Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 12/09/2011 | 188750 | ||
| Vsc light, trac off light and check engine light all came on at the same time. i took vehicle to autozone and they checked the computer with the result error 5 cylinder misfire, for the check engine light, the other 2 warning lights they could not give me any advice on. | |||
| 11/15/2010 | 60000 | ||
| The vin is very important to uniquely identify your vehicle. | |||
| 03/29/2009 | 90000 | 1 | |
| While driving a 2002 toyota sequoia sr5 2 wheel drive suv near the end of march 2009, the trac off, vsc trac, brake and abs warning lights simultaneously came on. i was traveling approximately 55 mph on a dry road at night in heavy traffic. i moved off the highway to check the manual which emphasized the possible seriousness of each light. it said to contact a toyota dealer. i called earnhardt toyota in mesa arizona who finally worked on the vehicle several days later for the vsc/trac/brake/abs problem, and a front brake vibration/pulsation. no help on the pulsation problem since i was told i needed to turn the rotors again. on the vehicle stability control/traction control/anti-lock braking system/brake warning lights, the service associate offered that it was a common problem, could be caused by a loose gas cap or an expensive computer (in the thousands of dollars). he sated that no codes were set other than a low voltage which could be caused by a bad battery or corroded connection. i cleaned the battery terminals completely, checked the battery, and made sure the gas cap was tight. the warning lights now come on at some point every time i drive the sequoia. earnhardt toyota told me it should not affect the actual braking systems. how do they know that? being told of a false continuous or intermittent safety warning light can lull one into a questionable sense of safety. these lights and safety systems need to work reliably without having toyota just say they know about this common problem. does it affect actual vehicle stability control and emergency braking? on numerous internet sites, i find this same problem is mentioned frequently. also a large number of complaints are on file now with the nhtsa. i rely on the warning lights and their underlying systems to work as advertised, but toyota now makes me doubt that reliance. does there have to be a large body count for nhtsa to order a recall to fix this well known safety problem? *tr | |||
| 08/17/2004 | 99 | ||
| I have toyota sequoia 2002 - the dealership replace a fuel sensor and now thee vehicle get about 6 miles per gallon. *nm | |||
| 09/24/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states, while driving the vehicle at any speed smell strong chemical fumes into the passenger compartment intermenttently. dealer has been notified. please provide further information | |||
| 09/24/2002 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states, while driving the vehicle at any speed smell strong chemical fumes into the passenger compartment intermittently. dealer has been notified. please provide further information | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | |||
| 06/06/2008 | |||
| My 2002 toyota sequoia has stalled 3 times while driving & each time i was towed to my mechanic at 1437 aviation blvd. redondo bch. ca. 90278(lexology) 310-379-0543. it happend twice while driving on main streets with my child in the car & once on the freeway.the first time was june 6,2008 second time jan.20, 2009 & third time aug.28,2009. | |||
| 11/10/2009 | 48000 | ||
| Spoke with mr. richard newman-service manager at frontier toyota in california on 3/13/10 regarding recent issues with the gas tank sensor on our 2002 toyota sequoia. we have a phantom problem with the fuel gauge reading no gas while our mileage counter indicates large mileage leaps taken while not driving hardly any mileage. this problem has been sporadic over the several months. mr. newman stated toyota has been of this problem with this make and model year for several years and when we told him that toyota refused to fix it when we first brought it to their attention when it first occurred and we were told it would cost approximately $600.00 to remove the tank and fix the problem. mr.newman was asked by us why toyota never issued a recall or notice for this particular make and model. his response was that he was only aware that this problem has always exisited for this 2002 sequioa and advised us to contact your agency with regards to another electronic problem exisiting with another toyota product. this is distressful to drive such a vehicle to find it suddendly indicating it is out of gas and ticking off huge amounts of mileage not traveled and we can not duplicate this problem on demand. | |||