2004 Toyota Sequoia complaints

SPORADICALLY, ON DOWNHILL WITH SPEED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A CRUNCHING SOUND MADE, AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND AND WARNING LIGHT APPEAR. RELEASE AND REAPPLYING BRAKES RESET WARNINGS LIGHTS AND SOUND. LAST WEEK, ON A FLAT SURFACE THE SAME SOUND WAS MADE, THE WARNING LIGHT SOUNDED AND LIGHTS (VSC TRAC AND BRAKE) APPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AS NOTED IN OWNERS MANUAL. THE SKID CONTROL ECU IS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE AND I WILL SEE IF THIS CORRECT PROBLEM. CONCERNED AS THE VEHICLE PULLS A TRAILER AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED HAS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY DURING VEHICLE OPERATION LEADING THE OPERATOR TO BELIEVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ACTIVATED AND/OR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY (EVERY FEW MINUTES) DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. NO REPAIR COMPLETED. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SAME FAILURE ARE CITED ON SEVERAL INTERNET WEBSITES. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE REAR DOOR (HATCH) EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE FAILS MID WAY DURING NORMAL OPERATION LEADING THE DOOR TO CONTINUOUSLY BE AJAR DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. DOOR HANDLE IS DISABLED AND THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO OPEN/CLOSE DOOR (THERE IS NO INTERNAL HANDLE). TOTAL FAILURE. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THIS PART FAILS OFTEN ON TOYOTA SEQUOIAS AND TOYOTA SIENNAS. SEARCH OF INTERNET WEBSITE REVEALS FAILURE IS DUE TO USE OF "CHEAP PLASTIC PARTS" ON THIS ESSENTIAL PIECE OF VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. *TR

VSC TRAC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYING ON ON MY 2004 SEQUOIA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE INTERLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM THEN INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SKID, ABS AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE ABS COMPUTER SKID CONTROL AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE ,YET ADVISED IF THE COMPONENTS WERE EVER UNDER RECALL, HE WOULD POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,996 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

NOTICED TRAC DEFECT LIGHT ON,VSC LIGHT ON,ENGINE LIGHT ON. THE TOYOTA SERVICE PEOPLE STATED IT NEEDED A VSC CONTROL ECM THAT WILL COST OVER $1600 AND SO WE ARE WAITING TO HEAR IF THERE WILL BE A RECALL AS THERE ARE MANY,MAY COMPLAINTS LISTED WITH YOU AND ON OTHER WEBSITES. *TR

THE TRAC CONTROL OFF AND VSC LIGHT ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT COME AND WE LOSE ACCELERATION AND POWER STEERING. THE CAR ALMOST COMES TO A STOP. ALSO THERE IS A CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. WE KEEP TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP REPLACING PARTS. ALREADY REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. IT DID NOTHING STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. THEY ARE REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY TOMORROW. IT COST ME 2,000 AND THEY STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AS IF THE BRAKES HAD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER COULD POSSIBLY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VSC SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AGAIN UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO A LOWER UNKNOWN SPEED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE ECU REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 70,000.

MY VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VIN NUMBER [XXX]. ON 6/15/10 I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RELATED TO THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION AND BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER. THREE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH (VSC, TRAC, AND BRAKE) AND THEN UPON BRAKING THERE WAS A GRAB RELEASE SENSATION THAT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, BUT NONE AS SEVERE AS ON 6/15/10. OTHER EXPERIENCES WERE AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA ( CONF# [XXX]) BUT AM DISSATISFIED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I HAVE A NEWBORN CHILD THAT RIDES IN THIS CAR OFTEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A PART TO THE VEHICLE HAD FALLEN FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE PART THAT FELL FROM THE VEHICLE WAS AN END LENGTH SWAY BAR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABLILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE AT LOW SPEEDS FOR A FEW SECONDS DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR $2000 IN REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES AND THAT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA -- KNOWN FOR GAS GAUGE PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES IF STOPPED ON AN OPEN ROAD OR ON HIGHWAYS FOR FAULTY METER. CAN NOT RELIABLY TELL IF THE GAS IS FULL OR EMPTY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED. IT'S A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND WHILE DRIVING FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS LAST WEEK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK THE SUV AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS FAILURE IN THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS HARD TO ENGAGE, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

BATTERY IN 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WENT DEAD. PUT THE BATTERY ON CHARGE. AFTER CHARGING WAS COMPLETE I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR. I STARTED THE CAR AND SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THE ABS COMPUTER SMOKING WITH FLAMES. I QUICKLY PUT OUT THE FLAME WITH A THICK BLANKET AND NOTICED SMOKE SHOOTING THROUGH A HOLE BURNED IN THE COMPUTER. I AM STILL RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE...THANK GOD MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THIS CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I WAS TRAVERSING A DRIVEWAY COVERED WITH ABOUT 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE DRIVE SLOPPED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. MY SPEED WAS LESS THAN 10MPH. SUDDENLY THE SEQUOIA STARTED TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT. I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PREVENTED ANY ACCELERATION. I SLID SIDEWAYS DOWN THE HILL AND WAS STOPPED WHEN I SLID INTO A PINE TREE. *TR

OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FREQUENTLY LOSES POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH BECAUSE THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM UNNECESSARILY ENGAGES. THIS OCCURS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUT AND THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY DRY AND SMOOTH. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER A FULL FILL-UP OF GASOLINE. WHEN THE VSC ENGAGES, THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES EACH TIME WE TRY TO REAPPLY THE ACCELERATOR. WE EITHER HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND RECRANK THE CAR TO GET THE VSC TO STOP ENGAGING, OR SIMPLY COAST TO 20 OR 30 MPH -- AGAIN, ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC -- AND SLOWLY REAPPLY THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN BEFORE THE VSC STOPS ENGAGING ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO REGAIN SPEED. WHEN LOSING POWER AND THEREFORE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, WE'VE HAD CARS NEARLY REAR-END US. WE CALLED TOYOTA AFTER WE LEARNED THAT THEY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF '03 SEQUOIAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WERE TOLD THAT WE'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OURSELVES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANYTHING WE DID TO THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2004 SEQUOIA FAILS TO ACCELERATE FROM A START WHEN ENTERING A TURN AT THE SAME TIME, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD. IT TYPICALLY DOES THIS WHILE TURNING, MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION. MY CAR IS DUE AN OIL CHANGE AND I AM PLANNING ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THIS WEEKEND AND I INTEND TO TELL THEM OF THIS ISSUE. I SEE TOYOTA HAS A RECALL FOR 2003 MODELS. THE POINT IS, MY 2004 DOES THE EXACT SAME THING AS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE 2003 RECALL NOTICE. ON AVERAGE, IT DOES THIS EVERY OTHER DAY AND STARTED 3 WEEKS AGO. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FRONT WHEEL AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARING FAILURE AT 29,606 MILES WHILE ON VACATION FROM NORTHERN TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY EVEN WITH SUCH LOW MILES. I HAD TO PAY $1,342.59 PLUS 3 NIGHTS OF HOTEL BILLS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. REFER TO COMPLAINT CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI) 10285663. OLD PARTS WERE NOT RETURNED TO ME AS REQUESTED UPON PAYING FOR REPAIRS AS CALIF. BAR REQUIREMENT. ALSO HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH CORNERING/ACCELERATING, WHICH ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP SAID WAS "NO"T A PROBLEM, AS DESCRIBED ON 4/28/10 RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 2003. WAITING FOR TOYOTA'S MAY LETTER OF RECALL FOR ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE LIFT GATE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE WAS RUSTED AGAIN AND UNABLE TO LOCK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE STEEL USED FOR THE LIFT GATE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THE VSC OFF, VSC ON, BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON TIME AFTER TIME. THE BRAKES SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE THEY WILL NOT WORK. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, HOPEFULLY TOYOTA WILL DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE LIFE INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH. I HAVE STAYED DEDICATED TO TOYOTA AND HOPING FOR THERE HONEST MISTAKE. *TR

STABILITY CONTROLS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 60K MILES AND THE ELECTRONIC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAS DISMISSED THIS AS AN ISSUE FOR THE PAST YEAR I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEM. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, SEEMS LIKE IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE TO MANY OWNERS OF THIS CAR. MORE LIES AND DECEPTION FROM TOYOTA. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PRACTICE. THEY SHOULD RECALL THE TRUCK, I'M NOT PAYING $2,000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE SPENT A FORTUNE REPAIRING THIS TRUCK!

MY WIFE WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY IN OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHEN SHE HEARD BEEPING COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NOTICED THE VSC/STABILITY LIGHT ON. SHE APPLIED THE VEHICLE BRAKES ON THE EXIT RAMP AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT WERE DRY AND SUNNY. SHE WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM OTHER VEHICLES THAT IT IS UNDETERMINED IF ANY INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF THIS. RIGHT AFTER THE BRAKING/GRINDING, THE VSC LIGHT WENT OUT AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED.

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LTD 2WD. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL 2009. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH NO OTHER EFFECTS. SEVERAL LIGHTS TURNED ON IN JANUARY 2010 WHICH INCLUDED THE VSC, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO TOYOTA. THEY ALSO PRINTED OUT A SAFETY BULLETIN THAT INCLUDED MY VEHICLE WITH EXACT PROBLEMS ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER YEARS OF THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA . I HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA AND THEY STATED I NEEDED A NEW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE($1100-$1300). HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE SOLUTION AND I MAY NEED A MASTER PRESSURE SENSOR(SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE DOLLARS AT LEAST). I ASKED IF THERE WAS DAMAGE SOMEWHERE OR WAS IT A MALFUNCTION WITH THE COMPUTER AND THE SERVICE MAN STATED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION. I INQUIRED IF THIS WAS WARRANTED, BUT HE STATED NO. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. NUMEROUS PEOPLE STATED THEY PAID TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS. HALF OF THE PEOPLE POSTING THEIR ISSUES STATED THEY HAD SERIOUS MECHANICAL ISSUES AS A RESULT OF THIS MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN FIRES, AUTOMATIC SHUT OFFS, LOW ACCELERATION, ETC. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY DRIVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT AM VERY AFRAID THAT THIS MALFUNCTION IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *DT

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - 80,000 + MILES I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED IT WELL. SINCE NEW, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. TOYOTA COULD NEVER FIND A PROBLEM. ON 10/16/2009 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EXPLODED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR JERKED BUT ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE. ONCE I PARKED THE CAR IT WOULD NOT DRIVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THE LEFT SIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST FELL APART. THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT BEFORE. GIVEN THE ISSUES TOYOTA IS HAVING, I BELIEVE THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SUV AND HAD TO PROCEED WITH A SUDDEN STOP AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM SUFFERED A MALFUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN LAST OF BRAKING PREASSURE AND SOME KIND OF STRANGE SOUND. THIS WAS ALMOST AN ACCIDENT, I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. I CHANGED THE BRAKES, AND HAD MY SUV INSPECTED IN THE TOYOTA DEALER JUST TO FIND OUT THAT THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH TUNDRA, SEQUOIAS , AND LAND CRUISERS FROM 2003 TO 2005 WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MODULE WHICH AFFECT THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, APROX WHEN CAR REACH 45,000 MILES AND NO RECALL HAVE BEEN MADE. THE REPAIR PART COST 1,500 UP TO 2,300 DOLLARS. I FOUND HUNDRED OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINS WITH BRAKE AND CONTROL SYSTEM IN HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT//2004. *TR

FUEL GAUGE INDICATE EMPTY, WHEN TANK IS FULL. *TR

EXCESSIVE RUSTING UNDER THE TRUCK, INCLUDING THE AXLE, BRAKE AREAS AND GAS TANK. *TR

WHEN TURNING RIGHT, MY VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF, THE YAW SENSOR COMES ON AND SUGGESTS THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING OVER; HOWEVER, I AM ONLY GOING 5-10 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW BACK IN 2004. AROUND 90,000 MILES WE HAD ISSUES WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. FLUID WAS FINE AND PADS WERE FINE. DEALER SAID THE FRONT CALIPER PINS WERE FROZEN. THEY FIXED IT. BUT NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. NOT SURE WHY. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES ARE NEW. WORRIED ABOUT BRAKES FAILING AGAIN WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE CAR. MY WIFE VERY WORRIED AS WELL. WE OWNED A SIENNA IN THE PAST AND NOW A SEQUOIA. MAY NOT PURCHASE A TOYOTA AGAIN FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. WITH NEWS TODAY OF TOYOTA SAFETY ISSUES WE DECIDED TO CHECK THE WEB AND ENTER THIS COMPLAINT TO HELP MAYBE GET A RECALL TO HELP MAKE THE VEHICLES SAFE AND SAVE LIVES. THIS IS NOT GOOD. *TR

REGARDING A '04 HONDA SEQUOIA, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM -- WHICH IS A TRACTION CONTROL THAT INTERRUPTS ENGINE IGNITION TO SLOW WHEEL SPIN -- HAS FREQUENTLY BEEN ACTIVATING WHEN UNNECESSARY. THE RESULT IS THAT THE VEHICLE SLOWS DRAMATICALLY WHEN SURROUNDING TRAFFIC IS MOVING AT A MUCH HIGHER SPEED. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE IS OWNED BY MY 36-YR.-OLD SON, AND I'VE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE, WITH MY 1-YR.-OLD GRANDSON, WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONS. IT IS UNNERVING AND UNSAFE TO BE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY -- I-196, MICHIGAN -- AND TO SUDDENLY SLOW TO A CRAWL WITH SURROUNDING TRAFFIC -- INCLUDING SEMIS -- ZOOMING BY AT HIGH SPEED BLOWING HORNS AND GESTURING(I COULDN'T AGREE WITH THEM MORE). I RETIRED FROM GM WORLD HQ IN DETROIT AS A SENIOR EXECUTIVE WITH NEARLY 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANUFACTURING, PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND MEDIA RELATIONS. MY PLANT AND DIVISIONAL EXPERIENCE INCLUDES FISHER BODY, BUICK AND DETROIT DIESEL ALLISON. AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL I'VE WORKED IN OUR WASHINGTON, D.C., OFFICE, AND, OF COURSE, DETROIT. IN FACT, I WAS AT BUICK WHEN TRACTION CONTROL FIRST STARTED BEING EXPLORED. WHAT WE LACKED BACK THEN WAS COMPUTER HORSEPOWER NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH WHEEL SPEED INPUT AND PROPER IGNITION INTERRUPT. IN ANY EVENT, I KNOW AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEN I SEE IT...SUCH AS GOING SLOW WHEN EVERYTHING ELSE IS GOING FAST. I HAVE A FEELING, TOO, THAT MY SON'S VEHICLE IS NOT A ONE-OF-A-KIND SITUATION. P.S. YOUR LISTING OF MODELS DIDN'T INCLUDE THE SEQUOIA SUV, SO I CHECKED "PILO

WE HAVE 88,000 MILES ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND IT IS TIME TO PUT ON THE 3RD SET OF FRONT BRAKES ON THIS CAR. IF THERE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM?? OUR SISTER IN-LAW ALSO HAS A SEQUOIA AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AND HAS NOT REPLACED THE BRAKE EVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH ON A SLIGHTLY BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY NO POWER RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A ROLLING COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ONE OCCASION. IN ADDITION, THE "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE BRAKE PADS AND ANTI-BRAKE COMPUTER SYSTEM WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE NOTICED ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT WHEN I BRAKE AND HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE, THE WHOLE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO TREMBLE AND LOSE THE ABILITY TO BRAKE. *JB

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2WD SR5. THE BRAKE LIGHTS INDICATOR KEEPS TURNING ON EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE MAIN CONCERN IS WHEN BRAKING HARD THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND CLICKING. I AM CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY ANDTHE UNKNOWN OF THE OUTCOME IN AN EVENT OF A

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN MADE AN UNINTENDED 80 DEGREE LEFT TURN IN A SWIFT JERKING MOTION AND PROCEEDED TO HIT A CEMENT PIPE IN A DITCH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE WAS KNOCKED OFF THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AT THE TIME. THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AWOKE AND THE CRASH WAS STILL OCCURRING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PICK UP SPEEDS; HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE THE EXACT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS ON THREE WHEELS AND CONTINUED TO PROCEED. THE PASSENGER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS A SECOND TIME. THE PASSENGER AWOKE TO SOMEONE FLASHING LIGHT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN TIBIA, SEVEN BROKEN RIBS, FRACTURED STERNUM AND A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION, BRUISED FACE AND A SMALL LEFT HAND FRACTURE. BOTH WERE TAKEN TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,199.

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES,AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON ALL THE TIME WHICH MEANS THAT THE SYSTEMS ARE NOT WORKING. WENT TO THE DEALER SHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECU AND IT WOULD COST $1804.00 THE TRUCK HAS 54,275 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA BECAUSE WITH OUT THE SAFETY FEATURES NOT WORKING ACCIDENTS CAN HAPPEN. *TR

SAME PROBLEM AS EVERYONE ELSE...VSC, ABS, TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON. NEED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS...I MANAGE AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL MORE SEQUOIAS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE BEFORE MENTIONED LIGHTS HAVE COME ON A HANDFUL OF TIMES IN MY PERSONAL VEHICLE. WHEN IS THIS ISSUE GOING TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY??? HELLO TOYOTA? UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL DEATHS TO GET THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF....SHAME ON TOYOTA. DO THE RIGHT THING! CHALK UP ANOTHER DISSATISFIED "VSC VICTIM." *TR

2004 SEQUOIA 77K MILES / VSC OFF / VSC TRAC / ABS LIGHTS ON ALL AT ONCE. ISSUE HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SINCE NEW PURCHASE IN AUG 2004, MOST OF THE TIME THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AFTER LOOSEN THE GAS CAP AND FILLING UP THE GAS TANK WHICH USUALLY CURED MY ISSUE. EACH TIME I HAD THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC / ABS ISSUE I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHICH AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED THE ERRORS WERE NOT PRESENT,,? IT HAS RETURNED OCCASIONAL OVER THE YEARS AND DEALT WITH IT DUE TO IT RESETS ITSELF - PRESENTLY IT IS SOLID AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF RAIN HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY WHICH THEY QUOTED ME 1340.24 PLUS 185.76 IN LABOR..? I REFUSED THE REPAIR UNTIL I COULD FURTHER RESEARCH THIS ISSUE BY SEARCHING FOR 4 HOURS I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS A TREND FOR TUNDRAS, SEQUOIAS, LAND CRUISERS FROM 2003 TO 2005 WHICH THIS STATED TO BE A DEFAULT IN THE SKID CONTROL UNIT AS A FACTORY DEFECT - BY THIS APPARENT TROUBLE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THE SKID CONTROL UNIT ( ECU ) TO CURRENT TOYOTA OWNERS THAT IS AFFECTED. I HAVE PLACED MY COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA HQ OF THIS ISSUE AWAITING CALL BACK FROM THE DEALER. *TR UPDATED 03/18/10 *BF THE CONSUMER HAS DECIDED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/05/10.*JB

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ABS SYSTEM PHYSICALLY MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES A HAZARD. WHEN TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THE DEALER SAID THE ISSUE IS A SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH IS COUPLED WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER. THE FAILURE OF WHICH CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE DEALER ADMITTED KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND SAID IT WAS A HAZARD AND A COMMON PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA IS NOT "OFFICIALLY" RECOGNIZING THE PROBLEM. NOW I OWN A DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY ISSUE UNOFFICIALLY KNOWN TO BE COMMON. THE DEALERS ADVICE IS TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER TO THE TUNE OF $1500+. I WILL LIKELY DO THIS FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. HOWEVER, RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH A COMMON AND RECOGNIZED SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD PROBABLY FALL TO THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT BY REPLACING THIS COMPUTER THE PROBLEM WILL BE RECTIFIED AND ALL SYSTEMS WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. TOYOTA IS SO ACUTELY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THAT THEY MADE CHANGES TO THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER FOR VEHICLES 2005-CURRENT YEAR MODELS. I HAVE A 2004 WHICH MEANS I HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. THIS IS UNFAIR AND UNSAFE. *TR

"HOWLING" NOISE FROM DRIVE TRAIN ON TRIP FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. AT DESTINATION BRAND DEALERSHIP DETERMINED FRONT BEARING IS BAD, AND WAS ADVISED NEXT DAY BY PHONE THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED OVERHAUL AND THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $1,800 +, AND NOT ADVISABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE ONLY HAD 29,606 MILES, 5 YEARS 8 MONTHS OLD. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE/STOCKED AT DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THOSE ITEMS RARELY NEED REPLACING. REPAIRS MADE 4 DAYS LATER. SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED PURSUING TOYOTA FOR AT LEAST PARTS COVERAGE. I PAID HIS "DISCOUNTED" BILL FOR $1,342.59 SO I CAN RETURN HOME. 3 NIGHTS OF HOTEL BILLS. OLD PARTS WERE NOT GIVEN TO ME UPON REQUEST. TO DATE TOYOTA HAS DENIED CLAIM. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE AND LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEEL OF TOYOTA SEQUOIA BROKE DOWN . *TR

2004 SEQUOIA WITH 75,000 MILES. DRIVING DOWN ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES WENT INTO ANTI SKID MODE. VERY SCARY AND HAD THE KIDS IN THE CAR. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. THE VSC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE STAYING ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY KNOW IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. THEY WANT TO CHARGE US $1400.00 TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/ABS SKID ECU FAILURE. JUST TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COST $1,700. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS. THERE'S SEEMS TO BE PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. SHOULD LOW INCOME FAMILIES CHOOSE SAFETY VERSUS COST? *TR

I HAVE A 2004 2WD TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VSC LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. READING ON EDMUNDS.COM AND TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A RECALL. ONE OF THE SUVS EVEN CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THE GAS NEEDLE, ON OCCASION FAILS TO REGISTER THE TRUE LEVEL OF GAS IN THE TANK. WHEN I START THE CAR, THE NEEDLE REFLECTS THE TANK IS EMPTY AND THE GAS EMPTY LIGHT IS ON. IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES TO CORRECT. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED TO FILL THE GAS TANK. IT TOOK LESS THAN THREE DOLLARS TO TOP OFF THE TANK. AFTER TOPPING OFF, IT STILL SHOWED THE TANK WAS EMPTY FOR AT LEAST 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS IN JUNE 2009. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS 2 LIGHTS THAT COME ON WHEN I DRIVE (THE VSC AND TRAC OFF). SOMETIMES IT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR, OTHER TIMES IT COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING A NEW SKID CONTROL ECU. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS COMPUTER CONTROLS THE ABS OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HOWEVER, THE PRICE TAG IS TOO STEEP TO HAVE REPAIRED TODAY. *TR