Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2004)

380 consumer complaints on file.

#10362131October 24, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY 2004 SEQUOIA VSC TRACK, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN ON WHILE I'M DRIVING OR WHILE THE TRUCK IS IDLING. HAVE TAKEN IT SEVERAL TIME TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THEY NEVER SEEM TO FIND WHATS WRONG. MY WARRANTY IS OVER AND I NEED TO KNOW IF TOYOTA WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, SINCE I HAVE RECORDS OF REPORTING IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. IT OCCURS OFTEN AND THE TRUCK MAKES A VIOLENT RATTLING NOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360904October 20, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ATTORNEY REQUESTS INFORMATION FOR A CASE *TGW THE ATTORNEY STATED HIS CLIENT SUFFERED BACK INJURIES REQUIRING SPINAL SURGERY AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10360939October 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT HAD THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED LAST WEEK AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STAYING ON AS WELL AS THE VHS TRAC AND TRAC OFF INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE CAR JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR TWO MONTHS BUT IS NOW ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360268October 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. NO CRASH YET. INCIDENT IS ALL 3 BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE DASH ON(BRAKE,VSC,TRAC OFF). AFRAID OF BRAKES FAILING. RESEARCH SHOWED TOYOTA NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND MAKING CONSUMER PAY OUT OF POCKET UP TO 2000$ FOR SOFTWARE REPAIR TO THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. WOULD LIKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT FILED. FIRST OCCURENCE IN SEPT THEN IN OCT. HAVE LOOKED AT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358501September 30, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY .THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO DRAMATICALLY DE-ACCELERATE. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL LIKE SMOKE. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND LATER RESTARTING ALL WAS OK. TOYOTA IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. SUCH A PROBLEM OCCURRING ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE LEADING TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIAL FOR NUMEROUS FATALITIES. TOYOTA HAD A RECALL FOR EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM ON IT"S 2003 MODEL, BUT NOTHING FOR THE 2004. CONSIDERING THEIR MOST RECENT PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION I CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE EXPECTED BY NOW THAT THE NHTSA WOULD HAVE INVESTIGATED AND MANDATED THAT TOYOTA CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT...NOT AFTER THE FACT. AGAIN, THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED FACT ON TOYOTAS OWN WEBSITE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED TO NO AVAIL. THEIR REFUSAL TO RECALL AND RECTIFY THE SITUATION SHOULD BE A WAKE UP CALL TO THE NHTSA. IF I HEAR NOTHING MORE ON THIS MATTER, I WILL ASSUME NEITHER TOYOTA NOR THE NHTSA IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357854September 27, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DUNLOP AT20 GRANDTREK P265/65R17 TIRE BLOW OUT. THIS NEW TIRE WITH ONLY 18K MILES ON IT COMPLETELY FELL APART WHILE DRIVING ON I-4 TRAVELING AT 50 MPH THROUGH THE CITY OF ORLANDO. I WISH I COULD UPLOAD A PICTURE, BUT THE END RESULT IS THAT THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM IN A SHREDDED CIRCULAR PATTERN. ODD AND VERY FRIGHTENING. THE TIRE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 09. THE OTHER NEW TIRES ON THE CAR SEEM FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356122September 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VSC WARNING LIGHT AND SOMETIMES BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ONE IN 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THERE APPEARS TO BE NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT IT LOOSES POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND HESITATES WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A TURN. TOYOTA HAS COME OUT WITH A RECALL FOR SEQUOIA 2003 AND HAVE A TECHNICAL BULLETIN DISCUSSING 2003 - 2005, HOWEVER TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355256September 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THE SKID CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE SKID CONTROL UNIT WAS RESET AT THE DEALER BUT DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL UNIT AND BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355021September 11, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
MY 2004 SEQUOIA BRAKE AND VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT AUTO-ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350482August 19, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2010, MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 SUDDENLY DISENGAGED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH LOSS OF POWER; DASHBOARD LIGHTS VSC, BRAKE, AND TRAC LIGHTS, ILLUMINATING, LOUD METAL SKIDDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, AND SUBTLE BURNING SMELL ALL HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY AS IT CRUISED IN FATIGUE-MODE THE REST OF THE WAY. SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF ME AS ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY THAT A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS NOT BEHIND ME IN FULL SPEED AS THEY SO OFTEN DO ON MAJOR ROADWAYS. AS THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO GLIDE AND DRIVERS HONKING FOR ME TO CLEAR THE WAY, I PROCEEDED TO NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I REACHED CLOSEST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. FOR THEM TO EXAMINE ROOT CAUSE OF ISSUE. RATHER THAN THEM EXPLAINING TO ME WHY ISSUE OCCURRED, THEY QUICKLY CONCLUDED NEED FOR ABS SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, PART# 89541-0C062, WITH DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULTS DTC1223 ABS CONTROL, C1247 STROKE SENSOR, AND C1310 ACTIVE BOOSTER SOLENOID AND WANTED TO CHARGE $$$$ NUMBER OF THOUSAND DOLLARS. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE NOT SATISFIED WITH RESULTS AND CORP SUGGESTED I GET DATA FROM DEALERSHIP'S DIAGNOSTIC FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS BY MY SELLING/HOME DEALERSHIP. I ASKED SERVICING DEALERSHIP FOR DATA AND THEY ADMITTED THEY HAD ERASED IT AND IT WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE; AND SAID THEY CANNOT LOOK INTO BLACK-BOX UNLESS MANDATED BY LAW OR BY CORPORATE TECH SUPPORT. I THEN WROTE TOYOTA PRESIDENT MR. STEVE ST. ANGELO AND HE FORWARDED IT TO EXEC. CUSTOMER RELATIONS. CUSTOMER REL VOWED TO PAY REPAIRS ON REIMBURSEMENT TERMS IF I FIND TOYOTA DEALER WHO IS WILLING TO REPAIR THE TRUCK. I CALLED SERVICING DEALER AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX WITHOUT SAME-DAY PAYMENT BY TOYOTA CORPORATE. I ASKED MY SELLING/ DEALERSHIP WHO AT FIRST AGREED TO REPAIR THE TRUCK THEN RENGAGED STATING THAT SINCE FORMER DEALERSHIP "ERASED THE CODE" THEY HAVE NO WAY OF CONFIRMING ISSUE AND IF CHANGED ABS BOX AND TRUCK'S FURTHER ISSUES LATER, THEY WOULD BE HELD LIABLE. IN MEANTIME, I AM URGENT NEED OF MY TRUCK; PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349518August 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
SPORADICALLY, ON DOWNHILL WITH SPEED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A CRUNCHING SOUND MADE, AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND AND WARNING LIGHT APPEAR. RELEASE AND REAPPLYING BRAKES RESET WARNINGS LIGHTS AND SOUND. LAST WEEK, ON A FLAT SURFACE THE SAME SOUND WAS MADE, THE WARNING LIGHT SOUNDED AND LIGHTS (VSC TRAC AND BRAKE) APPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AS NOTED IN OWNERS MANUAL. THE SKID CONTROL ECU IS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE AND I WILL SEE IF THIS CORRECT PROBLEM. CONCERNED AS THE VEHICLE PULLS A TRAILER AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED HAS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348739August 11, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, PARKING BRAKE
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY DURING VEHICLE OPERATION LEADING THE OPERATOR TO BELIEVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ACTIVATED AND/OR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY (EVERY FEW MINUTES) DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. NO REPAIR COMPLETED. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SAME FAILURE ARE CITED ON SEVERAL INTERNET WEBSITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348744August 11, 2010
EQUIPMENT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY
2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE REAR DOOR (HATCH) EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE FAILS MID WAY DURING NORMAL OPERATION LEADING THE DOOR TO CONTINUOUSLY BE AJAR DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. DOOR HANDLE IS DISABLED AND THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO OPEN/CLOSE DOOR (THERE IS NO INTERNAL HANDLE). TOTAL FAILURE. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THIS PART FAILS OFTEN ON TOYOTA SEQUOIAS AND TOYOTA SIENNAS. SEARCH OF INTERNET WEBSITE REVEALS FAILURE IS DUE TO USE OF "CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS" ON THIS ESSENTIAL PIECE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347935August 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VSC TRAC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYING ON ON MY 2004 SEQUOIA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347206August 4, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE INTERLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM THEN INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SKID, ABS AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE ABS COMPUTER SKID CONTROL AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE ,YET ADVISED IF THE COMPONENTS WERE EVER UNDER RECALL, HE WOULD POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,996 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347352August 4, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
NOTICED TRAC DEFECT LIGHT ON,VSC LIGHT ON,ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE TOYOTA SERVICE PEOPLE STATED IT NEEDED A VSC CONTROL ECM THAT WILL COST OVER $1600 AND SO WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE MANY,MAY COMPLAINTS LISTED WITH YOU AND ON OTHER WEBSITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346709August 2, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
THE TRAC CONTROL OFF AND VSC LIGHT ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT COME AND WE LOSE ACCELERATION AND POWER STEERING. THE CAR ALMOST COMES TO A STOP. ALSO THERE IS A CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. WE KEEP TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP REPLACING PARTS. ALREADY REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. IT DID NOTHING STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. THEY ARE REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY TOMORROW. IT COST ME 2,000 AND THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345680July 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AS IF THE BRAKES HAD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER COULD POSSIBLY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344191July 20, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VSC SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO A LOWER UNKNOWN SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE ECU REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341942July 8, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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