2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT WOULD SPORADICALLY APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 79,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING THRU MY NEIGHBORHOOD RETURNING HOME AFTER A HEAVY SNOWFALL. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN I WOULD GIVE MY SEQUOIA A LITTLE EXTRA GAS AS I WOULD GO AROUND A CORNER TO GET THE TIRES TO SPIN A LITTLE. WITH TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES IT WAS NOTHING SIGNIFICANT BUT THE KIDS THOUGHT IT WAS FUN. AS I NEARED MY HOUSE I ACCELERATED ONE LAST TIME BEFORE I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY. UNFORTUNATELY THIS TIME THERE WAS UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. I DON'T HAVE THE STOCK FLOOR MATS, BUT EVEN SO I TRIED USING MY FOOT TO LIFT THE GAS PEDAL. THAT DID NOT WORK. SINCE I WAS ON A DEADEND RESIDENTIAL STREET, I OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WANT THIS CONDITION TO GET OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN THAT SITUATION IT IS EASY TO SAY THAT YOU NEED TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, BUT WHEN THE SITUATION IS OCCURRING YOU REALLY ONLY HAVE TIME TO REACT. I PUT THE SEQUOIA INTO PARK. FORTUNATELY SINCE IT WAS A HEAVY SNOW, AND SINCE I WAS PROBABLY ONLY GOING 10-15 MPH THE CAR CAME TO A STOP QUICKLY BUT NO ONE WAS THRUST FORWARD. I HAD WARNING LIGHTS ON ALL OVER MY DASH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR SEEMED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTERWARDS THANKFULLY. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE 2005 SEQUOIA SAYS THAT IT IS A FLOOR MAT ISSUE. IT IS NOT. I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU ARE PURSUING FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THE REAL CAUSE OF THIS VERY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, AND BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. I HAVE DONE SEARCHES ON GOOGLE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE LIGHT GOES OFF ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM COMES BACK ON EVERYDAY AND GOES OUT OFF WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF. I TOOK IT TOO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT HAS TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER PROBLEM, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE QUESTION IS WHY IS TOYOTA NOT LIABLE FOR THIS, WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE? READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/QUESTIONS/1GWF5-BRAKE-LIGHT-CONTINUES-TO-COME-ON-2005-TOYOTA-SEQUOIA#IXZZ0GZ0D6P2J. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGH COLD IDLE THAT PERSISTS 5-10 MINS AFTER STARTING UNCHANGED BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO GEAR AND REQUIRING THE DRIVER TO STAND ON THE BRAKES TO STOP IT. ONCE WARMED UP, ENGINE WILL REV WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE DRIVER PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR BUT SO FAR HAS ONLY DONE THIS INTERMITTENTLY AND FOR A SHORT DURATION. *TR

THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WINDOW OPENER/CLOSER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA STOPPED WORKING SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I APPROACHED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM (AND A SAFETY ISSUE) THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT FOR FREE. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE $500 TO INSTALL A NEW MOTOR AND SENSOR. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO NUMEROUS TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIANS WHO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF. I NOTICE THE LIGHT PERMANENTLY STAYS ON AFTER LEAVING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN (NOT EVEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES YET). THEN, THE LIGHT DOESN'T DISAPPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE IS POWERED OFF. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN WHEN IN WARRANTY AND STATED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST 3 YEARS, ALL THEY DID WAS INSPECT THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. WE WERE VERBALLY GIVEN AN EXAMPLE WHAT THEY DID FOR A PREVIOUS CUSTOMER (CHANGED ALL THE SENSORS AND THE SYSTEM BOARD) BUT STILL NO FIX. AT THE LAST SERVICE CHECK, ANOTHER SERVICE REP SAID, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY'RE OKAY AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THESE LAST TWO WEEKS (OFF AND ON) AT THE INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE RED LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, I NOTICE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT STOPS. *TR

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERING SUNROOFS. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN VARIOUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DIVERSE AUTO MANUFACTURERS. LAST WEEK I WAS VISITING MY DAUGHTER IN CALIFORNIA. WE WERE TRAVELING IN A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AT 70 MILES/HR WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS THE SOUND OF AN EXPLOSION OVERHEAD. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LURCH A BIT BUT I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THIS WAS FROM THE PRESSURE CHANGES WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OR WHETHER THE DRIVER MAY HAVE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE EXPLOSION. WE EXITED THE HIGHWAY TO INSPECT THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN IN A SYMMETRICAL FASHION WITH THE CENTRAL PORTION OF IT BLOWN OUT. THERE WAS IN RETROSPECT ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF GLASS IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SLIDING ROOF PANEL AND THE BROKEN SUNROOF WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS WAS CARRIED AWAY IN THE AIR. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANYTHING HAD FALLEN ON THE VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT GOING UNDER AN OVERPASS AND NOT CLOSE TO ANY VEHICLES AHEAD OF US. ON REVIEWING THE INTERNET INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM IT DOES SEEM THAT IT IS NOT AN INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE AND PROBABLY THEIR ARE MANY CASES THAT GO UNREPORTED. MY SON IN LAW TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS AN ACQUIRED PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. I BELIEVE HE IS GOING TO TOYOTA MANAGEMENT TO EXPLORE HAVING TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WRITE TO SUGGEST THAT THE NTSB PLACE AN ALERT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ASKING FOR INFORMATION ON THUSFAR UNREPORTED CASES OF SPONTANEOUS SHATTERING OF SUNROOFS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE THAT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, INJURIES AND DEATH WERE THE EVENT TO OCCUR IN AN ADVERSE SCENARIO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH WIFE IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WEST BOUND ON THE LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY AND WAS ABOUT TO EXIT ON EXIT 25. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY AT ABOUT NOON. THE CAR NEVER HAD A REPAIR AND HAS ABOUT 50,00 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS AND TIRES HAS BEEN CHANGES AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT, THE CAR SPED UP FROM 65 MPH TO ABOUT 70 MPH EVEN AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. THE MATS WERE NOT IN THE WAY. THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT HAVING AN AFFECT. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. AFTER ABOUT TEN SECOND, THE BRAKES FINALLY KICKED IN. THIS HAS NEVER HAVE BEFORE OR EVER SINCE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA: WHEN BRAKING TO A COMPLETE STOP (LIGHTS ETC.), WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAR JUMPS FORWARD. THIS IS ONGOING FROM APPROXIMATELY 2007 ON. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED FOR APPROXIMATELY .5 MILES. THEN IT WOULD ENGAGE. *TR

SEQUOIA 2005 2WD. THE 2005 SHOULD BE RECALLED. (1) WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, DRIVING OVER A PARKING CURB & DOWN A HILL. (2) AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN, I TAPPED ON THE GAS TO GO & THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, LURCHING FORWARD. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED IT & FAILED TO FIND A PROBLEM. FLOOR MATS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE BRAKE & IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE GAS PEDAL STUCK, BECAUSE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. IF THE GAS PEDAL MERELY GOT STUCK, THEN THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED FORWARD AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED, BUT IN MY CASE IT ACCELERATED SUDDENLY BOTH TIMES. TW* *TR