Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2001)

531 consumer complaints on file.

#10208932November 14, 2007
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
BRAKE, ABS, SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON , DEALER SERVICE CHECKED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING BATTERY WHICH WAS DONE BY THEM. FOLLOWING DAY WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON INTERMITTENTLY , RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHILE THE DEALER HAD IT. WAS ADVISED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, JUST MALFUNCTIONING WARNING LIGHTS. NOW( OCTOBER 2007) THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON AND WHEN RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS TIME IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECU, AND RECOMMEND REPLACING SKID CONTROL ECU. WAS ALSO TOLD IT THAT THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN LIGHTS WERE ON SO HANDLING WOULD BE AFFECTED (SAFETY ISSUE ). AT THIS TIME I AM GATHERING INFORMATION ON WHETHER IT SHOULD BE REPLACED OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207690November 1, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
VSC TRAC/VSC OFF LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON, REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITION, SPEED OR WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206248October 18, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS AND ANTI-SKID SYSTEM FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ABS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ABS COMPUTER FAILED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR AND PAID FOR 30% OF THE PARTS. THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES SINCE THE REPAIR, BUT THE CONTACT FELT THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205927October 16, 2007
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
(VSC) PROBLEM ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WAS TOLD THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR IS BAD/ NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10205642October 15, 2007
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
I WAS DROPPING OFF MY WIFE AND 4 MONTH-OLD TWINS @ THE AIRPORT. SHE WAS GOING ON A VACATION W/ HER MOM AND SISTERS. WHILE GETTING HER CHECKED IN, OUR 9-YEAR-OLD TWIN GIRLS AND 3 YEAR-OLD GIRL WERE SITTING IN THE CAR. WE WERE STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAR BUT COULD NOT SEE IN THE BACK W/ THE DARK TINTED WINDOWS. IN THE MEAN TIME, ONE DAUGHTER, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE 3RD ROW, MIDDLE SEAT OF OUR 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, BECAME TANGLED IN THE AUTOMATICALLY LATCHED SEATBELT. AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET FREE, SHE ONLY GOT FURTHER TWISTED. HER TWIN SISTER THEN YELLED TO US, HER PARENTS. WE OPENED THE TRUNK AND FOUND HER PURPLE AND STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. THE WORST THING IS THAT WE COULDN'T UNLATCH THE BELT, NOR COULD WE UNTANGLE HER. WE STARTED YELLING FOR SOMETHING SHARP TO CUT THE BELT (THE AIRPORT IS NOT THE BEST PLACE TO FIND SOMETHING SHARP) AND AT THE SAME TIME WE GRABBED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TO ATTEMPT TO STICK INTO THE LATCH IN HOPES OF UNLATCHING THE BELT IN AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. IN WHAT SEEMED AN ETERNITY OF HELPLESSNESS, THE SKY CAP FOUND SCISSORS AND CUT THE BELT... AT THE SAME TIME, I RELEASED THE BELT FROM THE LATCH W/ THE HELP OF THE KEY. JUST AS OUR DAUGHTER PASSED OUT, WE WERE ABLE TO UNTANGLE HER FROM THE BELT. FORTUNATELY, WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY GET HER BREATHING AGAIN. POLICE AND PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED. A REPORT WAS FILED. ALL COMMENTED ON THE POOR DESIGN OF THIS MIDDLE BELT! HOPEFULLY OUR NEAR TRAGEDY WITH A HAPPY ENDING WILL PREVENT ANYONE ELSE FROM A TRAGIC ENDING! PLEASE HELP US REQUIRE THIS TYPE OF BELT TO HAVE ANOTHER DESIGN W/ A SIMPLE MANUAL RELEASE! THANKS, VERNON J COOLEY, MD *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10200357August 21, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1) OVERLY SENSITIVE TRAC COMPUTER WILL CUT POWER WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SITUATION FOR AN ACCIDENT. 2) TRAC-OFF AND VSC-OFF LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE, FAULT CODES SHOW THAT VSC COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL OR STABILITY CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER UNLESS STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10199789August 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SHUDDER PERIODICALLY, RESULTING IN AN UNEASY FEELING THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP CORRECTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198000July 31, 2007
SUSPENSION
PURCHASED A 2001 SEQUOIA. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, & CONTINUING TO TODAY, VSC/TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING, BUT GOES OFF BY ITSELF. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE & FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON & COSTLY TO FIX. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A DEFECT & SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197853July 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 25-70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VSE AND THE TRACK OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATES AS A RESULT OF THIS INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD GO AWAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197557July 26, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN TSB BR005-02 AND NEVER TREATED AS RECALL. PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE TSB AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY AND BRAKE CALIBER ASSEMBLIES AND PADS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS PER TSB. TOYOTA IS NOW REFUSING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE CLAIMING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197455July 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAD AN ISSUE WITH "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 77,000 MILES. IT PULLED THE P0155 CODE THAT INDICATED FAILURE OF OXYGEN SENSOR. TOYOTA HAD AT LEAST TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE ISSUE SHOWING THIS PROBLEM AS WIDELY KNOWN. WHAT IS MORE, ON TUNDRA VEHICLES (THAT HAVE THE SAME ENGINE)TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON SENSORS AND ON THAT SPECIFIC CODE UP TO 90000 MILES. THE REPAIRS COST WAS ALMOST $340, PULLING THE CODE (5 MIN) AND REPLACING THE SENSOR (15 MIN) WAS CHARGED AT 2 HRS OF LABOR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO COVER REPAIRS. CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE 2007-07250397. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195620July 9, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VERSA-TRACK STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. AS OF JULY 9, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 116,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195916July 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LEAK ON THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN 2004. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE IS AN UPDATED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE, HE FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193318June 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING MY FAMILY TO LOSE ALL ACCELERATION ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GET A TOW TO THE TOYOTA DEALER (DAVID MAUS) AND THEY THOUGHT INITIALLY THAT THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($2000+) BUT AFTER THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE SENSOR IT RESOLVED THE ISSUE THUS FAR, ITS BEEN THREE MONTHS WITHOUT RECURRENCE. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS IS A CHEAP FIX AS I BELIEVE OTHERS NOTED HERE THAT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY OFFERED REPLACEMENT AS A SOLUTION. I DID HAVE A SECOND QUOTE DONE ELSEWHERE JUST TO BE SURE AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY AS WELL WITHOUT TRYING AN ALTERNATIVE. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE AND GET A SECOND OPINION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192262June 1, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
ON FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45PM, MY WIFE (BELINDA) WAS TRAVELING ON THE NORTHBOUND 57 FREEWAY TRANSITIONING TO THE WESTBOUND 210 FREEWAY. AT THIS POINT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HYSTERICAL, SHE STILL MANAGED TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE OVER TO WHAT IS A QUASI SHOULDER ON THIS TRANSITION ONLY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, EXAMINE THE AFFECTED AREA (PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL), TO FIND THAT THE WHEEL ITSELF HAD COME APART FROM THE VEHICLE LOOKING LIKE A \"PANCAKE.\" IT WOULD ONLY BE A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE PASSERSBY STOPPED STATING TO HER (AFTER THEY HAD EXAMINED THE DAMAGE) THAT HER BALL-JOINT HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION. SHE WAS LUCKY SHE WASN'T KILLED (OR, MY ENTIRE FAMILY FOR THAT MATTER ON A TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO WE HAD TAKEN ONLY THREE WEEKS BEFORE THIS DATE). MY WIFE TELEPHONED ME ON MY CELL PHONE, AT WHICH POINT I CALLED THE AUTO CLUB FOR A TOW. SHORTLY AFTER, A CHP OFFICER HAD APPEARED ON THE SCENE AS WELL AS A TOW-TRUCK DRIVER. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. HOWEVER, BOTH THE CHP PERSON AND THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER STATED MORE SPECIFICALLY THAT, THE LOWER BALL-JOINT HAD FAILED. MY WIFE WAS PETRIFIED. WHEN I GOT IN THERE, A SERVICE-WRITER (I HAVE HER CARD SOMEWHERE ELSE) HAD ALREADY UNDERTAKEN A SEARCH TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE FELL UNDER A RECALL. I FOUND IT CURIOUS THAT SHE\'D DO A SEARCH FOR THIS SPECIFIC RECALL IF SHE DID NOT ALREADY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE (AS IF SHE HAD SEEN THIS EXACT KIND OF DAMAGE BEFORE). IN OTHER WORDS, I AM REASONABLY CERTAIN THAT SHE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. AS OF THIS MORNING, I SPOKE WITH THE SYMES SERVICE MANAGER (LOUIS) WHO IN TURN STATED THAT HE SPOKE WITH HIS \"AREA DIRECTOR\" \"TOMO.\" HE INSTRUCTED HIS SERVICE MANAGER, LOUIS, TO TELL ME THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT BE TAKING CARE OF THIS AS IT DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE VEHICLES RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192206May 31, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FAILURE OF VEHICLE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VEHICLE LOSES CRITICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONALITY. REPAIR AT TOYOTA DEALER QUOTED AT $4,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189839May 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
I LEASE A USED 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 4WD SUV IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. THE SKID CONTROL ECU HAD FAILED IN 2003 AND A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT FOR REASONS THAT THE WARRANTY NO LONGER COVERS IT. TO REPLACE THE ECU COMPUTER, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $2000.00. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTS THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS) TO FUNCTION. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ECU HAS BEEN VERY COMMON FOR THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S MADE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2003. THERE ARE SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE ABS AND ANTI-SKID CONTROL. TOYOTA HAS CLEARLY IGNORED AND AVOIDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188464April 20, 2007
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
WE TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH AND THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO OPEN THE HATCH. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY HUSBAND HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE SEATS AND PULL OUR HEAVY LUGGAGE OUT THE OTHER DIRECTION WHILE THE SHUTTLE WAS WAITING TO TAKE US TO THE AIRPORT. WE HAD TO SPEND $200 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187876April 15, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY FAMILY OF 5 WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 95 IN BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA OVER $10,000 OF FRONT END DAMAGE ON TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES ON IT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SEVERAL INJURIES SUSTAINED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10185750March 21, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
TRACKING CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE, BUT WITHIN A WEEK OR 2, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND STAY ON INCESSANTLY. TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER SAYS "THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT", SO I HAVE LIVED WITH IT FOR 4+ YEARS NOW. THE BRAKES SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED, THEY FEEL WARPED OR BUMPY. AGAIN, "THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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