This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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2005 Sequoia class action, court ordered frame inspection & either repair or frame replacement. Never received notice of class action. Received letter stating vehicle needed to be inspected. Took to Victory Toyota, Canton, MI on Jan 5, 2018. Was told passed inspection & frame needed seal coating, did not have product. Vehicle was taken in multiple times, never completed the process. On May 6, 2019 the vehicle was taken to this dealership, a rental vehicle was provided and they did nothing and on May 21, 2019, noted the vehicle didn-€™t pass inspection & the campaign had expired! Per service history report from another dealership, on May 21, (the 15th day they had they had vehicle in their possession), they noted the frame did not pass inspection, also noted the repair timeline expired and they did nothing; however, they were paid to do the job they never did. The frame should of been replaced. I have photos from 2016 showing holes in the frame. I took vehicle to two other dealerships, one inspected in fall 2019 & sent 3 photos to Toyota showing the frame rusted holes but stated once Toyota makes a decision, the never change their mind. Second local dealership printed detailed Toyota repair history report showing Victory stated the vehicle did not pass inspection and that the timeline expired on the 16th day they had the vehicle!! The vehicle interior & exterior is in excellent condition but Toyota knowing refused to replace many of the frames, even though they knew the manufacturer had not made the frames correctly. Toyota has tons of money, clearly they don-€™t care about their product or customers safety.
These vehicles have a well known frame rust issue. In March of 2018, Toyota deemed this frame safe after an inspection and applied an undercoating to cover up the rust. A year later the undercoating began to flake off, revealing the severe rust underneath. Last week, not even three years later, we were making a right turn and felt a pop underneath. The passenger side sway bar mount broke loose from the frame, and the Toyota dealership told us the frame is so rotted there's nothing left to weld it back to. Other than the frame rot, the vehicle runs, looks, and drives like new. This frame, as well as many others, should have been replaced instead of undercoated. The class action lawsuit and service campaign are over, but I think this should be revisited, as there are still many instances of this happening.
I have fixed the rear door latch about a half dozen times in the past 2 years of ownership of this vehicle. Each time the fix lasts about 2 to 3 weeks. Then the rear door cannot be opened. This is a severe safety hazard should the back door be necessary to exit the vehicle in an emergency. The problem is well known by Toyota, yet they refuse to provide a permanent solution.
- Maple Hill, KS, USA
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Code 1223 1247 1360 brake light trac off vsc trac all come on this seams to be problem with thousands of 2003 - 2005 Sequoia brake sometimes make noise so you not sure brakes are good when car in motion Sequoia has 78000 miles
I have a 05 sequiao great truck but... the frame under the truck is totally rusty everything!! I T doesn't even look safe I live in the South so no snow. My mechanic have already told me the sway bar will soon need replacing. I'm trying to see if there is a recall on this because if not it should be. Thank you in advance. When I turn my wheel I hear the sway bar or something popping!
I have a 2005 Toyota sequioa that my vsc track and vsc off lights and check engine lighs came on. It was on for 2 days and then went off. Then 6 mos later they came on again. The dealership codes are not showing correctly. There hare numerous complaints from others for years 2003- 2005 people are having this issue, some people got a easy fix with replacing gas cap and others paid to replace a air pump, gasket, several valves and wasted money. This should be a recall and Toyota should pay for the repairs. I cant afford this repair, what can Toyota do for me. Anything.
My 2005 Sequoia has the vsc off and vsc trac lights on and it causes a hesitation in acceleration - which is a significant crash hazard. I notified Toyota about this and asked if they would fix it because they recalled other years of Sequoias for the same problem. Toyota will not fix it and said that the 2005 has different parts than the years that they recalled. That is silly because the problem is there even if the parts are different. The hatchback latch has also broke and the hatchback will not open. I looked online and saw that this is another well known problem with 2005 Sequoias that Toyota refuses to fix despite the dangers if there were a crash and somebody needed to exit from the hatch area.
On the dashboard I have vsc off. Vsc tracking. Brake light on.. they R on constantly and won't shut off.. what is going on with this... I am worried my daughter is driving my SUV with the dashboard lit like a xmas tree.. help please
Toyota Sequoia 2005 - air injection control valve & pump broke. Causing car to completely malfunction. According to mechanic - a blade from the air injector pump broke - dislodged into system and caused corrosion and debris to enter into system cause over $2800 worth of parts needing to be replaced. Very uncommon part to replace according to mechanic. Toyota dealer had the parts to replace it - causing more concern that this may be a recall item considering the dangerous situation it presents when car completely stops working because of malfunctioning parts.
Our vsc/trac light and engine light simultaneously come on for an unknown reason. Our mechanic can not find a solution. Our emergency brake light comes on and off for no necessary reason as well. This has happened three or four times and no one can fix it. I am afraid to take it to Toyota because of the bad experiences posted online where consumers have received many varying answers, expensive repairs, and in some case, still no solution. We are in the market to buy a new car and it makes resale very difficult with these lights on and no answer as to why they are on... and no way to turn them off... so we wait. Many people have posted on the internet about this same problem in other 2005 Sequoias. Our computer keeps throwing varying and different errors... and my mechanic thinks the errors are not accurate. Could it be a computer or electrical malfunction? please help.
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- Plymouth, MI, USA