2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

WE PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2WD, IN MAY OF 2003. AT FIRST THE ONLY PROBLEM WE HAD WAS THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL, NOW IT'S TIRE PROBLEMS. STARTING IN FEBRUARY 2004 MY HUSBAND HAVE HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK BACK EVERY TWO WEEKS. AT FIRST THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE NEXT TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE TIRES, SO THEY REPLACE ALL OF THE TIRES.WE HAD TO PAY ABOUT $150.00 FOR THE TIRES.THE DEALERSHIP CHANGE FROM DUNLOP TIRE TO BF GOODRICH WHICH IS A HARDER TIRE, NOW THEY WE ARE BACK WITH THE DUNLOP TIRES WHICH IS A SOFTER TIRE. ALL THEY ARE DOING IS COVERING UP THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRES 3 TIMES, THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE DRIVE SHIFT. THEY CLAIM THEY ORDERED THE PART IT TOOK THREE WEEKS TO GET IT IN. AFTER GETTING IT IN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT REINHARDT HERE IN MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THE SHOP MANAGER DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRUCK, BUT WHEN YOU ARE GOING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE TRUCK START TO SHAKES.NOW WERE ARE ON THE 4TH SET OF TIRES WHAT IS THAT. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS FOR THE PAPER TO HAVE THE TRUCK INSPECTED AGAIN. IT TOOK ABOUT A MONTH TO GET THEM.YOU CAN CALL THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I FEEL IF WE HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINT WE CAN GET A RECALL. JH MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. *AK

SUBSTANDARD TIRES ON 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *MR THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A ROUGH FEEL WHILE IN MOTION. THE TIRES WERE SAID TO BE DEFECTIVE. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITH DUNLOP GRANDTEK AT20 TIRES. THERE WAS UNEVEN TIRE WEAR IN THE INNER AND OUTER TREAD WEARING AT A FASTER RATE THAN THE CENTER OF ALL THE TIRES. ALL OF THE TIRES WERE CLOSE TO REACHING THE WEAR BAR ON THE INNER AND OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE TIRES WEREN'T ADEQUATE FOR THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *SC *JB

SEAT BELT - DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT ANCHOR BOLT CAME COMPLETELY LOOSE AND WAS HANGING FREE. AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP REPAIR. *LA

DOOR LATCH FAILURE - PASANGER DOOR HANDLE DID NOT RETURN TO CLOSED POSITION RESULTING IN LATCH FAILURE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE DOOR OPENED.*AK

BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS - ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS HAVE COME ON REQUIRING THAT I PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE IGNITION OFF TO RESET THE LIGHTS. ERROR CODES IN THE COMPUTER HAVE RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE BOOSTER / MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT, BRAKE FLUID SENSOR CHECK, BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH ADJUSTMENT. BRAKING ON THIS VEHICLE IS INCONSISTANT WITH OVERALL CONCERNS REGARDING BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. *AK

ON APRIL 14, 2004 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. UPON TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITH GREAT FORCE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND HIT A SCHOOL. *AK

2003 SR5 SEQUOIA WITH 4700 MI, AND TWO ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS: 1. SURGING FROM A STOP AND WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. 2. A DEAD ACCELERATOR FOR A PERIOD OF SIX TO TEN SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. THE ENGINE DOES NOT DIE IT JUST REMAINS AT AN IDLE FOR THE SIX TO TEN SECONDS WHILE THE DRIVER IS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THESE TWO PROBLEMS ARE NOT CONSTANT THEY JUST HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER SO FAR RESULTS IN THE RESPONSE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM". THE FIRST FAILURE DATE IS THE DAY WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CONTINUES TO NOW.

VSC LLIGHTS IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAVE COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES, THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAR 4 TIMES, IT SEEMS THAT THEY EITHER DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, OR TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CAR. THE VSC LIGHT SEEMS TO NOW COME ON IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, AND WILL THEN SHUT OFF IF THE CAR IS RESTARTED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND NOW WAITING TO SEE IF ANY ACTIONS ARE TAKEN. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUIOA, VSC LIGHTS/VSC TRACKING LIGHTS COME ON AND MAKE GRINDING NOISE ONCE IT IS TRIGGERED IT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP, AND NOW THIS THIRD TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, AND IS STAYING ILLUMINATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN FOUR MONTHS. IT IS RIDICULOUS. CHECKERED FLAG TOYOTA, VA. BEACH, VA. IS THE DEALER WITH WHO HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER BEGAN TO SMELL A SULFUR/ROTTEN EGG ODOR. THE SMELL SEEMED ENHANCED BY SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND BY OPERATION OF THE SUNROOF. *PH *MR