2001 Toyota Sequoia complaints

FAULTY LATCH ON REAR HATCH. UNABLE TO OPEN WITH EITHER KEY OR WITH REMOTE. IT IS STUCK BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WITH EITHER THE LATCH OR THE LOCK. *JB

DURING NORMAL DRIVING VSC, TRAC CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL LIT UP. LIGHTS GO OFF AND COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE BEEN ON EDMUNDS WEBSITE AND SEE TOO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. IT WILL COST ON THE AVERAGE OVER $1,000 TO CORRECT. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS TOO YOUNG AND EXPENSIVE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL. *JB

DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON RT. 301 IN BOWIE, MD. BEGAN TO SLOW AND MOVED RIGHT INTO THE EXIT LANE TOWARDS MOUNT OAK RD. WEST BOUND. HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LEANED OVER TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKING POWER WAS GREATLY REDUCED AND THE SEQUOIA WAS BASICALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. WAS ABLE TO STEER SLIGHT TOWARDS THE RIGHT TO AVOID BEING PULLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC. IMPACTED A SAFETY MEDIAN, DESIGNED TO PROTECT CARS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THOSE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, AND CROSSED COMPLETELY OVER IT THE WHEEL HUB HAD SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE TIRE, WHEEL RIM, HUB, STEERING RACK, STEERING TIE ROD, CONTROL ARMS, BRAKE LINES, DRIVE AXLE, ETC. HAD ALL BEEN DAMAGE SEVERELY. PICTURES OF THE SCENE SHOW A SINGLE SKID MARK FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL CLEARLY. THE SINGLE SKID MARK INDICATES THAT ONE WHEEL WAS NOT ROTATING AT ALL, WHILE THE OTHER THREE WERE ROTATING FREELY, OR UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I FOUND NO MY 2001 RECALLS. I LATER FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V225000 INDICATING A RECALL DUE TO FAILED BALL JOINTS IN THE 2002-2004 SEQUOIA. THE SEQUOIA MODEL WAS FIRST AVAILABLE AS A MY2001 AND INITIAL INTRODUCTION WAS LATE IN 2000. MY2002 STARTED IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 2001. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT SO QUICKLY AFTER THE MODEL INTRODUCTION TOYOTA WOULD MAKE MAJOR CHANGES IN THE SUSPENSION AND/OR BALL JOINTS. IT WAS BY LUCK ONLY THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. ALSO, A BUZZING NOISE COMES FROM THE FUSE BOX WHILE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. AS A RESULT OF THE HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON, THE BATTERY RUNS DOWN. THE ONLY WAY TO START SEQUOIA IS TO JUMP/BOOST WITH ANOTHER CAR/BATTERY. LEGACY TOYOTA, 4115 JONESBORO ROAD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, 770.964.8888 REPLACED THE FUSE BOX JUNCTION BLOCK ASSEMBLY AND BLOCK ASSEMBLY ON 11/30/04. I TOOK THE SEQUOIA BACK TO LEGACY THIS MORNING FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT IS MAKING A POPPING NOISE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT OFFERING A REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THEY HAVE A REMEDY CAMPAIGN ON THE SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA FOR 2002-2004. THEY ARE NOT OFFERING A REMEDY CAMPAIGN FOR THE 2001 SEQUOIA EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT ENDS ARE THE SAME. I AM CONCERNED NOT ONLY FOR MY FAMILY, OTHER OWNERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WALK, RIDE AND DRIVE ON OUR PUBLIC ROADS. WHEN THE BALL JOINTS FAILS THE VEHICLE WILL WRECK AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO ALL PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE OR CLOSE TO THE ACCIDENT. IT DOES NOT MAKE ANY SINCE THAT THE 2002-2004 SEQUOIA AND TUNDRAS HAVE A REMEDY CAMPAIGN AND THE 2001 SEQUOIA DOES NOT WHEN THEY HAVE THE SAME FRONT END. *NM

VEHICLE: 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2WD. FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEM. SINCE OBTAINING THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2001 I NOTICED A PROBLEM IN THE STABILITY OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (I-10 TOYOTA IN INDIO) ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL (O5V225000) I ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WAS THE TROUBLE THAT I HAD ALL ALONG WITH THE SEQUOIA. WHEN I LOOKED INTO THE RECALL IT TURNED OUT THAT IT REFERRED TO 2002 TO 2004 VEHICLES ONLY. COMMON SENSE TELLS ME THAT IF THE TROUBLE EXISTED ON SUBSEQUENT MODELS AFTER ITS INCEPTION TO THE MARKET, IT IS ONLY OBVIOUS THAT 2001 MODELS ARE TO BE INCLUDED. I UNDERSTAND THAT RECALL LETTERS WILL BE ISSUED STARTING IN JULY 2005. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I AM AWARE THAT 2001 MODELS WILL NOT BE INCLUDED AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT 2001 YEAR MODELS ARE ALSO RECALLED. THE INSTABILITY WITH THE FRONT END CONTINUES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES TO DIFFERENT TYPES AND THE INSTABILITY CONTINUES. PLEASE VERIFY WITH YOUR INTERNAL ENGINEERS IF THE BALL JOINTS UTILIZED ON 2001 MODELS WERE ANY DIFFERENT THAN LATTER MODELS. YOU WILL FIND THAT THE SAME MECHANISMS HAVE BEEN USED UNTIL NOW THAT THIS ISSUE IS BEING ADDRESSED BY YOUR OFFICE. YOUR ATTENTION AND SUBSEQUENT POSITIVE INCLUSION OF MY PETITION IS APPRECIATED. HECTOR CASAS

MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 39000 MILES AND THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. I BROUGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THE COMPRESSOR IS A DEALER ONLY ITEM. COST OF REPAIR IS $3140!!!! NOW I HAVE A $50,000 TRUCK WITH NO AIR.THERE IS A NTSB OUT ON THE TRUCK THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE COMPRESSOR HAS TO BE DEFECTIVE.

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA EXPERIENCING MAJOR ISSUES WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR *JB

VEHICLE (SUV) RUMBLES WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED SUDDENLY DURING DRIVING. IS THE RUMBLING CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM? IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE? *JB

LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON INTERSTATE 10 AT 70 MPH. IT WAS ORIGINAL TIRE INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. CAR MILEAGE WAS 34,400. DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT21, P265/70/R16. DAMAGES TO CAR $1590.00. TIRE WAS THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT, AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE. DEMAND REIMBURSEMENT OF DEDUCTIBLE AND FREE REPLACEMENT OF FULL SET OF TIRES.*AK

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC/TRAC) WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT FUNCTION FOR NO APPARENT REASON, CAUSING VSC/TRAC LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE AND POTENTIALLY COMPROMISING VEHICLE SAFETY. DIAGNOSTIC CHECK OF VEHICLE REVEALS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND/OR A SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY THAT IS PRONE TO INTERMITTENT FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. REPLACEMENT OF THE PARTS IN QUESTION ARE PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE (OVER $1,000) AND ONLY COVERED UP TO 3YR/36K MILE ON THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A DEFINITE FAILURE TREND PRESENT IN THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THEM, GIVEN THE TSBS THAT EXIST FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL TO ENSURE ALL VEHICLES, ESPECIALLY ONES OUT OF WARRANTY COVERAGE, ARE REPAIRED PROPERLY. *JB

"OIL LEAK FROM REAR AXLE SEAL. BOTH SIDE AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND TURNED THE REAR ROTORS DUE TO GREASE BUILD UP ON SURFACES FROM THE AXLE SEAL LEAK. *BF *TC *JB

DEFECTIVE DUNLOP TIRE INSIDE COMING APART. TIRES HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *BF BOTH TIRES SEEMED TO HAVE HAD LARGE INDENTS WITHIN THE TREAD ON THE INSIDE SHOULDER. *SC

THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT 10,000 MILES ,AND CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM TODAY. I HAVE TAKEN MY SEQUOIA TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK DRIVE SHAFT THUMPING/LURCHING AT THE END OF A FULL STOP CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM. FUEL GAGE FAILURE - THE FUEL GAGE REMAINS BELOW EMPTY.

SQUEALING BRAKES AND SEVERE WARPED ROTORS CAUSING VIBRATIONS WHILE BRAKING. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT CALIPERS AND ROTORS ARE INSUFFICIENT FOR THE VEHICLE. TSB ISSUED TO REPAIR IF UNDER WARRANTY, OTHERWISE COST IS $2000. AFTER ONE WEEK OF DRIVING, FOLLOWING A REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS AND PADS, NOTICE AN EXTREME VIBRATION. DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS ARE HEATING UP REAL FAST. NOTIFIED THAT THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE BRAKES TO FAIL IF NOT FIXED PROPERLY. MY SAFETY COULD BE JEOPARDIZED BY THIS DEFECT. VEHICLE COST IS $40K WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS TO CORRECT A KNOWN DEFECT DISCOVERED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. I EXPECT MORE FOR MY INITIAL EXPENSE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE THERE ARE ANY INCIDENCES OF BRAKE FAILURE CAUSING INJURY TO ANYONE. *JB

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, V-8, 2WD. VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING DUE TO WARPED FRONT ROTORS. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED, BUT WARP SOON AFTER DUE TO HEAT BUILDUP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY TOYOTA AND INCLUDED IN TSB-BR000R-02, TSB-BR001-03). NEW ROTORS AND CALIPERS ARE NEEDED, BUT DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE FOR A FEE AS MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

THE CHILD SEAT WAS DIFFICULT TO INSTALL. *NM THE VEHICLES LATCH STRAPS WERE TOO SMALL TO INSTALL THE CAR SEAT REAR FACING. (DOREL JUVENILLE GROUP. MODEL# INTERA -22-460-BDF. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2004 I BROUGHT IN MY SEQUOIA FOR SERVICE. I HAD COMPLAINED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) AND THE AIR CONDITIONING ENGAGES THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD. THE LAST TIME THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED, SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE, HAD RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SERVICE TECH INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTAS REGIONAL FACTORY TECHNICIAN NEEDED TO VERIFY THEIR OWN ASSESSMENT AND APPROVE THE WARRANTY WORK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HE ALSO STATED VERY SPECIFICALLY THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH, 2004 GLENN KASHIMA, SERVICE DIRECTOR FROM TUSTIN TOYOTA CALLED ME. HE INFORMED ME THAT THE FACTORY TECHNICIAN HAD BEEN OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR. HE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAR WAS OPERATING WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. HE TOLD ME THAT I COULD PICK THE CAR UP. I MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE. FIRST THEY TELL ME THAT THE HAVE IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM, HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE, AND IT WILL BE COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. THEN THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH, 2004 I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE WITH GLENN KASHIMA. HE AGAIN REITERATED THAT THE CAR WAS OPERATING WITHIN SPECS. THIS IN SPITE OF HIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE FACT THAT HIS OWN TECHNICIAN HAD DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, ETC. HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD ASKED HIS TECHNICIAN IF HIS FOOT HAD BEEN PUSHING STRONGLY ON THE BRAKE WHEN HE H

FAILURE REGUARDING TO TIRES....IN PARTICULAR TO TOYO TIRES / OPEN COUNTRY, 265/R70/16. HE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN THE TREAD GROOVES. AND NOT JUST ONE TIRE ALL FOUR TIRES, TO TOP THAT ALL OFF THESE ARE THE SECOND SET....THE FIRST ONE'S WERE ALREADY REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ORIGINALS HAD ONLY LESS THAN 10,000MILES WHEN I, HAD NOTICED THE CRACKING, TOYO TIRES REPLACED ALL FOUR BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT( ALL FOUR TIRE WERE CRACKED). THE REPLACEMENT SET ALSO CRACKED THE SAME WAY, BUT I, HAD JUST NOTICED THE DEFECT....ALMOST 45,000MILES LATER (AGAIN ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CRACKED THE SAME WAY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD DIFFERENT AND CHANGING STORIES. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW ARE THESE TIRES SAFE....I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILIES SAFETY, ARE THESE TIRES GOING TO EXPLODE AS THEY DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY(WE HAVE A LARGE SUV). THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT. I CAN SEND A COPY OF THE BILLS AND THE AUTHORIZATION NUMBERS FOR THE REPLACEMENTS (SECOND SET / ALL FOUR). ALSO I AM WILLING TO SEND THE TIRES. HOW CAN THIS BE 8 TIRES ALL CRACK THE SAME WAY, IS THIS A BIG DEFECT? OR DOES THE, NUMBER OF DEATHS, BOX NEED A NUMBER IN IT FIRST?*AK

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE REPLACING OLD BRAKES. WHEN I INQUIRED AT MY TOYOTA DEALER, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TSB FOR MY PROBLEM BUT BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS JUST A TSB RELATED TO IT AND I AM MY WARRANTY PERIOD HAS EXPIRED THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO FIX THEIR DESIGN PROBLEM. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT DUE TO THE VIBRATIONS CAUSED DURING BRAKING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD CHALLENGE ANYONE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO UNDERSTAND MY CONCERN. TO DATE, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH ANYONE WITHIN TOYOTA'S CORPORATE OFFICE.*AK

THE FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2001 SEQUOIA WAS REPLACED AND UPGRADED. *MR THE BRAKE JOBS WERE PERFORMED AT THE FOLLOWING MILEAGES: 15K, 25K, 30K, 55K, AND 74K MILES. THE LEFT WHEEL RATTLED OVER THE ROUGH ROAD, THE REAR LEFT STRUT MADE A NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS DUE TO A BROKEN SHOCK, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. *SC *JB

BOUGHT NOVEMBER 4TH 2000. NEW TIRES AT 20000. SMELLED EXAHUST WHEN VENTS ARE IN RECYLCE MODE. HAVE A DAMAGED EXAHUST MANIFOLD AT 55,000. DEALER HAS SATED THAT NONE OF THESE ARE UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. I BUY TOYOTAS FOR RELIABLITY AND SERVICE. I FEEL THAT I HAVE NOT HAD THE SERVICE NOR THE RELIABILITY EXPECTED. IT WOULD BE A GOOD SIGN OF COMMITTMENT IF TOTYOTA DOES HONOR A SOLUTION TO THESE TWO PROBLEMS, EXAHUST MANIFOLD/EXAHUST ENTERING CABIN. *AK

PURCHASED 2001 SEQUIOA APPROX. 7/2001 SLOANE TOYOTA- DEVON, PA. APPROX. 13K CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDERS WHEN BRAKING. DEALER ADVISED NEEDED NEW BRAKES REASON "DUE TO THE SIZE OF VEHICLE, IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR BRAKES NEED REPLACING EVERY 8-13K MILES" WAS LATER ADVISED ROTORS NEED GRINDING. SERVICE GUY SAID I MUST HAVE "HIT THE BRAKES REAL HARD." NO WAY. I BABY THIS CAR. DEALER THEN ADVISED ROTOR WORK WAS UNDER WARRANTY.NOW LIFE OF ROTORS COMPROMISED. I WAS NOT ADVISED ABOUT TSB RE: ROTORS/ BRAKE CALIPERS. 7/28/2004 WENT FOR OIL CHANGE. WAS ADVISED I NEEDED BRAKE PADS =$250, VEHICLE NOW HAS 19K. AGAIN I'M REMINDED " BIG CARS NEED TO HAVE BRAKES REPLACED EVERY 15 -20K IF NOT SOONER." IS APPARENT SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN "COACHED" TO FOLLOW SCRIPT RE: BRAKE/ ROTOR PROBS W/VEHICLE. FOUND MANY POSTS ON INTERNET RE: THIS PROB. DEALERS ALL OVER U.S. FEEDING CONSUMERS SAME LINE. IS INSANITY TO HAVE CONSUMERS INSTALL BRAKES EVERY 15K-20K MILES (NORMAL DRIVING) AND ROTORS GOUND EVERY 13K. ALSO- TIRES THAT CAME W/CAR ARE BALD/NEED REPLACING. DUNLOPS (SORRY, DON'T HAVE THE MODEL HANDY AND I WANT POST TO GO). VERY LOW MILEAGE ON CAR, IT SHOULD BE "MINT." CONSUMERS APPARENTLY EXPECTED TO REPLACE BRAKES/ TIRES AND HAVE THE ROTORS GROUND EVERY 13K - 19K MILES FOR LIFE OF VEHICLE. CONSIDERING COST OF VEHICLE DEALERS SHOULD OWN UP TO THE VEHICLE FAULTS, ADVISE CONSUMERS OF CURRENT PROBS AND "REPLACE" (NOT GRIND) BADLY ENGINEERED PARTS, TIRES, ETC. AND EAT THOSE SERVICE COSTS. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE FACT

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER TOYOTA TUNDRA AND SEQUOIA OWNERS: EARLY WARPING OF THE FRONT DISC ROTORS WHICH RESULTS IN SEVERE BRAKE VIBRATIONS AND LOSS OF STOPPING POWER. ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TOYOTA AND INDEPENDENT BRAKE SPECIALISTS TURN THE ROTORS AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS ON AN AVERAGE OF ONCE EVERY 4000 MILES SINCE OWNING THE CAR AND NOW AM ON MY SECOND SET OF ROTORS. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO SOLUTION. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED WITHOUT TOYOTA INFORMING ME OF A SERVICE BULLETIN RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT DURING MY SERVICE CALLS WHICH WOULD MANDATE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE CALIPERS. NOW, AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF MY WARRANTY THEY INFORM ME OF A TSB THAT WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW I HAVE TO PAY $1400. SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS ON MYCARSTATS.COM RELATE THAT THE REPLACEMENT CALIPERS DO NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS TRYING TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. NOT A FAULTY RADIO OR A FAULTY DOME LIGHT. PEOPLE WILL DIE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DO RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND MANDATE TOYOTA TO ENACT A PROPER AND SAFE SOLUTION NOW.*AK

UNABLE TO OPEN REAR LIFTGATE. THE LATCH THAT IS USED TO RELEASE THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD STICK AND YOU CANNOT RELEASE THE LIFTGATE. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE THE LOCK MECHANISM WAS SEVERELY CORRODED AND BOTH THE REAR LATCH AND LOCK ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PARTS ALONE COST APPROX $140.00 MY MECHANIC HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA FOR THE PARTS AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE 3 OTHER SEQUOIAS IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *AK

PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 14,647 MILES ON BRAND NEW VEHICLE. EXTREME PULL TO THE RIGHT, SHIMMIE, VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING, LOSS OF VSC ABILITIES. REPEATEDLY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES AND BRAKES BECAUSE OF MALFUNCTION. TIRES ARE WEARING TO THE METAL IN UNCONVENTIONAL MANNER. TOYOTA REPEATEDLY DISREGARDED AND DISMISSED MY CONCERNS, TELLING ME "THE ROADS IN AZ SLANT TO THE RIGHT, HENCE YOUR VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT". AFTER TWO YEARS OF FIGHTING WITH THEM REGARDING THIS, THEY NOW ADMIT TO CALIPER/DRUM PROBLEM BUT MAINTAIN I HAVE TO PAY TO CORRECT IT BECAUSE NOW I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 14K MILES, THEY CONTEND THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND NOT THEIRS. THESE ARE ONLY A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS FORM REQUESTS A # OF FAILURES; I DO NOT HAVE A NUMBER TO GIVE YOU, AS THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT, CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT CEASED. I HAVE HAD 4 SETS OF TIRES AND REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE CUT THE THROTTLE BACK FROM IDLING. THIS CAUSED THE WHEELS TO SPIN, THEN VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD ON ITS OWN, AND STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED, BUT IT WAS UNSAFE TO OPERATE IT. *AK

FAILURE: ROTOR, PADS, & CALIPERS.E BOUGHT THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN 2001 NEW AND WITHIN A YEARS TIME WE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. A YEAR LATER OUR SEQUOIA STARTED TO VIBRATE, AND THATS WHEN OUR NEIGHBOR TOLD US THAT THEY HAD A TSB ON THE SEQUOIA. WE TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE ROTORS, PADS, AND CALIPERS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS NOW, AND THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT LAST SUMMER IN MAY THE AIR CONDITIONER NO LONGER WORKED. I TOOK IT TO MY GARAGE WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE COMPRESSOR NO LONGER WORKED. MILEAGE WAS 39,000 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. THE WHOLE AC SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACING WHICH I DID NOT MIND BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET RID OF THE MOLD SMELL. MY GARAGE WAS ABLE TO FIND A USED SYSTEM WHICH I HAD PUT IN AT WHAT I CONSIDERED A VERY HIGH EXPENSE. ALMOST TO THE DAY MY AC HAS CRASHED AGAIN. I'M LOOKING INTO MY OPTIONS RIGHT NOW. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM A YEAR APART WITH DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. LOOKS LIKE A LEMON TO ME. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUIOA THAT HAS A VIBRATION THAT COMES THROUGH THE ENTIRE FRONT DASH ESPECIALLY DURING DOWNHILL BRAKING. THE TSB IS SUPPOSEDLY FOR CARS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY ONLY. HOWEVER, MINE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THEY ISSUED THE TSB. I ALSO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT ALL. ALSO, THE FOGLIGHT IN THE FRONT BUMPER HAS MOISTURE INSIDE OF IT THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED. THE LAST THING IS THE FEELING THAT SOMEONE HAS JUST BUMPED YOU FROM BEHIND WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. *AK

TOYOTA SEQUIOA 2001 STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOP AND IN GEAR. ON MANY OCCASION WHILE GETTING READY TO ENTERING INTO TRAFFIC OR PROCEEDING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUT OFF STRANDING VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD OR INTERSECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

BOUGHT A 2001 SEQUOIA FROM DEALER IN MARCH 01. STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITHIN 5000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG, AND PROCEEDED TO CHARGE US OVER $500.00 FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT. THE TRUCK NOW HAS ABOUT 50K ON IT AND IS NOT DRIVEN HARD AT ALL. FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT EVERY 10K MILES. NOW, THE FRONT END VIBRATES ALL OVER THE PLACE WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP. IT DOES NOT VIBRATE AS BADLY WHEN STOPPING MORE SUDDENLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IT TREMBLED VIOLENTLY.*AK

AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SLID INSIDE DOOR-COULD NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH LOCKING MECHANISM ON REAR DOOR (LIFTGATE). SOMETIMES I CAN'T UNLCOK IT WITH MY KEY-I HAVE TO UNLOCK FROM INSIDE AT THE DRIVER'S MASTER CONTROL.*AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON 09-30-2002. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE THE PARKING BRAKE NEVER REMAINS TAUNT DESPITE 5 VISITS IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. ALSO THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR NOTED BY VIBRATION NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES ACCORDING TO ALL THE DOCUMENTATION THAT I HAVE. I HAVE ALL THE PREVIOUS OWNER'S SERVICE RECORDS AS THEY WERE DILIGENT ABOUT HAVING THE WORK PERFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP, AS AM I. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 65K MILES AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO REPLACE ALL PADS & ROTORS AT NO CHARGE. I HAVE HAD THE OTHER NOTED PROBLEM WITH THE VSC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT COMMING ON INTERMETANTLY FOR NO APPEARANT REASON.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT I HAVE REPLACE THE BRAKES ON 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS BECAUSE OF A VIBRATION PROBLEM WHEN BRAKING ON HILLS AND AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR MY WIFE TO DRIVE AS SHE FEELS LIKE SHE MIGHT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VIBRATIONS ARE STRONG ENOUGH.*AK

BRAKE SYSTEM. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING AT UKNOWN SPEED AND DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE AND PROCEEDING TO DRIVE CONSUMER NOTICED DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS A TSB BR005-02 FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB

WE HAVE A TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THE PROBLEMS ARE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT OPERATING ALL THE TIME. IT DOES NOT ENGAGE SOMETIMES AND DOES NOT STAY IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ONE EXAMPLE IS MY WIFE HAD SIX FRIENDS IN THE VEHICLE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT STAY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL MADE THE ENGINE LOOSE POWER SO SHE SLID BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. NO ONE WOULD RIDE IN OUR 4WHEEL DRIVE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL MAKES THE ENGINE LOOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS ALSO A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME REPAIRS AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND IS STILL NOT WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION FOR SERVICE ON OUR SEQUOIA. WE HAVE DONE INTERNET RESEARCH THROUGH NHTSA AND HAVE FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER HAVING A BAD ODER FROM BACTERIA GROWING, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS LOOSE AND THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS MADE A LOUD NOISE. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ON ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NHTSA, COMSUMER AFFAIRS OF CALIFORNIA AND YOU. WE WANT TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW AND GET OUR MONEY BACK. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH TOYOTA ARBRITRATION BUT ARE GETTING NOWHERE. WE HAVE HAD TOYOTA'S PREVIOUSLY AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON.

TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2001. REAR LIFTGATE GLASS IS LOWERED BY ITSELF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING AND LOCKED-UP. HIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO ME BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I NOTICED IT ONCE IN NOVEMBER 2003. SUSPECTED THAT THE KEY ON THE REMOTE CONTROL THAT LOWERS THE LIFTGATE WINDOW MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY BEEN DEPRESSED, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO LOWER. THEN DECIDED TO HAVE THE MANUAL LOCK THAT DISABLES ALL POWER WINDOW AND LIFTGATE GLASS SWITCHES DEPRESSED TO DISABLE THE POWER WINDOW OPTIONS. VERIFIED THAT WITH THIS KEY DEPRESSED, I COULD NOT LOWER THE LIFYGATE WINDOW NEITHER BY DEPRESSING THE REMOTE CONTROL KEY, NOR BY THE SWITCH ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN IN DECEMBER 2003, ON TWO OCCASIONS, I NOTICED THAT ON TWO OCCASIONS THE LIFTGATE WINDOW HAD LOWERED BY ITSELF. I ENSURDED THAT THE KEY FOR DISABLING THE POWER WINDOW AND LIFTGATE GLASS WAS STILL ENGAGED. CALLED THE DEALER. TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETINE FOR REPLACING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (FOR POWER LOCK AND LOWERING THE LIFTGATE GLASS). I HAVE AGREED TO REPLACING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNITS, BUT STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH TOYOTA'S POSITION THAT CHANGING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT WILL ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE KEY TO DISENGAGE THE POWER WINDOW AND REAR LIFTGATE GLASS KEYS IS ENGAGE. I SUSPECT THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH A CONTROL MODULE ACTIVATING THE LIFTGATE MOTOR RATHER THAN THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (BASED ON THE CONDITION UNDER WITH THE LIFTGATE GLASS IN MY CAR HAS BEEN LOWERED ON TWO OCCASIONS

GAS GAUGE ERRONEOUSLY INDICATES NO FUEL IN GAS TANK (INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT, THAT HAPPENS WHEN FUEL LEVEL IS IN THE 2/3 TO 1/2 RANGE. PROBLEM LASTS FOR A SHORT WHILE AND WILL GO AWAY AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK DROPS. TOYOTA DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS NO TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD NOT LOCK, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 SEQUOIA AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT 20,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY FIXED IT. AGAIN AT 43,000 MILES IT DID THE SAME THING. AGAIN AT 55,000 MILES, THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE CALIPERS, FRONT PADS AND DISC. THE DEALER STATED BRAKE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE, SORRY. *PH THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS UNDERSIZED AND REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM WITH LARGER ROTOR AND CALIPERS. *SCC *JB

SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, VSC INITIALIZES ON DRY STRAIGHT PAVEMENT, AT LOW SPEEDS. RETURNED TO LOCAL CT DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. NO PROBLEM FOUND. ON A RECENT TRIP, DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, STRAIGHT ROAD, 70MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMING APART. THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WENT FROM THE RIGHT TO LEFT LANE AND INTO THE MEDIAN. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AND NO ROLLOVER OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THE VSC WAS THE CAUSE. THIS TIME THE VSC WOULD NOT RESET. TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN JONESBORO, AR. THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND STATED THIS WAS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH THE VSC. *NLM

ABNORMAL WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. *NLM

FRONT DISC BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, AND DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FRONT BRAKE ACTUATOR UPGRADE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. NOW SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, DEALER TELLS THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIR MUST BE DONE BY 36,000 MILES. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS A "PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN" WHICH MEANS THAT THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, AND NEWER, IMPROVED COMPONENTS WILL SOLVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, NOW VIBERATE VIOLENTLY, AND IT IS NOW DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM RATES OF SPEED OF 50 MPH. THIS MUST BE A SAFETY ISSUE!*AK