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2005 Toyota SEQUOIA: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

352 owner complaints analyzed

9 distinct recall campaigns

87,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2005 model year. Data updated: . 257 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electronic Stability Control (Esc) is the most frequently named component, appearing in 93 of 352 complaints (26.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior14039.8%
Engine operation133.7%
Electrical and battery issues102.8%
Transmission and shifting92.6%
Steering behavior82.3%
Fuel system concerns10.3%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
93
Vehicle Speed Control
85
Service Brakes
60
Air Bags
39
Electrical System
33
Engine
33
Traction Control System
25
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
19
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)93
Vehicle Speed Control85
Service Brakes60
Air Bags39
Electrical System33
Engine33
Traction Control System25
Service Brakes, Hydraulic19

Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 93; Vehicle Speed Control: 85; Service Brakes: 60; Air Bags: 39; Electrical System: 33; Engine: 33; Traction Control System: 25; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 19

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
26
25,000 to 49,999
34
50,000 to 74,999
46
75,000 to 99,999
46
100,000 to 149,999
74
150,000 and above
31
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00026
25,000 to 49,99934
50,000 to 74,99946
75,000 to 99,99946
100,000 to 149,99974
150,000 and above31

Under 25,000: 26; 25,000 to 49,999: 34; 50,000 to 74,999: 46; 75,000 to 99,999: 46; 100,000 to 149,999: 74; 150,000 and above: 31

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (74). 95 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
15
2006
4
2007
17
2008
11
2009
16
2010
38
2011
32
2012
25
2013
28
2014
37
2015
45
2016
36
2017
18
2018
8
2019
5
2020
3
2021
3
2022
3
2023
5
2024
3
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
200515
20064
200717
200811
200916
201038
201132
201225
201328
201437
201545
201636
201718
20188
20195
20203
20213
20223
20235
20243

2005: 15; 2006: 4; 2007: 17; 2008: 11; 2009: 16; 2010: 38; 2011: 32; 2012: 25; 2013: 28; 2014: 37; 2015: 45; 2016: 36; 2017: 18; 2018: 8; 2019: 5; 2020: 3; 2021: 3; 2022: 3; 2023: 5; 2024: 3

Pattern summary

Electronic Stability Control (Esc) leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 140 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 13 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10106120 · 2005-01-11 (January 11, 2005)

EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE SPEED FROM A COLD START (1500-1700 RPM) LEADS TO WHEEL SPIN AND LOSS OF CONTROL ON ICY/SNOWY SURFACES. I TURNED SIDEWAYS IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. REAR WHEELS ARE SPINNING WHILE THE BRAKES ARE HOLDING THE FRONT WHEELS. I HAVE A BUSINESS PARTNER WHO ALSO HAS A 2005 SEQUOIA THAT BEHAVES IDENTICALLY. HE SLID OFF HIS DRIVEWAY INTO A LANDSCAPE BED, SUFFERING MINOR BODY DAMAGE. THE COLD START IDLE SPEED IS EXCESSIVE AND DANGEROUS. *AK

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Owner report 10106462 · 2005-01-17 (January 17, 2005)

I HAD OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE RECENTLY TRADING IT IN FOR A 2005 MODEL. I OBVIOUSLY LOVE THE CAR BUT THERE IS AN UNFORTUNATE FLAW IN THE 2005 MODEL THAT DIFFERS FROM MY 2001 MODEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD THE IDLE SPEED IS VERY HIGH - ABOUT 1500+ RPM. THE IDLE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN APPRECIABLY UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP - ABOUT 5 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. THE PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH IDLE COMES WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR ON AN ICY SURFACE. I CAME OUT OF MY GARAGE ON AN ICY MORNING, PUT THE CAR INTO FOR…

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10106462 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10112287 · 2005-02-28 (February 28, 2005)

UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE CABIN FILLS WITH A SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) SMELL. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. UPON PICKUP THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF THE DEALERSHIP.

Owner-reported narrative. 4,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10112287 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10119773 · 2005-06-03 (June 3, 2005)

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES, THEN JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.*AK *SB *M

Owner-reported narrative. 60 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119773 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10122453 · 2005-05-30 (May 30, 2005)

EXCESSIVE IDLE SPEED, BRAKE MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD TO STOP CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD OR BACK DURING WARM-UP PERIOD WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE

Owner-reported narrative. 1 miles reported. Look up ODI 10122453 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10124150 · 2005-06-03 (June 3, 2005)

TURNING ON THE A/C AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE FROM A COLD START, THE A/C UNIT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND WHILE ENGAGING. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHILE ENGINE HAS NOT RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HRS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

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Owner report 10127317 · 2005-07-01 (July 1, 2005)

CAR IDLES AT A VERY HIGH RPM WHEN STARTED. CAUTION MUST BE USED TO FIRMLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE BEFORE SELECTING DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY CAR WILL DO 10 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT SEEMS TO TAKE FIVE MINUTES OR SO TO IDLE DOWN.

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Owner report 10127318 · 2005-07-01 (July 1, 2005)

ENGINE NOISE IS VERY LOUD. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE SOUND INSULATION AROUND THE ENGINE IS MISSING, BUT IT IS NOT. THE RADIATOR FAN IS ESPECIALLY LOUD ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. MY FIRST 5000 MILE SERVICE WAS JUST COMPLETED AND AFTER MY COMPLAINT, THE DEALER PERFORMED A RECALL ON THE FAN WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO REDUCE THE NOISE. IT IS NO BETTER. DURING HOT SUMMER DAYS, IT IS WORSE BECAUSE THE FAN RUNS FASTER (OR LOUDER) TO MAINTAIN PROPER ENGINE TEMPERATURE. (NOTE: I TRADED IN MY 2002 SEQUOIA WITH 80,000 MILES AND NEVER HEARD THE ENGINE ON THAT…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127318 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

9 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

07V013000 · Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint

Reported: 2007-01-19 (January 19, 2007)

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND MINI VANS, DUE TO POSSIBLE IMPROPER FINISHING OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, SOME BALL JOINTS MAY EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENTAL DETERIORATION OF THE INTERNAL LUBRICATION. THIS MAY CAUSE THE BALL JOINT TO WEAR AND LOOSEN PREMATURELY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, REDUCED VEHICLE SELF-CENTERING, AND NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION.

Consequence: IN EXTREME CASES, IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

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10V036000 · Equipment:Other:Labels

Reported: 2010-02-03 (February 3, 2010)

SOUTHEAST TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 PASSENGER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SOLD WITHOUT THE REQUISITE LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY MODIFICATION LABELS.

Consequence: A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.

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14V743000 · Seats:Front Assembly:Seat Heater/Cooler

Reported: 2014-11-19 (November 19, 2014)

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Prius and Corolla, 2009-2011 Venza, 2006-2010 Avalon, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2005-2011 Sienna and Sequoia, 2006-2011 Tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, Camry, Highlander, Tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 Rav4 and 4Runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.

Consequence: Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.

Remedy: SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.

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15V285000 · Air Bags

Reported: 2015-05-13 (May 13, 2015)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.

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15V286000 · Air Bags

Reported: 2015-05-13 (May 13, 2015)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V-655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V-285 which covers all other U.S. states.

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16V065000 · Air Bags:Side/Window

Reported: 2016-02-05 (February 5, 2016)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.

Consequence: If the side curtain-shield-air bags deploy unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of occupant injury.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.

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16V396000 · Seats:Front Assembly:Seat Heater/Cooler

Reported: 2016-06-02 (June 2, 2016)

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4Runner, Highlander, Sequoia, and Sienna, 2005-2010 Avalon and Tundra, 2006-2008 Camry Solara, 2006-2010 Highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 Rav4 and Tacoma, 2007-2010 FJ Cruiser, 2007-2011 Camry hybrid, 2009-2010 Venza, 2010-2012 Prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 Camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 Corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.

Consequence: If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy: SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.

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18V883000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2018-12-12 (December 12, 2018)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
19V741000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2019-10-17 (October 17, 2019)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.

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Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

352 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

73.0%Usable mileage257 / 352 records
100.0%Valid incident date352 / 352 records
100.0%Valid filing date352 / 352 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates352 / 352 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
23.0%
ODI 10485243

VSC LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF,BUT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON NOW. *TR

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116.7%
ODI 10467538 · 72,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, MY VSC, ABS, BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTING UNIT (ABOUT $3000). THE SECOND TIME (LAST WEEK), THE DEALER REPLACE THE SAME UNIT AGAIN BUT I AM PAYING $1400 BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY SCARY AS THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER ALL OF THE SUDDEN. *TR

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13.2%
ODI 10487527 · 52,000 mi

TRACTION CONTROL BECAME ACTIVE AND ENGAGED. PAVEMENT WAS DRY/CLEAN, 43 DEGREES, NO TRACTION LIMITING ROAD/TIRE CONDITIONS. THIS OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION REGARDLESS OF RATE OF ACCELERATION. TRACTION CONTROL WOULD TURN BACK OFF WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THIS SEVERELY LIMITED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WAITED 10-15 SECONDS AND POWERED THE VEHICLE BACK ON CONDITION D…

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00.0%

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420.0%
ODI 10544592 · 115,000 mi

VSC LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, AND SO IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE SPENT $$$$ OF DOLLARS REPLACING OXYGEN SENSORS, MUFFLERS, HOSES, ETC. JUST HAD THE FRAME REPLACED UNDER RECALL, BUT TOO MANY OTHER PARTS ROTTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT WHEN I BRAKE THE WHEEL VIBRATES TOO MUCH AND MAKE CONTROLLING THE CAR DIFFICULT. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE VSC CONTROL. NOT TO MENTION THE CAR STABILITY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE (TAKING THE SUV IN FOR THAT VOLUNTARY RECALL AS WELL). …

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111.1%
ODI 10705072 · 4,400 mi

MY WIFE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH OUR BRAND NEW TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHILE DRIVING. THE SLIP INDICATOR ICON AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ICON STAYS ON. SHE CALLED ME AT WORK AND I TOLD HER THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE PRESSED THE VSC BUTTON THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY I USED THE CAR AND DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL FOR ABOUT 8 MILES AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY OF THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE DAY AFTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE WE NOTICED THE SAME ICONS SHE WAS TELLING ME IN ADDITION TO THE BLINKING PASSENGER SEATBELT ICON EVEN IF SHE WAS WEAR…

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420.0%
ODI 11065804 · 12 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ADAPTIVE COLLISION WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AHEAD, THE AUTO BRAKING FEATURE INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND THE "BRAKE, OBSTACLE AHEAD" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SUDDENLY BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T…

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Vehicle Speed Control
811.9%
ODI 10290815 · 6,000 mi

MY 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP( WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE) WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT TOOK BOTH FEET STANDING ON THE BRAKE TO TRY AND STOP MY VEHICLE. IT PUSHED MY VEHICLE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY TIRES WITH SCREECHING AND MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT FINALLY STOPPED AFTER A FEW SECONDS AS I WAS GOING TO TRY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. MY FLOOR MAT WAS IN CORRECT POSITION- NOT JAMMED AND MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS HAPPY TO HAVE WITNESS WITH ME AS NO ONE WOU…

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116.7%
ODI 10762965 · 106,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK CAUSING AN INCREASE OF SPEED UP TO 80 MPH. THE BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED CONTINUOUSLY IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE…

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39.7%
ODI 10314557

WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING DEPRESSED. NO CARPET WAS OVER THE ACCELERATOR AND THE PEDAL AND CARPET HAD BEEN REPLACED BY TOYOTA ALREADY. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. *TR

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15.9%
ODI 10712279

WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT I APPLIED BRAKE MY TRUCK BUT INSTEAD MY SEQUOIA THRUST FORWARD CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *TR

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210.0%
ODI 10544592 · 115,000 mi

VSC LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, AND SO IS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE SPENT $$$$ OF DOLLARS REPLACING OXYGEN SENSORS, MUFFLERS, HOSES, ETC. JUST HAD THE FRAME REPLACED UNDER RECALL, BUT TOO MANY OTHER PARTS ROTTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL FOR ADDITIONAL COSTS. I LOVE THE CAR, BUT WHEN I BRAKE THE WHEEL VIBRATES TOO MUCH AND MAKE CONTROLLING THE CAR DIFFICULT. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO THE VSC CONTROL. NOT TO MENTION THE CAR STABILITY LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE (TAKING THE SUV IN FOR THAT VOLUNTARY RECALL AS WELL). …

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18.3%
ODI 10631648 · 15,000 mi

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE SHIFT LOCK. MY CHILDREN WERE IN OUR NEW 2013 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE CAR AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK POSITION AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A PASSING CAR BEFORE MY 10 YEAR OLD PUSHED THE SHIFTER BACK INTO PARK, BRINGING THE CAR TO A LURCHING HALT. WITHOUT A KEY, OR A FOOT OR THE BREAK, OR PRESSING ANY BUTTON, THE TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER ENGAGE A DRIVE GEAR OR NEUTRAL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A BACKOVER OR …

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222.2%
ODI 10705072 · 4,400 mi

MY WIFE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH OUR BRAND NEW TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHILE DRIVING. THE SLIP INDICATOR ICON AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ICON STAYS ON. SHE CALLED ME AT WORK AND I TOLD HER THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE PRESSED THE VSC BUTTON THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY I USED THE CAR AND DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL FOR ABOUT 8 MILES AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY OF THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE DAY AFTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE WE NOTICED THE SAME ICONS SHE WAS TELLING ME IN ADDITION TO THE BLINKING PASSENGER SEATBELT ICON EVEN IF SHE WAS WEAR…

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218.2%
ODI 10885923 · 965 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUNCTIONS. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WITH AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS UNCERTAIN HOW THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY OTHER THAN ADVISING THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILAB…

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114.3%
ODI 11073761 · 6,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRIORITY TOYOTA CHESAPEAKE (1800 GREENBRIER PKWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RODENTS CHEWED HOLES THROUGH THE WIRING THAT WAS LUBRICATED WITH PEANUT OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,200.

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420.0%
ODI 11033910 · 459 mi

ISSUE: SAFETY FEATURES FAILING AT LESS THAN 500 MILES PROBLEM STATEMENT: AT LESS THAN 500 MILES THE SAFETY SENSORS ( COLLISION PREVENTION, CRUISE CONTROL ADAPTABLE SPEED, REAR CROSS TRAFFIC, BLIND SPOT MONITOR ) ARE FAILING REPEATEDLY. DEALER HAS CONTACTED TOYOTA FOR SUPPORT. NO ETA AT PRESENT.

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Service Brakes
34.5%
ODI 10486059 · 50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES GOING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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116.7%
ODI 10467538 · 72,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, MY VSC, ABS, BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTING UNIT (ABOUT $3000). THE SECOND TIME (LAST WEEK), THE DEALER REPLACE THE SAME UNIT AGAIN BUT I AM PAYING $1400 BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY SCARY AS THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER ALL OF THE SUDDEN. *TR

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13.2%
ODI 10573397 · 5,000 mi

DATES INDICATED ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE... IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE (NEW), I NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY / PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE EVEN ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM TO ADJUST THE BRAKE. AFTERWARD, I NOTED A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE PARKING BRAKE STILL WOULD NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE. I INQUIRED ABOUT THE SITUATION AGAIN, AND THE DEALERSHIP'S TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE HAD BEEN ADJUSTED TO THE MAX ALLOWANCE AND THAT THE BRAKE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD THE VEHICLE, BUT ONLY TO A…

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211.8%
ODI 10821007 · 12,572 mi

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. BRAKE ROTORS SEVERELY WARPED AT12,572 MILES CREATING SEVERE VIBRATION/SHAKING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY SEVERE WHEN UTILIZING BREAKS ON A DOWNHILL GRADE. THE SEVERE VIBRATION CREATED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IMPAIRS BREAK PERFORMANCE PARTICULARLY WHEN ROADS ARE WET OR ICY. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. TOYOTA'S SOLUTION WAS TO RESURFACE/GRIND THE ROTORS BACK TO SMOOTH. UNFORTUNATELY THIS PROCESS REMOVES METAL, AND MASS, FROM THE BRAKE ROTORS WHICH EXACERBATES THE PROB…

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630.0%
ODI 10532639 · 5,000 mi

VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING DOWNHILL AT AROUND 60-65 MPH. THIS STARTED AT 5000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THEY SAID THEY MACHINED THE ROTORS AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE AS BRAKES ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW AT 16K MILES AND 6 MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY DOWNHILL WHEN BRAKING. TOYOTA DEALER AND CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY THEY FEEL THE BRAKE WEAR IS NORMAL AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE REQUIRES A BRAKE JOB. HOW WOULD THE BRAKES FAIL TWICE AND THE VEHICLE ISN'T EVE…

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18.3%
ODI 10631648 · 15,000 mi

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITHIN THE SHIFT LOCK. MY CHILDREN WERE IN OUR NEW 2013 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE CAR AND WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THEY MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER OUT OF PARK POSITION AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE STREET AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A PASSING CAR BEFORE MY 10 YEAR OLD PUSHED THE SHIFTER BACK INTO PARK, BRINGING THE CAR TO A LURCHING HALT. WITHOUT A KEY, OR A FOOT OR THE BREAK, OR PRESSING ANY BUTTON, THE TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER ENGAGE A DRIVE GEAR OR NEUTRAL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A BACKOVER OR …

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15.9%
ODI 11559936

Car was taken in for routine maintenance at local dealership where all work is done -Feb 2023 recommended brakes upon inspection brakes at .2 and .5 wear - pre paid -the part were ordered and took awhile to come in -returned to dealership to have brakes done early April 2023 - found out wrong part ordered Needed TRD Big brake kit - pads needed part # PTR09-34071- parts on back order May, then June then July and then sept - called Toyota cooperate and after multi calls got a case number [XXX]- dealing with Carter George at Toyota brand engagem…

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436.4%
ODI 11102157 · 24,850 mi

WHEN STEERING GREATER THAN 40 MPH THEN BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE WARPED. VEHICLE HAD 24,975 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER. AS WITH SEATS, DRIVER SEAT HAD SOME SEPARATION ON STITCHING AND WAS DISCOLORED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOTTOM.

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210.0%
ODI 11065804 · 12 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ADAPTIVE COLLISION WARNING SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD RESET ITSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES AHEAD, THE AUTO BRAKING FEATURE INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED AND THE "BRAKE, OBSTACLE AHEAD" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SUDDENLY BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T…

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114.3%
ODI 11675254

Parking brake requires continual adjustment. Brake becomes non functional when brakes are hot and then park on a hill. Examples would include pulling our boat and going to the boat ramp off the highway. Parking brakes loses any ability to hold the vehicle.

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Structure:Body
1420.9%
ODI 10317539

2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, PRIOR TO NATIONWIDE RECALL I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CONCERNING UNRESPONSIVENESS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AS WELL AS OTHER DEFECTS IN VEHICLE AND I CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED BY BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP, WITH DEALERSHIP MAKING EXCUSES BY SAYING THINGS LIKE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY WHERE MADE IN DIFFERENT FACTORIES CAUSING THERE TO BE VARIANTS IN THE COLOR OF THE VEHICLE BUMPER FROM THE REST OF THE BODY, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW MODEL SEQUOIA SINCE THEY HAVEN'T HAD THEM IN THE SHOP YET (EXCU…

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116.7%
ODI 11217874 · 120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST ON THE FRAME AND THE FRAME WAS ROTTED OUT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE CONTACT NOTICED SPOTS WHERE HOLES MAY START TO DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED TOYOTA OF KALAMAZOO (5850 STADIUM DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49009, [phone removed]) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120…

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412.9%
ODI 10475566 · 50,250 mi

DISCOVERED REAR BUMPER WAS SEVERELY BURNED AROUND TAIL PIPE AFTER PULLING A TRAILER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW FROM MODESTO TOYOTA. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MODESTO TOYOTA AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AS A FACTORY DEFECT. THEY INSPECTED THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED BACK TO ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TAIL PIPE AND BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD. I HAVE LOOKED AT ANOTHER 2010 SEQUOIA WHICH PULLS A TRAVEL TRAILER AND DISCOVERED THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM HAS A POTENTIAL TO START A FIRE AND…

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15.9%
ODI 11360226 · 97,000 mi

THE REAR HATCH HAS A RUST SPOT NEXT TO THE LATCH THAT IS RUSTED THRU AND BREAKING CHUNKS OF METAL FROM AROUND IT. THE LATCH MECHANISM MAY SPLIT FROM THE REAR DOOR ASEEMBLY AND FAIL TO REMAIN CLOSED AND OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY ON THE HIGHWAY ALLOWING ALL CONTENTS TO FLY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. SOURCE OF PROBLEM MAY BE IMPROPER WELDS ALLOWING WATER TO GET INSIDE THE TAILGATE FRAME.

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315.0%
ODI 11400244 · 90,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUSTING ONLY ON THE REAR HATCH SINCE 2019. IT'S RUSTING AROUND THE WIPER ASSEMBLY AND NEAR THE LATCH ASSEMBLY. WE HAD IT REPAIRED ONCE BUT IT'S WORSE NOW. I'VE NOTICED MANY OWNERS ON LINE COMPLAINING OF THIS

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216.7%
ODI 11330209 · 55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY, AND MELTED WHICH CAUSED A CHEMICAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RAY BRANDT TOYOTA LOCATED AT 2460 VETERANS BLVD, KENNER, LA 70062. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE, AND A CASE WAS F…

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317.6%
ODI 10821915 · 12,000 mi

1.THE WINDSCREEN CANNOT RESIST TINY PIECES OF STONE-LIKE DEBRIS OF ABOUT .001CM DIAMETERS THAT SOMETIMES FALL FROM BIGGER TRUCK AND TRAILER AHEAD OF YOU. I HAVE A PROBLEM OF THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE (MY WINDSCREEN HAS A TINY DEFORMATION AS A RESULT OF UNSUSPECTED CONTACT WITH SUCH ROAD HAZARDS) OF WHICH I CALLED TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, THEY CONCLUDED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT'S EXTERNAL FACTOR. THIS CAR IN QUESTION IS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES WHEN IT OCCURRED. I HAVE OTHER CA…

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114.3%
ODI 11316285 · 17,450 mi

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65-70MPH THERE IS A WHISTLING OR METAL TO METAL SOUND THAT HAPPENS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. I CAN'T TELL IF IT'S IN THE WINDSHIELD OR THE FRAME AREA. ALSO THERE IS A CONSTANT SQUEAK ON THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDSHIELD AT THE DASHBOARD

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125.0%
ODI 11593459

While I was driving on the freeway, my family and I heard a loud bang. I pulled over to check and discovered that our sunroof had exploded. We went to a Toyota dealership to have it examined, but the staff claimed it was caused by a rock. We opened the sunshade to check, but no rock was found inside. It was clearly an issue with the sunroof itself. Despite this, we received no help and were simply dismissed.

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Traction Control System
11.5%
ODI 10394350 · 42,136 mi

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE DUE TO FAILED RIGHT REAR ABS WHEEL SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WOULD INITIATE AT RANDOM TO INCLUDE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WHEEL SLIP. THE INITIATION OF TRACTION CONTROL WHILE ACCELERATING AND MERGING WITH TRAFFIC CAUSED SOME CLOSE CALLS WITH THE LOSS OF POWER AND DECELERATION OF MY CAR. AFTER RANDOM INITIATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE NO ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, OR 4 WHEEL DRIVE. TOYOTA SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COM…

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13.2%
ODI 10487527 · 52,000 mi

TRACTION CONTROL BECAME ACTIVE AND ENGAGED. PAVEMENT WAS DRY/CLEAN, 43 DEGREES, NO TRACTION LIMITING ROAD/TIRE CONDITIONS. THIS OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION REGARDLESS OF RATE OF ACCELERATION. TRACTION CONTROL WOULD TURN BACK OFF WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THIS SEVERELY LIMITED THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CREATE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION IF SOMEONE WAS TO BE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE WAITED 10-15 SECONDS AND POWERED THE VEHICLE BACK ON CONDITION D…

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15.0%
ODI 10644752 · 10,000 mi

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON. I DO NOT NOW WHAT CAUSES IT NOR CAN I MAKE IT HAPPEN IT IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. *TR

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Air Bags
11.5%
ODI 10616587 · 100,000 mi

I WAS HIT BY A LARGE TRUCK GOING 30MPH AND I WAS GOING 50MPH. HE HIT THE DRIVER SIDE ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE, ALL OF THE WINDOWS SHATTERED, WE SPUN THREE TIMES AND THEN HIT AGAIN. I HAVE PHOTOS OF MY CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH. ALL OF THE POLICE, FIRE, AND EMT PERSONNEL WONDERED WHY THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF. THE FRONT AIR BAGS WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE INJURIES, BUT THE SIDE ONE'S WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY HELPED. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE. *TR

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13.2%
ODI 10695134 · 114,252 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V014000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON APRIL 11, 2015. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,252. UPDATED 5/4/15*CN UPDATED 07/07/16*JB

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15.9%
ODI 10436894

AS EVIDENCED IN THE 11-9-11 NEW TOYOTA COMMERCIAL, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY TOYOTA WENT TO CONGRESS TO REMOVE 8 TO 10 LEAKING CYLINDERS OF TOXIC, FLAMMABLE INFLATORS VOLUNTARILY FROM THEIR VEHICLES. AS WE ALL KNOW ALL INFLATORS IN THE AIRBAG ARE MADE THE SAME, YOU SHOULD NEVER SEE A FOREIGN RECALL WITHOUT ITS AMERICAN MODEL. WITH THE NEW "UPPER CUT" DESIGN DISPLAYED IN THE COMMERCIAL, ALL THE PREVIOUS DEFECTS HAVE BEEN RECREATED IN THIS MODEL. THIS WILL MAKE "INSERT & DEPLOY" AND "BLOW IT OUT OF THE WOMB" WORSE. THIS MODEL WILL HIT THE SOFT TI…

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18.3%
ODI 11300698

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 6 YEARS. REPAIR PART FOR AIRBAG SYSTEM $1627. WHY WOULD THIS PART BREAK? DOESN'T GET USED. JUST SIT'S IN THE CAR. SHOULD BE A FAULTY MANUFACTURED PART. NO ONE IN AREA HAS THE PART. SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING TOYOTA SHOULD BE COVERING.

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15.9%
ODI 11423951

Airbag light on and needs spiral cable. safety is at risk because the mechanism to deploy air bag is not functioning confirmed by both dealer and outside mechanic Has been inspected by Toyota dealership there has been multiple airbag recalls for Toyota vehicles during the year my car came out. I feel there needs to be a recall on this airbag issue

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111.1%
ODI 10705072 · 4,400 mi

MY WIFE FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH OUR BRAND NEW TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHILE DRIVING. THE SLIP INDICATOR ICON AND THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ICON STAYS ON. SHE CALLED ME AT WORK AND I TOLD HER THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE PRESSED THE VSC BUTTON THAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY I USED THE CAR AND DROVE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL FOR ABOUT 8 MILES AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY OF THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD. THE DAY AFTER WHEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE WE NOTICED THE SAME ICONS SHE WAS TELLING ME IN ADDITION TO THE BLINKING PASSENGER SEATBELT ICON EVEN IF SHE WAS WEAR…

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15.0%
ODI 11141383 · 24,302 mi

RENTED VEHICLE FROM HERTZ IN OKLAHOMA CITY, OK ON 10/14/18. WHEN I RETURNED VEHICLE ON 10/18/18, THE RENTAL CAR ASSOCIATE WROTE "SAFETY" ON THE WINDOW. WHEN I ASKED WHAT THE "SAFETY" WAS FOR, HE SAID, "... THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN RENTED TO YOU." NHTSA #18V685 - AIR BAG MAY DISABLED DUE TO FAULTY PROGRAMMING. ADDITIONALLY, RECALL NUMBER 18V122000 RECALL DATE 02/20/2018 COMPONENT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL MAY BE RELEVANT.

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Electrical System
34.5%
ODI 10317539

2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, PRIOR TO NATIONWIDE RECALL I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CONCERNING UNRESPONSIVENESS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AS WELL AS OTHER DEFECTS IN VEHICLE AND I CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED BY BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP, WITH DEALERSHIP MAKING EXCUSES BY SAYING THINGS LIKE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY WHERE MADE IN DIFFERENT FACTORIES CAUSING THERE TO BE VARIANTS IN THE COLOR OF THE VEHICLE BUMPER FROM THE REST OF THE BODY, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW MODEL SEQUOIA SINCE THEY HAVEN'T HAD THEM IN THE SHOP YET (EXCU…

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116.7%
ODI 10467538 · 72,000 mi

FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS, MY VSC, ABS, BRAKES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTING UNIT (ABOUT $3000). THE SECOND TIME (LAST WEEK), THE DEALER REPLACE THE SAME UNIT AGAIN BUT I AM PAYING $1400 BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS VERY SCARY AS THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER ALL OF THE SUDDEN. *TR

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39.7%
ODI 10550075 · 42,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. BRAKE WAS STEPPED ON AND DEPRESSED WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN TIRES TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO A MAXIMUM SPEED. VEHICLE WAS THEN THROWN INTO "DRIVE" AND THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO A MAXIMUM SPEED FORWARD SPINNING ALL FOUR TIRES (WHEN NOT IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN THROWN INTO PARK AND SHUT DOWN. LATER THAT NIGHT (WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED) THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO START ITSELF. THE HEADLIGHTS…

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211.8%
ODI 10441332 · 3,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DIGITAL SPEED READER WAS PROVIDING A DIFFERENT READING FROM THE SPEEDOMETER READING. THE DIFFERENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH GREATER ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE MANUAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER DETERM…

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525.0%
ODI 10566518 · 15,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SPORADICALLY BECOME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERWHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD PAY FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

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18.3%
ODI 11052366 · 50,000 mi

I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE DASHBOARD SAFETY LIGHTS ( AIRBAG ASSY ) I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON: 1ST ATTEMPT.- 2/18/15 DIAGNOSTIC STARTER CRANKS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN SPUTTERS AFTER IT DOES START. EXCESSIVE FUEL SMELL. 2ND ATTEMPT.- 6/29/16 SAFETY LIGHT FOR AIR GAG. DIAGNOSTIC SHORT IN DRIVER'S SIDE KNEE AIRBAG ASSY. 3RD ATTEMPT.- 6/29/16 SAFETY LIGHT FOR AIR GAG. DIAGNOSTIC SHORT IN DRIVER'S SIDE KNEE AIRBAG ASSY. 4TH ATTEMPT.- 6/1/16 SAFETY LIGHT FOR AIR GAG. DIAGNOSTICS SOP ORDERED PART LIG…

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211.8%
ODI 10566920 · 150 mi

2014 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR/5 I JUST LEASED THE ABOVE VEHICLE. IT IS THE THIRD TOYOTA PASSENGER VEHICLE THAT I HAVE OWNED AND/OR LEASED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM THAT POSES A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND LIMB OF THOSE WHO OPERATE IT AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEARBY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL IS SO BADLY LIGHTED IN THE DAYTIME THAT DURING BRIGHT DAYLIGHT HOURS WITH THE INSTRUMENTS BEING SHADED BY THEIR LOCATION WITHIN THE PANEL THEY CANNOT BE READ. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER WHO IS TRYIN…

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222.2%
ODI 10855227 · 11,000 mi

WIRING HARNESS WAS CHEWED ON BY RODENT. TOYOTA WILL NOT PAY FOR FIXING BRAND NEW VEHICLE. FOUND SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE AFTER TOYOTA HAS MOVED TO "PLANT-BASED" MATERIALS FOR WIRING HARNESSES. HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE WITH ONLY 11K MILES.

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218.2%
ODI 10885923 · 965 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUNCTIONS. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WITH AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS UNCERTAIN HOW THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY OTHER THAN ADVISING THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILAB…

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00.0%

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630.0%
ODI 11033910 · 459 mi

ISSUE: SAFETY FEATURES FAILING AT LESS THAN 500 MILES PROBLEM STATEMENT: AT LESS THAN 500 MILES THE SAFETY SENSORS ( COLLISION PREVENTION, CRUISE CONTROL ADAPTABLE SPEED, REAR CROSS TRAFFIC, BLIND SPOT MONITOR ) ARE FAILING REPEATEDLY. DEALER HAS CONTACTED TOYOTA FOR SUPPORT. NO ETA AT PRESENT.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
1217.9%
ODI 10261228

2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA PLATINUM HAS A DESIGN DEFECT WITH THE DASHBOARD MOUNTED CONTROL SWITCH FOR RAISING AND LOWERING THE WINDOW. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED MOMENTARY CONTACT WITH THE SWITCH CAUSED THE REAR WINDOW TO LOWER COMPLETELY. THE SWITCH WAS LOCATED WHERE THE HIS RIGHT KNEE INADVERTENTLY MADE CONTACT WHEN THE SEAT WAS IN THE FORWARD POSITION . *JB

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116.7%
ODI 11022960 · 156,000 mi

FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 4 YEARS, THE AIR INTAKE PUMP/VALVES HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS COVERED UNDER TOYOTA'S EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT COVERED THIS FOR 10 YEARS/150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. I JUST TURNED 156,000 MILES, AND TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO COVER IT- THEY ALSO SAID EVEN IF I WAS UNDER 150,000 MILES THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT BECAUSE THEY'LL ONLY COVER THE REPAIR ONE TIME (UNLESS IT FAILS AGAIN WITHIN 1YEAR OF THE REPAIR). THE REPAIR COSTS $2,000+- AND IS OBVIOUSLY NOT A PERMANENT FIX. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT AL…

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13.2%
ODI 11012574

MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIFT GATE OUTSIDE HANDLE HAS STICKY MELTED TAR TYPE MATERIAL COVERING THE SWITCH. THE RUBBER BOOT COVERS THE ELECTRONIC SWITCH TO RELEASE THE LIFT GATE IS COMPLETELY MELTED. IT IS VERY HARD TO OPEN THE REAR LIFT GATE BY PUSHING THE HANDLE. THE BLACK TAR LIKE MATERIAL STICKS TO THE FINGERS AND IT IS VERY HARD TO CLEAN BY JUST WASHING HANDS. THE DEALER WANTED OVER $451 TO REPLACE THE SWITCH. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE. MY CAR STAYS IN THE GARAGE AT HOME AND AT WORK. I PURCHASED THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA EXTENDED …

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211.8%
ODI 10979884 · 60,000 mi

REAR WINDOW RANDOMLY SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN- 10 MPH. NO CHIPS, NO ISSUES WITH WINDOW PRIOR, JUST BLEW. IT WAS WINTER HERE, AND THE REAR DEFROST WAS ON. MY FRIEND RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS RAV 4, FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I'VE SEEN OTHERS COMPLAINING ONLINE ABOUT THE EXACT SAME THING AS WELL

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00.0%

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325.0%
ODI 11149777 · 148,000 mi

WE TOOK OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO OUR LOCAL PRIVATE GARAGE HERE IN MAINE AND DISCOVERED IT IS UNINSPECTABLE DUE TO A TOTALLY RUSTING FRAME. THEY DEEMED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE OR BE ON THE ROAD. WE HAVE HAD PROBABLY CLOSE TO 15 TOYOTAS THROUGH THE YEARS AND ARE SO UPSET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IS NOT UNDER RECALL. ONE PREVIOUS TUNDRA THAT WE OWNED HAD A FRAME RECALLED AND THIS ONE SHOULD BE TOO.

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741.2%
ODI 10821915 · 12,000 mi

1.THE WINDSCREEN CANNOT RESIST TINY PIECES OF STONE-LIKE DEBRIS OF ABOUT .001CM DIAMETERS THAT SOMETIMES FALL FROM BIGGER TRUCK AND TRAILER AHEAD OF YOU. I HAVE A PROBLEM OF THE DESCRIPTION ABOVE (MY WINDSCREEN HAS A TINY DEFORMATION AS A RESULT OF UNSUSPECTED CONTACT WITH SUCH ROAD HAZARDS) OF WHICH I CALLED TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE MY CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, THEY CONCLUDED THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT BECAUSE IT'S EXTERNAL FACTOR. THIS CAR IN QUESTION IS LESS THAN 12,000 MILES WHEN IT OCCURRED. I HAVE OTHER CA…

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111.1%
ODI 11032556 · 130 mi

TOYOTA COMPLAINT, DANGEROUS COMPUTER PROGRAM, CAN CAUSE DEATH. TOYOTA PROGRAMS THE CAR COMPUTER TO POST A "MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" SIGN TO POP UP ON THE DASH. IT HAS A "RED TRIANGLE" ALSO TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. THE SIGN STAYS ON CONSTANTLY UNTIL YOU TAKE YOUR VEHICLE INTO TOYOTA TO BE SERVICED. THIS SIGN IS VERY VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SEE YOUR SPEED THAT IS HIDDEN BY THE SIGN WHEN YOU TRY TO SET YOUR CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE RUN OFF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST MY CRUISE CONTROL AND COULD NOT SEE IT …

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19.1%
ODI 11175944 · 77,000 mi

VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS GOING TO STOP

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228.6%
ODI 11152216 · 30,500 mi

ON JULY 12, 2017, I HAD BACKED UP MY 2017 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO A FAMILY MEMBER'S HOUSE AND THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, BUT LEFT IT RUNNING. MY THREE CHILDREN REMAINED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, SEATED AND BUCKLED. I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO WALK TO THE BACK AND PUT A BOX IN THE BACK AND WHEN I TURNED AROUND, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WAS SPEEDING AWAY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A SMALL SECTION OF TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE, WHICH POPPED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPEN. THE VEHICLE THEN CONTINUED ON UNTIL IT RAN THROUGH TWO FENCES AND INTO THE WOODS BEH…

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525.0%
ODI 11048029 · 20 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS A MALFUNCTION ON THE REAR CROSS TRAFFIC, BLIND SPOT MONITOR AND POSSIBLE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL - AT ONLY 30 MILES.

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228.6%
ODI 11398306 · 22,300 mi

ON FEBRUARY 23RD, 2021, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES PER HOUR ON I-40, THE MOON ROOF ON MY 2019 TOYOTA SEQUOIA INEXPLICABLY EXPLODED. IT WAS WELL BEFORE RUSH HOUR AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC TO SEND DEBRIS TOWARDS ME. NOTHING HIT ME. THE GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARD. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF MY VEHICLE.

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125.0%
ODI 11672713

MOON ROOF EXPLODED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON SAM HOUSTON TOLL WAY. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR ANY INDICATION OF FAULTY ROOF.

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00.0%

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)62,750–119,350 mi92,736 mi82
ODI 10231518 · 57,160 mi

THE VSC COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FAILED AND WHEN I LOOKED FOR HELP IN THE AUTO CLUB I FOUND OUT THAT THIS APPEAR TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEQUOIAS. *TR

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ODI 10249032 · 40,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE AND VSC OFF / VSC TRAC LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. HAVE BEEN RESET BUT KEEP COMING ON AFTER A FEW DAYS TO A WEEK. NOW MAINT REQ. LIGHT IS COMING ON AS WELL. ALSO EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE IDLE SPEED WHICH CAUSES BRAKES TO FEEL LIKE THEY DO NOT FULLY WORK. *TR

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ODI 10249165 · 30,000 mi

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 2WD. AT RANDOM TIMES THE VSC DEALERSHIP, VSC OFF, ABS, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT ONCE. THEY WILL STAY ON UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I RESTART THE TRUCK THEY WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. THERE ARE MANY THEORIES OF WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT MY DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT A COSTLY REPAIR WHEN I AM OUT OF WARRANTY OR A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

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Vehicle Speed Control62,750–117,875 mi92,075 mi74
ODI 10122453 · 1 mi

EXCESSIVE IDLE SPEED, BRAKE MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD TO STOP CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD OR BACK DURING WARM-UP PERIOD WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE

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ODI 10164449 · 16,429 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS ON 30 JUNE 06 AND AGAIN TO TOYOTA OF KILLEEN, TEXAS ON 15 JULY 06. TOYOTA OF LEWISVILLE TOLD ME IT WAS BAD GAS AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON 13 JUNE 06 THE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WENT OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES. ON MY WAY TO DALLAS ON 14 JUN 06 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LATER THAT DAY ON MY WAY BACK FROM DALLAS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I TOOK MY SEQUOIA TO TOYOTA OF KILLEEN ON 15 JULY 06. THEY WORKED ON MY SEQUOIA UNTIL 25 JULY 06. I ON…

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ODI 10180830 · 28,711 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 07V013000 ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAD 9 DIFFERENT REPAIRS MADE CONCERNING THE SAME SAFETY RECALL. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WAS ON 10/17/2006. ON 10/17/2006 THE CONTACT BOUGHT A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE DRIVE LINE REPAIRS, AND THAT THE CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD AND MAKING A CLUNKING SOUNDS. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE THE CONTACT RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I…

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Service Brakes86,000–126,000 mi109,000 mi53
ODI 10460966 · 32,000 mi

"VSC OFF" AND "VSC TRACK" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. SEVERE LOSS OF POWER. UNPREDICTABLE STEERING AND BRAKING. *JS

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ODI 10462791 · 58,700 mi

VSC, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THEY WOULD GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2012 AND THEY SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. ON JUNE 19, 2012 THEY REPLACED THIS PART AT A CHARGE OF $1013.56. ON JUNE 22, 2012 ALL THESE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN COME ON. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS THERE HAD BEEN A BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I ASK WHY IT WASN'T RE…

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ODI 10465140 · 103,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS PARKING, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE DURING THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range100,956 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10363561 · 93,912 mi

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

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ODI 10670607 · 108,000 mi

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG AS PART OF THE LARGE RECALL NOTICE. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART AT THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND STILL NO PART OR ANY IDEA WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS LIMITED IN ITS USE AND CAN NOT SELL, DUE TO THE LIABILITY OF THE NEW OWNER NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION TO NOT USE THE PASSENGER SEAT. SEEMS LIKE IF A RECALL IS INITIATED THERE SHOULD BE A TIMELY RESOLUTION. *TR

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Electrical System63,500–119,483 mi86,000 mi27
ODI 10144705 · 12,000 mi

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE BROUGHT IT HOME. HOWEVER, WE RECENTLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND IT WAS THE SECOND SUCH EVENT. MY WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN(AGES 3 AND 1) WERE IN THE CAR AND WHILE MOVING THE CAR JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE VSC LIGHTS. MY WIFE COULD ONLY LET THE CAR COAST TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL AT THAT TIME. HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED O…

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ODI 10211314 · 6,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND VCS TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER THE FIRST TIME, CHECKED THE EMISSIONS AND CLEARED THE CODES THE SECOND TIME, CLEARED THE CODE THE THIRD TIME, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER NECK THE FOURTH TIME, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AGAIN THE FIFTH TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CO…

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ODI 10259907 · 70,800 mi

I WAS LEASING AN 2005 SEQUOIA THROUGH SOUTHEAST TOYOTA. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 6 MONTHS AGO AND AT THE TIME IT WAS CERTIFIED. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED THE BRAKE LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. IT NEVER STAYED ON LONG ENOUGH TO TAKE IT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WOULD OFTEN GO AWAY AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. RECENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE, VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND REMAINED LIT AFTER THE CAR WAS STARTED - THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ALSO CONTINUE TO COME ON AFTER DRIVING AND WOULD NOT ALWAYS COME BACK ON AF…

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Engine89,958–132,300 mi112,000 mi27
ODI 10478844 · 65,000 mi

THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOW POWER/LOW ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE HAS 65,000 MILES. BECAUSE THIS PART FAILED, SEVERAL ENGINE PARTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE NEARLY BLEW UP AS A RESULT. TOYOTA RECALLED 2003-04 MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAS ONLY ISSUED A TSB FOR THE 2005 MODEL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT MY ENGINE WOULD NOT HAVE NEARLY EXPLODED HAD THE SKID COMPUTER NOT BEEN FAULTY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS PART IS NOT CONSIDER…

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10486319 · 121,600 mi

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 M…

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Traction Control System61,500–95,500 mi77,000 mi24
ODI 10265029 · 15,139 mi

VSC, TRACK, AND BRAKE LAMP STAY ON. TOYOTA HAS NOT REPAIRED PROBLEM. WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM IN WARRANTY WHEN THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE COMPUTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. NOW THEY SAY IT IS A MASTER CYLINDER SENSOR (2 OF THEM) BUT STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED. WHEN FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS AFFECTS TRACTION AND IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED…

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ODI 10265073 · 60,000 mi

THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. TOYOTA ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THIS BUT WILL NOT REIMBURSE OR RECALL THOSE WITH THIS FAULTY COMPUTER EVEN WHEN THEIR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS CLEARLY STATES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER LOGIC. IN MY CASE, THE BAD SKID CONTROL COMPUTER (PART #89541-OC070) CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE IN CERTAIN INSTANCES. AS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED RANDOMLY, IT PRESENTED DANGER TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS OTHER V…

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ODI 10272723 · 60,000 mi

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

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic45,000–103,285 mi66,500 mi18
ODI 10155384 · 10,000 mi

WHEN OUR DRIVEWAY IS SLIPPERY, OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WILL NOT STOP ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND THE REAR WHEELS KEEP PULLING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ROADWAY IS REACHED. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH THE CENTER AXLE LOCK ON! I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY RECOMMEND FOR A TWO WHEEL DRIVE SEQUOIA. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE VEHICLE IN ACTION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. THANK YOU. *NM

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ODI 10211314 · 6,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND VCS TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER THE FIRST TIME, CHECKED THE EMISSIONS AND CLEARED THE CODES THE SECOND TIME, CLEARED THE CODE THE THIRD TIME, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER NECK THE FOURTH TIME, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AGAIN THE FIFTH TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CO…

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ODI 10289326 · 62,000 mi

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

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-112026-10

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-10 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2021: 1 complaints · 2022: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2021011
2022111
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2021400
2022100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentElectronic Stability Control (Esc)Vehicle Speed ControlService BrakesAir BagsElectrical SystemEngineTraction Control SystemService Brakes, Hydraulic
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)—
42
ODI 10269404 · 65,000 mi

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

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ODI 10344307 · 68,000 mi

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 C…

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10462791 · 58,700 mi

VSC, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THEY WOULD GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2012 AND THEY SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. ON JUNE 19, 2012 THEY REPLACED THIS PART AT A CHARGE OF $1013.56. ON JUNE 22, 2012 ALL THESE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN COME ON. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS THERE HAD BEEN A BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I ASK WHY IT WASN'T RE…

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ODI 10465928 · 102,000 mi

3 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 90DAYS, EACH ONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BETWEEN 15-40MPH WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND IN TRAFFIC. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING A LOUD BANG/THUNK SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE VEHICLE. SPEED & CONTROL WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE AND MAINTENANCE LAMPS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AS IF THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT A SHORT…

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ODI 10472421 · 93,331 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, VSC OFF LIGHT, AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHTS WERE INITIALLY OFF BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING. HAD ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HOOK COMPUTER TO IT, AND IT ISN'T THROWING A CODE AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10363561 · 93,912 mi

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

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ODI 10895483

VSC VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES POORLY. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN SLOW DRAMATICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED BUT ALL LIGHTS AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RETURN SHORTLY. OWNERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT A LONG TERM FIX. SPOUSE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TOTOYA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

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ODI 10352327 · 71,000 mi

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. *…

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10425441 · 80,000 mi

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. ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRAC CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION. I ALMOST GOT HIT. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 THAT JUST LOST HER JOB. THIS IS TH…

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ODI 10478844 · 65,000 mi

THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOW POWER/LOW ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE HAS 65,000 MILES. BECAUSE THIS PART FAILED, SEVERAL ENGINE PARTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE NEARLY BLEW UP AS A RESULT. TOYOTA RECALLED 2003-04 MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAS ONLY ISSUED A TSB FOR THE 2005 MODEL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT MY ENGINE WOULD NOT HAVE NEARLY EXPLODED HAD THE SKID COMPUTER NOT BEEN FAULTY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS PART IS NOT CONSIDER…

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10551708 · 96,000 mi

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

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ODI 10265029 · 15,139 mi

VSC, TRACK, AND BRAKE LAMP STAY ON. TOYOTA HAS NOT REPAIRED PROBLEM. WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM IN WARRANTY WHEN THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE COMPUTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. NOW THEY SAY IT IS A MASTER CYLINDER SENSOR (2 OF THEM) BUT STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED. WHEN FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS AFFECTS TRACTION AND IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED…

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ODI 10289326 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10344307 · 68,000 mi

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 C…

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ODI 10289326 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10310834

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. A…

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ODI 10352327 · 71,000 mi

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. *…

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ODI 10269404 · 65,000 mi

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

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ODI 10344307 · 68,000 mi

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 C…

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10465928 · 102,000 mi

3 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 90DAYS, EACH ONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BETWEEN 15-40MPH WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND IN TRAFFIC. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING A LOUD BANG/THUNK SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE VEHICLE. SPEED & CONTROL WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE AND MAINTENANCE LAMPS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AS IF THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT A SHORT…

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ODI 10472421 · 93,331 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, VSC OFF LIGHT, AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHTS WERE INITIALLY OFF BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING. HAD ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HOOK COMPUTER TO IT, AND IT ISN'T THROWING A CODE AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10363561 · 93,912 mi

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

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ODI 10339195

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

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10366671

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 U…

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10499377 · 120,400 mi

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

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ODI 10549754 · 100,000 mi

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 DETERMIN…

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ODI 10328628 · 56,000 mi

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

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ODI 10332552 · 78,000 mi

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

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ODI 10339195

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

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ODI 10415559 · 51,000 mi

AT AROUND 51,000 MILES THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT CAME ON. LIGHTS WENT OUT 2 DAYS LATER. IT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS THEN GO OUT. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND NO CODES STORED. NOW IT HAS 100,00 MILES AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS REPLACED. WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR SEQUOIA. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE FUNCTIONS DO NOT WORK. I FEEL THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF BUT HAS DO…

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ODI 10450358 · 56,000 mi

2005 SEQUOIA - THIS IS NOW MY 2ND FORMAL COMPLAINT. VEHICLE HAS SKID CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, ECT LIGHTS ON AND MULTIPLE TIMES LOST BRAKING CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED THE ECU ($1000) AND ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT? PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER JUST A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW IT IS SAID THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS REPLACING($1000). TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER YEARS BUT NOT THE 2005. THE TIME IS NOW! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, P…

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ODI 10451728 · 92,140 mi

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT ONCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T PULL THE CODE AS IT WAS OFF BY THE TIME I GOT THERE. BRAKES HAD GOOD PAD LEFT. THE LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES TODAY AND WENT OFF JUST AS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

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ODI 10462791 · 58,700 mi

VSC, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THEY WOULD GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2012 AND THEY SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. ON JUNE 19, 2012 THEY REPLACED THIS PART AT A CHARGE OF $1013.56. ON JUNE 22, 2012 ALL THESE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN COME ON. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS THERE HAD BEEN A BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I ASK WHY IT WASN'T RE…

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ODI 10465928 · 102,000 mi

3 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 90DAYS, EACH ONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BETWEEN 15-40MPH WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND IN TRAFFIC. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING A LOUD BANG/THUNK SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE VEHICLE. SPEED & CONTROL WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE AND MAINTENANCE LAMPS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AS IF THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT A SHORT…

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ODI 10472421 · 93,331 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, VSC OFF LIGHT, AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHTS WERE INITIALLY OFF BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING. HAD ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HOOK COMPUTER TO IT, AND IT ISN'T THROWING A CODE AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10465928 · 102,000 mi

3 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 90DAYS, EACH ONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BETWEEN 15-40MPH WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND IN TRAFFIC. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING A LOUD BANG/THUNK SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE VEHICLE. SPEED & CONTROL WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE AND MAINTENANCE LAMPS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AS IF THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT A SHORT…

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ODI 10472421 · 93,331 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, VSC OFF LIGHT, AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHTS WERE INITIALLY OFF BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING. HAD ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HOOK COMPUTER TO IT, AND IT ISN'T THROWING A CODE AT ALL. *TR

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 11480298

I tried to make apointments to local dealers they set up appointments and than don’t do nothing about it they said the don’t have any certified tech to do the job so I left with this mess not knowing when my ride is going to give. Out on me I got about 319000 miles Toyota should be proud and thank me for keeping my ride up to date I do my part to have it running good but they not doing there part to help me with these recalls please help me out.

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ODI 10462791 · 58,700 mi

VSC, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THEY WOULD GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2012 AND THEY SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. ON JUNE 19, 2012 THEY REPLACED THIS PART AT A CHARGE OF $1013.56. ON JUNE 22, 2012 ALL THESE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN COME ON. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS THERE HAD BEEN A BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I ASK WHY IT WASN'T RE…

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ODI 10507410 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10510486 · 147,000 mi

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 …

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10499377 · 120,400 mi

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

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ODI 10507410 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10504210 · 121,000 mi

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

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ODI 10363561 · 93,912 mi

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

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ODI 10895483

VSC VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES POORLY. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN SLOW DRAMATICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED BUT ALL LIGHTS AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RETURN SHORTLY. OWNERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT A LONG TERM FIX. SPOUSE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TOTOYA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

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ODI 10363561 · 93,912 mi

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

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ODI 11480298

I tried to make apointments to local dealers they set up appointments and than don’t do nothing about it they said the don’t have any certified tech to do the job so I left with this mess not knowing when my ride is going to give. Out on me I got about 319000 miles Toyota should be proud and thank me for keeping my ride up to date I do my part to have it running good but they not doing there part to help me with these recalls please help me out.

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ODI 10895483

VSC VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES POORLY. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN SLOW DRAMATICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED BUT ALL LIGHTS AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RETURN SHORTLY. OWNERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT A LONG TERM FIX. SPOUSE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TOTOYA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

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ODI 10363561 · 93,912 mi

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

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ODI 10352327 · 71,000 mi

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. *…

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10425441 · 80,000 mi

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. ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRAC CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION. I ALMOST GOT HIT. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 THAT JUST LOST HER JOB. THIS IS TH…

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ODI 10339195

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

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10366671

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 U…

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ODI 10462791 · 58,700 mi

VSC, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THEY WOULD GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2012 AND THEY SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. ON JUNE 19, 2012 THEY REPLACED THIS PART AT A CHARGE OF $1013.56. ON JUNE 22, 2012 ALL THESE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN COME ON. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS THERE HAD BEEN A BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I ASK WHY IT WASN'T RE…

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ODI 10507410 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10510486 · 147,000 mi

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 …

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ODI 10507410 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10339195

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

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10485791 · 91,800 mi

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

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ODI 10211314 · 6,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND VCS TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER THE FIRST TIME, CHECKED THE EMISSIONS AND CLEARED THE CODES THE SECOND TIME, CLEARED THE CODE THE THIRD TIME, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER NECK THE FOURTH TIME, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AGAIN THE FIFTH TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CO…

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ODI 10352327 · 71,000 mi

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. *…

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ODI 10478844 · 65,000 mi

THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOW POWER/LOW ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE HAS 65,000 MILES. BECAUSE THIS PART FAILED, SEVERAL ENGINE PARTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE NEARLY BLEW UP AS A RESULT. TOYOTA RECALLED 2003-04 MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAS ONLY ISSUED A TSB FOR THE 2005 MODEL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT MY ENGINE WOULD NOT HAVE NEARLY EXPLODED HAD THE SKID COMPUTER NOT BEEN FAULTY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS PART IS NOT CONSIDER…

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10551708 · 96,000 mi

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

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10499377 · 120,400 mi

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

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ODI 10549754 · 100,000 mi

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 DETERMIN…

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ODI 10478939 · 167,000 mi

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

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ODI 10499377 · 120,400 mi

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

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ODI 10507410 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10895483

VSC VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES POORLY. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN SLOW DRAMATICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED BUT ALL LIGHTS AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RETURN SHORTLY. OWNERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT A LONG TERM FIX. SPOUSE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TOTOYA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

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ODI 10507410 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10630704 · 118,000 mi

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC ,ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...TROUBLE CODE WAS P1444 (SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALUE STUCK)...VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. REPAIRMAN INDICATED THAT THE AIR INJECTION PUMP/CHECK VALUES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND VERY EXPENSIVE. BASED ON OTHER REPORTS IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND VEHICLES SHUTTING DOWN ON INTERSTATES. OTHERS HAVE SAID THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT WON'T ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT OFFERS FOR NEWER VEHICLES . OWNED SEVERAL TOYOTAS BEFORE THIS...THIS COULD BE A DEAL B…

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ODI 10265029 · 15,139 mi

VSC, TRACK, AND BRAKE LAMP STAY ON. TOYOTA HAS NOT REPAIRED PROBLEM. WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM IN WARRANTY WHEN THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE COMPUTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. NOW THEY SAY IT IS A MASTER CYLINDER SENSOR (2 OF THEM) BUT STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED. WHEN FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS AFFECTS TRACTION AND IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED…

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ODI 10289326 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10344307 · 68,000 mi

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 C…

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ODI 10328628 · 56,000 mi

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

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ODI 10332552 · 78,000 mi

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

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ODI 10339195

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

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ODI 10504210 · 121,000 mi

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

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ODI 10363561 · 93,912 mi

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

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ODI 10339195

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

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ODI 10352705 · 66,000 mi

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

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ODI 10485791 · 91,800 mi

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

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ODI 10630704 · 118,000 mi

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC ,ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON...TROUBLE CODE WAS P1444 (SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALUE STUCK)...VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. REPAIRMAN INDICATED THAT THE AIR INJECTION PUMP/CHECK VALUES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND VERY EXPENSIVE. BASED ON OTHER REPORTS IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND VEHICLES SHUTTING DOWN ON INTERSTATES. OTHERS HAVE SAID THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT WON'T ISSUE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT OFFERS FOR NEWER VEHICLES . OWNED SEVERAL TOYOTAS BEFORE THIS...THIS COULD BE A DEAL B…

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ODI 10289326 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10289326 · 62,000 mi

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

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ODI 10310834

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. A…

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ODI 10352327 · 71,000 mi

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. *…

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ODI 10415559 · 51,000 mi

AT AROUND 51,000 MILES THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT CAME ON. LIGHTS WENT OUT 2 DAYS LATER. IT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS THEN GO OUT. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND NO CODES STORED. NOW IT HAS 100,00 MILES AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS REPLACED. WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR SEQUOIA. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE FUNCTIONS DO NOT WORK. I FEEL THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF BUT HAS DO…

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ODI 10450358 · 56,000 mi

2005 SEQUOIA - THIS IS NOW MY 2ND FORMAL COMPLAINT. VEHICLE HAS SKID CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, ECT LIGHTS ON AND MULTIPLE TIMES LOST BRAKING CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED THE ECU ($1000) AND ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT? PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER JUST A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW IT IS SAID THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS REPLACING($1000). TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER YEARS BUT NOT THE 2005. THE TIME IS NOW! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, P…

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ODI 10451728 · 92,140 mi

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT ONCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T PULL THE CODE AS IT WAS OFF BY THE TIME I GOT THERE. BRAKES HAD GOOD PAD LEFT. THE LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES TODAY AND WENT OFF JUST AS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

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ODI 10211314 · 6,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND VCS TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER THE FIRST TIME, CHECKED THE EMISSIONS AND CLEARED THE CODES THE SECOND TIME, CLEARED THE CODE THE THIRD TIME, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER NECK THE FOURTH TIME, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AGAIN THE FIFTH TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CO…

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ODI 10352327 · 71,000 mi

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. *…

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ODI 10289326 · 62,000 mi

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

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

75 mentions · 21.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 89,958 mi (68 usable records).

ODI 10144705 · 12,000 mi

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE BROUGHT IT HOME. HOWEVER, WE RECENTLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND IT WAS THE SECOND SUCH EVENT. MY WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN(AGES 3 AND 1) WERE IN THE CAR AND WHILE MOVING THE CAR JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE VSC LIGHTS. MY WIFE COULD ONLY LET THE CAR COAST TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL AT THAT TIME. HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED O…

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ODI 10164449 · 16,429 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS ON 30 JUNE 06 AND AGAIN TO TOYOTA OF KILLEEN, TEXAS ON 15 JULY 06. TOYOTA OF LEWISVILLE TOLD ME IT WAS BAD GAS AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON 13 JUNE 06 THE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WENT OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES. ON MY WAY TO DALLAS ON 14 JUN 06 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LATER THAT DAY ON MY WAY BACK FROM DALLAS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I TOOK MY SEQUOIA TO TOYOTA OF KILLEEN ON 15 JULY 06. THEY WORKED ON MY SEQUOIA UNTIL 25 JULY 06. I ON…

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ODI 10195655 · 38,200 mi

WHILE ENTERING A BUSY INTERSECTION MY WIFE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A COLLISION, AND THEY DID NOT PROPERLY RESPOND AND DASHBOARD WARNING LINGS CAME ON. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECT IN THE CAR'S COMPUTER SYSTEM, STATING THE COMPUTER PROVIDED FALSE SIGNALS TO THE BRAKES.*AK

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

18 mentions · 5.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 110,500 mi (16 usable records).

ODI 10350161 · 68,340 mi

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 T…

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ODI 10369279 · 77,000 mi

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 …

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ODI 10409265

2005 2WD TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED HAS THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS ON WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING: VSC, TRAC-OFF, ABS, ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND IT WILL NOT GO OVER 50 MPH, AS IF HAVING NO POWER. MY SEQUOIA IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE ROAD. UNTIL TOYOTA STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY ARE JUST A PATHETIC CAR COMPANY WITH BOGUS QUALITY IMAGE. *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

16 mentions · 4.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 111,000 mi (15 usable records).

ODI 10211314 · 6,802 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND VCS TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY NINE TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER THE FIRST TIME, CHECKED THE EMISSIONS AND CLEARED THE CODES THE SECOND TIME, CLEARED THE CODE THE THIRD TIME, REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER NECK THE FOURTH TIME, AND REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER AGAIN THE FIFTH TIME. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CO…

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ODI 10285766 · 40,000 mi

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 REPLACE…

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ODI 10303649 · 65,000 mi

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

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

11 mentions · 3.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 45,219 mi (11 usable records).

ODI 10119773 · 60 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES, THEN JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.*AK *SB *M

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ODI 10122453 · 1 mi

EXCESSIVE IDLE SPEED, BRAKE MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD TO STOP CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD OR BACK DURING WARM-UP PERIOD WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE

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ODI 10180830 · 28,711 mi

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 07V013000 ON THE VEHICLE, AND HAD 9 DIFFERENT REPAIRS MADE CONCERNING THE SAME SAFETY RECALL. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WAS ON 10/17/2006. ON 10/17/2006 THE CONTACT BOUGHT A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE DRIVE LINE REPAIRS, AND THAT THE CAR WAS LUNGING FORWARD AND MAKING A CLUNKING SOUNDS. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE THE CONTACT RETURNED WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 0.3% of complaints

Median mileage: 198,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11550200 · 198,000 mi

The contact owned a 2005 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to the dealer on August 7th, 2023, where a protective chemical coating was sprayed on the sub frame. The contact stated that after driving, he noticed that power steering fluid was leaking from the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact’s brother who is an independent mechanic, informed him about the source of the leak and noticed there was rust on the puncher frame. The vehicle was towed to the same local dealer, where it was pla…

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b