2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

THE VSC, THE VSC TRAC AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL WENT ON. MY BRAKES STARTED TO PULSE WITHOUT ME DOING IT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT RE-SETS AND THEN WILL DO IT AGAIN AT A LATER TIME. *JS

PROBLEM WITH 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC LIGHT, AND VSC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NOT LOCK UP. VEHICLE LOST SPEED IN TRAFFIC VERY QUICKLY AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY GOING UP AN INCLINE. SINCE THE FIRST INSTANCE IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES. DISCONNECTING BATTERY CLEARS ISSUE TEMPORARILY. MANY OTHERS WITH VEHICLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER SEVERAL $K COST. PROBLEM STILL ARISES AFTER VSC COMPUTER REPLACEMENT FOR SOME PEOPLE. PRIOR YEARS HAD RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY IGNORE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. ISSUE COULD BE LIFE THREATENING ON PUBLIC ROADS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL. *JS

THE VEHICLE HAS A FAILED AIR INJECTION SYSTEM THAT CAUSES A REDUCTION IN THE ENGINE'S POWER OUTPUT. WHEN THE INITIAL FAILURE BEGAN THERE WAS A LOUD VACUUM SOUND UPON START UP AND ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. OVER TIME THE SOUND WENT AWAY BUT ENGINE POWER IS STILL GREATLY REDUCED. THIS POSES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY RISK AS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT ACCELERATE ADEQUATELY TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR MAINTAIN SPEEDS ON AN INCLINE THUS POSING A RISK FOR ACCIDENTS AND AS A RESULT POSSIBLE INJURY. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE IN SUMMER 2012 BUT STATED THEY WOULD NOT COVER OR REPLACE ANY COMPONENTS RELATED TO THIS AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TOYOTA SCION CONCORD (CONCORD, NC) AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED SHOWING A FAILED AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE REPLACEMENT COST ARE APPROXIMATELY $3,500 AND REQUIRES A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO BREAK DOWN THE MOTOR TO REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS. WITH THE COST OF THE SYSTEM BEING SIGNIFICANT THIS GOES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF A BASIC REPAIR. 2ND GENERATION SEQUIOAS (2008-CURRENT) ALSO EXPERIENCED FAILED AIR INJECTION SYSTEMS AND TOYOTA REPLACED THE SYSTEM IN THESE VEHICLES BUT DID NOT IN THE 1ST GENERATION ALTHOUGH THEY SHARE A SIMILAR POWERTRAIN. *TR

MY VSC, TRAC OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE EXCLAMATION SING ALL CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I BOUGHT MY SEQUOIA, AND IT STARTED JERKING AND WHEN I SET MY FOOT ON THE BREAK IT STARTS TO PULL, AS I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE MY SEQUOIA ACCELERATED ITSELF THE RPM WHEN UP TO # 5 IT REALLY SCARED ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT THIS MORNING TO TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED, I DO TRAVEL WITH MY CHILDREN ALOT AND THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

VSC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE GOING ON AFTER HORRIBLE SHUTTERING SOUND FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FOUR TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. I HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS LAST WEEKEND. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEING AWARE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VEHICLE.TOYOTA HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 SEQUOIA THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM A VA DEALER ON 31 DEC 2005; IT HAS A RATHER SERIOUS DRIVE-TRAIN RELATED PROBLEM. AFTER COMING TO A 'HARD' STOP, SEVERAL SECONDS LATER I EXPERIENCE A LURCH OR CLUNK THAT LITERALLY FEELS LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE JUST BUMPED ME FROM BEHIND. I BEGAN TO APPLY THRESHOLD BRAKING AND THE PROBLEM WAS MINIMAL. TODAY, I HAD TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THE BRAKES, EMERGENCY VEHICLE CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME, HOWEVER, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THIS TIME THE LURCH WAS FOLLOWED A LOUD THUD THAT WAS MEASURED WITH THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE URGE TOYOTA TO HAVE THIS ISSUE MADE INTO A RECALL ALONG WITH THE RUST ISSUES THAT THIS TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE. THE RUST RECALL WAS LIMITED AND STOPPED WITH THE 2004 MODELS EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE UPHILL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFECT WAS ONLY PRESENT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE UPHILL. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM EXHIBITED AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION FROM DEBRIS THAT RUPTURED FROM INSIDE THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,500.

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC , ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAS DONE IT OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS BUT MAYBE ONCE EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS. RESETS AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. LOOKED UP ISSUE ON INTERNET AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THE POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE LACK OF TOYOTA TO RECALL WHATEVER IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON INTERSTATE 15 IN CALIFORNIA BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER SEVERAL HARD FOOT APPLICATIONS PEDAL FINALLY ENGAGED. THIS IS AFTER MONTHS OF SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS STARTING WITH SPONGY AND INCONSISTENT PEDAL AND VCS, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ON BOARD COMPUTER, BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE PADS AND PROBLEM STILL THERE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP ONCE AGAIN. *TR

EXTREME RUSTING ON VEHICLE CHASSIS, SPARE TIRE MOUNT, SHOCK MOUNTS, ENTIRE UNDER-CARRAIGE. TOYOTA HAS PERFORMED CHASSIS REPLACEMENTS ON MODEL YEARS UP TO 2004 DUE TO EXTREME RUSTING ON THE SEQUOIA. THIS GENERATION NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN RECALL OR CAMPAIGN TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR