2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

THE MASTER PRESSURE SENSOR IS FAILING AND FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT IN THE EARLY 2000'S TOYOTAS BUT NO ONE HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT BESIDES CHARGE AN AWFUL AMOUNT TO FIX. MY VEHICLE WHEN IN 4WD BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND I STILL SLIDE NO MATTER WHAT GEAR OR HOW SLOW I AM GOING. I HAVE ALMOST SLID INTO COUNTLESS CARS.

ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4X4 ON A RURAL ROAD THAT HAD HAD FRESH SNOW THE NIGHT BEFORE, BUT NO SAND OR OTHER ROAD SALT WAS LAID DOWN. IT IS A CURVY AND HILLY ROAD. I HAD DRIVEN ON THE ROAD AN HOUR EARLIER WITH NO PROBLEMS. AT APPROXIMATELY 9AM, I ENCOUNTERED A PATCH OF ICE WHERE THERE WAS A CURVE IN THE ROAD AND MY SUV THAT HAD BRAND NEW MICHELIN TIRES ON COLLIDED WITH A TREE THAT WAS PART OF AN ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE TREE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE COLLISION STRUCK DIRECTLY ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE BY HEADLIGHT'PLOWING IN APPROXIMATELY 9 INCHES AND DEFLATED FRONT TIRE. FRONT SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN AS IS HOOD ( SEE PICTURE). NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED?? I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH AT IMPACT. MY AIRBAG ON DRIVERS SIDE WAS RECALLED WITH TAKATA RECALL AND REPLACED , BUT I WONDER IF IT WAS INSTALLED PROPERLY OR WRONG? I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND OTHER TRAUMA TOYOTA DEALER BODY SHOP INDICATES THAT ALL SENSORS FOR AIRBAGS ON FRAME ONLY AND SINCE FRAME NOT HIT NO DEPLOYMENT??

SPARE TIRE CARRIER/ HOIST RUSTING PREMATURELY AND SPARE TIRE COULD FALL AND CAUSE ACCIENTS ON THE CARS BEHIND AND MAY BE FATAL..

SECONDARY INJECTION PUMP IS MAKING A LOUD VACUUM TYPE OF NOISE. OUR OWN ONLINE RESEARCH LEADS US TO BELIEVE THAT THE BEARINGS ARE GOING BAD IN THE PUMP. THIS NOISE IS VERY LOUD WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. IF YOU QUICKLY TAP THE GAS PEDAL, THE NOISE GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THE NOISE WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 10-20 SECONDS AND IT WILL GO OFF ON IT'S OWN. IT SEEMS THAT ONCE THE ENGINE HAS BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS TOTAL, THE LOUD VACUUM NOISE GOES AWAY ON ITS OWN. THIS LOUD VACUUM NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING IT. IN OUR RESEARCH ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT THIS EXACT PROBLEM IS WHY TOYOTA ISSUED REIMBURSEMENT OFFERS ("IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF AIR INDUCTION PUMP ASSEMBLIES AND/OR AIR INJECTION SWITCHING VALVES ISSUES ON THEIR 2007-2010 TUNDRA AND 2008-2010 SEQUOIA MODELS, TOYOTA HAS DECIDED TO INCREASE ITS WARRANTY ON THESE PARTS AND IS EVEN OFFERING A REIMBURSEMENT IF YOU ALREADY HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED. THIS IS A GREAT RELIEF FOR OWNERS SINCE IT WAS AN SUCH AN EXPENSIVE FIX AS WE REPORTED IN APRIL, 2010, TUNDRA AND SEQUOIA $4000 AIR INJECTION SYSTEM PROBLEM)"!! WHY DID THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. LEAVE THE 2007 SEQUOIA'S OFF OF THIS REIMBURSEMENT LIST, WHEN THEY ALSO CLEARLY HAVE THIS SAME SECONDARY INJECTION PUMP PROBLEM AS ALL THE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THAT PARTICULAR REIMBURSEMENT OFFER?! WHY HAS TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. BEEN ABLE TO GET BY WITH THIS? I'VE SEEN ONLINE THAT TONS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHEN THIS SORT OF VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM OCCURS, THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD JUST MANDATE THAT A RECALL BE DONE. BECAUSE OF COURSE, TOYOTA TRIED TO RE-NIG AND NOT ACTUALLY REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THIS REPAIR. THAT IS NOT PROTECTING US CUSTOMERS THAT ARE NOW BUYING THESE USED VEHICLES THAT HAD THESE PROBLEMS AND PREVIOUS OWNERS NEVER HAD IT FIXED!

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE AIRBAGS FIXED FOR ALMOST THREE YEARS. I CALL TOYOTA, THEY CALL THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TELL ME TO CALL BACK IN A FEW WEEKS IF NO ONE HAS CALLED BE TO SCHEDULE A FIX. IN A FEW WEEKS I CALL TOYOTA BACK AND START ALL OVER BUT I AM ASSURED EVERYTIME THAT THEY WILL GET IT FIXED THIS TIME. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN IN GETTING THIS FIXED.

CHECK ENGINE COMES ON VSC LIGHT COMES ON TRAC LIGHTS COME ON. THEY COME ON WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AND STAYS ON. ERROR CODES READ P2440 SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM SWITCHING VALVE STUCK OPEN BANK 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE, TRAC OFF, AND VSC TRAC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SECONDARY AIR INTAKE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ON - TRUCK ENTERS LIMP MODE DUE TO FAULTY SECONDARY AIR INTAKE SYSTEM FOR EMISSIONS SYSTEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR SEQUOIAS AND TUNDRAS, HOWEVER NOT YET COVERED FOR THE 2007 MODEL YEAR! DEALER PART COSTS $1,700. UNLESS TOYOTA RECIEVES ENOUGH CASE PROBLEMS FOR 2007 YEAR, THEY WILL NOT EXTEND WARRANTY FOR PARTS, WHICH THEY HAVE DONE FOR ALL OTHER AFFECTED YEARS.

ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN PARKING (<5 MPH) CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRIKE A CURB AND 1 FT RETAINER WALL RESULTING IN GOING AIRBORNE UP A 3' BANK, OVER A 6' SIDEWALK AND 8' GRASS AREA TO STRIKE AN OFFICE BUILDING. LOCATION WAS KIA DRIVE LAGRANGE, GA. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND INJURED HER RIGHT FOREARM. NO BROKEN BONE, JUST BUMPED AND REMAINS SORE. VEHICLE WAS MFG IN AUGUST 07. WE TOOK DELIVERY IN SEPT AFTER PLACING AN ORDER. I SAW RECALL ON 08 THRU 12 BUT NOT 07. WONDERING IF LATE 07 HAD A 08 ACCELERATOR INSTALLED? PHOTO FILES WERE RESIZED TO SMALLLER IMAGES FOR SENDING.

I WAS TOLD I NEED A 2ND AIR INCEPTION FLOW BECAUSE IT IS BAD. MY BALL JOINTS ARE ALSO NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS THEY HAVE BEEN BAD AND ITS DANGEROUS, THE PLASTIC HANDLE FOR HATCH BROKE, THE ARM FOR HATCH BROKE, SUSPENSION SWING ARM BAD, TRAMSMISSION MISSES FIRST GEAR ON AND OFF. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING I WOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES WITH AND I HAVE HAD PLENTY OF ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED IT ESPECIALLY WITH FRONT END. ONCE IN A WHILE THE ENGINE REFFS UP HIGH AND I'M JUST SITTING THERE WITH FOOT ON THE BREAK.