2005 Toyota Sequoia complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE DEFROST, WINDSHIELD WIPER AND THE REAR WINDOW WERE NOT WORKING. THE POWER REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN AND CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AND IT WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED 6 TO 7 MONTHS LATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $800. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEALER WAS PRESSING A BUTTON AND SHUTTING THE REAR HATCH WITH FORCE AS A REPAIR OPTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WHEN DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 LIMITED, SOMETIMES WHILE GOING STRAIGHT BUT USUALLY AFTER A TURN, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT (LITTLE SKIDDING CAR ICON) FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD AND ALL POWER IS LOST - YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, A SEVERE GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, SOME OF THE TIME, WHEN SLOWING TO TURN (NOT USING BRAKE PRESSURE). THIS STALLING HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ANY SUBSEQUENT TIME I ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW IT IS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, ALONE, WE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I, PREVIOUSLY, CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP. AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WILL PUT MY INFORMATION INTO THEIR FILES, BUT HAVE NO REPORTS OF ANY SUCH INCIDENTS. HOWEVER, LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THE 2003 SEQUOIA WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COLLISION, DUE TO A POWER LOSS: AS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC OR AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I THINK TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS. LOOKING AT SEVERAL TOYOTA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR MOST OWNERS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN DISAPPEARED. TWO DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RIDE ROUGH LIKE IT NEED A TUNE-UP. THE ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARED AND THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE UNTIL I REACHED HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT, VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC ALL CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS RIDING REALLY ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE SO THEY COULD LOOK AT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA SO THEY COULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE CYLINDERS, SO THEY CLEANED ALL EIGHT CYLINDERS BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK. I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR IT. THE FINALE SOLUTION WAS FOR THEM TO TEAR DOWN THE ENGINE. THEY CLAIMED THAT PISTON #3 WASN'T WORKING AT ITS FULL CAPACITY AFTER RUNNING A COMPRESSION TEST BUT THEY'RE NOT 100% SURE. THE COST FOR THEM TO TAKE THE HEAD OFF WOULD BE $862 AND ANOTHER $862 TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER PLUS WHAT EVER REAL PROBLEM IS. THE SERVICE GUY AT TOYOTA SAID THAT HE HAS SEEN THREE SIMILAR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND IT COST THE CUSTOMER AROUND $3000. MY DVD PLAYER WASN'T WORKING SO THE TECH TESTED IT AND STATED THAT POWER WAS GOING TO IT AND THAT IT SHOULD WORK. THREE WEEKS LATER THE DVD PLAYER WORKED BUT NOW MY BACK WINDOW DIDN'T. WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON FOR THE BACK WINDOW THE BACK WIPER COMES ON. *TR

SUPER LATCH STRAP OF SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL IS LOOSENING OVER TIME AND MUST CONSTANTLY BE DOUBLE CHECKED OR REINSTALLED SECURELY. I AM A CPST AND DO NOT TRUST THIS SEAT TO REMAIN SECURELY AND CORRECTLY INSTALLED. THE NORMAL LATCH STRAP MADE BY SKJP (SUNSHINE KIDS JUVENILLE PRODUCTS) HAS A PUSH-BUTTON RELEASE MECHANISM TO ALLOW THE STRAP TO BE LOOSENED. THE SUPERLATCH STRAP HAS A METAL TAB THAT MUST ONLY BE LIFTED- AND CAN BE BUMPED BY CHILDREN'S FEET OR WILL COME LOOSE ON IT'S OWN OVER TIME. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SEQUOIA). *TR

STARTED CAR AND HEAR A LOUD WHINING NOISE BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON. WITHIN 2 DAYS THE WHINING NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHEN STARTING CAR BUT TRAC OFF, VSC LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE ALL ON. TOOK THE TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE BATTERY AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE FLUID. LIGHTS WERE OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MORE STARTS OF THE TRUCK AND ALL LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE KEPT THE TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS, CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE AIR INJECTION DRIVER. THIS WAS DONE 12 NOV 10 AND BY 13 NOV 10 ALL LIGHTS ARE BACK ON AGAIN AND THE TRUCK IS HAVING ISSUES PICKING UP SPEED. *TR

IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING A RAPID BRAKING MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SURGED FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION REQUIRING APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE SUDDEN LURCHING FORWARD. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS OVER A TEN DAY PERIOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND ALLOWED IT TO ROLL FORWARD AND STOP. AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING SHE TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY FORCING HER TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON TOW OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,195.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL 2010, ITS NOW NOVEMBER 2010 WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON SO THE DEALER COULD PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. NO CODES SHOW UP. I AM TOLD THAT IT'S NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE TOYOTA CERTIFIED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEY RECALLED THE 2003 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO DO THE SAME FOR THE 05. REPAIR COST FOR THIS IS $2200.00. *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BRAND NEW. IT HAS EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRES. WE ARE GOING ON OUR 3RD SET OF TIRES. THE ORIGINAL ONES WERE REPLACED AT 28K AND WE ARE HAVING TO BUY NEW ONES AT 66K. WE HAVE BEEN DILIGENT IN ROTATING OUR TIRES AND HAVING THE ALIGNMENTS DONE. IN 2007 THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LOWER BALL JOINT FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION. WE COMPLAINED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AT THAT TIME ABOUT THE UNEVEN WEAR ON OUR TIRES, AND COULD IT BE CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE BALL JOINT. THEY DISAGREED AND SAID THAT IT WAS FROM NOT TAKING CARE OF OUR VEHICLE. WE TOLD THEM THAT WE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AT THE RECOMMENDED TIMES. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE, THE TEST FOR THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE SO IT HAD TO BE THE DRIVER. SINCE THEN I HAVE CHECKED OUT OTHER 2005 SEQUOIA'S AND NOTICED THE SAME WEAR PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO GONE ON DIFFERENT FORUMS REGARDING THIS SUBJECT AND HAVE FOUND THE SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER CONSUMERS. AT WHAT POINT IS TOYOTA GOING TO DO SOMETHING? IS A CAR GOING TO HAVE TO BLOW OUT A TIRE AND KILL SOMEONE FOR THEM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DEFECT? OUR TIRES ARE BALD ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TREAD BUT STILL HAVE ANOTHER 25K MILES IN THE MIDDLE. I AM EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS GOING AROUND CORNERS BECAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL GOES INTO EFFECT. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE RESPONSE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION. WHEN I SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE WITH TOYOTA, I WAS TOLD," THAT IT IS NORMAL TO ONLY GET 26K MILE

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THE BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED AND THEY TIGHTENED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IT CAME BACK ON, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW BRAKE COMPUTER SYSTEM, SO WE REPLACED IT, THAT EVENING THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, ONE OF THE GUYS ADMITTED HE KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT B/C NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED THEIR HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. SO THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED AND WE WORRY ABOUT OUR FAMILIES SAFETY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

A WEEK AFTER A 36000 MILE SERVICE AND NOT USED FOR A WEEK, WHEN FINALLY DRIVEN, MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE THE EMERGENCY LIGHT AND THE TRACTION DASH LIGHTS CAME. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND COMPUTER. I'M BAFFLED THIS UNIT(S) WOULD NEED REPLACING AT 36 THOUSAND MILES. NOT TO MENTION THAT THE FIRST DEALER'S VISIT TWO WHEEL STUDS WERE PLACED DUE TO RUST. IT'S VERY DISTURBING NOT KNOWING WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN NEXT. THE VEHICLE IS USED ONLY FOR LONG DISTANCE TREKKING. *TR

SCREW HOLDING TOGGLE MECHANISM FOR LATCH STRAPS IN SUNSHINE KIDS MONTEREY BOOSTER PULLED AWAY FROM BASE, CAUSING TOGGLE MECHANISM TO RECEDE INTO THE BOOSTER BODY- MAKING IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE SEAT FROM VEHICLE. (NEITHER "SUNSHINE KIDS" NOR "MONTEREY" IS LISTED ON THE "RESTRAINT TYPE" BOX IN THE NEXT PAGE). I AM A CPST AS WELL AS A FIREFIGHTER AND PARAMEDIC. THIS PARTICULAR SEAT RESTRAINS THE CHILD WITH THE VEHICLE'S LAP AND SHOULDER BELT, AS IT IS A BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTER. HOWEVER, THIS SEAT ALSO HAS A LATCH SYSTEM TO SECURE THE SEAT TO THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE SEAT ITSELF DOES NOT BECOME A PROJECTILE IF NOT BUCKLED INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN NOT IN USE. I HAVE MARKED ANSWERS TO FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO REFLECT THAT THE SEAT WAS INSTALLED WITH LATCH, BUT DO UNDERSTAND HOW THIS SEAT IS DESIGNED TO BE USED (SECURING CHILD WITH LAP AND SHOULDER BELT), AND HAVE ALWAYS USED IT 100% CORRECTLY. THE CHILD IN QUESTION IS 9 YEARS OLD AND 58 POUNDS. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2005, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SEQUOIA). *TR

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. ALL THREE LIGHTS COME AND GO AT WILL. I HAD SIMLAR PROBLEM DURING WARRANTY. FOR LAST 2 YEARS IT HAS COME AND GONE. BUT THIS TIME IT IS MORE ON THAN OFF FOR LAST 10 DAYS. *TR

WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 ON DRY SURFACE, SOMETIMES GOING STRAIGHT, SOMETIMES DURING A TURN, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ALARM BEGINS TO GO OFF AND THE CORRESPONDING LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. ALL POWER IS LOST - I CANNOT ACCELERATE OR EVEN BRAKE, I CAN ONLY TURN THE WHEEL. SOMETIMES, IN ADDITION, A SEVERE GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT I TOUCH THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPENED, SUDDENLY, ABOUT TWENTY TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. ONE DAY IT HAPPENED FIVE TIMES WITHIN A FIFTEEN MINUTE PERIOD. I HAVE FOUR SMALL CHILDREN, AND THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. WE ALL COULD BE KILLED SHOULD IT HAPPEN WHEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS UNAVOIDABLE. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA IMMEDIATELY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TWO DAYS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW YAWR SENSOR. *TR

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALY. VSC LIGHT SHOWS ON AND OFF. ALL THREE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. TRACTION CONTROL IS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE IN TO THE SHOP, SINCE MANY OF THE COMPAINTS HAVE SPENT MUCH $$ AND NO RESULTS. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE THE 2003 MODELS WERE HAVING, WHICH TOYOTA RECALLED THE PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON ALL MODELS AND ALL YEARS THAT ARE AFFECTED. THIS VEHICLE IS USED BY MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS. IT IS STRESSFUL KNOWING THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY HARM MY FAMILY. *TR

I HAVE A 05 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR IN EARLY AUGUST TWO DAYS LATER MY SKID CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE LIGHT. WHEN MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THE TILT HAD TO BE ZERO CALIBRATED. THE SAME DAY AFTER LEAVING THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE SKID LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND I GOT A LITTLE WORRIED FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. I RETURNED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM AT A COST OF 840 WITH NO GUARANTEE TO FIX MY CAR. TWO DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO THEM TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WERE NOT SO SURE THAT WAS THE REAL PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT COULD BE THE BREAK BOOSTER AND THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE A FURTHER LOOK. THE NEXT DAY WHEN WE CALLED TO CHECK ON MY CAR THEY INFORMED US THEY HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY DID REPLACE THE SKID SYSTEM AND DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM ONLY GENERATED DIFFERENT CODES. THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO KEEP MY CAR TO COMPARE IT TO THE OTHER CARS CODES. I STILL AM WAITING TO HEAR WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TRYING TO FIND ANSWERS AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. I FEEL THE MANAGER OF THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE I LIVE KNOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND ALL BUT TELLING ME IT WAS NOT GOING TO FIX MY ISSUE. I HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND WE ALL LEAVE FOR THE BEACH IN THREE WEEKS AND THEY DON'T

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FAILURE OF SKID CONTROL ECU AND BRAKE BOOSTER, DETECTED BY DIAGNOSTIC TEST BY DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSONNEL STRONGLY SUGGESTED REPLACING AT $2K COST OR THE VEHICLE WOULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD (BRAKES COULD LOCK UP AT ANY TIME, WHICH WOULD CREATE AN EXTREME HAZARD). AS THE VEHICLE OWNER I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY THE EXORBITANT REPAIR COST. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND MY VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING UP FROM OUR GARAGE WE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND FELT THE VIBRATING GRINDING. SO I LOOK IT UP ON THE MANUAL AND IT TELLS US TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER. BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS CLOSED SO I LOOKED ONLINE TO RESEARCH IT AND FOUND THAT MAY PEOPLE WITH SEQUOIA'S BETWEEN THE YEARS 2003-2005 ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND I WOULD HATE FOR ME TO EXPERIENCE A BAD SCENARIO WHILE DRIVING. THERE'S MANY COMPLAINTS SO I DON'T SEE WHY IT IS NOT BEING RECALLED. *TR

ONE BOLT AND BRACKETS OF WIND DEFLECTOR OF 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FELL OFF OF VEHICLE AND OTHER BOLT WAS LOOSE. BRACKET WAS HANGING DOWN. I NOTICED THIS AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING. CONCERNED THAT WIND DEFLECTOR COULD HAVE FLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF MY VEHICLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE MOVING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO TOYOTA. I SPOKE TO THE PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART AT A COST TO ME OF $55.00. THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND REPLACED AT THE COST OF TOYOTA. THE WIND DEFLECTOR CAME ON THE LEASED VEHICLE WHICH I ADVISED THEM WAS TO BE TURNED IN BY AUGUST 30, 2010. *TR

THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD IT HAS LESS THAN 38K MILES. THE RUST IS LITERALLY FLAKING OFF THE FRAME RAILS, SHOCK TOWERS, AND MOST OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. SINCE THERE IS NO "PERFORATION" TOYOTA CLASSIFIES THE CONDITION AS NORMAL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN A CRASH, I FEAR THAT THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY MAY BE COMPROMISED DUE TO TOYOTA'S METALURY DECISIONS. *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE, THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE OBSERVED SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED AND AFTER 3 TIMES OF TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ECU IS FAILING? 1. THE CAR ACTUALLY FROZE UP 2. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. 3. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ONE OCCASION AND QUICKLY CAME BACK, BUT MADE METAL GRINDING NOISE. 4. AT VARIOUS TIMES THE ABS KICKED IN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED 5. SUV DID NOT PROPERLY RESPOND TO BRAKE OR STEERING 6. THE CAR OCCASIONALLY THINKS THAT WE ARE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGINS PULSATING THE BRAKES 7. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES ENGAGED. IF YOU GOOGLE TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND ECU OR VSC OR ABS YOU WILL NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IN ALL INSTANCES STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR HAS RESET THE LIGHTS AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. *TR

VSC TRAC LIGHTS ON 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ARE ON. WILL BE BRINGING CAR TO DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE YOU FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNK FROM THE REAR. IT FEELS AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN JAN 2010 AND TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. I TOOK THE MATTER TO MANAGEMENT IN FEB 2010 AND THEY HAD ME BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THEY FOUND THE TRANS SUPPORT TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED THE CROSSMEMBER, BOLTS AND INSULATION. PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK MARCH 2010 AND THEY SAID IT HAD AN UPDATED CROSS MEMBER AND BOLT SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. CURRENTLY STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND WAITING FOR A RETURN PHONE CALL BACK FROM MANAGEMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN. I WAS TOLD EACH VISIT THAT THIS IS A DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED AND IT IS SOMETHING I WILL NEED TO LIVE WITH. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ANSWER AND I WILL TAKE THIS MATTER FURTHER UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. I PAID $30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE. IN THE PAST I HAD A REAREND ISSUE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN AN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH THEM TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK AND MONEY IN MY POCKET. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN, BUT IF NEED BE I WILL BE CONTACTING MY ATTORNEY. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FULLY REPLACED WITH ALL NEW PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALL OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,056.

BOTH VSC AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AS WELL AS MY BRAKE LIGHT. FLUID IS TOPPED OFF AND BRAKES WERE JUST REPLACED BY TOYOTA A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I HAVE PRESSED THE TRAC OFF BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. IT VEHICLE APPEARS TO DRIVE FINE AND DEALER STATED THE SKID CONTROL ECU IS BAD. HOWEVER, AS USUAL WHEN GOING TO A DEALER, THE LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER ON. STILL ID 'D PROBLEM AS THE SKID CONTROL. *TR

BEGINNING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW MORE FREQUENTLY, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A "ROLLING STOP", AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNING, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

FREQUENTLY THE STABILIZATION CONTROL IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ACTIVATES WHILE TURNING CORNERS. THIS VIRTUALLY SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN FOR A MOMENT BEFORE ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMPLETING TURNS WITH A DRAINAGE GUTTER BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE ROAD WAS FLAT. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BE HIT DUE TO THIS BUT HAVE AVOIDED A CRASH THUS FAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING EXPLAINED IN THE 2003 RECALL BUT I BELIEVED IT TO BE ISOLATED UNTIL NOW. *TR

MY 2005 SR5 SEQUOIA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL OF THE 2003 MODEL ANNOUNCED TODAY. IT LOOSES POWER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR DIPS IN THE ROAD AND IS PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS ANOTHER ROAD. I HAVE LEARNED TO WORK AROUND IT BUT WOULD PREFER THAT IT GET FIXED. INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 79,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING THRU MY NEIGHBORHOOD RETURNING HOME AFTER A HEAVY SNOWFALL. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN I WOULD GIVE MY SEQUOIA A LITTLE EXTRA GAS AS I WOULD GO AROUND A CORNER TO GET THE TIRES TO SPIN A LITTLE. WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IT WAS NOTHING SIGNIFICANT BUT THE KIDS THOUGHT IT WAS FUN. AS I NEARED MY HOUSE I ACCELERATED ONE LAST TIME BEFORE I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY. UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME THERE WAS UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. I DON'T HAVE THE STOCK FLOOR MATS, BUT EVEN SO I TRIED USING MY FOOT TO LIFT THE GAS PEDAL. THAT DID NOT WORK. SINCE I WAS ON A DEADEND RESIDENTIAL STREET, I OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WANT THIS CONDITION TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN THAT SITUATION IT IS EASY TO SAY THAT YOU NEED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT WHEN THE SITUATION IS OCCURRING YOU REALLY ONLY HAVE TIME TO REACT. I PUT THE SEQUOIA INTO PARK. FORTUNATELY SINCE IT WAS A HEAVY SNOW, AND SINCE I WAS PROBABLY ONLY GOING 10-15 MPH THE CAR CAME TO A STOP QUICKLY BUT NO ONE WAS THRUST FORWARD. I HAD WARNING LIGHTS ON ALL OVER MY DASH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTERWARDS THANKFULLY. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE 2005 SEQUOIA SAYS THAT IT IS A FLOOR MAT ISSUE. IT IS NOT. I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE PURSUING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE REAL CAUSE OF THIS VERY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, AND BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. I HAVE DONE SEARCHES ON GOOGLE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE LIGHT GOES OFF ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM COMES BACK ON EVERYDAY AND GOES OUT OFF WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. I TOOK IT TOO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER PROBLEM, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS TOYOTA NOT LIABLE FOR THIS, WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE? READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/1GWF5-BRAKE-LIGHT-CONTINUES-TO-COME-ON-2005-TOYOTA-SEQUOIA#IXZZ0GZ0D6P2J. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH COLD IDLE THAT PERSISTS 5-10 MINS AFTER STARTING UNCHANGED BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR AND REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IT. ONCE WARMED UP, ENGINE WILL REV WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE DRIVER PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR BUT SO FAR HAS ONLY DONE THIS INTERMITTENTLY AND FOR A SHORT DURATION. *TR

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WINDOW OPENER/CLOSER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I APPROACHED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (AND A SAFETY ISSUE) THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE $500 TO INSTALL A NEW MOTOR AND SENSOR. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO NUMEROUS TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIANS WHO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF. I NOTICE THE LIGHT PERMANENTLY STAYS ON AFTER LEAVING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN (NOT EVEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES YET). THEN, THE LIGHT DOESN'T DISAPPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE IS POWERED OFF. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN WHEN IN WARRANTY AND STATED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST 3 YEARS, ALL THEY DID WAS INSPECT THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. WE WERE VERBALLY GIVEN AN EXAMPLE WHAT THEY DID FOR A PREVIOUS CUSTOMER (CHANGED ALL THE SENSORS AND THE SYSTEM BOARD) BUT STILL NO FIX. AT THE LAST SERVICE CHECK, ANOTHER SERVICE REP SAID, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY'RE OKAY AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THESE LAST TWO WEEKS (OFF AND ON) AT THE INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE RED LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, I NOTICE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT STOPS. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERING SUNROOFS. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN VARIOUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DIVERSE AUTO MANUFACTURERS. LAST WEEK I WAS VISITING MY DAUGHTER IN CALIFORNIA. WE WERE TRAVELING IN A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AT 70 MILES/HR WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS THE SOUND OF AN EXPLOSION OVERHEAD. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LURCH A BIT BUT I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THIS WAS FROM THE PRESSURE CHANGES WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OR WHETHER THE DRIVER MAY HAVE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE EXPLOSION. WE EXITED THE HIGHWAY TO INSPECT THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN IN A SYMMETRICAL FASHION WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF IT BLOWN OUT. THERE WAS IN RETROSPECT ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLASS IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SLIDING ROOF PANEL AND THE BROKEN SUNROOF WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS WAS CARRIED AWAY IN THE AIR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANYTHING HAD FALLEN ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT GOING UNDER AN OVERPASS AND NOT CLOSE TO ANY VEHICLES AHEAD OF US. ON REVIEWING THE INTERNET INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM IT DOES SEEM THAT IT IS NOT AN INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND PROBABLY THEIR ARE MANY CASES THAT GO UNREPORTED. MY SON IN LAW TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS AN ACQUIRED PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. I BELIEVE HE IS GOING TO TOYOTA MANAGEMENT TO EXPLORE HAVING TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WRITE TO SUGGEST THAT THE NTSB PLACE AN ALERT TO TH

I WAS DRIVING WITH WIFE IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WEST BOUND ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO EXIT ON EXIT 25. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AT ABOUT NOON. THE CAR NEVER HAD A REPAIR AND HAS ABOUT 50,00 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS AND TIRES HAS BEEN CHANGES AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT, THE CAR SPED UP FROM 65 MPH TO ABOUT 70 MPH EVEN AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. THE MATS WERE NOT IN THE WAY. THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT HAVING AN AFFECT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. AFTER ABOUT TEN SECOND, THE BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN. THIS HAS NEVER HAVE BEFORE OR EVER SINCE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA: WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIGHTS ETC.), WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAR JUMPS FORWARD. THIS IS ONGOING FROM APPROXIMATELY 2007 ON. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED FOR APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES. THEN IT WOULD ENGAGE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND ONE OTHER LIGHT COME ON WHEN IT'S COLD. THEY GO OFF WHEN IT'S ABOVE 40 OR SO DEGREES. REPLACED BRAKES AND FIXED PARKING BRAKE (DROVE WITH IT ON BECAUSE I GOT SO USED TO IGNORING ALL OF THE LIGHTS). LIGHTS WERE OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. 21 DEGREES OUT TODAY AND ALL THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. WILL CALL TOYOTA AND DISCUSS WHY I JUST SPENT $900 AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL COMING ON. *TW

SEQUOIA 2005 2WD. THE 2005 SHOULD BE RECALLED. (1) WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVING OVER A PARKING CURB & DOWN A HILL. (2) AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I TAPPED ON THE GAS TO GO & THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, LURCHING FORWARD. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED IT & FAILED TO FIND A PROBLEM. FLOOR MATS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE BRAKE & IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, BECAUSE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. IF THE GAS PEDAL MERELY GOT STUCK, THEN THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED FORWARD AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED, BUT IN MY CASE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY BOTH TIMES. TW* *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED WITH CONTINUOUS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES, SO A REMEDY WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SUDDENLY ON VEHICLE WITH 62K MILES. UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT CORRECT. COST TO CORRECT IS $1,500 - $2,700. *TR

THE VSC / SKID CONTROLLER IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE 2005 SEQUOIA SR5 TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL LOGIC CIRCUIT WAS BAD. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER FOR $2700.00 I DECLINED THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE PRICE FOR THE REPAIR. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LAST YEAR (2008) AND THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT BEFORE SOME ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ABS COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $2500.00. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 10/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/27/09

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, ON MY DASH BOARD THE VSC OFF, VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON THERE IS A COMPUTER FAILURE AND YOU COULD LOS ECONTROL. THERE IS A 'SERVICE BULLETIN' DATING BACK TO 2003 THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF COMPUTER FAILURE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT ON THE WEBSITES. *TR

OUR BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE MID 2008. WE'VE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER 3X TO DIAGNOSE. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE SERVICE REP SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID WHEN LIGHT IS ON, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, NOR THE STABILITY CONTROL. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE IS $2425 INSTALLED FOR A NEW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. WE KNOW OF AT LEAST TWO OF OUR FRIENDS THAT ARE HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY COMPUTER AND A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS WORKS BUT IT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE SKID CONTROL COMES ONE. WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOLD HER THAT THEIR WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS AND THAT IT WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2003-2005 MODELS. IF IM NOT MISTAKEN CONGRESS PASSED A LAW STATING THAT ALL VEHICLES STARTING WITH A CERTAIN YEAR HAS TO COME WITH STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. THEY WANT A LITTLE OVER THREE GRAND TO FIX IT. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A RANDOM EVENT BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS A PROBLEM WELL KNOWN TO TOYOTA. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION MAKES GRINDING SOUND, SOMETIMES VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VSC LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO SEVERE VIBRATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL ESU FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

VSC LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TURNING CORNERS. DEALER INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR MY MAKE AND YEAR OF CAR. CAR TEMPORARILY LOSES POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. CAR HAS 60,000 MILE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VAC TRAC DISENGAGED LOST CONTROL / ACCELERATOR/BRAKES/ TOOK AUTO TO REPAIR DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR