2005 Toyota Sequoia Complaint Log

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TOYOTA SEQUOIA SKID CONTROL ECU ON A 2005 MODEL, FAILED, CAUSING INCONSISTENT BRAKING RESPONSE AMONG MULTIPLE LIGHTS DETECTING FAILURES THAT ARE RELATED TO THE PART THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY WENT OFF ALONG WITH HE VSC SINCE MAY OF 2010 HAVE HAD IT IN TO TOYOTA 3 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM THE LAST TIME THEY FINALLY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECU AND IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM DESPITE THE RECALL ON THE 2003 SEQUOIA'S. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

MY REAR HATCH QUIT 48 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. FIRST THE REAR DEFROST/WIPER/WINDOW QUIT SOON FOLLOWED BY THE HATCH NOT OPENING AT ALL. THE ISSUE LIES WITH THE INADEQUATE 360 DEGREE SEALING OF THE REAR HATCH ITSELF. SEVERAL ISSUES HAVE RESULTED FROM THE INADEQUATE SEAL: WATER COMING IN UNDER THE HATCH AND MOLD FORMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DUST COMES IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON DIRT ROADS. NIGHT DRIVING IS ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE REAR WIPER AND DEFROST NOT WORKING. EVERY 03-05 OWNER I SPEAK WITH HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE REAR HATCH AND THE INTERNET FORUMS ARE ENDLESS.

WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING (FOR EXAMPLE, TURNING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND ENTERING TRAFFIC) THE TRACTION/SKID CONTROL WILL ENGAGE - THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT TURNS ON - AND CUT THROTTLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. DURING THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN AND IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS NOT AWARE THIS WAS AN INHERENT SEQUOIA PROBLEM UNTIL I READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE - WHICH IS WHY I DID NOT REPORT THIS EARLIER. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE VSC TRAC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT OF MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS ON. WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE SEEMS TO HESITATE AND LURCHES FORWARD. I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT AND OUR WARRANTY EXPIRED ONE MONTH AGO. MY INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. A NEW TRANSMISSION WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND IS UN-ACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH A YOUNG CAR. *TR

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 AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND STARTED BACK UP AGAIN. I TOOK MY SEQUOIA INTO THE CLOSEST DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A SKID CONTROL ECU #89541-0C070 ($2206), MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR #89637-0C020 ($477.86) AND A KNOCK SENSOR BANK 2 #89615-06010 #17171-50030 ($741). MY RESEARCH HAS SHOWED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE OWNER WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS CONFIRMED WITH ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE; HOWEVER, BECAUSE THE SENSORS ARE MALFUNCTIONING, MY ABS AND TRAC IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE. THEY WERE ONLY WILLING TO HELP ME OUT WITH APPROX 20% OF THE COST. I MADE MY FIRST CALL YESTERDAY. I CALLED AGAIN TO DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD HEAR BACK FROM A MANAGER BY 6PM PST TOMORROW. AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE STARTED ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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

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 VEHICLES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED IN ALL TOYOTA SEQUOIAS WITH MODEL YEARS 2003 - 2005 AS INDICATED IN TOYOTA'S SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR

WE JUST PURCHASED A USED 2005 TOYOYTA SEQUOIA SR5 4WDON 01/23/2009. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY SO IN THE INTREST OF OUR SAFETY WE TOOK IT IN TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND GOT IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE SKID CONTROL ECU WAS BAD AND THROWING THE CODES C1223 AND C1247 AND THE COST TO REPLACE THE ECU IS AROUND $2400 DOLLARS AFTER DOING A FEW GOOGLE SEARCHES I FIND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT AND EXSPENSIVE PART OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST MONTH THE DASH BOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK, STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED A ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER OF C1247 STROKE SENSOR FAILURE. AFTER A DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT A $2,300 ECU WAS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAIN ON THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST MONTH THE DASH BOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK, ARLINGTON TOYOTA IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED A ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER OF C1247 STROKE SENSOR FAILURE. AFTER A $100 ADJUSTMENT OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WITH IN A DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE DEALER'S RESPONSE WAS THAT A $2,300 ECU WAS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM AMAZED THAT A VEHICLE WITH 36, 00 MILES AND LESS THAT 4 YEARS OLD COULD REQUIRE A PART THAT EXPENSIVE. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM TOYOTA TRUCKS. AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL RETURN PAGES OF 'HITS' COVERING SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF TOYOTA TRUCKS FROM HUNDREDS OF VICTIMIZED OWNERS. MOST OF THOSE POSTS DETAIL OWNERS BEING TAKEN FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AS THEIR TECHNICIANS STRUGGLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING MULTIPLE VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS. IN MY MIND, THIS IS CLEARLY SOMETHING THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED IN, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. TO ME A SENSOR DETECTING AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLES BREAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE IGNORED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS CLEARLY SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS. RICHARD HARP *TR

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, PLUS IT IS COSTING US ALOT OF TIME AND MONEY! TOYOTA.....PLEASE TRY AND KEEP YOUR REPUTATION AND HELP YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VEHICLE HAS DUNLOP GRANTREK TIRES, SIZE P265/65R17. THE TIRES HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR INSIDE AND OUT. TOYOTA AND DUNLOP DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE OR HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS RAINING. THE TIRES WOULD NOT HOLD IN THE RAIN DUE TO THE SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

THE VAC TRAC & VSC OFF BUTTONS ON MY DASH ARE ALWAYS ON. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GRIND WHEN BACKING, DROP INTO 4WD UNEXPECTEDLY, LOCK WHEELS ON ONE SIDE ONLY INTO 4WD AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES. I AM LUCKY THAT I DO IN-TOWN DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SCANNED FOR CODES & LOOKED OVER BY MY MECHANIC WHICH HAS NOT LED TO ANY FAULTS OR CORRECTIONS NEEDED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR.

REAR WINDOW/WIPER AND DEFROST NOT WORKING AND REAR DOOR UNABLE TO OPEN TOOK SEQUOIA IN TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED(8/2006) WINDOW WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THIS WAS AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. IT WASN'T UNTIL THE DOOR WAS ENABLED TO BE OPENED THAT WE TOOK THE CAR IN. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS GOING TO NEED TO REPLACE THE WINDOW MOTOR AGAIN, REPLACE THE ECU CHIP AND ALSO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE(APPROX $1,000) AFTER TALKING WITH THE SERVICE REP I WAS TOLD THAT A TSB MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED ABOUT THE ECU AFTER I HAD MY CAR SERVICED ANT THAT THEY ROUTINELY DO NOT CHECK THE ECU UNLESS THEY HAVE AN IDEA THAT IT COULD BE CAUSING A PROBLEM. WELL AFTER LOOKING AT THE TSB THAT WAS ISSUED IN JUNE OF 2006 IT STATES THAT THE ECU SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED BEFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED!! *TR