2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

DT: NEEDS TO CHANGE THE TIRES ON HIS CAR AND CAN NOT GET THE WHEELS OFF. CALL TOYOTA THEY SAID THAT KEEP TRING AND GO TO DEALER WILL ADISE OR TAKE CARE OF PROBLEM. TOOK OFF LUGS AND SERCURTY LOCK OFF AND STILL CANT GET THE TIRE OFF. TRIED FRONT AND REAR TIERS. THIS IS A WHEEL PROBLEM ON MY TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SR5. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER GAVE THE VEHICLE AN ALIGNMENT, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH A VERY STRONG VIBRATION, SUDDENLY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED, SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE AIR BAGS SYSTEMS NEVER ACTIVATED. THE COMPUTER HAVE AN IMPACT CODE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *JB

THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL. OVER TIME THE SMELL BECAME WORSE AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY SMOKE. *NM THE CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES WHERE THE SMELL OF BURNING AND SMOKE WAS EXCESSIVE AND OVERWHELMING UNDER THE WHEEL HUB. THE SEAL, BEARINGS, AND AXLE WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. *TC *SC

I HAVE TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 - THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE A FUEL SENSOR AND NOW THEE VEHICLE GET ABOUT 6 MILES PER GALLON. *NM

DRIVESHAFT WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IF FELT AS IF CONSUMER HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED SEVENTEEN TIMES, AND THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL.*AK THERE IS ALSO A THUMPING NOISE AND VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD ASSOCIATED WITH A HARD START CONDITION. BRAKES GRAB AT TIMES. REAR SPEAKERS INOPERATIVE 3RD ROW. SUNROOF RATTLE. WATER INSIDE MARKER LIGHT COVERS WHEN RAINING. RUBBNG NOISE FROM REAR WHEELS. CENTER WHEEL CAP WAS TIGHTENED. *TT *TC

WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF POLE STICKING OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. TOYOTA TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

PROBLEM WITH 02 SEQUOIA WHERE BRAKES VIBRATE THE CAR, AND STOPPING ABILITY IS DIMINISHED. PROBLEM TO OCCURS WHEN BRAKES BECOME HEATED. (DRIVING DOWN A LONG HILL IN SECOND GEAR, USING THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL WHEN I WOULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOOSE SOME STOPPING ABILITY. I WOULD BE UNABLE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP IN THIS CONDITION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 9/22/04 WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED & THE PADS BAD. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS FOR LONG TRIPS & VACATIONS. LITTLE USE OF BRAKES IN THESE DRIVING CONDITIONS. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH OVER 236,000 MILES, AND THAT I KNOW HOW TO USE MY BRAKES. (95 NISSAN PATHFINDER WITH ORIGINAL ROTORS) HE THEN STATED THAT THE SEQUOIA IS A MUCH HEAVIER VEHICLE AND TO COMPARE THEM ISN'T THE SAME, AND IT WILL TAKE MORE TO STOP THE SEQUOIA. I AGREED BUT STATED THAT THE SEQUOIA SHOULD HAVE A BRAKE CAPABLE OF STOPPING IT, ESPECIALLY SINCE I AM SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO TOW A LOAD OF UP TO 6000 LBS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE. THE PERSON THERE STATED THERE WAS A TSB FOR THIS & THE TUNDRA CONCERNING THE BRAKES, AND THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED IT. I INFORMED HER THAT THE DEALER HAD WRITTEN NO TSBS ON THE WORKORDER HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW. SHE TOLD ME THE DEALER WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER 3 DAYS I CONTACTED TOYOTA AGAIN, AND THEY PUT ME ON HOLD. THEY SAID THE SVC MANAGER HAD BEEN OUT & WOULD CALL LATER. LATER THE DEALER CALLED AND STATED THAT OUT OF GOOD WILL HE WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT IN TO HAVE IT FIXED. WENT FROM 4 BAD ROTORS & BRAKES, TO ONLY 2 ROTORS WERE BAD. THEY RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, I TOOK IT TO A HILL THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE DOWN IN 2ND GEAR, A FEW MILES LONG. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, THE BRAKES START LOOSING THEIR STOPPING ABILITIES. THE VIBRATIONS WERE GONE, BUT THE HEATING & STOPPING PROBLEM REMAINS. *AK

I LIVE 4 MILES FROM THE BEACH, AND RARELY NEED TO USE MY AIR CONDITIONER. IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS HOWEVER, I DID ATTEMPT TO USE IT, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT ALL THAT WAS BLOWING WAS HOT AIR - I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE AGENCY, THAT TOLD ME THE COMPRESSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD, SO THEY HAVE NO RECOURSE, AND THAT I SHOULD CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY. TOYOTA REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALER - I DON'T EVER RECALL HAVING TO REPLACE AN AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR IN ANY CAR THAT I HAVE OWNED. I HAD TOLD FAMILY TOYOTA ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO THAT MY AIR CONDITIONING BUTTON WOULD BE FLASHING WHEN I WOULD ATTEMPT TO USE IT, BUT OF COURSE, WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, IT WAS WORKING FINE, AND THEY LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY. NOW, I HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, ESPECIALLY SINCE TOYOTA SENT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN INFORMING DEALERS THAT SOME CARS DID, IN FACT, HAVE COMPRESSORS THAT HAD POOR DURABILITY. - THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1100 TO REPLACE THIS PART, AND I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD BECAUSE THIS SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF DEALER RECALL. *AK

THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE SKID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THEN, IT SUDDENLY PICKED UP SPEED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ONE YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. A COMPUTER SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK