Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2006)

202 consumer complaints on file.

#10315921March 2, 2010
STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED. WHEN IT RAINED I NOTICED WATER WAS GETTING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE REAR HATCH AND UNDER THE RIGHT CENTER ROW SEAT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE BOLTS FOR THE LEFT HATCH SHOCK; THEY REMOVED ALL REAR INTERIOR AND FOUND "MANY HARDWARE PIECES MISSING". THE DEALER STATES THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND APPLIED SILICONE TO THEM. APPARENTLY THE LEAK IS GONE. HOWEVER, WHENEVER IT RAINS, I AM CONCERNED THE PROBLEM COULD COME BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312633February 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT OR INTERSECTION AND SHE ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE INSTEAD IT LOST POWER AND IT WOULD ONLY DRIFT. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS NINETY FIVE PERCENT OF THE TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD AN ANTILOCK BREAK MALFUNCTION, BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE IF THAT IS THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $2, 500. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT, CASE 1002137212. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD CONTACT THE DEALER AND SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 5/17/2010 * CN UPDATED 06/24/10 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310360February 14, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I NOTICED THERE ARE SOME RUSTY SPOT ON THE FRAME OF MY 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER REPORTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304328February 3, 2010
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
2006 SEQUOIA AT 42K STARTED EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM RELATED TO REAR WINDOW, REAR DEFROST, AND REAR WIPER FAILURE. CHECKED FUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE FINE. WHEN THE CAR INITIALLY STARTS THEY APPEAR TO WORK AND THEN FAIL A FEW SECONDS AFTER IT STARTS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY SO DEALER WOULD NOT BE INTERESTED IN HELPING RESOLVE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292466November 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 4 WHEEL DRIVE. DURING SUMMER MONTHS WHEN I STOP AT INTERSECTIONS WE FREQUENTLY RECEIVE A JOLT IN THE DRIVETRAIN AND A SLIGHT FORWARD MOVEMENT IN THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN JERKED FORWARD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROBLEMS IS BEING CAUSED BY FEEDBACK TORQUE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. THIS IS CRAZY. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THIS IS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289084October 20, 2009
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
COLD START TOYOTA SEQUOIA '06. PUT CAR IN GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKES AND BRAKE, ABS AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN RELEASING FOOT OFF BRAKE, THE BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. VERY HARD TO DEPRESS BRAKE AND STOP. INCONSISTENT ON FREQUENCY, BUT IT IS FROM A ENGINE COLD START. WAS TOLD A SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WAS NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280157August 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. ON 30 JULY 09 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE COMPUTER FAILURE OF ECU, VSC, AND OTHER COMPUTERS. TOYOTA TECH REPS SAY VEHICLE COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED PROBLEM, THEREFORE IT MUST BE AN "EXTERNAL' FAULT. HOWEVER, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO EVIDENCE OF ANY EXTERNAL ARCING OR OTHER POWER SURGE INDICATIVE OF AN "EXTERNAL" EVENT. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADMIT POTENTIAL OF A LATENT DEFECT AND SAYS INCIDENT MUST BE REFERRED FOR INSURANCE. TOYOTA WILL NOT ADDRESS LOGICAL QUESTIONS AS TO WHY OTHER (NON-PROTECTED SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE RADIO) IN THE VEHICLE STILL FUNCTION IN LIGHT OF THE ALLEGED "EXTERNAL EVENT." ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE NO CIRCUIT BREAKER OR FUSES BLOWN, SO AGAIN HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR THE "EXTERNAL EVENT" THEORY TO BE VALID? GIVEN THE ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ON THE WEB CONCERNING SEQUOIA ECUS AND VSC COMPUTERS, WHAT ACTION CAN NHTSA TAKE TO HAVE THE MANUFACTURER ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251646December 13, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
FOR ALMOST A YEAR, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH OF OUR 2006 SEQUOIA. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS SIX TIMES, AND MANY REMEDIES HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, TO NO AVAIL. THE THREE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO LIGHT AT RANDOM TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK, THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED, THEY HAVE REPLACED AND RETORQUES SENSORS TO SPEC, AND REPLACED THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON. OFTEN THE TECH CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE NO CODES IN THE SYSTEM AND THAT THEY CAN'T FIX WHAT THEY CAN'T SEE IS BROKEN. THEY TELL ME IT ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE. BUT UPON READING MANY MESSAGE BOARDS, THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RANDOM, IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE AND SEEMS TO HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE CRACKS WITH TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251277December 10, 2008
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
VEHICLE REAR WINDOW AND REAR WIPER FAILURE. BEGAN THIS ACTIVITY AT 10,000 MILES, ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AND EACH TIME IN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT., THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM WHILE STILL IN THE SIGN IN AREA, SO NO RECORD OF COMPLAINT WAS ENTERED ON VEHICLE INFORMATION. WINDOW AND WIPER LAST OPERATED JULY 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 35000 MILES; HOWEVER, AS THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DRY SUMMER AND FALL, USE OF THE EQUIPMENT HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED THEREFORE THE FAILURE WENT UNDISCOVERED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 2008. AT DEALERSHIP, DURING OIL CHANGE 12/13/08, ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS CONCERN WERE MEAGER AT BEST. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND LACK OF DOCUMENTATION IS TOYOTA'S ONLY DEFENSE IN REFUSING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THEY HAVE SPENT MORE THAN ENOUGH TIME ON IT "FOR FREE" AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE UNTIL I PAY FOR IT. THE LACK OF DOCUMENTATION SHOWS THAT THEY HAVE A BREAKDOWN IN THEIR BUSINESS PRACTICE AND THIS ISSUE IS NOW UNRESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250602December 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,VSC TRAC,TRAC OFF LIGHTS ALL ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245319October 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 2 WHEEL DRIVE. WHEN STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS WE FREQUENTLY RECEIVE A JOLT IN THE DRIVETRAIN AND A SLIGHT FORWARD MOVEMENT IN THE VEHICLE. IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LIGHTLY REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS STATED THEIR IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, THAT THE PROBLEMS IS BEING CAUSED BY FEEDBACK TORQUE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING. HOW PATHETIC. MY WIFE AND I ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, THE POSSIBILITY OF REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE, ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, AND DECLINE IN VEHICLE VALUE ETC. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS STATED VERBALLY THAT PROBLEM IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM BY TOYOTA AND IS COMMON TO THE OTHER VEHICLES. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE A SAFETY PROBLEM AND HAVE NO SOLUTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244237October 2, 2008
TIRES, SUSPENSION
I AM HAVING UNUSUAL TIRE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF ALL 4 TIRES ON MY VEHICLE (2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA), TO THE POINT OF BECOMING BALD. I HAVE BEEN RELAYING MY CONCERN TO THE DEALER FOR THE PAST 11K MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 21K MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED 3 TIMES BY MANUFACTURER DEALERS, THE FRONT BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY INSPECTED BY DISTRICT LEVEL MANUFACTURER'S PEOPLE. THEY ARE SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH AND AM FINDING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT ON THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE SINCE 2002. I FEEL THAT THE SUSPENSION OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ALLOWING IT TO RIDE PROPERLY ON THE TIRES, THUS CAUSING THIS PREMATURE WEAR. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE ON BF GOODRICH, BRIDGESTONE AND IN PARTICULAR, DUNLOP TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240786September 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DROPS TO BELOW EMPTY WHEN TANK IS 1/4 FULL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MOSTLY FROM STARTUP. DISTANCE TO EMPTY INDICATOR SHOWS ACTUAL MILEAGE LEFT, BUT RAPIDLY DETERIORATES TO 0. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10210195November 28, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT) IN MARCH OF 2007. THE DEALER STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. AS OF NOVEMBER 28, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE WAIT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED WAS EXCESSIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,547. UPDATED 01/03/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/31/07
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205212October 8, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION WHEN USING THE RESUME FEATURE IN THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202868September 13, 2007
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE TIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS TO THE POST DURING A TIRE ROTATION, THE POST FAILED. ONE OTHER POSTS FAILED DUE TO HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. THE OTHER TWO POSTS WERE CLOSE FRACTURING, BUT STOP TIGHTENING TO PREVENT FRACTURE. LATER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE ALL 24 POSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191147May 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
AFTER BREAKING AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IT FELT LIKE I HAVE BEEN TAPPED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPENED QUITE A FEW TIMES BUT NOT AFTER EVERY STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176320December 17, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION AT SLOW SPEED. ONCE WHEN TRYING TO PARK, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER CURB AND INTO DITCH. ANOTHER TIME WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170629October 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED, IT CAN SURGE FORWARD A BIT. FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME HAS REAR ENDED ME. THE FORCE OF THIS SEEMS TO VARY A BIT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168272September 14, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
ONCE COMING TO A STOP, IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REAR ENDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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