ANOTHER WINDSHIELD. IF THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I AM SO ANGRY AT TOYOTA. NO INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILLED BY THE OTHER DRIVER SINCE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. NO TICKET WAS GIVEN BY THE OFFICER THAT CAME TO THE SCENE. THE OFFICER TOLD ME THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED AND THAT HE THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED ME TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THE AIR BAG RECALL ON THE SEQUOIA STARTING IN 2002, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE 2001. I FILLED A MALFUNCTION REPORT WITH TOYOTA AND THEY SENT OUT AN INVESTIGATOR. AFTER 45 DAYS I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SENSORS AND DENIED THE CLAIM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE USE OF MY SEAT BELTS, HORN OR AIR BAGS TO PROVIDE A SAFE RIDE SINCE JANUARY. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE THROUGH ICE AND SNOW WITH NO PROTECTION FOR MY FOUR CHILDREN OR I. IT IS OBVIOUS TOYOTA DOES NOT CARE ABOUT SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10713523April 29, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT, I WAS STARTLED, IT'S GOOD I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND DID NOT HIT ANYBODY . I WAS JUST PLAIN LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLE ON MY LEFT BUT WHAT IF IT HAPPENED ON A RAINY DAY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712282April 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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