2003 Toyota Sequoia complaints

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA: PERSISITANT ROTTEN EGG SMELL IN VEHICLE. SERVICE AND CORP SAY TYPE OF GASOLINE. HAVE SWITCHED OUT GASOLINE BRANDS AND TYPES FOR OVER 1 YEAR W/ NO CHANGE. THE VEHICLE HAS PRODUCED SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS IN FAMILY W/ INCREASE IN FREQUENT HEADACHES, BRONCHITIS & ASTHMA FLARE-UPS AND SINUS INFECTIONS. HAVE NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP (ROUTE ONE TOYOTA, INC AVENEL, NJ) AS WELL AS TOYOTA CORP.. NO RESPONSE EXCEPT "SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.. IT'S THE GAS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AN AMMONIA AND SULFUR SMELL ENTERED THE PASSENGER'S CABIN. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL. THE CONSUMER'S DOCTOR RECOMMENDED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE HEADACHES THAT THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING. *AK THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY CAN CONTACT TOWN HALL TOYOTA BY CLICKING ON EDMUND.COM. *CB *JB

WHEN THE BACK WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN AND VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THERE IS A VIOLENT WIND TUNNEL THAT BENDS THE ROOF AND MAKES A HORRENDOUS SOUND. VEHICLE SOUNDS AS IF IT IS AIRBORNE. *AK

OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS THE VSC, TRACTION LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, AND TRAC OFF LIGHT ARE ALL COMING ON. THE DEALER TOLD US THAT WE NEED A BRAKE JOB AND THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT THIS WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF BRAKES IN 25,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN READING QUITE A BIT ON THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS ON THE EDMUNTON'S WEBSITE FORUM AND IT IS CONCERNING TO ME FOR THE SAFTEY OF MY FAMILY AND MY SELF NOT TOO MENTION THE BRAKE JOBS AT EVERY 7,000 MILES. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR BRAKES WITH HEAVIER VEHICLES BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN MY EXPERIENCE WITH SUV'S IN THE PAST.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING THROUGH AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) VENTS, MAKING CONSUMER AND PASSENGERS SICK. THE VEHICLE WAS TESTED FOR HIGH CARBON MONOXIDE EXHAUST. *AK THE CONSUMER, HUSBAND, ANY OR ALL PASSENGER INCLUDING THE INFANT CHILD WOULD FEEL DIZZY, LIGHT HEADED, AND NAUSEAS. THE CONSUMERS INFANT CHILD WOULD SLEEP HARD AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND DIAGNOSED WITH "CO EXPOSURE." NO ONE WOULD FEEL THESE SYMPTOMS ANY LONGER WHEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *SCC

AMMONIA AND SULFUR SMELL IN THE CABIN. CAUSING NAUSEA AND ALLERGY PROBLEMS. MY PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT MY DOCTOR IS THINKING ABOUT WRITING A PRESCRIPTION SAYING I CAN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A CURRENT PROBLEM WITH OTHER SEQOUIA'S. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS THROUGH OUT THE USA. *LA

BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY.*MR CONSUMER HEARD A SCRATCHING NOISE LIKE A ROCK WAS STUCK IN THE ROTORS. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THEM REPLACED, HE WAS TOLD THE ROTORS WERE ON A BACK ORDER.*TS *JB

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. AT 10,740 MILES, THE FRONT DISC BRAKES WERE WORN OUT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER AND SUGGESTS AN UNDERSIZED DESIGN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. TOYOTA DID PERFORM A "COURTESY" REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKES BUT I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NEEDING INVESTIGATION. *LA

RE: VIN [XXX] I AM WRITING THIS LETTER IN REGARDS TO THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA I PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM TOYOTA TOWN DEALERSHIP IN STOCKTON CALIFORNIA. AFTER MAKING SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I AM NOW WRITING TO YOU AS A LAST RESORT. MY VEHICLE EXPELS A VERY STRONG AMMONIA SMELL FROM THE VENT SYSTEM AFTER ACCELERATION. THE SMELL HAS BEEN STRONG ENOUGH TO MAKE ONE SNEEZE OR YOUR EYES WATERY. THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SOLUTION, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME HE HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA MANUFACTURER MECHANICS. THEY STATED IT WAS A CONDENSATION SMELL FROM THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM THAT WAS VERY COMMON. THEY SUGGESTED USING THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM MORE OFTEN. I INFORMED HIM I WAS AWARE OF THAT SMELL BUT THAT WAS ALSO DIFFERENT FROM THE AMMONIA. THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THE MANUFACTURER HAD A SOLUTION. HE WANTED TO SET UP ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO SERVICE MY CAR, BUT I REFUSED. TOYOTA TOWN HAD THE CAR TWICE BEFORE TO CHECK THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION, BUT WAS ONLY ABLE TO INCONVENIENCE ME FROM GETTING TO WORK ETC. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 9 MONTHS AND CANNOT RELAX BECAUSE I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED, BUT YET I AM PAYING FOR IT. THE AMMONIA SMELL IS NOT NORMAL AND IT IS NOT COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR WORD AND TRY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THANK YOU IN ADVAN

EXHAUST SMELLS OF ROTTEN EGGS ARE ESCAPING THROUGHOUT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. DRIVER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE CARBON DIOXIDE MAY BE ENTERING AS WELL. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE OWNER SMELLED GAS FUMES FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE VENTS. WHEN THE WINDOW WAS OPENED THE SMELL BECAME WORSE. THE FUMES MADE THE OWNER NAUSEAS WHICH ALSO CAUSED HER ASTHMA TO FLARE UP. THE CONSUMER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NOTHING WAS CORRECTED. *AK. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REASON SHE WAS SMELLING GAS FUMES WAS BECAUSE SHE WAS USING 89 OCTANE GAS INSTEAD OF 87 OCTANE AND THE COMPUTER WAS PROGRAMMED FOR 87 OCTANE. *TS *JB

DRIVER DESCRIBED THE REARVIEW MIRROR AS A PROBLEM; REARVIEW MIRROR WAS TOO SMALL , COULDN'T SEE CLEARLY WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THIS FEATURE WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY BY MANUFACTURER. *AK

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED, 5 MONTHS OLD, 5200 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AS VSC LIGHTS. SEEMS TO BE OTHER REPORTS OF SAME INCIDENT. ALSO, BRAKES SEEM TO BE INADEQUATE FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT WITH LOING STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL WHEN PARKING BRAKE APPLIED (LOW PEDAL)*AK

THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT UNDER 25 MPH *AK *JB

A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2WD/LIMITED WAS PLACED IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING ON A DOWN SLOPE DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE, OPENED UP THE BACK TO GET SOMETHING TO DELIVER. THE PERSON BEGAN WALKING UP THE SIDEWALK TO THE FRONT DOOR WHEN AN EYE WITNESS NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS IN FOWARD MOTION AND YELLED A WARNING. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CLOSED GARAGE DOOR AND KNOCKED IT OUT OF PLACE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER RAN TO THE CAR AND THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN PARK. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.*JB