2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

I HAVE EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON OUR SEQUOIA AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE FRAME AND/OR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE STEERING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE FAILURE DID NOT DUPLICATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE REAR PORTION OF THE VEHICLE FRAME THAT HOLDS UP THE SPARE TIRE AND HAS THE BRAKE PROPORTIONING VALVE ATTACHED TO IT IS SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE SPARE TIRE IS IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS IN MOTION. ALSO THE BRAKE LINES CAN BE BROKEN CAUSING A LOSS OF BAKING ABILITY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. *TR

REAR WINDOW- THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS WINDOW UP IS BROKEN AND PART COST APPR. $400.00 TO REPAIR IT. *TR

REAR DOOR HANDLE LATCH BROKEN, TRYING TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR WHEN LATCH JUST BROKE AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SEQUOIA AND A FEW MONTHS AGO ON RANDOM OCCASIONS WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN MY VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER SUPPLY GAS TO THE ENGINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF I AM TURNING IN TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME OFTEN MUST SLOW DOWN QUICKLY TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. MY MECHANIC (NOT FROM A TOYOTA DEALER) INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WHO HAD COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT SINCE IT WASN'T A RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF FOLKS WITH THE SAME SITUATION. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENS. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAD JUST STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY SUV SHUDDERED AND THEN STALLED OUT. IT RESTARTED BUT THE A/C LIGHT BLINKED. THE DEALER SAID THE A/C FROZE UP (AT 42000 MILES) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR OVER $1700.00- NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT WILL BE FIXED IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO. IF THE LIGHT HAD NOT CHANGED WHEN IT DID I MAY HAVE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN VIRGINIA BEACH ( SO UNSAFE THERE ARE RED LIGHT CAMERAS AT THAT INTERSECTION). PRIOR TO THIS THE A/C HAD WORKED PERFECTLY, SO THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

ON 2/14/11 I BEGAN TO SMELL A MOLDY, MILDEW SMELL IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER SEARCHING MY CAR, I FOUND THE PADDING UNDERNEATH THE CARPET IN THE CARGO AREA BEHIND THE THIRD ROW SEATS WAS WET. THE TOP OF THE CARPET WAS NOT WET AND DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF EVER BEING WET. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON 2/15/11. THE DEALER REMOVED BOTH THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW SEATS AND ROLLED THE CARPET AND PADDING BACK. THE CAR HAD STANDING WATER UNDER THE CARPET AND PADDING. THE DEALER TOOK APART ALL OF THE MOLDINGS AND PANELS IN THE CAR AND RAN VARIOUS WATER TESTS. THEY FINALLY DISCOVERED THE WATER WAS ENTERING MY CAR THROUGH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY ON THE REAR HATCH DOOR. THE WATER TRAIL RAN BETWEEN THE MOLDING/PANELS AND THE FRAME OF THE CAR UNDER THE CARPET TO THE BARE METAL FLOOR. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO WAY OF ME KNOWING WATER WAS ENTERING MY CAR BECAUSE IT WAS HIDDEN BEHIND THE PANELS. THE DEALER EXPLAINED TO ME THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT AND THE RUBBER SEAL BEHIND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS IN TACT WITH NO CUTS, TEARS OR DRY-ROTTING. THEY SAID THE WATER CAME THROUGH THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO A PART FAILURE. THIS IS NOW A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE MOLD AND MILDEW IN THE CARPET THAT MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BREATHED IN ON A DAILY BASIS WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE OF WATER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MORE COMMON OCCURRENCE THAN NOT WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 2005 - 2008. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM, SIMILAR TO THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED ON TOYOTA VEHICLES FOR THE 'COWL PANEL WATER LEAK' AND 'ACCESS DOOR WATER LEAK'. *LN

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP FROM UNDER 2 RPM TO ALMOST 5 RPM. I PRESSED THE GAS TO SEE IF I COULD FREE UP THE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE. NOTHING WORKED, FINALLY AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING ACCELERATION AND I PULLED OVER. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR, SOMETHING ELSE MADE IT REV UP. WE ARE BRINGING IN THE CAR MONDAY FOR INSPECTION. I COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM SINCE. *LN

BEGAN ACCELERATION FROM 35 MPH PROGRESSING TO 55 MPH, ACCELERATOR LEFT MY FOOT, ENGINE SPED UP TO OVER 5,000 RPM, APPLIED BOTH FEET TO BRAKE PEDAL WITH ALL MY WEIGHT, ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE ABOVE 5,000 RPM, PUT CAR INTO DRIVE 1 WITH NO CHANGE, ENGINE RACED, PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE CONTINUED RACING OVER 5,000 RPM, WAS ABLE TO STEER CAR INTO A DITCH, TURNED OFF IGNITION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING DURING THIS EVENT. I WAS NEVER ABLE TO STOP WITH MY BRAKES. I MAINTAINED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING THE EVENT WITH MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT ON THE PEDAL AND THE CAR NEVER, EVER STOPPED RACING.