2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN EARLY AUGUST I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BEING UNSAFE IN OUR 2006 SEQUOIA. APPARENTLY THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT SINCE JUNE 2015 SO I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT WE WEREN'T NOTIFIED UNTIL EARLY AUGUST. THE RECALL NOTICE RECOMMENDS THAT WE DO NOT OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL TOYOTA HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TOYOTA IS TAKING AN EXCESSIVELY LONG TIME TO PROVIDE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. IT IS NOW AUGUST 31 AND THERE IS STILL NO DEFINITIVE DATE SET FOR REPAIRING THE PROBLEM. FURTHER, TOYOTA IS PROVIDING ONLY UP TO $35/DAY REIMBURSEMENT FOR A LOANER VEHICLE -- WHICH COVERS ONLY A THIRD TO HALF OF WHAT IT COSTS TO RENT A VEHICLE OF COMPARABLE SIZE TO OUR SEQUOIA. THIS IS UNFAIR AND A BIG INCONVENIENCE TO OUR FAMILY. I UNDERSTAND THAT PARTS AVAILABILITY CAN TAKE TIME - BUT AT LEAST PROVIDE US WITH A COMPARABLE REPLACEMENT CAR AT NO CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I AM PART OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG RECALL FOR 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. AS A CONSUMER, I HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG FOR ALMOST 12 MONTHS AND I AM JUST NOW RECEIVING A LETTER FROM TOYOTA ABOUT IT. ALL THE LETTER SAYS IS THAT TOYOTA IS TRYING TO FIND PARTS WITH NO FURTHER INFORMATION OR DATE WHEN THE AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED. IN THE MEANTIME, TOYOTA ASKS ME NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NEGLIGENTLY STRETCHED THE RECALL NOTICE LONG PAST WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST DISCOVERED. TOYOTA STILL DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE RECALL LETTER SETS NO TIMETABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE REMEDY IS WOEFULLY INADEQUATE TO NOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I KNOW THE US GOVERNMENT HAS SUED OVER THIS AIRBAG ISSUE. WHEN DOES THE ACTUAL CONSUMER BENEFIT FROM A SUITABLE REMEDY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT MAY BE LONGER THAN THREE WEEKS FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AND MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP WITH NOTHING RESOLVED. ABS ACTIVATES WITH VSC LIGHTS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN ROAD, ETC... NO REASON I CAN THINK OF FOR IT TO ENGAGE. VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND FEELS LIKE IT WON'T STOP. VERY COMMON ISSUE FROM WHAT I SEE ALREADY REPORTED. YAW SENSOR REPLACED TO FIX ANOTHER VSC ISSUE WHEN MAKING LEFT U-TURNS...ALMOST GOT IN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES KEPT ME FROM COMPLETING A U-TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING...LUCKILY I CONTINUED INTO DRIVEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE ABOVE BUT THE ABOVE STILL CONTINUE TO THIS DAY SO IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE.

THE VEHICLE LIGHT THAT INDICATES SKIDDING TURNS ON AND THE CAR BRAKES SUDDENLY, IT OCCURS WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T TURN ON....THE CAR ASSUMES THAT I AM SKIDDING BUT THE ROAD AND TIRES ARE FINE. *TR

RECEIVED AN EMAIL NOTICE:NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :14V743 CONTACTED DOT.GOV WITH A QUESTION. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS FOR AFTERMARKET SEAT HEATER INSTALLED IN SOUTHEAST. APPARENTLY DOES NOT APPLY TO OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA PURCHASED IN SAN DIEGO, CA. REPRESENTATIVE WITH DOT WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD SEIZE IN WEATHER TEMPARATURES UNDER 40 DEGREES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.