2001 Toyota Sequoia

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE UNDER CARRIAGE FRAME AND STEERING RACK WERE RUSTED CAUSED THE STEERING RACK TO FRACTURE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED TWO FRONT SWAY BAR LINKS AND THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED A RECALL DID NOT EXIST FOR THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 155,000. UPDATED 10/27/10*LJ UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 04/01/11

VECH. SKID CONTROL ALARM AND REACTION TAKES PLACE WITHOUT WARNING OR JUSTIFICATION. VEHICLE BRAKES COME ON WITH WARNING AND CAR SHAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKES WHICH ARE AUTOMATICALLY BEING APPLIED AND BRAKE ANTI SKID SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WEEK DURING ACCELERATION. THE VIOLENT REACTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHOCKING. I FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS 9 YEARS OLD, I FEEL TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEADLY DEFECT. I KNOW THE 2003 MODEL WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. I EXPECT THE SAME AS THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. *TR

PARKING BRAKE NEEDS CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT TO BE EFFECTIVE. THE PARKING BRAKE IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE AFTER LESS THAN 2,000 MILES AFTER AN ADJUSTMENT. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION OR ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. SINCE I VERY RARELY USE MY PARKING BRAKE, IT IS VERY EASY TO NOT KNOW THAT IT DOES NOT WORK. *TR

THURSDAY MAY 20TH 2001 BALL JOINT FAILED ON LEFT FRONT, DOING 35MPH. WHEEL CAME OFF. RECALL STARTING WITH SEQUOIAS MANUFACTURED AUGUST 2001. MINE WAS MANUFACTURED MAY 2001. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL SO THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT AND THE DEALER WANTS $4800 FOR THE REPAIRS. THEY CITED ON THE ESTIMATE THAT REASON FOR FAILURE IS "UNKNOWN". THEY STATED THE RIGHT SIDE BALL JOINT IS FINE BUT THEY SUGGEST REPLACING IT FOR ANOTHER $500. I WAS COULD HAVE HAD A CAR FULL OF TEENAGERS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME, MY DAUGHTER WANTED ME TO DRIVE CARPOOL FOR A FIELD TRIP, LUCKILY I COULDN'T DRIVE FOR THEM. *TR

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ON 5/21/10, THE RIGHT FRONT BALL BEARINGS FAILED. THE BRAKE LINE SNAPPED AND THE WHEEL FELL UNDER THE CAR. LUCKILY MY WIFE HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A ROAD AND WAS GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE - ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. THIS SEEMS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PROBLEMS THAT LED TO A RECALL OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE FOR 2004-2007. TOYOTA SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. IT SEEMED IMPORTANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THIS AS I AM CERTAIN THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT IS ESPECIALLY DISCONCERTING THAT THIS SAME ISSUE WAS FOUND IN LATER MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA (SUV). I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC OVER THE WEEKEND TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED. THE MECHANIC WARNED ME THAT THE CAR FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND NOT STRUCTURALLY SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS CAR WAS BUILT ON A TUNDRA FRAME WHICH HAD A STRUCTURAL RECALL (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE09049) FOR FRAMES BUILT IN 2000 AND 2001. I HAVE A DAUGHTER AND PREGNANT WIFE AND THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE. I SPOKE WITH TOYOTA (CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE) AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I DON'T WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO BE AT RISK OF DANGER. MY NUMBER IS [XXX] IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE EXAMINING THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LATCH FOR THE LIFT-GATE HAS CORRODED AND BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. SM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, EVERY SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.