2005 Toyota Sequoia complaints

VSC, TRAC, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ALL COME ON A ONCE. THEY WOULD USUALLY RESET AFTER ON THE NEXT START. IT HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE PAST YEAR TO THE LIGHTS STAYING ON MOST OF THE TIME AND ONLY OCCASIONALLY RESETTING TO OFF. I HAVE NO ABS OR STABILITY CONTROL DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. EVEN WITH THE LIGHTS ON, THERE WERE NO CODES ON SYSTEM WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE SKID CONTROL ECU WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE WHEN ON A STOP AND MAKING A TURN DOESN'T ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS IT GOES BLANK THEN AFTER GETS SPEED. IN MANY OCCASION I HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH UPCOMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AFTER MAKING THE TURN BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS OBTAINED AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE EVEN WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THE SEQUOIA 2003 WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN CHECK WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BUT I WILL NEED TO PAY THE INSPECTION PLUS THE REPAIRS. LAS CONVERSATION WITH THEM WAS 6/27/2014. *TR

BOTH VSC TRAC AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON. ENGINE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EVERY TIME THE CAR NEEDS TO BE WARMED UP. READ OTHER REPORTS THAT SEQUOIA 2005 OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL BY NOW FOR SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. THIS WAS ASSESSED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND DOCUMENTED 6/19/14. THERE WAS A RECALL BY TOYOTA FOR FRAME RUST FOR YEARS 2001-2004 ON BOTH TOYOTA SEQUOIAS AND TOYOTA TACOMAS WERE ALSO INVOLVED. TOYOTA RECENTLY EXTENDED RECALLS FOR RUST ON FRAMES FOR TACOMAS YEARS 2005-2012 BUT NOT SEQUOIA MODELS. WHEN I PLACED AN INQUIRY AND COMPLAIN WITH TOYOTA THEY STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR 2005 AND ABOVE TOYOTA SEQUOIAS FRAME RUST, AND THAT OUR 2005 SEQUOIA IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPLACEMENT OF FRAME WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF US. WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY SEQUOIAS AND TACOMAS WERE RECALLED INITIALLY WITH THE SAME RUST ISSUE, AND TACOMAS HAVE AN EXTENSION ON THE RECALL FOR RUST BUT NOT SEQUOIAS. WE PURCHASED TOYOTA BRAND WITH THE REPUTATION OF THE COMPANY AND VEHICLES RUNNING WITH OVER 200K MILES. HOWEVER, WITH A FRAME DETERIORATING WE DOUBT OUR TRUCK WILL LAST AND HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY WITH A FRAME DECOMPOSING AS IT IS. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF ISSUES WITH THESE FRAMES IN SEQUOIA AND TACOMAS AS EVIDENCED BY RECALLS. BUT IF RECALL IS EXTENDED ON TACOMA'S WHY NOT ON SEQUOIAS? WE WOULD APPRECIATE HELP AND TOYOTA TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK, MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. I PULLED OVER CUT THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE TRAC AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH SINCE I WAS IN THE CITY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY YET. I PULLED OVER CUT THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WERE OUT, BUT WITHIN ANOTHER MILE THEY WERE BACK ON. I AVOIDED THE HIGHWAY SINCE MY BRAKES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS AND IT WAS POURING RAIN. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE OFF SO I DROVE BACK TO WORK BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE WAY HOME THEY ALL CAME BACK ON, THIS TIME IT WAS THE AFTERNOON AND NOT RAINING SO I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN THE CODES AND SAID MY CODES WERE C1247 STROKE SENSOR AND C136 MASTER PRESS SENSOR - THEY SAID THIS WAS PART OF A SKID CONTROL ECM THAT CONTROLLED MY ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM! VERY SCARY TO THINK MY BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE FIXED FOR $1042.82 AND MAY ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AT $715.85. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH 2003-05 MODELS AND THAT TOYOTA HAD ALREADY RECALLED THE 2003 PROBLEM. MY SERVICE TECH SAID THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR IT. I WAS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE, BUT THE TECH SAID THAT MY BRAKES STILL WORKED BUT THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRA

CAR STALLS WHEN PUT IN DRIVE AND WILL NOT DRIVE SAFELY. THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK WHEN BACKING UP. CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER GETTING UP HILLS. TOYOTA MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A BAD COMPUTER THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN 2004 MODELS. I *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SKID CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 08/27/14*LJ UPDATED 09/2014 *JS

THE VSC, THE VSC TRAC AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL WENT ON. MY BRAKES STARTED TO PULSE WITHOUT ME DOING IT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT RE-SETS AND THEN WILL DO IT AGAIN AT A LATER TIME. *JS

PROBLEM WITH 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC LIGHT, AND VSC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NOT LOCK UP. VEHICLE LOST SPEED IN TRAFFIC VERY QUICKLY AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY GOING UP AN INCLINE. SINCE THE FIRST INSTANCE IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES. DISCONNECTING BATTERY CLEARS ISSUE TEMPORARILY. MANY OTHERS WITH VEHICLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER SEVERAL $K COST. PROBLEM STILL ARISES AFTER VSC COMPUTER REPLACEMENT FOR SOME PEOPLE. PRIOR YEARS HAD RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY IGNORE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. ISSUE COULD BE LIFE THREATENING ON PUBLIC ROADS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL. *JS

THE VEHICLE HAS A FAILED AIR INJECTION SYSTEM THAT CAUSES A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE'S POWER OUTPUT. WHEN THE INITIAL FAILURE BEGAN THERE WAS A LOUD VACUUM SOUND UPON START UP AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. OVER TIME THE SOUND WENT AWAY BUT ENGINE POWER IS STILL GREATLY REDUCED. THIS POSES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT ACCELERATE ADEQUATELY TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR MAINTAIN SPEEDS ON AN INCLINE THUS POSING A RISK FOR ACCIDENTS AND AS A RESULT POSSIBLE INJURY. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE IN SUMMER 2012 BUT STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER OR REPLACE ANY COMPONENTS RELATED TO THIS AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOYOTA SCION CONCORD (CONCORD, NC) AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED SHOWING A FAILED AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE REPLACEMENT COST ARE APPROXIMATELY $3,500 AND REQUIRES A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO BREAK DOWN THE MOTOR TO REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS. WITH THE COST OF THE SYSTEM BEING SIGNIFICANT THIS GOES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF A BASIC REPAIR. 2ND GENERATION SEQUIOAS (2008-CURRENT) ALSO EXPERIENCED FAILED AIR INJECTION SYSTEMS AND TOYOTA REPLACED THE SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES BUT DID NOT IN THE 1ST GENERATION ALTHOUGH THEY SHARE A SIMILAR POWERTRAIN. *TR

THE VSC TRAC LIGHT IS ON , AND ENGINE LIGHT TOO. *TR

MY VSC, TRAC OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE EXCLAMATION SING ALL CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I BOUGHT MY SEQUOIA, AND IT STARTED JERKING AND WHEN I SET MY FOOT ON THE BREAK IT STARTS TO PULL, AS I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE MY SEQUOIA ACCELERATED ITSELF THE RPM WHEN UP TO # 5 IT REALLY SCARED ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT THIS MORNING TO TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED, I DO TRAVEL WITH MY CHILDREN ALOT AND THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

VSC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE GOING ON AFTER HORRIBLE SHUTTERING SOUND FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FOUR TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. I HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS LAST WEEKEND. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEING AWARE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VEHICLE.TOYOTA HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 SEQUOIA THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM A VA DEALER ON 31 DEC 2005; IT HAS A RATHER SERIOUS DRIVE-TRAIN RELATED PROBLEM. AFTER COMING TO A 'HARD' STOP, SEVERAL SECONDS LATER I EXPERIENCE A LURCH OR CLUNK THAT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST BUMPED ME FROM BEHIND. I BEGAN TO APPLY THRESHOLD BRAKING AND THE PROBLEM WAS MINIMAL. TODAY, I HAD TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES, EMERGENCY VEHICLE CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME, HOWEVER, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THIS TIME THE LURCH WAS FOLLOWED A LOUD THUD THAT WAS MEASURED WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE URGE TOYOTA TO HAVE THIS ISSUE MADE INTO A RECALL ALONG WITH THE RUST ISSUES THAT THIS TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE. THE RUST RECALL WAS LIMITED AND STOPPED WITH THE 2004 MODELS EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE UPHILL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFECT WAS ONLY PRESENT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM EXHIBITED AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION FROM DEBRIS THAT RUPTURED FROM INSIDE THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500.

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC , ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAS DONE IT OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS BUT MAYBE ONCE EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS. RESETS AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. LOOKED UP ISSUE ON INTERNET AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THE POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE LACK OF TOYOTA TO RECALL WHATEVER IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE 15 IN CALIFORNIA BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER SEVERAL HARD FOOT APPLICATIONS PEDAL FINALLY ENGAGED. THIS IS AFTER MONTHS OF SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS STARTING WITH SPONGY AND INCONSISTENT PEDAL AND VCS, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ON BOARD COMPUTER, BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE PADS AND PROBLEM STILL THERE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP ONCE AGAIN. *TR

EXTREME RUSTING ON VEHICLE CHASSIS, SPARE TIRE MOUNT, SHOCK MOUNTS, ENTIRE UNDER-CARRAIGE. TOYOTA HAS PERFORMED CHASSIS REPLACEMENTS ON MODEL YEARS UP TO 2004 DUE TO EXTREME RUSTING ON THE SEQUOIA. THIS GENERATION NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALL OR CAMPAIGN TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE CONTROL AND STABILITY SYSTEM WAS OFF. AND IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO SECONDARILY VALVE STUCK CLOSED. P1445 & P1442 CODES. ALSO ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. TOYOTA IS AWARE BUT WON'T FIX AFTER CERTAIN MILES. *TR

AFTER CRANKING THE CAR AND DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARED: VSC OFF / VSC TRAC / CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I ENTERED THE ON RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. HAD TO PULL OVER AND LET THE CAR "RESET". ATTEMPTED TO RE-ENTER THE INTERSTATE AND THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 40 MPH AND I HAD MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. DROVE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT ADVISED ME A SECONDARY HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE ENGINE. LATER DETERMINED THAT TOYOTA RELEASED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. IT IS AN EXTREMELY COSTLY PART TO FIX. PARTS ALONE ARE $3200. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AND ABS ACTIVATES AND STALLS VEHICLE NOT ALLOWING FOR ACCELERATION PULSATING THE BRAKES AND LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 30/45 SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPEN TWICE ALREADY SAME THING BOTH TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND DISCOVERED A DEFECTIVE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

VEHICLE VSC TRAC LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND WSC DASH BOARD INDICATORS COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND MORE PERSISTENT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AS THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE SLID WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

MY SEQUOIA WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING. TRAC LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON TO GET IT MOVING AGAIN...I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY DID SEVERAL TESTS. ALL BUT ONE TEST DETERMINED IT WAS THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (OF WHICH IS COVERED UNDER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT). BECAUSE OF THAT ONE TEST, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I HAD TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT BREAKS DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEY WOULD TOW IT BACK THERE. PROBLEM IS...I MIGHT BE DEAD IN THE TRUCK DEPENDING ON WHERE AND WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT! MY SEQUOIA HAS BEEN A LEMON! I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD TO REPLACE 1)THROTTLE BODY 2)THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH 3)BRAKE BOOSTER 4)MASTER CYLINDER AND 5)SKID CONTROL ECU. AT 120,000 MILES AND ALL OF THOSE PROBLEMS ALREADY? AND NOW THIS ISSUE?....IT MUST BE A LEMON! *JS

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITH A SHUDDER AND THE VSC, TRAC OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. EVERYTHING RESETS WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SLOWING DOWN. I HAVE CHECKED THE TOYOTA WEB SITE AND THEY DO NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS. ALSO I HAVE CHECKED ON-LINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WITH A RECALL. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE STREET, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND ALL OF THE VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE CAR BEHAVED NORMAL AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. I'M PRESUMING THAT THE GRINDING NOISE MIGHT BE THE BRAKES PULSATING. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR THE BRAKES TO AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THEMSELVES DURING SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2005. OVERTIME THE VEHICLE FRAME IS SHOWING PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING RUST. I FEAR THIS WILL EVENTUALLY RENDER THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. *TR

REAR HATCH WINDOW FRAME AND MECHANISM HAS RUSTED TO POINT OF FAILURE. REAR WINDOW FELL INTO REAR HATCH AND WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO INFORMED ME OF ENTIRE REAR DOOR/HATCH RUSTING AWAY FROM INSIDE. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF COLLISION. DEALER INFORMED ME THEY HAVE SEEN MANY SEQUOIA'S WHERE DOOR IS RUSTING OUT. DEALER REPORTED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF ISSUE BUT WILL TO RECALL VEHICLE. I AM STILL HOPING THAT TOYOTA WILL RECTIFY ISSUE AS I WAS INFORMED FROM DEALER THAT REPAIR WOULD COST $1200.00. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND HEARD A LOW "SUPERCHARGER" TYPE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN AIR INJECTION PUMP PROBLEM (CODES P1442, P1445) WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND ON 2008-2010 SEQUOIAS. VEHICLE COMPUTER IS OPERATING IN SAFE MODE AT A REDUCED CAPACITY UNTIL REPAIR IS DONE. TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN THE 2008-2010 MODEL YEARS BUT WOULD NOT CONSIDER ANY ACTION OR NECESSARY COMMUNICATION FOR THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. *TR

LOSS OF ABS SYSTEM, VSC & TRACTION CONTROL ON INTERSTATE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BARELY AVOIDED COLLISIONS. UNSAFE. VSC/ABS/E BRAKE LIGHT ALL ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VSC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIR NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK AN EXIT. SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VSA AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CAR LOST POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND EVENTUALLY, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE ENGINE WAS RE-ENGAGING AND THEN SOME GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR WAS BACK TO "NORMAL" DRIVING CONDITION. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME AND COULD HAVE RAN INTO ME. SIMILAR EXPERIENCE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. PEOPLE WERE HONKING BEHIND ME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, BEGINNING OF MARCH, THE ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT, ARE ALL LITE UP WHEN I TURN ON THE ENGINE. A WEEK LATER, THOSE LIGHT GO OFF AND ON ALL THE TIME AND IT STILL DOES IT. FROM WHAT I KNOW, THE TRAC OFF & VSC TRAC HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE BRAKE AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE IN IT. I WENT ONLINE AND SEARCH TO MY PROBLEMS AND APPARENTLY, ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO. TOYOTA NEED TO HAVE THIS RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM TO ALL THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON ALL OF SUDDEN WITH A LARGE BOOM SOUND. THE CAR STALLED ON ME IN AN INTERSECTION. THE LIGHTS GO OFF ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND THEN AFTER TURNING CAR BACK ON THEY WILL COME ON ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING. CAR LOSES POWER EVERY SO OFTEN NOW. DEALER SAID IT NEEDS A NEW COMPUTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. AFTER EXITING, I STILL COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH R&H TOYOTA IN OWINGS MILLS, MD FOR FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP INFORMING ME IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP, BUT SINCE THE PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE VALVE ASSEMBLY AND THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, AT A TOTAL COST OF $4,845.02. MY INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM IN THEIR VEHICLES AND AS A RESULT ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT, IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF AIR INDUCTION PUMP ASSEMBLIES AND/OR AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVES ISSUES ON THEIR 2007-2010 TUNDRA AND 2008-2010 SEQUOIA MODELS, UP TO 150,000 MILES. I CALLED TOYOTA TO QUESTION WHY THE DECISION WAS MADE TO NOT INCLUDE ALL MODEL YEARS WITH THE DEFECTIVE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS THEIR ENGINEERS' DECISION. NO ONE AT TOYOTA COULD FURTHER EXPLAIN THIS TO ME. MY RESEARCH REVEALS THERE ARE MANY MODELS FOR 2005 - 2008 AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. THE EXPLANATION FOR THE EXORBITANT EXPENSE WAS BECAUSE OF A DESIGN CHANGE AND THAT TOYOTA NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE DEFECTIVE PART, OWNERS OF VEHICLES FOR MODELS 2005 - 2008 WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE SYSTEM. SO, TOYOTA APPARENTLY ACKNOWLEDGES A DEFECT IN THEIR DESIGN AND ITS IMPACT ON VEHICLE OWNERS. I CANNOT AFFORD $5,000.00 FOR A VEHIC

I NOTICED THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO DRIVE FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN LOSES POWER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES AND RESET IT. HOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME MOSTLY ABOUT THE 2 OR 3 DAY AFTER UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL. THIS ISSUE WITH VSC TRAC IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER AT ANY TIME, AND MANY OWNERS STATE THEY HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THEY RECALLED THE 2003, WHAT ABOUT US, A FRIEND HAD A NEW COMPUTER EPU PUT IN AT $3000 AND DID IT AGAIN IN 6 MONTHS...TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS...WE NEED A RECALL OR HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

THE PLASTIC LATCH ON THE REAR DOOR OF OUR 2005 SEQUOIA BROKE IN NOVEMBER 2011. WE HAD IT REPLACED AT THE DEALER FOR A COST OF $300. FOURTEEN (14) MONTHS LATER, THE PLASTIC HANDLE HAS BROKEN AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS ONLY 75000 MILES AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT ITS ENTIRE LIFE. THE DEALER OFFERED A DISCOUNT ON THE LABOR BUT NOTHING ELSE. THE MECHANISM TO ADJUST THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WAS ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING WARRANTY BUT HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THE RADIO CHANGES STATIONS AT A WHIM AND THE DVD PLAYER QUIT WORKING RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS AN EXTREMELY SHARP END THAT MUST BE HAMMERED BACK PERIODICALLY. AND, THE FRONT AND REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 75000 MILES. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF. TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL COME ON. A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND VIBRATION THE ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRAC CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND DROVE OFF, AND I NOTICED THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO DRIVE FINE, BUT THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS STAYED ON. UPON DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL. THIS ISSUE WITH VSC TRAC IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER AT ANY TIME, AND MANY OWNERS STATE THEY HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE ABS MOTOR WAS HEARD AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY SO A VISIT TO DEALER WAS MADE. THE CONCERN WAS ADDRESSED WITH SERVICE, AND THEY CAME BACK WITH : "TEST DROVE CAR AND INSPECTED BRAKES. FOUND DTC'S C1223, C1244, C1247, C1310. PROVIDED ESTIMATE FOR UPDATED SKID CONTROL ECU @ $905 + TAX". AS THE CUSTOMER, I DECLINED TO SCHEDULE. THEN DURING A PAST WINTER STORM, BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AGAIN, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTED IN ANY WET/SNOWY/ICE WEATHER. I HAVE HAD TO DIVERT TO DRIVING MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD IN SNOW INSTEAD OF THE SEQUOIA. I AM VERY CONCERNED DRIVING THIS SEQUOIA WITH MY KIDS IN CAR AND BRAKING AT ANYTIME. I FEEL AN UPDATED SOFTWARE/LOGIC IN ECU OR AN UPDATED SKID CONTROL ECU IS VALID ENOUGH TO SAY THEY HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS 'SAFETY' RELATED, AND TOYOTA SHOULD BUCK UP COVERING THIS AS WARRANTY. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC. AND MY CASE IS FILED AT THEIR HEADQUARTER OFFICE UNDER MY NAME AND FILE #[XXX]. THEY STATED THEIR IS NO CUSTOMER COMPLIANCE ISSUED RECALL/BULLETIN OR WARRANTY AVAILABLE TO COVER MY CONCERN DUE TO ITS AGE AND MILEAGE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VSC, TRAK LIGHT AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WHICH IN TURN MADE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THEY STAY ON CONTINUALLY. AT FIRST NO CODE COULD BE FOUND. THEN DEALER STATED THAT THE ECU HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS AIR PUMP - BOTH TOTALLING OVER $3000. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY SEQUOIA TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED SO WHY NOT THE 2005 - OR ANY OTHER YEAR SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE. I EMAILED AND TALKED TO TOYOTA. THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND CAN NOT HELP WITH IT'S SOLUTION. LAST TOYOTA I'LL HAVE. *TR

THE REAR AIR BAG LEVELING SYSTEM FAILS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE BOTTOMS OUT SENDING THE REAR END SKIPPING ACROSS THE ROAD IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER 3 TIMES. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED THE AIR RELEASE VALVES IN THE SYSTEM AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE READ OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS AND IN THOSE CASES THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM INHIBITS BREAKING AND VEHICLE CONTROL AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. THE AIR BAG LEVELING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I AM UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION AND AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

DURING APPLICATION OF A SPARE TIRE TO THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL, 2 OF THE 6 LUG SCREWS SNAPPED OFF AT THEIR BASE. ADDITIONALLY, PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED REAR HATCH LATCHING MECHANISM (TOYOTA RECALL) BROKE AGAIN, WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW ACCESS TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE'S SPARE TIRE, MOUNTED UNDER THE REAR. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING, RESET WHEN TURN ENGINE OFF. BRAKING SYSTEM & PAD CHECKED OUT TO BE FINE. NEED TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER COST APPROX. $1200.00 SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER SAY NO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRAC OFF, AND VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SECONDARY AIR INTAKE PUMP AND VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT STATED A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,600.

MY VSC TRAC, VSC OFF COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND DON'T GO AWAY. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE ISSUE. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL BEGAN TO LOSE POWER CAUSING MY CAR TO ONLY GO AROUND 20MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH AND THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND MY CAR JUST SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HAVE A RECALL ON THEIR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLES. THEY DID DO A RECALL ON THE TOYOTA SEQUOIAS FOR THE 2008 - 2010 MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND 3,200 TO FIX. I FEEL THAT THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS FAULTY SYSTEM ON THEIR TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. TOTALLY FRUSTRATED AND PLAN ON TELLING EVERYONE I SEE DRIVING A SEQUOIA ABOUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD AND TELL THEM THEY NEED TO CONSIDER GETTING RID OF THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER USUALLY FAILED AT 70,000 MILES ON THE SPECIFIC YEAR MODEL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

SLOWING DOWN TO TURN THE VSC TRAC< TRAC OFF < CHECK ENGINE<BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND I TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF BRAKING AND EXCELLERATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO ENTER TRAFFIC IN AN INTERSECTION. *TR