2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VSC TRACK OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WHEN I MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN MOTOR DIES, WHEEL LOCKS. FOR A BOUT 4-9 SECONDS AND THEN POWERS ITSELF BACK UP WITHOUT MY CONTROL. ITS STARTED DOING IT ONLY IN THE WINTER NOW IT IT CONSISTENT. I AL MOST HAD A FEW FATAL ACCIDENTS BEHIND IT.

WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE "BRAKE" LIGHT, "VSC TRAC" LIGHT, AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP BUT LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME. THE "BRAKE" LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK SINCE MAY OF 2015 AND THE OTHER TWO LIGHTS STILL COME ON OCCASIONALLY. IN FACT, ON MY 800 FOOT DRIVE BACK FROM PICKING UP MY LUNCH TODAY, THE "BRAKE" LIGHT WAS ON. EACH TIME THE OTHER 2 COME ON, IT CAUSES THE BREAKS TO GRIND AND IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP. THERE WAS JUST OVER 120,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT PURCHASE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE STATING ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL, 2004, AND 2003 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL AND EXPECTS CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT THESE PARTICULAR MODELS. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR!!!

VSC/TRAC CONTROL/ CHECK ENGINE DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND WILL NOT RESET. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROPLEM. THEY WANT ME TO PAY THEM TO GO INTO THE MOTOR TO FIND THE PROBLEM. HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VSC TRACK OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2005 BACK IN 2005 AT RICE TOYOTA DEALER IN GREENSBORO . TODAY , WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET AND TURNED ON THE LEFT LIGHT SIGNAL WITH LESS THAN 15 MPH WHILE USING THE BRAKE, I HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THAT INSTANTLY I SAW ALL 3 SIGNS ( TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, BRAKE ) ON AT THE SAME TIME. I AM ALMOST OUT OF BREATH AND SCARED TO DEATH. THE SIGNS (TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, BRAKE ) ONCE IN A WHILE APPEARED IN THE PAST AND DISAPPEARED BY THEMSELVE AND I DID NOT HAVE ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS IN THE PAST , BUT TODAY THE CAR JUST ACTED LIKE A DEAD CAR AT THAT MOMENTARILY. I WAS SO SCARED AND SCARED. *TR

HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO RECALL LETTERS FROM TOYOTA ADVISING THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN ONE OF THE HIGH HUMIDITY AREAS, TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE AIR BAG. THE RECALL HAD AFFECTED TOYOTA SEQUOIA MODEL YEAR 2002 TO 2007, MY MODEL YEAR IS 2005. NOW THAT THE NHTSA HAS FORCED THE AUTO MAKERS TO BE REALISTIC; TOYOTA MAGICALLY REDEFINES THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA MODEL YEARS AS ONLY 2002 AND 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE VERY UNDERHANDED. IF I HAD MOVED TO GULF COAST AREA WITH MY 2005 SEQUOIA,THEN MY VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WITH A NEW AIR BAG MODULE; BECAUSE I LIVE IN A NON-GULF COAST AREA, THE VERY SAME VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN A NATIONWIDE RECALL. VERY DISINGENUOUS!! I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT NHTSA ACTIONS WERE TO FORCE THE AUTOMAKERS TO EXPAND THE RECALL OF THESE TAKATA AIRBAGS, NOT NARROWLY FOCUS THE RECALL TO TWO MODEL YEARS FROM SIX MODEL YEARS. I IMAGINE THAT IS CONSIDERABLE INITIAL SAVINGS FOR TOYOTA. I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE HOW SEVERAL MODEL YEARS GET REMOVED FROM NATIONWIDE RECALL LIST, APPEARS THAT OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE ACTUALLY EXPANDING THEIR TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL TO COVER A WIDER RANGE OF VEHICLES AND MAKING IT NATIONWIDE.

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.

MY WIFE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR