2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

ONE BOLT AND BRACKETS OF WIND DEFLECTOR OF 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FELL OFF OF VEHICLE AND OTHER BOLT WAS LOOSE. BRACKET WAS HANGING DOWN. I NOTICED THIS AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING. CONCERNED THAT WIND DEFLECTOR COULD HAVE FLOWN OFF THE VEHICLE INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF MY VEHICLE OR ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE MOVING. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO TOYOTA. I SPOKE TO THE PARTS AND SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART AT A COST TO ME OF $55.00. THIS IS A LEASED VEHICLE WITH A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND REPLACED AT THE COST OF TOYOTA. THE WIND DEFLECTOR CAME ON THE LEASED VEHICLE WHICH I ADVISED THEM WAS TO BE TURNED IN BY AUGUST 30, 2010. *TR

THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUSTING OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE IS 5 YEARS OLD IT HAS LESS THAN 38K MILES. THE RUST IS LITERALLY FLAKING OFF THE FRAME RAILS, SHOCK TOWERS, AND MOST OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS. SINCE THERE IS NO "PERFORATION" TOYOTA CLASSIFIES THE CONDITION AS NORMAL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IN A CRASH, I FEAR THAT THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY MAY BE COMPROMISED DUE TO TOYOTA'S METALURY DECISIONS. *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE, THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE OBSERVED SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED AND AFTER 3 TIMES OF TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ECU IS FAILING? 1. THE CAR ACTUALLY FROZE UP 2. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. 3. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ONE OCCASION AND QUICKLY CAME BACK, BUT MADE METAL GRINDING NOISE. 4. AT VARIOUS TIMES THE ABS KICKED IN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED 5. SUV DID NOT PROPERLY RESPOND TO BRAKE OR STEERING 6. THE CAR OCCASIONALLY THINKS THAT WE ARE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGINS PULSATING THE BRAKES 7. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES ENGAGED. IF YOU GOOGLE TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND ECU OR VSC OR ABS YOU WILL NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IN ALL INSTANCES STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR HAS RESET THE LIGHTS AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. *TR

VSC TRAC LIGHTS ON 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ARE ON. WILL BE BRINGING CAR TO DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN RELEASING THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE YOU FEEL AND HEAR A CLUNK FROM THE REAR. IT FEELS AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN JAN 2010 AND TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. I TOOK THE MATTER TO MANAGEMENT IN FEB 2010 AND THEY HAD ME BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THEY FOUND THE TRANS SUPPORT TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED THE CROSSMEMBER, BOLTS AND INSULATION. PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK MARCH 2010 AND THEY SAID IT HAD AN UPDATED CROSS MEMBER AND BOLT SO NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. CURRENTLY STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND WAITING FOR A RETURN PHONE CALL BACK FROM MANAGEMENT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN. I WAS TOLD EACH VISIT THAT THIS IS A DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM AND IT CANNOT BE FIXED AND IT IS SOMETHING I WILL NEED TO LIVE WITH. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ANSWER AND I WILL TAKE THIS MATTER FURTHER UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. I PAID $30,000 FOR THIS VEHICLE. IN THE PAST I HAD A REAREND ISSUE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN AN ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH THEM TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK AND MONEY IN MY POCKET. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN, BUT IF NEED BE I WILL BE CONTACTING MY ATTORNEY. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE FULLY REPLACED WITH ALL NEW PARTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALL OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,056.

BOTH VSC AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AS WELL AS MY BRAKE LIGHT. FLUID IS TOPPED OFF AND BRAKES WERE JUST REPLACED BY TOYOTA A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. I HAVE PRESSED THE TRAC OFF BUTTON BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. IT VEHICLE APPEARS TO DRIVE FINE AND DEALER STATED THE SKID CONTROL ECU IS BAD. HOWEVER, AS USUAL WHEN GOING TO A DEALER, THE LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER ON. STILL ID 'D PROBLEM AS THE SKID CONTROL. *TR

BEGINNING INTERMITTENTLY, BUT NOW MORE FREQUENTLY, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A "ROLLING STOP", AND SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNING, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR

MY 2005 SR5 SEQUOIA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL OF THE 2003 MODEL ANNOUNCED TODAY. IT LOOSES POWER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR DIPS IN THE ROAD AND IS PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS ANOTHER ROAD. I HAVE LEARNED TO WORK AROUND IT BUT WOULD PREFER THAT IT GET FIXED. INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN MANY OCCASIONS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR. *TR

FREQUENTLY THE STABILIZATION CONTROL IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ACTIVATES WHILE TURNING CORNERS. THIS VIRTUALLY SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN FOR A MOMENT BEFORE ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMPLETING TURNS WITH A DRAINAGE GUTTER BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE ROAD WAS FLAT. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BE HIT DUE TO THIS BUT HAVE AVOIDED A CRASH THUS FAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING EXPLAINED IN THE 2003 RECALL BUT I BELIEVED IT TO BE ISOLATED UNTIL NOW. *TR