2002 Toyota Sequoia complaints

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I WAS EXPERIENCING NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING AND LOST CONTROL AND THE WHEEL FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC'S REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE LOWER BALL JOINT, THE LEFT AXLE SEAL AND THE LEFT OUTER TIRE ROD. UNFORTUNATELY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT 21265/70/R16 ON TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002, WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY YET IF THE VEHICLE IS TOTAL LOSS OR IF CAN BE REPAIRED BECAUSE AS CONSEQUENCE OF TREAD SEPARATION THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL AND IS BADLY DAMAGE. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE INJURED, BUT NOT TOO BAD BUT. IN ADDITION THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AFTER THE IMPACT. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME LEGAL ADVISE TO SEE IF DUNLOP COMPANY WILL HONOR MY LOSS AND TOYOTA COMPANY. I BOUGHT THIS SUV AS "CERTIFIED USE VEHICLE" AND THE EXPIRATION DATE WILL BE ON 2008. *JB

STEERING LOSS AND SEPARATION OF THE BALL JOINTS FROM SOCKET CAUSING A CRASH. AT THE TIME THE TWO FAILURES OCCURRED, IT CAUSED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL & TIRE TO BUCKLE UNDER VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID BETWEEN 250 FEET TO 300 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THIS INCIDENT PROVED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MANUFACTURED PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE. NOTICE OF SUCH "RECALL FROM TOYOTA" COULD OF PREVENTED THIS INCIDENT IF A NOTICE WAS RECEIVED. FURTHER, I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND STEERING LOSS. IT WASN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS INSPECTED BY THE MECHANIC. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT (APPROX. 4-6 MONTHS AGO) IN WHICH WAS STILL NOT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *JB

BRAKE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AND GO OFF WHEN DRIVING, BUT MY MANUAL SAID THIS IS OKAY. THEN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON AND STAY ON BUT IT DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR, ONLY HALF THE TIME. *NM

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF FROM NORMAL USE. AS A RESULT WE HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. AS THESE ARE POWER WINDOWS THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FAILURE. *NM

I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4X2. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED ON DEC. 20, 2006. MY TOYOTA SPECIALIST COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT SAID THAT THE SEQUOIA'S SEEM TO HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS RELATING TO BRAKES AND COMPUTERS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON JAN. 8, 2007 AND THEY SAID IT HAS BEEN A COMMON/ONGOING PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM THOUGH. THEY COULD FIX THE ECC (ELECTRICAL COMPUTER COMPONENT) AT THE COST OF $1,600. I SAID NO THANKS. *JB

VSC DASH LIGHT ("IDIOT LIGHT") HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY ON NOW FOR THE LAST 10,000 MILES (CURRENT ODOMETER = 51,000 +/-). THE LIGHT WAS ON INTERMITTENTLY STARTING BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS 1-1/2 YEARS OLD (<25,000 MILES.) *JB IN ADDITION TO THE VSC LIGHT, THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT STAYS ON (ORIGINALLY ILLUMINATED ONLY WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED.), PLUS THE ABS LIGHT IS CONSISTENTLY LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA MORE THAN ONCE WITH THE VSC/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS COMPLAINT, BUT TOYOTA WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEM UNTIL A SERVICE PERFORMED AFTER THE 36,000 MI WARRANTY EXPIRED, AT WHICH POINT THE DEALER THOUGHT AN ABS COMPUTER REPLACEMENT MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THIS 36,000 MILE POINT DESPITE INTERMITTENT EVENTS OCCURRING VERY EARLY ON.

"VSC/TRAC" WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON, AND CAR TRIES TO GO BACK/FORWARD AT THE SAME TIME. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 66,000 MILES ON IT, AND PROBLEM IS CHRONIC. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS IN TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. DATE OF MOST RECENT INCIDENT IS RECORDED BELOW. *NM

I OWN A '02 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 71,000 MILES THAT IS NOW OFF FACTORY WARRANTY. MY VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAY ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY ADVISED THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER (ECC) REQUIRED REPLACING. THE VSC ALONE IS $2200.00. THE ABS AND VSC SYSTEMS DO NOT FUNCTION NOW AND I LIVE IN DENVER, COLORADO, WHERE THERE ARE FREQUENT SNOWS. MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN USE THIS VEHICLE EVERYDAY AND I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY AS SHE HAS SLID THROUGH TWO STOP SIGNS ALREADY. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR OF SEQUOIA. *JB

DOOR HANDLE BREAKING: 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA (1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE NOTHING ABNORMAL. HOUSEWIFE EXITING VEHICLE AFTER DROPPING KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED IN HALF, RENDERING NO EXIT FROM VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE, OTHER THAN ROLLING DOWN ELECTRIC WINDOW, AND REACHING OUTSIDE, OPENING WITH EXTERIOR HANDLE. ALTHOUGH THE IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES IN THIS CASE WERE MINIMAL, IF THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE WERE FLAWED ON A LARGE SCALE, IT IS PROBABLE THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WILL BREAK REPEATEDLY, (ALSO CONFIRMED WITH TECHNICIAN, "WE REPLACE THESE ALL THE TIME".) THE DEADLY COMBINATION OF AN ACCIDENT, AND SUBSEQUENT HIGH-STRESS CONDITIONS, POTENTIALLY CREATING A LIFE-THREATENING CIRCUMSTANCE OF AN EMERGENCY EXIT, RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER AMOUNT OF FORCE TO BE USED THAN NORMAL, I.E. YANKING THE HANDLE TO GET OUT. BOTTOM LINE, IF A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER CASUALLY EXITING A VEHICLE WILL SNAP IT IN HALF, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PERSON IS INHALING SMOKE SURROUNDED BY FLAMES, TRYING TO GET THEIR KIDS OUT? THEY WILL EXERT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE ON THE HANDLE TO GET OUT, SNAPPING IT IN HALF, THE WINDOW METHOD WILL NOT WORK, OR NOT COME TO MIND. ISSUE A RECALL, OR AT A MINIMUM, OBTAIN FROM TOYOTA THE NUMBER OF DOOR HANDLES REPLACED IN AFTER-MARKET PARTS. UNFORTUNATELY, TOYOTA POSTURES ITSELF THAT THIS IS A WARRANTY ITEM. IT IS NOT. HUMAN LIFE IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. THIS IS A MATTER FOR THE NHTSA TO DECIDE. *NM

I BOUGHT A "TOYOTA CERTIFIED" 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN LATE '04. ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS INTO OWNERSHIP - MY VSC (TRACTION CONTROL) SYSTEM BEGAN HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES - 2 FULL-DAY TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP MADE NO RESULTS - THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER 4-6 MONTHS LATER, THE VSC FAILED COMPLETELY, AND AFTER INVESTIGATION, I FIND THE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. THE FAILURE LEAVES ME WITHOUT ABS AND WITHOUT VSC (TWO OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THE CAR I DID) AND AT AN INCREASED RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT, AS WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL ABS THE BRAKES LOCK QUITE EASILY. CALLS TO MY DEALERSHIP HAVE LEFT ME WITH THE IMPRESSION THE FIX WILL BE IN THE $2000 NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I HAVEN'T YET COME UP WITH THAT. THE INCIDENT DATE IS APPROXIMATE TO THE START OF THE ISSUES. *JB

I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES OF THE BACK HATCH LATCH ASSEMBLY BREAKING AND BECOMING UNLATCHED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE LATCH ASSEMBLY BECAME UNLATCHED AFTER THE REAR WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN. IN EACH CASE THE REAR HATCH WOULD NOT RELATCH AND TO BE TIED SHUT. THE LATCH ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED BY A DEALER IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE HATCH TO OPERATION IN EACH CASE. DURING THE THIRD REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR HATCH LATCH ASSEMBLY THE DEALER TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE LATCH OPERATING CABLE HARNESS WAS ROUTED INCORRECTLY INSIDE THE REAR HATCH WHICH IS WHY THE REAR WINDOW WAS PUTTING STRESS ON IT AND DAMAGING THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE LATCH BROKE TWICE IN 08/2002, AND AGAIN IN 06/2005. *NM

INSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE. CAN NOT EXIT VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. *NM

1)TOOK MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM 50,000 MILE SERVICE. THEY PERFORMED THE SERVICE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR I NOTICED VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) AND ABS LIGHTS WERE OFF. *JB 2) I ASKED THE DEALER TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THAT THE ECU (COMPUTER) THAT CONTROLS THESE SAFETY SYSTEMS HAD FAILED ITSELF AND DISABLED THE ABOVE MENTIONED SAFETY FEATURES. 3) THE DEALER WANTS $2300 FROM ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *JB

BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/L ALENZA SUV TIRE FAILURE WITH ABOUT 3000 MILES ON THE TIRE. COMPLETE 360 DEGREE TREAD SEPARATION FROM SIDEWALL ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE--INSIDE WALL MOSTLY INTACT. TOYOTA SEQUOIA GOING 65 MPH ON I-90 OUT OF SEATTLE NOTICED VIBRATION. VIEW IN MIRROR SAW SMOKE. LEFT REAR TIRE DAMAGED. GOODSAM ROADSIDE HELP WAS CALLED. TOW TRUCK CAME AND PUT ON OUR SPARE FOR US. *NM

DURING THE PAST FEW MONTHS 'VSC TRAC" ,"VSC OFF","SLIP OR SKID","ABS",LIGHTS IS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS LIKE MAKING TURNS AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP, EVEN THOUGH THE PAVEMENT IS DRY THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME EVER SINCE, BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY APPLY CAUSING THE CAR TO CUT OFF OR PREVENT THE CAR FROM ACCELERATING THUS RESULTS IN NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR, THERE WERE INSTANCES THAT MAKING TURNS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE BEHIND YOU CAN HIT YOU DUE TO THE FACT THAT FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED BECAUSE THE ABS/VSC SYSTEMS OVERRIDE YOU FROM ACCELERATING BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT IN ONLINE FORUMS LIKE EDMUNDS.COM TUDRASOLUTIONS.COM, AND THERE WAS A DISCUSSION IN THERE THAT SOMEONE'S CAR WITH THE VSC FAILURE CAUGHT ON FIRE, PLS INVESTIGATE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE, THE KEY LOCK ASSEMBLY WOULD NOT OPEN AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE REAR LIFT GATE LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

IN 8/06 I NOTICED A ROARING/GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM MY END. L. BEARING REPLACED X2. PROBLEM REMAINED. THEN REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT BEARING. STILL TO NO AVAIL. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO TOYOTA IN TAMPA WHO STATED THE REPLACED BEARING HAD BEEN PRESSED IN TOO TIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC WHO THEN TOOK THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY OVER TOYOTA IN CLEARWATER TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. STILL NO RESOLUTION. TIRE PROBLEM? SO, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE TIRE KINGDOM WHO PUT ON NEW MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN SUV TIRES. PROBLEM REMAINED. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY THEN PUT ON A NEW SET OF MICHELIN LTX TIRES. PROBLEM REMAINED. SO, I THEN TOOK IT TO COLLISIONTEC IN CLEARWATER, THINKING THAT PERHAPS TIRE KINGDOM MIGHT HAVE BENT SOMETHING WHEN THEY ORIGINALLY ROTATED THE TIRES. (THE CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC HAD PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED EVERYTHING UNDER MY CAR WHEN HE FIRST HAD IT BUT HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT ANY DAMAGE). COLLISIONTEC DROVE THE CAR AND DID AN INITIAL INSPECTION, BUT COULD NOT DETECT ANYTHING. THEY HAVE ASKED TO HAVE ME BRING THE CAR BACK SO THAT THEY CAN KEEP IT FOR A WEEK AND DO A COMPLETE INSPECTION. IN THE MEANTIME, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VSC/VTC LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE TOYOTA MECHANIC. THE O2 SENSOR NEEDS TO BE FIXED/REPLACED. TO FIX THE VSC/VTC TOYOTA DOESN'T SELL THE ONE PART NEEDED, ONLY THE COMPLETE SET FOR $900! THIS IS ALL ON TOP OF THE ORIGINAL ROAR/GRINDING/VIBRATION PROBLEM WHICH STILL EXISTS!! REAPAIRS NOW UP TO 2K & NO RESOL

TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON, SOMETIMES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SOMETIMES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN IDLE. WHILE IN MOTION, IF TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS TURN ON, BEEPING OCCURS, GRINDING OR "WHIRRING" NOISES ARE AUDIBLE AND BRAKES CANNOT BE DEPRESSED. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I'VE CHANGED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL AND FOUND SMALL METAL BITS IN THE OIL. *JB

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LOWER BALL JOINT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A TREE. *KB ***TRANSFERRED TO TIS*** (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER). *JB

I HAVE 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SUV AND IN 78,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO RESURFACE OR REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS SIX DIFFERENT TIMES, WHICH AVERAGES ABOUT 12,000 FOR EACH ROTOR FAILURE. THE FAILURE IS SEVERE WARPING OF THE ROTOR WHICH CAUSE VIOLENT SHAKING AND STEERING PROBLEMS OVER 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PAY FOR IT EACH TIME ( OUT OF WARRANTY)BUT I FEEL IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A SAFETY HAZARD AND AM SURPRISED THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. *JB

1. INSIDE DOOR HANDLE SNAPS/BREAKS OFF AT 30,000 MILES. 3 SEPARATE HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. DRIVER SIDE HAS BROKEN TWICE. MULTIPLE TIMES INCLUDING 3 OF 4 HANDLES OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW YEARS. 2 WHEN HANDLE BREAKS OFF YOU CAN'T EXIT THE CAR. 3. PARTS PLUS LABOR $70.00 - I HAVE OLD PART. *JB

ABS VSC TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS COME REGULARLY. BEFORE LIGHTS COME ON, SYSTEMS PREVENT ACCELERATION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS RESULTING IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS INABILITY TO NAVIGATE THE CAR. THIS CONTINUALLY HAPPENS. *JB

IN NOVEMBER 2001, I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR-5. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2002, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AC SYSTEM AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2003 WHEN I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SUMMER OF 2004 IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I DID NOT TAKE IT IN HOPING A RECALL WOULD SOON BE ISSUED. SUMMER 2005 - I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS AND HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM SPECIFIC TO MY VEHICLE ALONE. ALL THE ISSUES ARE THE SAME: 1) AC DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. 2) WHEN IT DOES WORK (BELOW 80 DEGREES), IT DOES NOT WORK WELL AND INTERMITTENTLY. 3) SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THEIR VEHICLES IN FOR REPAIR WITH COSTS RANGING FROM $2300-$2900. 4) I CANNOT DEFROST MY WINDOWS WHEN IT IS RAINING - THIS IS A VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. MANY OF THE PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND TOYOTA CLAIMS IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO A RECALL IS NOT WARRANTED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! BECAUSE MY AC SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, I CANNOT TAKE MY FAMILY ANYWHERE ON THE ROAD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I AM AFRAID ANY PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE WILL SUFFER FROM HEAT EXHAUSTION OR WORSE. I URGE NHTSA TO FOLLOW UP WITH TOYOTA TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 4X4 AND MY ABS, BRAKE, VCS, TRAC LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD REMAIN ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM AND ON WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM AND APPEARS TO A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF 2000-2003 SEQUOIA MODELS. MY 2002 HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS THAT DEALT WITH BRAKES AND SUSPENSION. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THE BRAKE RECALL WAS CONDUCTED THEY DID NOT UPGRADE OTHER PARTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM INCLUDING COMPUTER SENSORS/MODULES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT TO THESE MODEL YEARS THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. WHAT I READ ON THE ABOVE WEBSITES IS THAT TOYOTA HAS CHARGED OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT WHEN IT SHOULD BE A FREE REPAIR. *NM

IN AUGUST, 2005 MY SEQUOIA BEGAN TO SHAKE AT THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK IT IN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR ROTORS WOULD SOON NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN MAY, THE REAR ROTORS WERE AND ENTIRE BRAKES AND PADS WERE REPLACED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE SEQUOIA STILL SHAKES BADLY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FIRST REPAIR CENTER, WHICH HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT ROTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE SHAKING IS SO BAD THAT IT IS HARD TO STEER. IT HAS CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND I HAVE SINCE BOUGHT FOUR NEW TIRES. I NOTICED THAT LOTS OF TUNDRA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE ENCOUNTERED TWO PEOPLE IN MY TOWN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEQUOIA. *NM

I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND PURCHASED A NEW 2002 SEQUOIA WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS. SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE I NOTICED THAT SOMETHING FELT LOOSE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHENEVER I SHIFTED THE GEAR HANDLE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THE DEALER ALSO FAILED TO DOCUMENT MY CONCERNS INTO MY VEHICLE'S SERVICE RECORD HISTORY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER RECEIVED ANY MECHANICAL DAMAGE OR HAD ANY TYPE OF WORK OTHER THAN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE TO IT. NOW, HERE I AM WITH A TOYOTA VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES AND A PIECE OF METAL HAS SNAPPED INSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEFECTIVE PARTS FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND THE SLIGHTEST BUMP TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION TO AND FROM DIFFERENT GEARS WHILE OPERATING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, BUT THAT THEY WOULD DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO HELP ME OUT WITH THE PROBLEM. I INFORMED THE DEALER TO SAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART, BECAUSE IT NEEDED TO BE EXAMINED FOR MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. AT NO TIME DID THE DEALER EVER MENTIONED, MUCH LESS OFFER TO HAVE TOYOTAS ENGINEERS EXAMINE THE DEFECTIVE PART. I SHOULD BE RECEIVING THE DEFECTIVE PART WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS PROBLEM WAS STRICTLY DUE TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE PART, YET TOYOTA REFUSES TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA'S

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA POWER ANTENNA PROBLEM. ANTENNA WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY EXTENDING UP AND DOWN, ALONG WITH A MIDDLE ROW SEAT BELT RETRACTION PROBLEM AND THE PLASTIC CAR HINGE PROTECTORS ALWAYS POPPING OFF WHEN ONE FOLDS UP THE RIGHT MIDDLE SEAT. I WENT TO ROSEVILLE TOYOTA TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE ANTENNA FOR APPROX $200, BECAUSE THE GROOVES WERE WEARING OFF, AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE MANUFACTURER TO ADDRESS IT BECAUSE OF HAVING TO PAY $200. HAVING ONLY HAD THIS "FAMILY" CAR DRIVEN AROUND TOWN FOR 2 YEARS, I DIDN'T THINK A TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM, THUS THAT'S WHY WE KEEP BUYING TOYOTA. THE MANAGER OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR $60. I RELUCTANTLY AGREED AND FELT THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO ACCOMODATE ME. THREE MONTHS LATER, IT'S NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AGAIN. WE BROUGHT IT TO ROSEVILLE TOYOTA AGAIN, ALONG WITH A MAJOR SCHEDULED $600 TUNE-UP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIME, THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $325! HOW CAN A POWER ANTENNA HAVE THIS MUCH PROBLEMS ON AN EXPENSIVE CAR LIKE THE SEQUOIA? WE BOUGHT IT AS A FAMILY CAR EXPECTING NOT TO KEEP SHELLING OUT MONEY FOR A 2 1/2-YEAR-OLD CAR. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING LITTLE FIXES LIKE THIS FOR A CAR WHICH WE THOUGHT WAS A QUALITY BUY. WE EXPECTED PAYING FOR THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, BUT ITS PRECISELY AVOIDING THIS "MISC FIXES" IS THE REASON WE BUY TOYOTA. NOW WE HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT REALLY KEEP BREAKING DOWN BECAUSE OF THE IMPLIED QUALITY. THE S

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY FOR FOUR MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A TOYOTA SERVICE TECH THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING IT SHUTS THE AIRBAG SYSTEM DOWN. *NM

2002 SEQUOIA REAR LATCH DOES NOT WORK. THIS CAUSED REAR DOORS NOT TO LOCK. *TS *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED RECALLED WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED IN WHAT THE CONTACT CONSIDERS A TIMELY MATTER. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL; HOWEVER COULD NOT WORK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SCHEDULE FOR 2 WEEKS. THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED WAS NHTSA # 05V225000, CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS JACKING UP THE VEHICLE AND THE HOUSING AROUND THE JACK FRACTURED AND BROKE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE JACK.

REAR DOOR (HATCH) WILL NOT OPEN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE AND THEY ARE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LOCKING MECHANISM SEEM TO RUST OUT AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE A SEAL COMPARTMENT, THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS ABOUT 500.00. THIS LOCK IS IN A PLACE WHERE YOU AS A OWNER HAS NO CONTROL OVER IT NOR IS THERE A WAY FOR YOU TO MAINTAIN IT OR DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE. ON IT. THIS PROBLEM JUST HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY FIX IT SO IT WOULD WORK AND IT DID FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS THEN IT FAIL AGAIN THIS WHEN THE DEALER INFORM ME OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR. IS ABOUT 500.00. THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM I WAS CHARGE 59.00 JUST TO FIND OUT THE PROBLEM, WHEN THE DEALER INFORM ME OF THE COST OF THE REPAIR. ABOUT 500.00 YOU NEED THIS LOCK AND HATCH TO WORK BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO THE SPAR TIRE IS TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH AND CRANK THE SPARE TIRE DOWN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR WORK PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IT STARTED MAKING NOISES. AS THE VEHICLE INCREASED IN SPEED THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP , WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WE PRUCHASED THIS 2002 TOYOTA SEQUIOA IN 8/2001 WE HAD THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 6 MTHS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT THE DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. IN 4/05 THE RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING CAUSE US TO REPLACE THE SEAL. NOW 12/05 THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS LOCKED UP AND THE TRUCK IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY CAUSING US TO PAY FOR REPAIR OUT OF POCKET. WE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO COVER THE COST FOR ANY OF THE REPAIRS. *NM

AUTOMOBILE STOPS OPERATING WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING. WILL NOT START AGAIN. *NM

"VSC TRAC" DASH LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN STAYED LIT AT 45,000 MILES. PER TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) COMPUTER AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR FAILED. AS A RESULT OF VSC COMPUTER FAILURE, THE VEHICLE'S ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM ARE DISABLED. *NM

WAS GETTING A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ON MY VEHICLE. COULD NOT BE COMPLETED. GARAGE REPORTED 2 TIRES WERE SEPARATING AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. PREVIOUSLY HAD A BLOW-OUT 2 MONTHS AGO ON THE SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 30K MILES AND IS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED. I BOUGHT IT USED IN SEPT/2004. IN MAY/2005 AT 29,000 MI I REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. IN AUG/2005 AT 32,000 I HAD THE ROTORS RESURFACED. IN OCT/2005 I HAD THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED. THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. BEFORE ALL THREE REPAIRS THE CAR VIBRATED DURING BRAKING ON HILLS. TOYOTA DEALER IS GIVING US THE SAME RUN AROUND THAT I KEEP READING IN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM A TOYOTA REP ABOUT WHY THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF BRAKE PROBLEMS ON THIS TRUCK. *NM

DRIVING AT 70 MPH. ON THE EXPRESS WAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ASC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER AND ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE ENGAGED BY ITSELF SEVERELY. BROUGHT THE CAR TO ABOUT 30 MPH. IN MATTER OF SECONDS. THE TRUCK STARTED TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES TO THE SHOULDER. VERY FORTUNATE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT WITH 4 PASSENGERS IN THE TRUCK. THE TOYOTA DEALER SHIP IDENTIFIED HE PROBLEM OF "YAW SENSOR" FAILURE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH POTENTIALLY AT LEAST SOME SEVER INJURIES.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 82,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN OCTOBER 2005. ON AUGUST 2005, THE CADALLIC CONVERTER WENT OUT ALSO. I FEEL THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND THE MANUFACTURING OF THE CAR IS EXTREMELY POOR. *NM

I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA PRIUS. IT HAS BEEN AT TOYOTA OF ST. THOMAS FOR OVER 6 MONTHS UNDERGOING "REPAIRS". I DON'T KNOW WHEN I WILL EVER GET IT BACK AS THEY SEEM UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. *NM

VSC TURNS ON AT LOW SPEED AND HIGH SPEED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. BRAKES ACTIVATE ON THEIR OWN, FRONT END SHAKES AND PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD. TOYOTA PERFORMED AN INSPECTION WHICH FOUND NOTHING. I NEED TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BUT THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. MANY OTHER SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THEN GOT OUT AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS FULLY STOPPED WHEN I GOT OUT. IT THEN STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED AND MOVED FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET. I OPENED THE DOOR AS IT WAS MOVING AND PUSHED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WITH MY HAND JUST AS IT CRASHED INTO THE STAIRCASE IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THUS THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT IS POSSIBLE IT SHIFTED FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE BUT I DON'T THINK SO. EITHER WAY THIS STILL POSES GREAT CONCERN. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *JB

REAR DOOR (HATCH) WILL NOT OPEN WHEN DOOR IS UNLOCKED. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 3 OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEIR LOCKING MECHANISMS REPLACED AT A COST OF $450+. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR LOCKS BREAK WITHOUT WARNING CAUSES A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE VEHICLE PASSENGERS AND PETS.

DT: IN SEPTEMBER 2002 THE OWNER WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND IT FELL OFF IN HER HAND. IT WAS THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE THAT BROKE. THEN THE OWNER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS. T THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE DOOR HANDLE WITHOUT CHARGE SINCE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, IN JUNE 2005 THERE WAS A PASSENGER WHO GOT OF OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE. THE OWNER GOT IT TO CLOSE BY USING A BUNGEE CORD. IN JUNE WHILE OWNER WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD THE PASSENGER'S DOOR OPENED. THE OWNER DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH FOR ABOUT $300. THEN, LAST WEEK THE OWNER WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH BACK AND COULDN'T GET THE HATCHBACK DOOR OPEN. THE OWNER CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. TOYOTA WILL PAY FOR THE PART, BUT THE OWNER WILL PAY FOR THE LABOR. HOWEVER, THE OWNER WAS WORRIED THAT THE DOORS COULD OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE OWNER SIGNED A PIECE OF PAPER IN JUNE OF 2005 THAT STATED THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR INJURIES CAUSED BY THE DOORS COMING OPEN.*AK UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

PLASTIC PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED IN FATIGUE (CRACK), PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. VEHICLE IS 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. DEALER REPLACED HANDLE WITHOUT CHARGE, BUT THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *JB

DT: 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS WORE OUT QUICKLY. THIS CAUSED SHAKING IN THE STEERING AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12-12-2002, AND THEY REPLACED THE CALIPER ASSEMBLY, THE FRONT CALIPERS, BACK PLATE, AND BEARINGS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON 8-5-2004. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE THE FRONT END VIBRATED AGAIN AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS AND MACHINED THE ROTORS. THE THIRD TIME WAS ON 7-29-05, THE ROTORS, CALIPERS ,AND PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE IS TSB BR0052 ON THIS ISSUE. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD SEND AN ATTENTION NOTICE ABOUT THE TSB TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD CONSUMER WHEN HE GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE SHOULD TALK TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE , WHO WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. AS OF NOW THE CONSUMER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE CONTACT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE . *AK

FIRST OCCURENCE OF LIFT GATE FAILURE WAS FEB 2005. LIFT GATE UNABLE TO BE OPENED, REAR WINDOW INOPERABLE, AND REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKED ONLY SPORADICALLY. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT WATER HAD GONE DOWN WINDOW INTO LIFT GATE AND HAD RUSTED OUT LIFTGATE DOOR LOCK, HANDLE AND CABLING COMPONENTS AND WOULD COST APPROX. $500 TO FIX WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT SAME FAILURE WOULD NOT OCCUR IN THE FUTURE. WE HAD REPAIR DONE AND IT WORKED FINE UNTIL JULY 1, 2005 AND WE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND OF COURSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE DEALER SAYS IS NOT COVERED BY OUR WARRANTY.

REAR HATCH DOOR NOT STAYING UP WHEN DOOR IS RAISED. THEREFORE FALLING ON PERSONS HEAD

THE A/C IN THE CONSUMER'S 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FAILED. *NM THE COMPRESSOR FAILED, THE FAILURE OF THIS PART SENT METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, WHICH REQUIRED THE WHOLE SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE COMPRESSOR WAS UNDER SIZED FOR THE VEHICLES FRONT AND BACK SYSTEMS AND THE BACK UNIT ROBBED THE COMPRESSOR OF IT LUBRICATION WHICH CAUSED IT TO SEIZE. *JB *NM