2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

THE HANDLE ON THE TRUNK IS BROKEN AND I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK. IT WON'T OPEN WITH THE KEY OR THE REMOTE FOR THE VEHICLE. 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED

MY VSC/VTC LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE A BRAKE LIGHT THAT COMES ON CONSTANTLY. I AM ONLY ABLE TO RESET THE BRAKE LIGHT BY TURNING OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS, CALIPERS AND FUEL LINES MORE THAN 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE TRUCK NEW. BRAKE PADS ARE CHANGED IN THE FRONT TIRES CONTINUOUSLY! THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THIS TRUCK! I WAS TOLD BY MANY MECHANICS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SKID CONTROL / TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO TURN OFF IS TO HAVE TOYOTA FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE SEQUOIA'S. ALSO, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH TO THIS VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE WHICH BREAKS REPEATEDLY!! IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND THE ONLY EXIT WERE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR TAIL GATE FROM INSIDE!!! ONCE THAT STUPID PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BREAKS, YOU CANNOT OPEN THE REAR HATCH ON THE SEQUOIA!! IT BECOMES A DEATH TRAP IN THE THIRD ROW SEATING AREA!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHASSIS ON THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE FRAME WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HUDSON TOYOTA (599 NJ-440, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305, (201) 942-1156) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WERE NO RECALLS TO COVER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4X4 LIMITED HAS ABOUT 230000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE A TURN AND HEARD A LARGE "THUNK". I THEN CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND LATER AS I GOT UP TO ABOUT 60 VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER HEATH AND THE FRAME HAD SEPARATED DUE TO RUST AT THE STABILIZER BAR FOR THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FRAME. I WAS GOING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FRAME IS JUST RUST FOR THE FULL REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME AND HAS LARGE HOLES DUE TO RUST. IT IS DEFINITELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE TILL 2014. I REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2018 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THE RISK I TAKE PURCHASING PRIVATE PARTY.

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL, DRY CONDITIONS ON PUBLIC ROADWAY, THE FRAME OF THIS 2003 SEQUOIA BROKE. THE AFFECTED AREA IS WHERE THE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM FROM THE BACK AXLE JOINS THE MAIN VEHICLE FRAME. THE VEHICLES ROCKED VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND VERGED ON BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED DURING THE EVENT BUT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION AND RESEARCH THE MAIN FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS ALMOST COMPLETELY COMPROMISED FROM CORROSION. AFTER TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED, OWNER WAS TOLD VEHICLE HAD "RUST TREATMENT" IN 2013, NO FURTHER CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFERED. THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFINITELY UNSAFE AND THE CORROSION TREATMENT HAS ONLY GIVEN OWNERS A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. OPERATION OF THESE "RUST PROTECTED" VEHICLES LEAVES OWNERS FACING UNSEEN RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH FROM FRAME FAILURE. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPAIRED OR REMOVED FROM SERVICE TO PROTECT THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

MY 2003 SEQUOIA GOT VSC OFF, VSC TRAC, AND BRAKE INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT AGAIN SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE SENSORS AT DEALER FEW YEARS AGO. VERY DISAPPOINTING. I DON'T KNOW IF TOYOTA HAS EVER SINCE RECALL IN 2010.

VSC, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. NO TRACTION CONTROL WHEN BUTTON PUSHED. DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED TRACTION CONTROL BEEPS WHEN NOT EVEN APPROPRIATE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO BRAKE, NO BRAKES LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO NO BRAKES! I HAVE RESEARCHED RECALL MY VIN# NOT LISTED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! UNSAFE! TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL MORE VEHICLES. NOT A HAPPY TOYOTA CONSUMER!

VSC AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON AND STABILITY CONTROL IS OFF. THIS HAS BEEN IN THIS STATE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL INTERACTIONS WITH TOYOTA REGARDING REPAIRING UNDER THE RECALL. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY. THE RECALL ONLY COVERS CARS MANUFACTURED THROUGH APRIL. HAVING WORKED IN A TOYOTA PLANT FOR 5 YEARS, I KNOW THAT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS COULD BE IN THE PLANT SEVERAL MONTHS PAST APRIL. YESTERDAY, MY BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING RANDOMLY, WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THE CAR WAS NOT REACTING NORMALLY TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANICM. THE TROUBLESHOOTING CODES HAD TO DUE WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL COMPUTER.

RUSTED HOLE IN THE FRAME, DRIVER SIDE. PASSENGER SIDE ALREADY HAD WORK DONE TO THE FRAME BY PREVIOUS OWNER. MECHANIC TOLD ME HE WOULD NOT JACK UP THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE HOLE, WAS ADVISED THAT DRIVING THIS CAR IS TOO DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CARSON CITY TOYOTA (2590 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701, 775-882-8211) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS). THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE RUST FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.