2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

CONSUMER'S CHILD MANAGED TO GET THE MIDDLE PASSENGER SEAT BELT TWISTED UP AROUND HER ARM IN THE 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.*MR THE CONSUMERS SEVEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE BOOSTER SEAT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *JB

WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS WITH THE SPEED OF THE CAR BETWEED 30 TO 45 MPH, IT FREQUENTLY DOES NOT COAST. IT ACTUALLY DECELERATES AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK IN A LOW GEAR (RPM IS 1600 TO 1700 WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS). IT RELEASES IN 4 TO 6 SECONDS AND THEN YOU DO COAST (RPM NOW DROPS TO 1100). DEALER OBSERVED THE COMPLAINT AS WE SLOWED FROM 45 TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO "RELEASE" AND ALLOW THE CAR TO COAST. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER.

ENGINE NOISE IS VERY LOUD. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE SOUND INSULATION AROUND THE ENGINE IS MISSING, BUT IT IS NOT. THE RADIATOR FAN IS ESPECIALLY LOUD ON INITIAL ACCELERATION. MY FIRST 5000 MILE SERVICE WAS JUST COMPLETED AND AFTER MY COMPLAINT, THE DEALER PERFORMED A RECALL ON THE FAN WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO REDUCE THE NOISE. IT IS NO BETTER. DURING HOT SUMMER DAYS, IT IS WORSE BECAUSE THE FAN RUNS FASTER (OR LOUDER) TO MAINTAIN PROPER ENGINE TEMPERATURE. (NOTE: I TRADED IN MY 2002 SEQUOIA WITH 80,000 MILES AND NEVER HEARD THE ENGINE ON THAT CAR).

CAR IDLES AT A VERY HIGH RPM WHEN STARTED. CAUTION MUST BE USED TO FIRMLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE BEFORE SELECTING DRIVE OR REVERSE. MY CAR WILL DO 10 MPH WITHOUT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. IT SEEMS TO TAKE FIVE MINUTES OR SO TO IDLE DOWN.

TURNING ON THE A/C AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE FROM A COLD START, THE A/C UNIT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND WHILE ENGAGING. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHILE ENGINE HAS NOT RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 24 HRS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES, THEN JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.*AK *SB *M

EXCESSIVE IDLE SPEED, BRAKE MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD TO STOP CAR FROM LURCHING FORWARD OR BACK DURING WARM-UP PERIOD WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE

UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE CABIN FILLS WITH A SULFUR (ROTTEN EGG) SMELL. DEALERSHIP STATES THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. UPON PICKUP THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF THE DEALERSHIP.

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB

I HAD OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE RECENTLY TRADING IT IN FOR A 2005 MODEL. I OBVIOUSLY LOVE THE CAR BUT THERE IS AN UNFORTUNATE FLAW IN THE 2005 MODEL THAT DIFFERS FROM MY 2001 MODEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD THE IDLE SPEED IS VERY HIGH - ABOUT 1500+ RPM. THE IDLE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN APPRECIABLY UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP - ABOUT 5 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. THE PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH IDLE COMES WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR ON AN ICY SURFACE. I CAME OUT OF MY GARAGE ON AN ICY MORNING, PUT THE CAR INTO FORWARD, KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SLOWLY TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD. EVEN AT A SNAIL'S PACE THE CAR SKIDDED UNCONTROLLABLY INTO A RAISED FLOWER BED BY MY HOUSE SCRAPING THE UNDER PANELS. MY 2001 SEQUOIA NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. THE HIGH IDLE SPEED MAKES THE CAR UNCONTROLLABLE ON ICE. THERE IS SIMPLY TOO MUCH TORQUE AND POWER EVEN WITH THE BRAKE ON. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SET BACK THE IDLE SPEED SO THAT THE CAR CAN BE CONTROLLED ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMING UP. *JB