Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2003)

672 consumer complaints on file.

#10471344August 17, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS... ALL ON, ALL AT ONCE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE WITH THESE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR. MANY OTHERS WENT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM AND FILED A COMPLAINT. IF THEY GET ENOUGH OF THESE THEY WILL GO TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469342August 6, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, STEERING
I TOOK THE SEQUOIA TO A MECHANIC TO REPAIR A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT AND SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE BACK. UPON EXAMINATION, THE MECHANIC NOTICED UNUSUALLY ADVANCED RUST AND CORROSION FOR A VEHICLE OF ITS AGE. FOR SAFETY REASONS, THE MECHANIC WARNED AGAINST DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. MECHANIC HAD TO CUT OUT FRONT PASSENGER CONTROL ARM BOLTS, REAR SHOCK MOUNTS, AND OTHER HARDWARE DUE TO THE CORROSION. MECHANIC NOTED THAT FUTURE REPAIRS WILL REQUIRE THE SAME CUTTING AND REPLACEMENT OF NEW HARDWARE. THIS CORROSION ISSUE MAY BE RELATED TO THE 2000-2003 TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL OF 2009, SINCE THE SEQUOIA SHARES THE CHASSIS AND MANUFACTURING FACILITY WITH THE TUNDRA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468239July 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VSC WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATE AND SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468263July 30, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 SEQUOIA ON VACATION, A PART FELL OFF FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO RAISED IT ON A LIFT AND SAID THAT THE PART WAS THE PROTECTIVE PLATE COVERING THE GAS TANK. IT HAD ERODED OFF. HE SAID WORSE THAN THAT, THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTING AND ROTTING OUT AND FELT THAT THE CAR WOULD BE UNSAFE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR 2. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467622July 25, 2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING UNDER 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COMPLETED THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465098July 10, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S ABS/VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. WE'VE HAD THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE PADS CHANGED RECENTLY. RECENTLY WHILE WE WERE COMING TO A SLOW STOP AT A GAS STATION, I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND IT MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO GIVE OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS GONE. A FEW TIMES WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WILL GIVE A LITTLE JERK AS IF BEING HIT FROM THE BACK. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE CENTER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH THE LIGHTS AND BRAKES ISSUE. DID INTERNET RESEARCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG SEQUOIA OWNERS...YET THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A SAFELY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ECU SKID CONTROL SYSTEM - BUT THAT MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY PULLED THE FOLLOWING CODES: C1223, C1244, C1247 AND C1310. IT SEEMS THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING, TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464649July 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
WE HAD INTERMITTENT OFF/ON OF INTERIOR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING, BUT ONLY DURING LEFT TURNS. THERE WAS NO (IMPORTANT) "DOOR AJAR" ALERT WHICH NORMALLY WOULD PRESENT AS A RED ICON WARNING ON THE DASH, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. I WORKED AS A MECH. ENGINEER AND TESTED ALL DOORS FOR "PLAY", HOW TIGHT THE DOOR CLOSED. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS LOOSE. I OPENED THE DOOR, CHECKED IF THE SEATBELT WAS SHUT-IN WITH THE DOOR BUT ALL WAS NORMAL. I WIGGLED THE LATCH WHICH IS SCREWED IN BY 2 LARGE STAR/ALLEN SCREWS. THAT WAS IT, IT WAS VERY LOOSE, IT TOOK 5 TURNS TO TIGHTEN EACH ONE. I CHECKED THE OTHER DOORS, ALL WERE JUST FINE. THE DOOR WOULD HAVE OPENED IF THIS LATCH CAME ALL THE WAY OUT, EVEN BELTED IN, A PERSON COULD BE INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460051May 30, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VSC TRACTION CONTROL & ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON. VEHICLE SKID ON WET SURFACE WHILE MAKING TURNS AT NORMAL SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459913May 29, 2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON MAY 25, 2012. I NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A DEFECTIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ASSURED ME THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE AND THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE. ALL THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME: TRAC, VSC OFF, AND ABS LIGHTS. I ALSO CHECKED THE VEHICLE HISTORY ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE AND IT IS RECORDED THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER WORKED ON THIS PROBLEM ON 07/23/2009 WHEN THE CAR HAD 97,187 MILES. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS 50,000 SEQUOIA'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, MY SEQUOIA'S VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. PLEASE HELP. IN ADDITION THE LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459562May 24, 2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ND ATTEMPTING A TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS, SKID CONTROL AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT WHO STATED THE ECU VALVE WAS FAULTY. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER THE DEALER REUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457222May 3, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE ABS, TRAC AND VSC TRAC SENSORS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO AWAY UNLESS COMPUTERS AND SENSORS ARE REPLACED. DEALERS HAVE INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS AND COMPUTERS MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456737April 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VSC TRAC VSC OFF ABS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED THE WARNING LIGHTS RETURNED, SEARCHING THE NET MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE BRAKING IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454633April 9, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THERE IS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF MY WIFE'S 2003 SEQUOIA. THE RUST IS JUST FLAKING OFF IN HUGE CHUNKS WHICH IS MORE THAN JUST THE UNDER COAT OF PAINT, ITS ACTUAL CHUNKS OF DISINTEGRATED/CORRODED METAL. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE TUNDRA FRAMES WHICH WERE PRODUCED ON THE SAME MANUFACTURING LINE AND USED THE SAME METAL AS THE SEQUOIA WERE RECALLED BUT THE SEQUOIA'S ARE NOT. MOST OF THE FRAME DAMAGE SEEMS TO BE ISOLATED TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453295March 28, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS,VAC,TRAC LIGHT ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450632March 7, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. OCCASIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RESET WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450397March 5, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I JUST PURCHASED AN 03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND WAS UNAWARE OF A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY KNOWN BY MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS. I WAS LET KNOWN ABOUT THE SEVERE UNDERCARRIAGE RUST PROBLEM THESE TRUCKS HAVE BY SOMEONE AT A GAS STATION WHO OWNED ONE AND HAD TO GET RID OF THERE'S BECAUSE THEY WERE SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF THERE FAMILY WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY TRUCKS UNDERCARRIAGE I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF RUST THAT I SAW. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW SOME OF THE PICTURES OF OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS AND WAS SHOCKED AT WHAT I SAW. ANOTHER THING THAT SHOCKED ME WAS THAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING THAT WHEN THEY WENT BACK TO TOYOTA AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED! THERE ARE QUIT A BIT OF IMPORTANT COMPONENTS THAT ARE RUSTING UNDER MY TRUCK. THE REAR AXEL, ALL THE BOLTS ARE COMPLETELY COVERED IN RUST. TRANSMISSION MOUNTS, SUSPENSION PARTS. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK THINKING IT WAS A SAFE AND RELIABLE TRUCK. I HOPE THIS MATTER WILL BE INVESTIGATED AS TO WHY ALL OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449541February 28, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH ABS VSC CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS HAVE GONE ON SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH THE LAST 9 YEARS, 90,000 MILES. WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERS AS WELL AS MECHANICS MANY TIMES. WE HAVE REPLACED THE YAW RATE SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR AND WERE QUOTED A PRICE OF 2500 TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR/COMPUTER. OTHER TIMES THEY CANNOT READ THE CODES IN ORDER TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. MANY OTHER 03 SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE FEEL THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE SEQUOIAS THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE/CONCERN.THEY PREFER TO TELL US THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449395February 26, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
THE FRAME ON MY VEHICLE CRACKED, AND THIS CAUSED THE TOP OF THE STRUT TO COME UP THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD. THE TOYOTA DEALER, BODY SHOP, AND INDEPENDENT INSURANCE APPRAISER SAY THAT THIS WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER IMPACT. THEY SAID THE FRAME HAD METAL FATIGUE AND SIMPLY FAILED. THIS POSES A SERIOUS HAZARD IF A LIGHTLY DRIVEN VEHICLE SUCH AS MINE, WELL-CARED FOR AND DRIVEN IN A SUBURBAN SETTING, THE FRAME WOULD CRACK IN 8 YEARS. I SAW ONLINE THAT THERE WAS A FRAME RECALL FOR 2001-2003 TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS (WHICH SHARE THE SAME FRAME). THE RECALL WAS FOR ONLY 18 STATES WHERE THERE IS HEAVY SNOW, CAUSING THE FRAMES TO RUST THROUGH. TOYOTA WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRAME. I BELIEVE THAT THE FRAMES WERE FAULTY FROM A MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR THIS TO OCCUR. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THIS INFORMATION AS IT MAY BE PART OF A MORE WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TELLING ANYONE ABOUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449113February 23, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS, VCS TRAC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT ON/OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447454February 10, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TOYOTA SEQUOIA (2003): JANUARY 2012 WE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 75,000 MILES INSPECTED HERE IN MAINE. IT FAILED DUE TO HOLES IN FRAME. AMAZING ISSUE IS THE BODY HAS NO RUST AT ALL! NONE, YET THE FRAME IS SWISS CHEESE. OUR WINTERS ARE HARSH, AND SO IS THE SALT OUR STATE DUMPS ON THE ROADS, HOWEVER, I JUST RETIRED MY 1990 TOYOTA P/U IN 2010 WITH 220,000 MILES DUE TO RUST (20 YEARS), AND WE TRADED OUR 1992 TOYOTA PRIVIA VAN IN 2009 WITH 225,000 MI. FOR A VEHICLE WITH DOUBLE THE FUEL ECONOMY....AGAIN NO RUST ISSUE IN 17 YEARS. IT IS QUITE CLEAR TOYOTA DID NOT TREAT THE METAL ON THE FRAME PROPERLY OR USED INFERIOR MATERIALS TO BEGIN WITH. THE TOYOTA TACOMA AND TUNDRA OF THE SAME YEAR BOTH HAD MASSIVE RUSTING FRAME ISSUES WHICH HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR REPAIRS, RECOATING, AND EVEN ENTIRE VEHICLES PURCHASED BACK BY TOYOTA. THE SEQUOIA WITH PRACTICALLY THE SAME FRAME AS THE TUNDRA HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED TO DATE LIKELY DUE TO THE SMALLER NUMBERS OF SEQUOIAS SOLD MAKING THIS VEHICLES SAFETY NOT AS IMPORTANT TO TOYOTA AND THE NHTSA AS THE OTHERS. MY MAIN OBJECTION TO THIS THEORY IS I BELIEVE THE PEOPLE IN THESE VEHICLES ARE AS IMPORTANT AND DESERVE THE SAME TREATMENT AND RESOLUTION. CAUTION: YOUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA MAY BE VERY UNSAFE IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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