Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 75596 | ||
| The rear latch which controls the opening of the rear hatch broke. this part is made of plastic (perhaps costing 0.30), and it is sheltered from direct sun and wear and tear by being covered with a part of the hatch which is made of steel. the hatch when this part is broken cannot be opened. this means one cannot gain access to the spare tire or the rear of the vehicle. this part costs over $90, and the labor to repair is approximately $170. combined this approaches $300 with tax. when i brought this into the local toyota dealership, i was informed that this was a common problem, and they pointed out that they had two other sequoias currently in the shop having the same repair being performed. they had the part in stock because it occurs so often. a search on the internet has shown that this has occurred tens of thousands of times. a recall would appear to be in order. | |||
| 01/17/2012 | 90275 | ||
| This is very unsafe!! the vsc trac, vsc off, and brake light come on this truck. when these lights come on my car goes into a crazy slamming mode. it shakes the whole car and my car will not stop! i have babies and this is not safe for anyone on the road! the weird part is that as soon as you turn the car off then on everthing seems fine and it works for a little bit then bam you are trying to stop and the car wont and start shaking out of control! please help! i have looked online and there are tons of people with the same promblem. with toyota's history they need to take care of it. we all need your help do the right thing and recall!! | |||
| 11/02/2011 | 42900 | ||
| 11/02/2011, plastic rear hatch outside door handle broke. i am unable to open the hatch. dealer said it may take up to 2 hrs. to fix @ $105.00/hr. plus parts. advised dealer of others who have had same problem & was advised there is not a recall. i emailed complaint to toyota, but to date, have not received reply. | |||
| 09/27/2010 | 42000 | ||
| I had just stopped at a red light when my suv shuddered and then stalled out. it restarted but the a/c light blinked. the dealer said the a/c froze up (at 42000 miles) and needed to be replaced for over $1700.00- not under warranty. it will be fixed in the next month or so. if the light had not changed when it did i may have stalled in the middle of one of the busiest intersections in virginia beach ( so unsafe there are red light cameras at that intersection). prior to this the a/c had worked perfectly, so there was no warning that this would happen. | |||
| 02/14/2011 | 62400 | ||
| On 2/14/11 i began to smell a moldy, mildew smell in my vehicle. after searching my car, i found the padding underneath the carpet in the cargo area behind the third row seats was wet. the top of the carpet was not wet and did not show signs of ever being wet. i took the car to the toyota dealer on 2/15/11. the dealer removed both the second and third row seats and rolled the carpet and padding back. the car had standing water under the carpet and padding. the dealer took apart all of the moldings and panels in the car and ran various water tests. they finally discovered the water was entering my car through the third brake light assembly on the rear hatch door. the water trail ran between the molding/panels and the frame of the car under the carpet to the bare metal floor. they told me there was no way of me knowing water was entering my car because it was hidden behind the panels. the dealer explained to me there was no damage to the third brake light and the rubber seal behind the brake light was in tact with no cuts, tears or dry-rotting. they said the water came through the third brake light assembly due to a part failure. this is now a safety issue because of the mold and mildew in the carpet that my family and i have breathed in on a daily basis without our knowledge of water damage to the vehicle. this seems to be a more common occurrence than not with toyota vehicles built between 2005 - 2008. a recall should be issued for this problem, similar to the recall that was issued on toyota vehicles for the | |||
| 12/23/2010 | 57000 | ||
| While driving 35 mph in a residential area with my foot on the gas, all of the sudden the engine reved up from under 2 rpm to almost 5 rpm. i pressed the gas to see if i could free up the peddal and the brake. nothing worked, finally after a couple of seconds the car began loosing acceleration and i pulled over. floor mat was not under the accelerator, something else made it rev up. we are bringing in the car monday for inspection. i could not reproduce the problem since. | |||
| 08/10/2007 | 99000 | ||
| Seems there is a common problem when searched on toyota sequoias and tundras from 02 to 07 vsc trac off and ecu replacement which is to do with skid control and can cause death and injury if it fails. apparently i am finding out that thousands have registered with this site and no toyota recall has been issued and the company doesn't want to recall because it is a 2300, repair. the computer chip is the problem and it goes bad that soon? wow toyota is just turning the us government and people around and screwing them silly and laughing all the way to the bank. please do something! it is a family car that is going to make the american families that buy it homeless with that kind of repair. | |||