Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2004)

380 consumer complaints on file.

#10200071August 19, 2007
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE VSC LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON. THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THE VSC COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS COMMON ON THE SEQUOIA, BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE COST IS 1500 + THE DANGER IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKE MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATS THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE, BUT 2 TIMES I HAVE LOST ABILITY TO USE BRAKES. ITS NOT UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR THAT THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. DANGEROUS, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THIS TRUCK, ITS TIME FOR A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199859August 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWER TRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197553July 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A SAFETY RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS A WHILE AGO. ON JULY 25, 2007, HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED REGARDING THE BRAKES. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OUTER EDGES OF HIS TWO FRONT TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD. THE SERVICE STATION STATED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD ON THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,120.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197056July 20, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TOYOTA SENT A RECALL NOTICE SSC 70B - FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE ABOUT A MONTH BEHIND, THEY WOULD CALL UPON RECEIPT OF PARTS. AS OF TODAY, JULY 19, ONLY A FEW PARTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN MY NAME WOULD COME UP FOR REPAIR. HOPEFULLY, I WILL NOT BE DEAD FROM AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE BY THE TIME THEY RECEIVE THE PARTS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS LONG FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY THIS HAZARDOUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196804July 19, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE EIGHT TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195570July 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON IE. GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND GAS INDICATOR WENT TO EMPTY REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK, BRAKE LIGHT CAM ES ON. ALL OF THIS IS SPORATIC AND HAS NO PATTERN. WE HAVE FRIENDS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENS ON THIER 2004 SEQUOIA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194986June 29, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL OTHER DEALERS, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONES. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS INAPPLICABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193747June 19, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
VSC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE ON 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VSC OFF LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOLD IT IS A $2000 FIX BY THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189331May 1, 2007
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER FAILURE. ANTI - SKID COMPUTER FAILURE. VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL COMPUTER FAILURE ON 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VEHICLE IS JUST OVER THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS 41,800 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188947April 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO SAFETY RECALLS 05V225000 AND 07V013000) REGARDING SUSPENSION: LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED FOR TWO YEARS. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLEWAS KEPT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ,AND WAS THEN TOLD TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS IN MARCH 2007. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188951April 26, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO SAFETY RECALLS 05V225000, AND 07V013000) REGARDING SUSPENSION: LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED FOR TWO YEARS. WHEN CONTACTED THE DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS KEPT FOR SEVERAL HOURS , AND WAS THEN TOLD TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS IN MARCH 2007. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187169April 6, 2007
SUSPENSION
THE SEQUIOA HAS BEEN PULLING AND MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DRIFITING FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND HARD TO STEER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183515February 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN WALKING TOWARDS MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA I NOTICED BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND THE MOON ROOF IN THE OPEN POSITION EVEN THOUGH I WAS 100% SURE THAT I HAD CLOSED THEM. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED A SMALL DENT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE COVER. I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A "NEW MODALITY" FOR STEALING SEQUIOAS AND TUNDRAS BY USING A SCREWDRIVER AND CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO OPEN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY TRUCK AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY THIS COULD BE PREVENTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180690January 25, 2007
TIRES
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 01/24/2007 SHE WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE WHEEL BEGAN VIBRATING . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT 15 MPH THE WHEEL COLLAPSED UNDER THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED WAS 12/22/2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEREWAS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA LOWER BALL JOINTS, BUT THAT THIS VEHICLE'S WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SAFETY RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177000December 26, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2006, WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED A SWIFT PULL TO THE DRIVER'S LEFT, CORRECTED IT THEN SECONDS, LATER THE VEHICLE GAVE A VIOLENT JERK, ACCOMPANIED BY A HORRIFIC SOUND OF STEEL SCRAPING WITH THE SMELL OF BURNING METAL. THE VEHICLE VEERED TOWARD TRAFFIC IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION SO I FOUGHT TO HOLD THE STIRRING FROM TURNING IN TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR ROLLING OFF THE ROAD DOWN THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. MY CHILDREN SCREAM AND CRIED HYSTERICALLY AS THEY WATCHED AND EXPERIENCE OUR VEHICLE VIOLENTLY THRASHED ABOUT. SMOKED AND SPARKS BELLOWED UP ALONG THE PASSENGER AND FRONT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. I GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OFF THE ROAD, OUT OF TRAFFIC INCHES FROM A 20' (TWENTY-FOOT) DROP OFF. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST ON THE WHEEL WHICH HAD SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE DRIVER (ME) TO LOOSE STEERING CONTROL THEREFORE ENDING IN THE MOST TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE FOR MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF AS WELL AS A NEAR TRAFFIC COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF EL CAJON. THEY CALLED AND SAID THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX $3900 IN DAMAGES. HE SAID THE ARM BROKE AND THE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ASSURED ME HE HAD EVEN LOOK FOR RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE NONE. HE EXPLAINED THE VEHICLE HAD 109,000 (ONE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND) MILES AND THIS WAS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. I TOLD HIM I NOT AGREE BECAUSE I ONCE OWNED A RAV 4 WITH 364,000 (THREE-HUNDRED-SIXTY-FOUR-THOUSAND) MILES AND NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH. THE SEQUOIA WAS PURCHASED NEW MAY OF 2004, IRREGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF MILES THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. IT WAS THE FRIDAY OF A HOLIDAY WEEKEND I WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK TO THE DEALERSHIP'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. I DID HOWEVER REQUEST WHAT ACTION I COULD TAKE AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10170126October 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE LOST PRESSURE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER EIGHT TIMES AND THE DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169293September 26, 2006
CHILD SEAT, CHILD SEAT:HARNESS/CROTCH BUCKLE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BUCKLING THE CHILD IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THE HARNESS BUCKLE LOCATED BETWEEN THE CHILD'S LEGS DETACHED FROM THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND THE WRONG REPLACEMENT PART WAS SENT TO THE CONTACT. THE SEAT WAS A COSCO SUMMIT MANUFACTURED DECEMBER 31, 2005.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163824July 28, 2006
WHEELS, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CAR HAD HAD ALL APPLICABLE SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE. OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE. NO PROBLEMS PRIOR. NOTICED NOISE IN FRONT SUSPENSION OF CAR. WHILE DRIVING IN CENTER LANE OF FREEWAY ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC, BALL JOINTS FAILED AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE CAR. MIRACULOUSLY, WE WERE ABLE TO GET CAR OFF OF FREEWAY WITH NO INJURY OR DAMAGE. UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL OF 775,000 VEHICLES INCLUDING SEQUOIA'S OF OUR YEAR FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE CALLED TOYOTA WHO REFUSED TO PAY FOR OUR REPAIRS TWICE BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER OF OUR VEHICLE. WE APPEALED THROUGH OUR DEALER AND WERE REFUSED AGAIN BY TOYOTA. TODAY, OUR MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT HE HAD TWO MORE SEQUOIAS WITH FRONT NOISE THAT HE REFERRED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. BOTH CARS HAD THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIPS FREE. MEANWHILE, WE HAD TO PAY MORE THAN $2,000 FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM TOYOTA. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR 775,000 OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING OUR MAKE AND MODEL, SURELY OUR PROBLEM SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160075June 17, 2006
AIR BAGS
WE WERE TRAVELING 70 MPH NORTH ON I35 HEADING HOME FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. A MAN IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE FELL ASLEEP AND HIT A CEMENT BARRIER AND OVER CORRECT STEERING TO THE LEFT. HE IN TURN SHOT INTO THE ROAD INTO OUR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STRUCK OR VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT MID PASSENGER DOOR. OUR VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER TO THE RIGHT 2.5 TIMES AND SKID 200 FEET. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL! THEIR WERE 6 PASSENGERS IN OUR SEQUOIA THAT DAY AND EVERYONE WAS WEARING THEIR SEAT BELT. MY HUSBAND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING INJURIES: HEAD, AND LEFT ARM CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS AND COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE. HE ALSO SUFFERED NECK AND BACK PAIN. MYSELF: I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE RIGHT FRONTAL AND TOP PORTION OF MY HEAD, SEVERE NECK AND BACK PAIN & HEADACHE, LEFT WRIST & HAND CONTUSION WITH TENDON & LIGAMENT DAMAGE. BILATERAL KNEE PAIN WITH LIGAMENT DAMAGE. MULTIPLE ABRASIONS AND UNSTABLE VITAL SIGNS. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WHO WAS SITTING BEHIND MY HUSBAND IN THE 2ND ROW SEATING. SHE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO HIPS AND SHOULDERS AND SUSTAINED 2 PELVIC FRACTURES. COMPLAINED OF HEAD, NECK, AND BACK PAIN. MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO WAS SITTING DIRECTLY BEHIND PASSENGER WHO SUSTAINED 3 NECK FRACTURES ONE SECTION OF HIS NECK VERTEBRAE WAS CRUSHED. HE ALSO HAD A SEVERE LACERATION/CRUSH INJURY TO HIS RIGHT THIRD DIGIT. HE HAD MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS. COMPLAINED OF HEAD, NECK, AND BACK PAIN. OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS IN THE 3RD ROW SEATING SITTING IN THE MIDDLE. SHE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS AND COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, BACK & NECK PAIN ALONG WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN. OUR OTHER DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE FAR LEFT 3RD ROW SEATING (BEHIND DRIVER) SHE SUSTAINED A RIB FRACTURE AND SEVERE HEAD LACERATION AND HAD MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND LACERATIONS. SHE COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE, NECK AND BACK PAIN. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
6
Deaths:
0
#10158886June 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONE ALREADY ON FILE FOR ANOTHER SEQUOIA 2004. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, OUR VEHICLE HAS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS LOST POWER. THERE IS A SECOND OR TWO WHERE THE ACCELERATOR FAILS TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSE AND THEN IT RECOVERS. ONCE WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC I THOUGHT I THOUGHT I WOULD BE HIT BEFORE THE VEHICLE RECOVERED. I HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE. HOWEVER, ONE SERVICE MAN SAID HE HAD HEARD OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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