2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 06/06/05 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN OCTOBER SHE RECEIVE RECALL 05V225000 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 15 MPH IN THE EARLY MORNING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND SHE TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND UNEXPECTEDLY HIT TRAFFIC POLE. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE CRASH SITE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. . THE INSURANCE COMPANY FILED A CLAIM ,STATING A MECHANICAL FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *AK

OUR 05 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BOUGHT NEW WITH ORIGINAL TIRES(DUNLOP GRAND TREK AT20). ALMOST RIGHT AWAY NOTICED THE TIRES WEARING ODDLY ON OUTSIDE OF ALL 4 TIRES. WE PURCHASED TOYOTA'S SERVICE PLAN & TOOK IT IN AS SUGGESTED EVERY 5,000 MILES. MY WIFE TOLD A SERVICE MAN & WAS TOLD IT WAS EXPECTED. I TOOK IT IN & THEY ROTATED THE TIRES AGAIN. GOING AGAINST TOYOTA'S RECOMMENDATION(EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE). I DIDN'T SEE HOW ROTATING THEM SOONER WOULD STOP THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THE TRACTION ON THEM FAILING EVEN ON DRY ROAD AND THIS IS THE ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD SON. LOOKING ONLINE I HAVE FOUND TOYOTA HAD COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE 2003. THERE'S EVEN SEVERAL ONES FOR THE SAME EXACT CAR AS OURS. OTHERS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS & I AM WANTING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND WE WANT THEM REPLACED THE OUTSIDE EDGE ON ALL 4 OF OURS HAVE BEEN BALD OVER 10,000 MILES. YET TOYOTA SAYS ITS OK. ARE THEY TRYING TO PUSH US OFF UNTIL THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED? OH, DUNLOP'S WEB SITE SAID TO GO TO THE DEALER,TOYOTA'S HANDBOOK SAID TO GO TO THE TIRE CO.? I DON'T CARE WHO SAID WHAT I BOUGHT THE SEQUOIA NEW FROM TOYOTA WITH THE TIRES THEY PUT ON IT & THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 YEARS NOW. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS BEFORE THERE'S AN ACCIDENT & SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT. I'M GOING TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE 30,000 ON 1/3/07 & ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AGAIN. HOWEVER I HAVE NOTICED EVERY REVIEW STATES THAT THE NEW TIRES(SAME ONES) DO THE SAME THING. ONE PERSON HAS ALREADY HAD THEM REPLACED TWICE. WE SHOULD GET SAFE TIRES THAT LAST (WITH NORMAL CARE & WEAR)AS LONG OR EVEN CLOSE TO THE TIME EXPECTED WE PAID FOR IT!. IF YOU DO SOME ON LINE SEARCHES YOU WON'T HAVE TO LOOK LONG TO SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THESE TIRES ARE VERY UNSAFE AND MISLEADING. PLEASE HELP!BOUGHT THIS SUV TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. THANK YOU. CONCERNED HUSBAND AND FATHER. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA OF LEWISVILLE, TEXAS ON 30 JUNE 06 AND AGAIN TO TOYOTA OF KILLEEN, TEXAS ON 15 JULY 06. TOYOTA OF LEWISVILLE TOLD ME IT WAS BAD GAS AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ON 13 JUNE 06 THE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WENT OFF AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES. ON MY WAY TO DALLAS ON 14 JUN 06 THE SAME THING HAPPENED. LATER THAT DAY ON MY WAY BACK FROM DALLAS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND I TOOK MY SEQUOIA TO TOYOTA OF KILLEEN ON 15 JULY 06. THEY WORKED ON MY SEQUOIA UNTIL 25 JULY 06. I ONLY HAD MY TRUCK FOR A DAY WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, 27 JULY 06, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND AN HOUR LATER TOLD ME MY SEQUOIA WAS READY AND THAT IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED TO BRING IT BACK. RIGHT THERE IN THE SERVICE BAY THE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD IT EVER SINCE. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP AND HE INFORMS ME THAT THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST. THEY CHECKED THE FUEL AND DRAINED THE FUEL AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST. *JB

VEHICLE EXHAUST FUMES ENTER VEHICLE CABIN VIA OPEN REAR WINDOW DUE TO LOCATION OF EXHAUST(NOT EXTENDED BEYOND REAR BUMPER) THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2005. *NM

WHEN OUR DRIVEWAY IS SLIPPERY, OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WILL NOT STOP ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND THE REAR WHEELS KEEP PULLING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE ROADWAY IS REACHED. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITH THE CENTER AXLE LOCK ON! I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY RECOMMEND FOR A TWO WHEEL DRIVE SEQUOIA. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE VEHICLE IN ACTION IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT. THANK YOU. *NM

VEHICLE EMITS A ROTTEN EGG SMELL THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHENEVER WE STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. SOMETIMES THE SMELL IS SO BAD THAT IT BURNS OUR EYES AND NOSE! TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, STATING THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A RECALL FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS ISSUED. THEY FURTHER SAID THAT EARLIER YEAR MODELS (2003-2005) VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! *NM

VERY EXCESSIVE FAST IDLE SPEED IN MY 2005 SEQUOIA. I TOO OWNED A PREVIOUS SEQUOIA (2000) MODEL AND THERE IS NO COMPARISON. IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE FROM 4 OR MORE MINUTES TO WARM UP THE ENGINE BEFORE THERE IS ANY NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN ITS IDLE. IN FACT, I CAN IDLE OUT OF MY SUBDIVISION WITHOUT HITTING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR AN INCREASE IN ITS IDLE IF YOU TURN ON THE VEHICLES HEATER. THE ENGINE EVEN REVS MORE. YOU NO LONGER CAN GET THE THIS VEHICLE, START IT, AND LET IT WARM UP 2 OR 3 MINUTES AND PUT IT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. GETTING IN A COLD VEHICLE AFTER A PACKER'S GAME, YOU MUST SIT THERE AND WAIT....AND WAIT....AND WAIT WHILE ALL OF THE OTHER PARKED (AND COLD) VEHICLES HAVE LEFT THE PARKING LOT. IF YOU DO NOT LET THE VEHICLE WARM UP A GOOD 5 MINS. YOU ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS. YOU CAN BE GIVING IT GAS AND IT IS NOT GOING NO WHERE. IT GIVES YOU THE FEELING LIKE YOUR TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND/OR NOT ENGAGING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS IS 'NORMAL'. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR MANY A YEAR AND I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT THEY CANNOT ADJUST ITS IDLE BECAUSE OF EMISSION REQUIREMENTS. I DID NOT HAVE ONE PROBLEM WITH MY PREVIOUS SEQUOIA !, AND IF I WAS SHOPPING AROUND FOR ANOTHER SUV NOW AND HAVING THIS MAJOR PROBLEM IN MY 2005, I'D BE SHOPPING ELSEWHERE. *NM

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE BROUGHT IT HOME. HOWEVER, WE RECENTLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND IT WAS THE SECOND SUCH EVENT. MY WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN(AGES 3 AND 1) WERE IN THE CAR AND WHILE MOVING THE CAR JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE VSC LIGHTS. MY WIFE COULD ONLY LET THE CAR COAST TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL AT THAT TIME. HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THEY HAD JUST BEEN MOMENTS BEFORE, I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO THEM. MY WIFE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT HAS BEEN NOW FOR 3 WEEKS. IN THAT THREE WEEKS WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT STORIES ON WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CALLED IN AND THAT NO ONE HAD EVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE EXCEPT ON OUR VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED THE LAST TIME. WE SENT LETTERS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, SERVICE MANAGER, SERVICE DIRECTOR AND MANUFACTURER. WE FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND WE WANTED THEM TO TELL US IN WRITING WHAT HAPPENED, WHY IT HAPPENED, WHAT THEY DID TO FIX IT, WHY THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS ALSO, AND WHY WE SHOULD FEEL SAFE WITH OUR FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT WE WOULD HAVE ALL OF THOSE ANSWERS IN WRITING AND WE WOULD RECEIVE A PHONE CALL FROM THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER. NEITHER THING EVER HAPPENED. IN THE LAST WEEK, THE STORY HAS CHANGED EVERY 24 HOURS. AND WE WERE EVEN TOLD THAT SOMEONE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CAME TO GET THE OLD PARTS FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THEY ARE SAYING THE CAR IS FINE AND READY TO TAKE HOME. BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN PROVIDED ANY ANSWERS IN WRITING, THEY WONT TELL US WHO MADE THE DECISION THAT THE CAR IS FINE NOW, THEY KEEP USING TERMS LIKE COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NOW, WE DON'T FEEL SAFE PUTTING OUR FAMILY IN THIS CAR. *JB

AFTER HAVING A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUIOA SERVICED, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE LUG NUT LEFT IN THE VEHICLE. *TS (11/16/05) *SC

UPON START-UP, THE VEHICLE PRODUCES DANGEROUSLY HIGH IDLE SPEEDS THAT DOES NOT CORRECT WHEN THE VEHICLE'S GEARS ARE ENGAGED. CONSTANT HEAVY BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB