2005 Toyota Sequoia Complaint Log

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

HAD PROBLEMS WITH REAR WINDOW, REAR DEFOGGER, AND REAR WIPER. *TR

I AM REPORTING ABOUT 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. YOU ARE LIKELY AWARE OF THE RECALL OF THE BALL JOINT FOR THE FRONT WHEELS. THIS WAS OFFICIAL AS OF JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2007. I WAS INFORMED ABOUT THIS WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 2007, AND THEN IN DECEMBER I RECEIVED A POSTCARD. ANYWAY, MY CAR'S ALL FOUR TIRES HAD UNEVEN TREAD WEAR, WITH MARKED WEARING OUR OF THE OUTER HALF TO THE EXTENT IT IS PRACTICALLY SMOOTH WITH NO TREAD LEFT. AS YOU KNOW THE BALL JOINT DEFECT IS A COMMON CAUSE FOR THIS. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA DEALER AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, WITHOUT ANY HELP. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY LEAD TO PRE-MATURE TIRE WEAR AND ON ROAD TIRE RUPTURE WITH CRASH. I BELIEVE, TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR REIMBURSING FOR THE TIRE REPLACEMENTS. AT LEAST THEY SHOULD BE PROVIDING A PRORATED COST ADJUSTMENT. *TR

VSC COMPUTER FAILURE AND ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE AND POLICE REPORT WERE BOTH FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE THE CONTACT FOR HALF THE COST OF THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY, THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WAS LOOSE AND THE REAR GLASS DID NOT OPEN. UPDATED 04/23/08

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. INITIALLY, THE DEALER (PRINCIPLE TOYOTA, 7370 WINCHESTER RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38125, (877) 217-4003) WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE, SO IT CONTINUED TO PROGRESS AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TT *TR

THE DUNLOP AT20 TIRES ON MY 2005 SEQUOIA HAVE BEEN WEARING EXCESSIVELY ON THE EDGES FROM THE TIME THAT I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ROTATED, AND THE FRONT END ALIGNED AT 17,000 MILES TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE UNEVEN WEAR ON THE TIRES. ALL THE SERVICING WAS DONE BY THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICK, MD. WITH 27,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THE TREAD ON THE EDGES HAVE WORN TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL AND I CAN'T CORNER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE TIRES SQUEALING. THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS IN THAT THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY CARED FOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED AND THE TIRES HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND MAINTAINED THE INITIAL SPEED. THE ENGINE TRACTION AND STABILITY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

WE RECEIVED A SSC 70B RECALL NOTICE. ABOUT 3 WKS AGO I CALLED TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE OUT, AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY HAD IT. I CALLED THEM TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THAT THEY ARE GETTING ABOUT 1 PIECE PER WEEK AND THAT IT WILL TAKE APROX ANOTHER 6 WEEKS. THIS IS CRAZY!!! DOES AN ACCIDENT HAS TO HAPPENS BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IN A TIMING MATTER? I DON'T WANT TO BE A VICTIM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) IN MID-JULY OF 2007. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. HE IS CONCERNED BECAUSE HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE OFTEN IN THE VEHICLE AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS A THREE MONTH WAITING PERIOD FOR THE RECALL REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

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

I RECEIVED A RECALL SSC 70B CONCERNING FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT FOR THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I CALLED LUSTINE TOYOTA IN WOODBRIDGE VA ,AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I ASKED THEM WHEN WILL THE PARTS WILL COME, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DIDN'T T KNOW, AND THE PARTS CAME IN A LITTLE AT A TIME. *AK

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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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ON JUNE 11, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE RECALL. HE WOULD HAVE TO REMAIN ON THE WAITING LIST. THE CONTACT HAS NOTIFIED OTHER DEALERS IN THE AREA AND SURROUNDING STATES AND THEY HAVE GIVEN THE SAME RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATE 07/03/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEIR IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE VEHICLE'S LOWER BALL JOINTS AND SHE HAS MADE TWO APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED. ON EACH OCCASION, THE DEALER KEPT HER VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS. ON THE SECOND DAY OF EACH VISIT, THEY INFORMED HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SAFETY RECALL PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PURCHASE DATE AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,092.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) IN MAY OF 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD BE AT LEAST SIX MONTHS OR NEXT YEAR BEFORE HIS VEHICLE COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE WAIT TIME SHOULD NOT BE SO LONG, IF A RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2007 TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS REPLACED. AFTER REPLACEMENT VEHICLE GOES OUT OF ALIGNMENT 3 - 4 TIMES PER YEAR, TIRES WEARING ON THE OUTSIDE ON THE FRONT TWO TIRES. NOW FRONT END IS VIBRATING WHEN GOING 60 MPH OR FASTER AND STEERING WHEEL IS SHAKING AS WELL. HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES COMPLAINING THAT IT KEEPS GOING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. I AM BEING TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND AN ALIGNMENT IS PERFORMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED AND TIRES REPLACED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM STARTED BACK IN 2007 AND CONTINUES TO TODAY WITH THE RECENT VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

VSC, ABS,BRAKE LIGHTS FLASHING AND ABS LIGHT STAYED ON TWO OF THE TIMES WHILE OTHER LIGHTS WENT OFF THIS HAPPENED 4 -5 TIMES MAKING THE CAR UNABLE TO DRIVE. ALSO I WENT SLIDING THROUGH A STOP SIGN UNABLE TO BRAKE. LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE TRYING TO STOP. 3) HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER IN MOLINE, ILLINOIS. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AGAIN IN MOLINE, ILLINOIS AND THEY STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED A COMPUTER IN FRONT THUS FAR. NOTE: THE SERVICE REP. IS WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM DILIGENTLY. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS, THEREFORE, I AM SPEAKING OUT IN HOPES YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE IN EFFORTS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND AVOID KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000. WHEN VEHICLES SPEED DECREASED UNDER 50 MPH THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF SULFUR FROM THE VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

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

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 IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD AND MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THE CONTACT HAS TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED SINCE THE NEW ENGINE WITHOUT SUCCESS. *AK

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. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. *TR

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

I BOUGHT TOYOTA SEQUOIA BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2005, AND MY TIRES WEAR OFF IN LESS THAN A YEAR, IT HAD ONLY 26,000 MILES. REPLACE TIRES WITH BRAND NEW SET OF TIRES AND I NEED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN. AND MY SEQUOIA ONLY HAS 56,105 MILES. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I CALL DEALER AND THEY SAID TO ALLIGN THE CAR AND TO ROTATE TIRES BUT STILL MY TIRES WEARS OFF VERY FAST. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITUATION HELP ME. THANK YOU KAREN *TR

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 ONLY HAD MY TRUCK FOR A DAY WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, 27 JULY 06, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND AN HOUR LATER TOLD ME MY SEQUOIA WAS READY AND THAT IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED TO BRING IT BACK. RIGHT THERE IN THE SERVICE BAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD IT EVER SINCE. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP AND HE INFORMS ME THAT THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST. THEY CHECKED THE FUEL AND DRAINED THE FUEL AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST. *JB

VEHICLE EXHAUST FUMES ENTER VEHICLE CABIN VIA OPEN REAR WINDOW DUE TO LOCATION OF EXHAUST(NOT EXTENDED BEYOND REAR BUMPER) THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2005. *NM

THE VSC OFF, VSC TRAC AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES EVEN MAKE WEIRD NOISES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WAY BACK WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT OF COURSE, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO NOW THAT THE CAR IS MUCH OLDER AND THE LIGHT IS ON ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND I FOUND THIS SITE SO I WANT TO PUT IN A COMPLAIN HOPING TOYOTA WOULD LISTEN AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

VEHICLE EMITS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHENEVER WE STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOMETIMES THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT IT BURNS OUR EYES AND NOSE! TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, STATING THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS ISSUED. THEY FURTHER SAID THAT EARLIER YEAR MODELS (2003-2005) VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! *NM

OUR 05 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BOUGHT NEW WITH ORIGINAL TIRES(DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT20). ALMOST RIGHT AWAY NOTICED THE TIRES WEARING ODDLY ON OUTSIDE OF ALL 4 TIRES. WE PURCHASED TOYOTA'S SERVICE PLAN & TOOK IT IN AS SUGGESTED EVERY 5,000 MILES. MY WIFE TOLD A SERVICE MAN & WAS TOLD IT WAS EXPECTED. I TOOK IT IN & THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AGAIN. GOING AGAINST TOYOTA'S RECOMMENDATION(EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE). I DIDN'T SEE HOW ROTATING THEM SOONER WOULD STOP THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE TRACTION ON THEM FAILING EVEN ON DRY ROAD AND THIS IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD SON. LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND TOYOTA HAD COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2003. THERE'S EVEN SEVERAL ONES FOR THE SAME EXACT CAR AS OURS. OTHERS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS & I AM WANTING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND WE WANT THEM REPLACED THE OUTSIDE EDGE ON ALL 4 OF OURS HAVE BEEN BALD OVER 10,000 MILES. YET TOYOTA SAYS ITS OK. ARE THEY TRYING TO PUSH US OFF UNTIL THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED? OH, DUNLOP'S WEB SITE SAID TO GO TO THE DEALER,TOYOTA'S HANDBOOK SAID TO GO TO THE TIRE CO.? I DON'T CARE WHO SAID WHAT I BOUGHT THE SEQUOIA NEW FROM TOYOTA WITH THE TIRES THEY PUT ON IT & THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BEFORE THERE'S AN ACCIDENT & SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. I'M GOING TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE 30,000 ON 1/3/07 & ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AGAIN. HOWEVER I HAVE NOTICED EVERY REVIEW STATES THAT THE NEW TIRES(SAME ONES) DO THE SAME THING. ONE PERSON HAS ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE. WE SHOULD GET SAFE TIRES THAT LAST (WITH NORMAL CARE & WEAR)AS LONG OR EVEN CLOSE TO THE TIME EXPECTED WE PAID FOR IT!. IF YOU DO SOME ON LINE SEARCHES YOU WON'T HAVE TO LOOK LONG TO SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THESE TIRES ARE VERY UNSAFE AND MISLEADING. PLEASE HELP!BOUGHT THIS SUV TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED HUSBAND AND FATHER. *JB

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

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 ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THEY HAD JUST BEEN MOMENTS BEFORE, I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM. MY WIFE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT HAS BEEN NOW FOR 3 WEEKS. IN THAT THREE WEEKS WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT STORIES ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CALLED IN AND THAT NO ONE HAD EVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE EXCEPT ON OUR VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME. WE SENT LETTERS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, SERVICE MANAGER, SERVICE DIRECTOR AND MANUFACTURER. WE FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND WE WANTED THEM TO TELL US IN WRITING WHAT HAPPENED, WHY IT HAPPENED, WHAT THEY DID TO FIX IT, WHY THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS ALSO, AND WHY WE SHOULD FEEL SAFE WITH OUR FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT WE WOULD HAVE ALL OF THOSE ANSWERS IN WRITING AND WE WOULD RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER. NEITHER THING EVER HAPPENED. IN THE LAST WEEK, THE STORY HAS CHANGED EVERY 24 HOURS. AND WE WERE EVEN TOLD THAT SOMEONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CAME TO GET THE OLD PARTS FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THEY ARE SAYING THE CAR IS FINE AND READY TO TAKE HOME. BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED ANY ANSWERS IN WRITING, THEY WONT TELL US WHO MADE THE DECISION THAT THE CAR IS FINE NOW, THEY KEEP USING TERMS LIKE COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NOW, WE DON'T FEEL SAFE PUTTING OUR FAMILY IN THIS CAR. *JB

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 COMPUTER SKID CONTROL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,802.

AFTER HAVING A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUIOA SERVICED, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE LUG NUT LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *TS (11/16/05) *SC

UPON START-UP, THE VEHICLE PRODUCES DANGEROUSLY HIGH IDLE SPEEDS THAT DOES NOT CORRECT WHEN THE VEHICLE'S GEARS ARE ENGAGED. CONSTANT HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB

CONSUMER'S CHILD MANAGED TO GET THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TWISTED UP AROUND HER ARM IN THE 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.*MR THE CONSUMERS SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE BOOSTER SEAT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *JB

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

WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS WITH THE SPEED OF THE CAR BETWEED 30 TO 45 MPH, IT FREQUENTLY DOES NOT COAST. IT ACTUALLY DECELERATES AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK IN A LOW GEAR (RPM IS 1600 TO 1700 WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS). IT RELEASES IN 4 TO 6 SECONDS AND THEN YOU DO COAST (RPM NOW DROPS TO 1100). DEALER OBSERVED THE COMPLAINT AS WE SLOWED FROM 45 TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO "RELEASE" AND ALLOW THE CAR TO COAST. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER.

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 CAR).

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.

TAKATA INFKATORS HAVE NOT BEN REPAIRED

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 06/06/05 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER SHE RECEIVE RECALL 05V225000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND SHE TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND UNEXPECTEDLY HIT TRAFFIC POLE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE CRASH SITE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. . THE INSURANCE COMPANY FILED A CLAIM ,STATING A MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *AK

VERY EXCESSIVE FAST IDLE SPEED IN MY 2005 SEQUOIA. I TOO OWNED A PREVIOUS SEQUOIA (2000) MODEL AND THERE IS NO COMPARISON. IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 4 OR MORE MINUTES TO WARM UP THE ENGINE BEFORE THERE IS ANY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN ITS IDLE. IN FACT, I CAN IDLE OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION WITHOUT HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR AN INCREASE IN ITS IDLE IF YOU TURN ON THE VEHICLES HEATER. THE ENGINE EVEN REVS MORE. YOU NO LONGER CAN GET THE THIS VEHICLE, START IT, AND LET IT WARM UP 2 OR 3 MINUTES AND PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. GETTING IN A COLD VEHICLE AFTER A PACKER'S GAME, YOU MUST SIT THERE AND WAIT....AND WAIT....AND WAIT WHILE ALL OF THE OTHER PARKED (AND COLD) VEHICLES HAVE LEFT THE PARKING LOT. IF YOU DO NOT LET THE VEHICLE WARM UP A GOOD 5 MINS. YOU ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS. YOU CAN BE GIVING IT GAS AND IT IS NOT GOING NO WHERE. IT GIVES YOU THE FEELING LIKE YOUR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND/OR NOT ENGAGING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS 'NORMAL'. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY A YEAR AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT ADJUST ITS IDLE BECAUSE OF EMISSION REQUIREMENTS. I DID NOT HAVE ONE PROBLEM WITH MY PREVIOUS SEQUOIA !, AND IF I WAS SHOPPING AROUND FOR ANOTHER SUV NOW AND HAVING THIS MAJOR PROBLEM IN MY 2005, I'D BE SHOPPING ELSEWHERE. *NM

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

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

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.

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.

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