Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/13/2012 | 86000 | 1 | |
| The vsc, trak light and abs lights came on which in turn made the check engine light come on. they stay on continually. at first no code could be found. then dealer stated that the ecu had to be replaced as well as air pump - both totalling over $3000. this is not the only sequoia to have this happen. other years have been recalled so why not the 2005 - or any other year since it seems to be an issue. i emailed and talked to toyota. they have not heard of this problem and can not help with it's solution. last toyota i'll have. *tr | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 55000 | ||
| Brake light indicator intermittently came on over several months (jan - may 2011) and at various speeds. sometimes at startup, other times at hwy speed. since fluid was full and clean, did not take car in right away. mentioned to dealer at 60k mi. svc to diagnose. toyota dealer diagnosed the source of the problem was a malfunctioning electronic skid computer. cost $122 to diagnose and $1120 to replace. i understand this computer controls the stability control and abs systems, so it is a potential safety hazard. | |||
| 05/01/2011 | 77000 | ||
| After i have driven my 2005 toyota sequoia for approx 20+ miles, when i apply the brakes the abs, brake, trac, vsc, etc. lights all light up on the dash. when this happens the suv becomes a little harder to control. it wants to pull to one side when applying the brakes. if you stop and turn off the suv and restart the lights go off. most of the time the lights will come on a short time later. i contacted toyota in july of 2009 and they told me to take it to the dealer. i would have to pay to have it fixed since my warranty had expired. i have been doing research online and this is a big problem with many sequoia owners. toyota does not seam to have an answer for this issue. | |||
| 04/18/2011 | 130000 | ||
| Vsc trac, trac off, and parking park light come one and off intermittingly. they will come on while driving and sometimes when the car is turned off and then restarted. they will be off...but sometimes they are still on. | |||
| 02/14/2011 | 94000 | ||
| Trac lights came on one month ago at about 95 ,000 miles. car had trouble shifting gears and gaining speed. a reputable car dealer (not toyota) turned the lights off. grinding stopped- car was fine. th lights came on again today when engine started. again, car had trouble gaining speed and changing gears at 99,000 miles. warranty expires at 100,000 miles or seven years. | |||
| 08/07/2010 | 67000 | ||
| Our vsc/trac light and engine light simultaneously come on for an unknown reason. our mechanic can not find a solution. our emergency brake light comes on and off for no necessary reason as well. this has happened three or four times and no one can fix it. i am afraid to take it to toyota because of the bad experiences posted online where consumers have received many verying answers, expensive repairs, and in some case, still no solution. we are in the market to buy a new car and it makes resale very difficult with these lights on and no answer as to why they are on... and no way to turn them off... so we wait. many people have posted on the internet about this same problem in other 2005 sequoias. our computer keeps throwing varying and different errors... and my mechanic thinks the errors are not accurate. could it be a computer or electrical malfunction? please help. | |||
| 11/01/2010 | 93912 | ||
| This has been going on since april 2010, its now november 2010 with no resolution. my 2005 toyota sequoia trac off, vsc trac, check engine lights and abs lights keep coming on. brought into the dealer three times while the lights were on so the dealer could put it on the computer. no codes show up. i am told that it's not covered even though we have the toyota certified bumper to bumper warranty. they recalled the 2003 for the same problem. they need to do the same for the 05. repair cost for this is $2200.00. | |||
| 08/16/2010 | 36389 | ||
| A week after a 36000 mile service and not used for a week, when finally driven, minutes into the drive the emergency light and the traction dash lights came. when taken to dealer, was informed it was the brake booster and computer. i'm baffled this unit(s) would need replacing at 36 thousand miles. not to mention that the first dealer's visit two wheel studs were placed due to rust. it's very disturbing not knowing what might happen next. the vehicle is used only for long distance trekking. | |||
| 08/26/2010 | 103000 | ||
| When i am driving my 2005 toyota sequoia sr5 on dry surface, sometimes going straight, sometimes during a turn, the vehicle stability control alarm begins to go off and the corresponding light flashes on the dashboard. all power is lost - i cannot accelerate or even brake, i can only turn the wheel. sometimes, in addition, a severe grinding sound is heard, regardless of whether or not i touch the brakes. this has happened, suddenly, about twenty times in the past week. one day it happened five times within a fifteen minute period. i have four small children, and this is very unsafe. we all could be killed should it happen when oncoming traffic is unavoidable. i took it to toyota immediately and they told me there was no problem. i took it back two days later and they told me i needed a new yawr sensor. | |||
| 08/05/2010 | 68340 | ||
| I have a 05 toyota sequoia and have recently been experiencing some electrical prombles. i had some routine mantaince done on my car in early august two days later my skid control light came on causing my car to slow down followed by a brake light. when my husband took it to the toyota dealer they said the tilt had to be zero calabrated. the same day after leaving the light came on again. the skid light started to come on more frequently and i got a little worried for my childrens safety. i retured to the toyota dealer for them to tell me that i needed to replace the skid control system at a cost of 840 with no guarentee to fix my car. two days later i took it to them to be replaced and they were not so sure that was the real problem. they said it could be the break booster and they were going to take a futher look. the next day when we called to check on my car they informed us they had the same exact promblem in another vehichle that they did replace the skid system and did not fix the problem only generatered different codes. they said they were going to keep my car to compare it to the other cars codes. i still am waiting to hear what is wrong with my car. i have looked online trying to find answers and this seems to be a problem with this model. i feel the manager of the toyota dealer where i live knows that this is a problem and all but telling me it was not going to fix my issue. i have three small children and we all leave for the beach in three weeks and they dont even know what is causing this malfuntion. the 03 sequioa was recalled for almost the same thing. i feel that this is a safety issue and could be dangerous. i have been very careful not to full in front of anybody due to this. i full out onto a road and my car stalls. this is very dangerous to me and my family and toyota is not doing anything to fix it.... this should be recalled!!! | |||
| 05/27/2010 | 78000 | ||
| Both vsc and trac off warning lights are on as well as my brake light. fluid is topped off and brakes were just replaced by toyota a couple of months ago. i have pressed the trac off button but nothing happens. it vehicle appears to drive fine and delaler stated the skid control ecu is bad. however, as usual when going to a dealer, the lights are no longer on. still id 'd problem as the skid control. | |||
| 03/15/2010 | 56000 | ||
| Beginning intermittantly, but now more frequently, when acelerating from a rolling stop, and simultaneously turning, the stabitliy control light flashes and the vehicle will not accelerate. | |||
| 10/19/2009 | 62000 | 1 | |
| 2005 toyota sequoia trac off, vsc trac, and check engine lights all came on suddenly on vehicle with 62k miles. understand this is common problem and that toyota has recognized this as a common problem with these vehicles but will not correct. cost to correct is $1,500 - $2,700. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Vsc light comes on when turning corners. dealer indicates this is a known issue for my make and year of car. car temporarily loses power when this happens. car has 60,000 mile. *tr | |||
| 01/27/2009 | 60000 | 1 | |
| The traction control computer on my 2005 toyota sequoia was found to be faulty. toyota issued a technical service bulletin related to this but will not reimburse or recall those with this faulty computer even when their technical service bulletins clearly states that there was a problem with the skid control computer logic. in my case, the bad skid control computer (part #89541-oc070) caused my vehicle to not be able to accelerate in certain instances. as this problem happened randomly, it presented danger to the driver as well as other vehicles. i believe that this part should be recalled in all toyota sequoias with model years 2003 - 2005 as indicated in toyota's service bulletin. *tr | |||
| 09/15/2006 | 15139 | 1 | |
| Vsc, track, and brake lamp stay on. toyota has not repaired problem. was first brought to them in warranty when they said they had to replace the computer but didn't have the part. they have since replaced the computer but the problem persist. now they say it is a master cylinder sensor (2 of them) but still have not repaired. when first brought to them, i was told this was a common problem. have since noticed that the internet is filled with this same problem. this affects traction and is an obvious safety problem and should be recalled. this problem has continued from 2005 to present. *tr | |||