Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2003)

672 consumer complaints on file.

#10717442May 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE DISINTEGRATED INTO A PILE OF PARTS. I HAD HAD THE BRAKE REPLACED TWICE, AND WAS DETERMINED TO FIND OUT HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN I DRIVE AND BRAKE NORMALLY. I HAD 6 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT EXTENSIVELY UNTIL THE LAST ONE FIGURED IT OUT. WHAT WE DETERMINED: 2003 SEQUOIA'S BRAKE DESIGN SWIVELS THE GRIPPING "WINGS" (C-SHAPED) FROM ONE SINGLE PIN (OR POINT) TO GRIP THE CENTER TO HOLD THE CAR IN PLACE. THIS DESIGN ALLOWS THESE TWO "WINGS" TO CATCH ON EACH OTHER. SINCE THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE AND GO IN REVERSE, I AM FORCED TO GO "FORWARD", TO UNHITCH THESE TWO PIECES, IN ORDER TO BACK UP. (NEWER DESIGNS USE TWO PINS FOR THE TWO BRAKE "WINGS", SO THEY DO NOT CATCH ON EACH OTHER.) I HAVE LEARNED THE ONLY WAY AROUND THIS WAS TO ALWAYS PARK IN A PLACE THAT I CAN PULL FORWARD. SINCE THAT IS NOT USUALLY POSSIBLE, I AM NOT ABLE TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE MOST TIMES. I END UP RELYING ON MY ENGINE TO HOLD THE CAR IN GEAR TO KEEP IT FROM ROLLING...NOT A SAFE WAY TO PARK! I DO BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT THEY MISSED MY 2003 MODEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE MY ENGINE MAY NOT STAY IN GEAR ONE OF THESE MOMENTS. CAN ANYONE HELP?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715744May 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715080May 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JANUARY OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714384May 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT AN ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO ALLOW A PASSENGER TO OCCUPY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714249May 3, 2015
ENGINE
AFTER COMING TO STOP OR SLOWING DOWN, WHEN TURNING CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE. FOR ABOUT 7-10 SECONDS WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT TWICE A WEEK. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH ABS LIGHT STAYING OFF AND ON SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO FIX PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION BUT RECURRED AFTER VISIT 4 TIMES. VEHICLE HAS 135,000 MILES. MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713569April 29, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704896April 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704741April 9, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN APRIL 2014. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM VSC) ACTIVATES RANDOMLY CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO BE APPLIED AT RANDOM. THIS WAS A MINOR ANNOYANCE AT FIRST BUT SOON BECAME A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. WHEN INCLEMENT WEATHER HIT IN DECEMBER 2014 THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE TO DRIVE IN EVEN LIGHT SNOW; EVEN WHEN I HAD IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IN JANUARY 2015, IT WAS SNOWING AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT SO THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE INTERMITTENTLY ON THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME. THE THING IS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS OFF-ROAD TIRES AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE IT EXTREMELY STABLE IN ANY WEATHER. IN FEBRUARY 2015, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR CHILDREN AND THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO-WAY STOP PREVENTING IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THEY HAD TO STOP TO PREVENT A COLLISION. A QUESTION: WHAT IF THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME? I APRIL HAD MY SEQUOIA LOOKED AT BY VANDERSTYNE TOYOTA IN ROCHESTER NY AND THEY FOUND THAT THE YAW RATE SENOR HAD A SHORT RESULTING IN CONSTANT APPLICATION OF THE VSC SYSTEM AND QUOTED ME $660.00 TO "FIX" THE ISSUE. I PROCEEDED TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE ON THE NET AND IT APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH OWNERS OF TOYOTA SEQUOIAS, SIENNAS AND SOME 4 RUNNERS. AND MANY OF THE OWNERS WHO HAD THE YAW RATE SENSOR REPLACED CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WILL NOT HAVE THIS WORK DONE IF THERE IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS 100%. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, BBB AND THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704493April 8, 2015
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND VARIOUS OTHER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT 4 TIMES DUE TO RUSTING. DUE TO THE PART RUSTING IT WILL NO LONGER LATCH THE DOOR CLOSED. THE DOOR CAN EITHER POP OPEN AND THUS CAUSE A ISSUE! WHEN IT WON'T LOCK INORDER TO DRIVE THE CAR IT HAS TO BE BUNGEE CORDED SHUT. WHICH ISN'T SAFE EITHER. WE HAVE SPENT ALMOST $3000 ON THESE REPAIRS FROM 2005 UNTIL TODAY. RESEARCHING THE WEB HAS REVEALED THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SEQUOIA SYSTEM. TOYOTA DOESN'T FEEL IT IS A CONCERN WHEN THEIR 1-800 NUMBER IS CALLED AND THE ISSUE REPORTED. I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS A CONCERN AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ASSEMBLY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704499April 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V312000 (AIR BAG) WAS RECEIVED ON APRIL 2, 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703722April 4, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND TURNING INTO/ACROSS TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM ACTIVATES IMPROPERLY, CAUSING LOSS OF NORMAL ACCELERATION RATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-10 SEC (LOWER TIMES ARE ACHIEVED BY REDUCING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR (COUNTER INTUITIVE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC) TO GET THE SYSTEM TO DEACTIVATE. THE ACTIVATION IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE, BUT EXPOSES THE VEHICLE TO CRASHES BY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COME UP TO SPEED QUICKLY- ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA ISSUED RECALL 10V176000 TO CORRECT IN APR 2010. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT RECALL ONLY COVERS EARLY BUILD 2003 SEQUOIAS AND MINE WAS BUILT TWO MONTHS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703492April 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703555April 3, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703089April 1, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702788March 31, 2015
AIR BAGS
NO INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT THIS IS REGARDS TO A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR MODULE. I RECEIVED THE NOTICE TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED BUT I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE IN MY REGION. SO I HAVE A PART THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND TOYOTA CAN NOT GET THE PART TO REPLACE IT. HELPFUL. NO DATE GIVEN AS TO WHEN AVAILABLE. HELPFUL *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701643March 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MAD AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694416March 16, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE REDUCING SPEED, THE TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693101March 9, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND THERE WERE FIVE HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689698February 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
WE WERE NOTIFIED EFFECTIVE JULY 2014 TO NOT HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT DUE TO FAULTY AIR BAGS. DUE TO THE SIZE AND MAKEUP OF OUR FAMILY, THIS MAKES OUR VEHICLE UNUSABLE FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. IT HAS BEEN 7 MONTHS SINCE WE FIRST BECAME AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE HAD TO BORROW OR RENT CARS WHILE WE WAIT FOR THIS TO BE REPLACED. THIS VEHICLE IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE WITH TOWING CAPACITY. WHEN CAN WE EXPECT REMEDY? I'M SURE THERE ARE FAMILIES IN MORE DIRE STRAITS THAN US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689398February 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE BRAKES BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL RAPIDLY UNTIL THE VEHICLE RESPONDED. THE VSC TRACK AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VSC SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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