2008 Toyota Sequoia

FOUND A LARGE (2" DIA.) WASHER ON THE DRIVEWAY AT REAR OF THE CAR AND LATER A LARGE APPROX. 3/4" BOLT HEAD ON THE DRIVEWAY AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR. UPON INSPECTION OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, NOTED THAT THE FRONT BOLT ON THE RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM WAS MISSING ITS HEAD. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. REPLACE THE BOLT AT A COST OF ABOUT $110.00. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PREVIOUSLY THAT I KNOW OF (WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED SUV WITH 60,000 MILES), NOR HAD IT BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY HARD USE OR ROUGH TRAVEL, NOR HAD IT HIT CURBING OR OTHER OBSTACLE DURING OUR USE. APPEARANCE OF THE SHEARED BOLT HEAD HAD INDICATED THAT STRESS CRACKING AND CORROSION HAD BEGUN PRIOR TO TOTAL FAILURE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE CONTROL ARM OR THE SITE WHERE THE BOLT CONNECTS IT TO THE FRAME. CONCLUSION WAS THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART THAT EVENTUALLY FAILED UNDER REGULAR USE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES GOING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AFTER DIAGNOSIS THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT AND RANDOM PROBLEM. RADIO/DISC PLAYER TURNS ITSELF ON AND OFF GOING OVER BUMPS AND/OR WHEN CORNERING. SOMETIMES RADIO IS ON, BUT ALL DISPLAYS ARE BLANK, AND RADIO DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY CONTROLS, INCLUDING THE POWER BUTTON. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM RESOLVES BY SHUTTING VEHICLE COMPLETELY DOWN AND RESTARTING. SOMETIMES IT TAKES SEVERAL RESTART CYCLES TO RESOLVE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THIS "IS A KNOWN PROBLEM," BUT THAT "NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED." I REALIZE THIS DOESN'T RANK UP THERE WITH TIRES AND FUEL TANKS. NONETHELESS, HAVING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT BEHAVE LIKE THIS MAKES ONE WONDER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. ALSO, HAVING ANY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BEHAVE THIS WAY DEFINITELY INCREASES THE RISK OF ACCIDENT DUE TO DRIVER DISTRACTION. MORE THAN ONCE I'VE BEEN PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY STARTLED WHEN THE RADIO UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED ITSELF ON AND BLASTED ME WITH MY KIDS' MUSIC. *TR

AT 66,000 MILES MY SEQUOIA HAD ENGINE PROBLEM, ( THAT'S WHAT TOYOTA PEOPLE SAID ) I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGE IF I SEE THE LIGHT IS ON FOR MAINTENANCE. FRIDAY SEPT 16, 2011 I TOOK IT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE AND BRAKE PADS DONE, WED THE 21 OF SEPT, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND IT JUST STOP! I WAS DEVASTATED BECAUSE, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAVE CAUSED IT, PLEASE HELP! *TR

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE DUE TO FAILED RIGHT REAR ABS WHEEL SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WOULD INITIATE AT RANDOM TO INCLUDE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WHEEL SLIP. THE INITIATION OF TRACTION CONTROL WHILE ACCELERATING AND MERGING WITH TRAFFIC CAUSED SOME CLOSE CALLS WITH THE LOSS OF POWER AND DECELERATION OF MY CAR. AFTER RANDOM INITIATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD HAVE NO ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, OR 4 WHEEL DRIVE. TOYOTA SERVICE WRITER STATED THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON REPAIR DUE TO ISSUES WITH CORROSION. SERVICE WRITER KNEW THAT BOTH AN ABS SENSOR AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS A PAIR AS THIS REPAIR IS NOW "SO COMMON". IF TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THIS STANDARD SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS FAILING DUE TO CORROSION AND OBVIOUS DESIGN ISSUES THEY SHOULD BE REPLACING AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA-CURRENT PROBLEM WITH MY SUV: MY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON TURNED ON AND IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH-TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, IT TOOK THEM A WHOLE DAY (8:30 AM TO 5:30 PM)TO FINALLY FIGURED IT OUT THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL ACTUATOR AND WILL COST US $2500.00-THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF...MY HUSBAND AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ON AN ICY DAY IN COLORADO BECAUSE OF IT-TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS WONT FIX IT NOR THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP.....THIS IS SERIOUS MATTER AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS.....THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM TO TOYOTA'S RECALL FOR THE 03 SEQUOIAS....LINK: HTTP://PRESSROOM.TOYOTA.COM/PR/TMS/TOYOTA/CUSTOMER-FAQS-FOR-2003-TOYOTA-157609.ASPX?LINK_PAGE_RSS=157609&SITEID=DMG_RSS_201004_RLA_EXPLAN_TOYNEW_TOYOTA+VEHICLES%3A+CUSTOMER+FAQS+FOR+2003+TOYOTA+SEQUOIA+RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR UNKNOWN SERVICE IN MARCH 2010 AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER, HE NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE CONTACT YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE O-RING. THE FAILURE STOPPED HOWEVER WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000.