Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2001)

531 consumer complaints on file.

#11422224June 24, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
Occasionally, while driving the vehicle the "vsc trac" automatically comes on causing the vehicle to brake and the steering is difficult to control.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11419891June 7, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
The vehicle engages braking in one front wheel for no apparent reason. The traction and vsc lights come on. This can occur at low speed or at high speed. It can make the vehicle unstable. The vehicle is available for inspection. I am taking the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. There was no accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413073April 20, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY TRUCK WOULD BE PERFECT ASIDE FROM THE MAJOR CORROSION LOCATED ON THE ENTIRE FRAME. I'M ON BORROWED TIME WITH MY VEHICLE. TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE FRAME BEFORE THE BOTTOM DROPS OUT. THE CAUSE OF THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE CHEAP PARTS FROM THE FACTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383892December 17, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES APPLIED FORCEFULLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT AND SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 240,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376995November 29, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING, SUSPENSION
VERY BAD RESTY FRAME AND KEEP FIXING SHOCKS BECAUSE THE FRAME IS BAD ON MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2001 CAUSE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND SHOCKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372190November 4, 2020
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH REAR DOOR LATCH. CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO ISSUE. *LD *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338950July 12, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY AND LURCHED THE VEHICLE, THE VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND A WARNING BUZZER WENT OFF. AFTER LOOKING INTO THINGS, THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE 2001 AND 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT CAUSE THIS EXACT THING TO HAPPEN TO PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN AN EVALUATION DONE ON THIS MATTER AND IT WAS RULED THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE DOES NOT WARRANT A RECALL. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL BEING ISSUED ON THE MULTIPLE FAILURE POINTS IN THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM AND PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR PARTS AND LABOR WHEN THE MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN DIDN'T LAST? I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY FATHER TO FEEL MORE SAFE IN, AND THAT IS THE LAST THING THAT HE FEELS WHILE DRIVING IT. I AM NOW REQUIRED TO DRIVE OUR AFFECTED VEHICLE AND HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY PAYING ATTENTION SO THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DOESN'T SHOOT ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11330556June 24, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION CONTROL TURNS ITSELF ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. HAS NO CORRELATION TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, TYPE OF ROADWAY, OR SPEED VEHICLE IS MOVING. THERE IS A BEEP AND THEN A PULL ON THE STEERING WHILE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SENSATION OCCURS. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD, THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT STOP. MECHANIC HAS TRIED TO REPAIR BUT IS UNABLE TO ROOT THE CAUSE. THE LAST TIME WAS SO BAD, MY HUSBAND THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325832May 25, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET WITH NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (RAIN, WET ROAD, ETC.) HAD ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 35MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRAC OFF, VSC, AND SKID LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (POSSIBLY FLASHING) AND A WARNING BEEPING SOUND WENT OFF. THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING METAL ON METAL SOUND AND THE CAR WAS SHUTTERING (VIBRATING). I IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO DEPRESS THE BREAKS, AND WHILE THE CAR DID BEGIN TO SLOW FURTHER THAN IT ALREADY WAS, I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I COULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS IF I HAD TOTAL CONTROL OF THE BREAKS. I LOOKED AHEAD TO SEE WHERE I COULD PULL INTO TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE LIGHTS/WARNING SOUND WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THIS WAS AFTER ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS. I DROVE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO A GAS STATION TO GET GAS. THE VEHICLE SEEMED FINE. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MORE MINUTES TO HOME SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. DURING THAT 5 MINUTE DRIVE IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THE EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR, I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING PROBABLY 15-20MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS THE BEHAVIOR STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 30 SECONDS FROM HOME. CONTINUED HOME AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE YOUR BREAK SYSTEM ACTIVATE UNCONTROLLABLE. IT WAS TERRIFYING AT 35 MPH, I CAN'T IMAGE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AT 65MPH. A FEW SECONDS OF RESEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED PULLING THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM TO DISABLE IT, BECAUSE NOT HAVING IT IS SAFER THAN YOUR BREAKING SYSTEM UNCONTROLLABLY GOING OFF ON YOU. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318961March 22, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TWICE, ONCE IN NOV. 2019 AND AGAIN N MAR,.2020, THE ELECTRONIC SKID CONTROL HAS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT REASON, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. BOTH OCCASIONS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 40 NEAR RALEIGH , NC. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, SOLID (NO SAND OR GRAVEL) SURFACE. WHEN THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLY, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED (GRINDING METAL-ON-METAL SOUND0, AND THE ENGINE SPEED WAS REDUCED. IN ADDITION, THE TRAC AND VSC ICONS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE RE WAS A BEEPING SOUND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT, I COULD NOT HAVE AVOIDED HITTING THEM. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THIS WAS PURELY LUCK. AFTER THE FIRST EVENT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MARK JACOBSON TOYOTA IN DURHAM, NC ON NOV 14, 2019 ( I HAVE THE SERVICE RECEIPT.) THEY STATED THAT THEY "COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" AND SAID THAT THEY DID A "ZERO POINT CALIBRATION." I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AFTER THE SECOND EPISODE SINCE IT HAPPENED JUST YESTERDAY. A SURVEY OF THE INTERNET REVEALS MULTIPLE OTHER FIRST GENERATION SEQUOIA OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME THING, BUT THERE IS NO REPORTED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY "FIX" THAT WORKS CONSISTENTLY IS TO REMOVE THE ABS SYSTEM FUSE; HARDLY A SOLUTION, SINCE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME TO DISABLE A CRITICAL AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEM. NEVERTHELESS, GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ENERGIZED, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM IS THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOU HELP IN FINDING A SAFE SOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11289861December 18, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
CORROSION ON CHASSIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279102November 9, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, ON THE FREEWAY OR ON CITY ROADS, I SUDDENLY HEAR BEEPING SOUND, GRINDING NOISE, MOMENTARY DECELERATION AND THEN THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNS ON. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING AND STATIONARY. I AM AFRAID THAT I MIGHT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN DECELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY TO THE OFFICE 5 DAYS A WEEK. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS COVERING 2003 SEQUOIA MODELS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE 2001 SEQUOIA MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD INCLUDE 2001 MODELS IN THE RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277094October 30, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTROL, ABS, VCS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STABILITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURES CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON IN ORDER TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GROOVE TOYOTA (5460 S BROADWAY, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80113, (303) 800-9063) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURES RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,056.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254191September 9, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, SUSPENSION
TOYOTA RUST ISSUE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA V8 SR5. USED TO TRANSPORT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND CHILDREN, BUT NO LONGER SAFE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VEHICLE VEERS TO RIGHT AND LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. TODAY, I ALMOST SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING AROUND 60 MPH AND SLOWED TO EXIT AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO LIFT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED, BUT THAT'S WELL BEYOND THE COST I'M WILLING TO PAY. RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT -- IF NOT PAY TO HAVE NEW FRAMES DONE OR REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THE MANY WHO HAVE THESE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 154,000 MILES AND IS OTHERWISE IN IMMACULATE SHAPE AND CONDITION DUE TO PROPER MAINTENANCE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED QUICKLY BY TOYOTA. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR THE REASONS I'VE MENTIONED. EXCESSIVE RUST AND INABILITY TO CONTROL A VEHICLE IS NOT SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS LOW MILES FOR THE MAKE/MODEL, AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. PLEASE EXPEDITE SO I CAN RECOVER FINANCIALLY FROM THIS OR HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I CAN FEEL SAFE USING AGAIN WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244282August 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOYOTA RUST ISSUE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA R5. MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY USED TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN TO AND FROM PRACTICES AND GAMES TWICE A WEEK. THIS PAST SUMMER, I STARTED DRIVING IT DAILY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE I KEPT HEARING A KNOCKING AND MY ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE MECHANIC, WE DISCOVERED IT WAS AN O2 SENSOR CAUSING THE ENGINE LIGHT ON, BUT ALSO NOTICED EXTREME RUST ON THE ENTIRE FRAME. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND RECOMMENDED THE ENTIRE FRAME BE REPLACED AS THAT KNOCKING WOULD CAUSE THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE BACK HALF AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ISSUE. AFTER TALKING TO TOYOTA BODY SHOP, SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND A MECHANIC, I LEARNED OF A CAMPAIGN THAT TOYOTA HAD ISSUED. TOYOTA ISSUED THE CAMPAIGN DUE TO SEVERE RUST OF ITS TOYOTA TUNDRA BUT FAILED TO OFFER THE SAME COVERAGE FOR TOYOTA SEQUOIA ISSUED FOR 2001. THE CAMPAIGN THAT WAS ISSUED WAS FOR 2005-2008 SEQUOIA, HOWEVER MY TOYOTA WAS MADE IN 2001. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE WHICH TRANSPORTS MY FAMILY, INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN HAS TO SIT UNTIL I CAN FIND $15,000-$17,500 TO HAVE IT FIXED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. AT THIS POINT, I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS, ESPECIALLY FOR A VEHICLE I PURCHASED USED LAST YEAR. MY MECHANIC AND TOYOTA HAS DEEMED THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE. I'M REQUESTING TO HAVE TOYOTA REPLACE AND FIX THE ENTIRE FRAME OR BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM ME SO THAT I CAN PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT'S SAFE, RELIABLE AND SPECIOUS FOR MY FAMILY. I WOULD HOPE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE EXPEDITED SO I CAN CONTINUE TRANSPORTING MY FAMILY SAFELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217834June 4, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST, CORROSION, LARGE SPOTS, AND HOLES ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE VEHICLE WOULD PASS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217876June 4, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RATTLING NOISE ALERTED HIM TO LOOK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER LOCATED IN PALATINE, ILLINOIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 176,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208391May 18, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN 2004. COMPLIED WITH A TOYOTA INSPECTION FOR POSSIBLE RUST ON FRAME IN 2012 AND HAD VEHICLE SPRAYED WITH UNDERCOATING IN 2013 (PER TOYOTA INSTRUCTIONS). TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. BY 2015 FRAME WAS STILL RUSTING AND BY 2018 RUST IS SO BAD THAT CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AND BEING TOLD FRAME IS "CONPLETELY RUSTED OUT" AND "NOT SAFE TO DRIVE" BY MECHANICS. NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND FAMILY AS FRAME MAY COLLAPSE OR COMPONENTS COME OFF AT ANY MOMENT. TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT IN SEQUOIA AND TACOMA VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE AS A RESULT WHEN A MASSIVE FRAME FAILURE HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE ASSIST WITH PRESSURE ON TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208175May 17, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAME RUSTED APART AND IN SAFE TO DRIVE THE FRAME WAS COATED IN 2013 AT FANNON TOYOTA IN ASHLAND KENTUCKY THIS DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSED BY THE FBI FOR CHEATING PEOPLE ON PAYING FOR SOLD CARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202980April 22, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
FRAME IS RUSTING IN HALF BEHIND THE FRONT TIRES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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