Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2002 record →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 16, 20038,000 milesCA
AT APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES AND JUST 3 MONTHS SINCE NEW, THE FRONT WHELLS STARTED TO VIBRATE DURING BRAKING AND DARK SOOT DEPOSITS SEEN ON FRONT WHEEL RIMS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE CHECK AND WAS TOLD ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM OVERHEATING AND WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. DEALER INSTALLED BRAKE UPGRADE PACKAGE (LARGER DESIGN BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS) AND TURNED BRAKE ROTORS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE BY TOYOYA. VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN DRIVEN FOR 3 MONTHS WITH NEW UPGRADE PACKAGE INSTALLED AND FRONT WHEELS ARE AGAIN VIBRATING SAME AS ORIGINAL DESIGN PROBLEM.
Service Brakes, Air
Filed Jan 2, 200322,000 milesCA
WHILE DRIVING, REAR BRAKES ARE SLUGGISH CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER STATES "THAT THE BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKE SYSTEM IS AN ADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE'S SIZE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Structure › Body
Filed Dec 24, 2002CA
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AND REACH 55-60MPH THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 18, 2002MD
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REPLACED ROTORS, TWO WEEKS LATER CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALER INSPECTED AND CAN CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Nov 14, 2002CA
SOME TIME THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT ACTIVETE AND MOST OF THE ENGINE POWER IS INSTANT CUT. THE POWER NOT RESTORED UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING, OR WHEN YOU PUSH TRAC OFF BUTTON. WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION ON THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION IS VERY DANGER CAUSE YOU CAN MAINTAIN A SPEED CONSISTENT WITH THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC AND IT MAY GET HIT EITHER BEHIND OR ON THE SIDE. DT
Structure › Body › Bumpers
Filed Oct 29, 2002TX
REAR BUMPER/TAIL LIGHT DAMAGED, BLIND SPOT, DESIGN ISSUE AND NEED OBJECT SENSORS. DT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Sep 30, 2002RI
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE IS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VSC SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 25, 2002AL
CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT INTERMENTTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Sep 25, 2002AL
A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMES THROUGH THE A/C VENTS WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE OR WHEN GOING UP A STEEL HILL THAT REQUIRES ACCELERATING. WHEN DRIVING ON LONG TRIP THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO SUFFER FROM SEVERE HEADACHES. *NLM
Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Sep 25, 2002AL
CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED SMELL STRONG CHEMICAL FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 3, 2002GA
AT 12000 MILES BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS, AND WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR, AT 20000 MILES THE SECOND SET OF BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *AK *NLM
Tires
Filed Aug 26, 2002IL
TIRE BLEW UP WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MPH AND DAMAGED MUD FLAP, FENDER, AND RIM. *AK
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Aug 9, 2002AZ
SEVERE REAR CAVITATION WHEN REAR WINDOWS OPEN.TOYOTA IS AWARE.CAN'T BE REPAIRED. *AK
Electronic Stability Control › Automatic (asc)
Filed Jul 23, 2002CA
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHTS ACTIVATE AND MOST OF THE ENGINE POWER IS INSTANTANEOUSLY CUT, USUALLY ENGINE POWER IS NOT RESTORED UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING, WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION OCCURS ON THE FREEWAY, IT CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A SPEED CONSISTENT WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND A VERY HAZARDOUS SPEED DIFFERENTIAL OCCURS.*JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jun 25, 2002PR
WHEN DRIVING AT 35 TO 40 MPH OR MORE AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED A VERY STRONG VIBRATION WILL SHAKE THE HOLE VEHICLE EVEN AT CURVES. THIS REPRESENTS A STRONG SAFETY HAZARD. THIS VIBRATION IS NOT NORMAL, DEALER REPLACED FRONT DISK PADS AND REPAIRED THE DISKS BUT CONSIDERING THE LOW MILLAGE ITS HARD TO BELIVE PADS WHERE WORN OUT. I THINK SOMETHING IS NOT WRIGHT. I MADE SOME RESEARCH IN THIS SITES AND FOUND OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SAME OR SIMILAR SITUATION WITH THE TOYOTA PICK UP V8 (TUNDRA) -.*AK
Suspension
Filed May 20, 2002FL
VEHICLE DRIFTS SUDDENLY TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT PULL TO EITHER SIDE BUT REQUIRES CORRECTIVE MOVEMENT TO STRAIGHTEN VEHICLE'S PATH. THIS CONDITION IS MORE SEVERE ON A WINDY DAY OR WHEN PASSING A TRUCK OR BUS OR LARGER VEHICLE. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. TWO NEW SEQUOIA SUV'S WERE PURCHASED AT THE SAME TIME. THE SEQUOIA WITH THE STEERING AND HANDLING PROBLEM CAME WITH MICHELIN TIRES. THE OTHER SEQUOIA CAME WITH BRIDGESTONE TIRES AND DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.