2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Electrical System Problems

TOOK 2004 SEQUOIA TO KINGS TOYOTA FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL AS WELL AS DIAGNOSTIC EVAL OF VSC ABS LIGHTS ISSUE. RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THAT THE TECH COULD NOT DETERMINE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNLESS WE PAID AN ADDITIONAL $360 FOR MORE TIME TO DIAGNOSE AND THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH WITH LARGE HOLES. WONDERED IF WE WANTED TO PURSUE THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE LARGER SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FRAME. ORIGINAL ISSUE OCCURRED WITH LIGHTS COMING ON (HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUSLY) FOLLOWED BY THE POWER WINDOWS CEASING TO WORK, SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE WIPERS AND WINDOW SEEMED SLUGGISH AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO JUMP THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND THEN WHEN JUMPING NO LONGER WORKED, WE HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT. AFTER BEING TOLD BY MR. HOWARD THAT THEY DON'T SEE VEHICLES COME INTO SERVICE WITH LARGE HOLES IN THE FRAME, I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT 10S OF THOUSANDS OF TOYOTA TRUCKS, INCLUDING 05-08 SEQUOIAS, HAVE BEEN RECALLED - CRC APPLIED AND FRAMES REPLACED AS WELL AS TOYOTA BUYING BACK 95-00 TRUCKS WITH RUSTED FRAMES FOR 1.5 TIMES THE BLUE BOOK VALUE. 04 SEQUOIAS MENTIONED MORE THAN 300 TIMES FOR THE VSC, TAILGATE AND RUSTED FRAME ISSUES THAT ARE PREVALENT IN THIS MODEL - MY VEHICLE HAS ALL 3. SPOKE WITH COLIN, THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHO REITERATED WHAT I FOUND ONLINE. TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING SINCE THE RECALL IS CLOSED AND DID NOT INCLUDE THE 04 MODELS.

Mileage: 187,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING CONSOLE ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT VARIOUS TIMES. DURING ONE OCCURRENCE, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THAT WOULD NOT GUARANTEE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE VSC AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHT . I CLEAR CODES BUT THEY RETURN. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE USE IT MAINLY TO PULL OUR BOAT .

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR SLIDING DOOR STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CLOSE THE DOOR ONCE OPENED. THE WIFE HAD TO DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP WITH DOOR STUCK WIDE OPEN IN THE DARK. THIS WAS NOT SAFE FOR VARIOUS REASONS... I READ WHERE OTHER VEHICLES HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS BUT DO NOT SEE A RECALL YET BY TOYOTA. WE WILL HAVE THE DEALER BREAK THE CABLE AND RENDER THE DOORS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM USELESS FOR THAT DOOR. THIS REALLY CAUSES ISSUES FOR A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY AND A SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. HOPEFULLY TOYOTA WILL STEP UP AND RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 116,300

THIS APPEARS TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY COMMON. THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, THE BRAKES ARE DEGRADED AND THE FRONT END VIBRATES AS THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE PULSING. THIS HAS HAPPENS SPARE-ATTIC ALLY OVER THE YEARS. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WE HAD THE TIGHTENED, SINCE IT SEEMED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING LOOSE AND IT WAS ENGAGING AS WE DROVE. THAT WASN'T IT, OBVIOUSLY AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. WITH SUCH A HEAVY, LARGE TRUCK, WE HAVE NEARLY REAR-ENDED OTHERS, BUT GOT LUCKY. EACH TIME THE CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE SHARPLY AND YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET ALL THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF AND COME BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES DONE AND REDONE SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS STILL OCCURS.. ON EACH OCCASION WE COULD GET OUT OF IT, BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. TOYOTA HAS OBVIOUSLY IGNORED THIS..I HAVE DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE >500 ON THIS VERY TOPIC. AS I READ THROUGH ALL THESE, THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THEM IS BEYOND COINCIDENCE AND IT APPEARS THAT NOTHING ACTUALLY FIXES THIS. AS OF RIGHT NOW. *TR

YES, WE JUST PURCHASED THIS USED 04 SEQUOIA FROM A PRIVATE PARTY SELLER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE FIRST MONTH WE DROVE IT THEN THE VSC LIGHT AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WE HAD IT TESTED AT AUTOZONE FOR FREE. THE TESTING SHOWED A BAD O2 SENSOR. THE CAR STILL DRIVES FINE ITS JUST THE LIGHTS ARE ON. ITS REALLY IRRITATING. I GOOGLED IT AND READ A BUNCH OF CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I READ THAT THE 03 SEQUOIAS WERE RECALLED FOR THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 93,243

WE PURCHASED OUR SEQUOIA IN JULY OF 2004. ON DEC. 20, 2006 THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO OUR TOYOTA DEALER ON JAN. 3, 2007 (48,127 MI) TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WE WERE TOLD THE LIGHTS WERE ON BECAUSE OF A CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT NEEDED REPLACING. WE REPLACED THE CANISTER ON AUG. 8, 2007 (58,184 MI.) AT A COST OF APPROX. $425. WE BELIEVE THIS COST SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE EMISSION SYSTEM'S WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER SAID 'NO' AND WE RELUCTANTLY PAID IT. ON A TRIP TO CA, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE QUIT WORKING. WE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN VICTORVILLE, CA ON DEC.3, 2007 (66,587 MI.) WE WERE TOLD THE OIL PRESSURE WAS FINE BUT THE 'COMBO METER' NEEDED REPLACING AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $900. WE DECLINED THE SERVICE. AT SOME POINT AFTER THAT, THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. ON APRIL 1, 2009 (87,456 MI.) WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON THE LIGHTS. WE WERE TOLD THE 'SKID CONTROL ECU' NEEDED REPLACING AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1400. WE DECLINED THE SERVICE. THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON TO THIS DAY AT 165,977 MILES. IN DEC. 2011, AFTER A SNOWY DAY, WE WERE TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH WHEN THE CAR BROKE TRACTION AND SENT US SPINNING 180* OUT-OF-CONTROL. IF IT WASN'T FOR A SNOW BERM WE WOULD HAVE ROLLED DOWN A HILL INTO A POND. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE!! I'M SURE WE HAVE PAID DEARLY FOR THE STABILITY CONTROL FEATURE IN THIS CAR BUT IT HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR MOST OF TIME WE'VE OWNED IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MADE RIGHT. WE DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF FIXING THIS PROBLEM OURSELVES. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

MY VSC, VSC TRAC OFF, AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS ARE STAYING ON AND WON'T TURN OFF.

Mileage: 107,000

THE LIFTGATE HANDLE BROKE AND WAS REPLACED WITH AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT PLASTIC PART. ACCORDING TO OTHER'S COMPLAINTS, I EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN VERY SOON. THEN THE HANDLE STOPPED OPENING THE LIFTGATE ALTOGETHER. I FINALLY GOT THE GATE OPEN AND REPLACED THE PULL CABLE BUT IT DID NO GOOD. ONCE WHILE DRIVING, THE GATE OPENED BY ITSELF AND LIFTED UP WHEN I WENT OVER A SMALL BUMP. I CAN'T GET THE GATE OPEN IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY OR TO ACCESS THE SPARE TIRE AND SOMETIMES IT OPENS BY ITSELF. CERTAINLY THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VSC TRAC, SLIP INDICATOR SKID, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAVE REMAINED ON. TODAY THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINED ON. CONCERNED WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2004 OWNERS AND TOYOTA LACK OF INTEREST TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM IN TIMELY AND FAIR MANNER. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS, CHANGING OWNERS MANY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS AND VEHICLES REMAIN UNFIXED. TOYOTA OWNERS RELYING ON TOYOTA TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PRODUCT AND STAND BEHIND THE THAT PRODUCT WHEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS OCCURS. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON AND STAYING ON FOR NO REASON WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND MOVING. TOYOTA SERVICE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAG PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMES ON RANDOMLY FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 61,725

REAR WINDOW WORKS AT RANDOM AND WILL NOT GO DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 73,615

VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 30 MILES WHEN BRAKE,VSC OFF,VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WILL NOT GO OFF...JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON 7/28/2012 FROM BERGLUND,CHRYSLER,JEEP,DODGE RAM IN ROANOKE, VA. *TR

Mileage: 49,160

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED THE BRAKING UNIT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN ENGAGED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONTACT PAD BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 09/21/11 *BF UPDATED 09/28/11

Mileage: 148,000

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ANTI SKID ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON THEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN IN TURNS WHEN NOT NEEDED AND ON DRY ROADS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 130,000

SPORADICALLY, ON DOWNHILL WITH SPEED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A CRUNCHING SOUND MADE, AUDIBLE WARNING SOUND AND WARNING LIGHT APPEAR. RELEASE AND REAPPLYING BRAKES RESET WARNINGS LIGHTS AND SOUND. LAST WEEK, ON A FLAT SURFACE THE SAME SOUND WAS MADE, THE WARNING LIGHT SOUNDED AND LIGHTS (VSC TRAC AND BRAKE) APPEARED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AS NOTED IN OWNERS MANUAL. THE SKID CONTROL ECU IS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED COMPUTER MODULE AND I WILL SEE IF THIS CORRECT PROBLEM. CONCERNED AS THE VEHICLE PULLS A TRAILER AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM DESCRIBED HAS HAPPENED WHILE TOWING. *TR

Mileage: 102,247

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. EMERGENCY BRAKE, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON RANDOMLY DURING VEHICLE OPERATION LEADING THE OPERATOR TO BELIEVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ACTIVATED AND/OR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY (EVERY FEW MINUTES) DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. NO REPAIR COMPLETED. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SAME FAILURE ARE CITED ON SEVERAL INTERNET WEBSITES. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

VSC TRAC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT STAYING ON ON MY 2004 SEQUOIA. *TR

Mileage: 58,009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED AS IF THE BRAKES HAD INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER COULD POSSIBLY HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL WOULD ENGAGE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VIN NUMBER [XXX]. ON 6/15/10 I EXPERIENCED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RELATED TO THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION AND BRAKING SYSTEM COMPUTER. THREE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH (VSC, TRAC, AND BRAKE) AND THEN UPON BRAKING THERE WAS A GRAB RELEASE SENSATION THAT I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN TO RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, BUT NONE AS SEVERE AS ON 6/15/10. OTHER EXPERIENCES WERE AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA ( CONF# [XXX]) BUT AM DISSATISFIED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I HAVE A NEWBORN CHILD THAT RIDES IN THIS CAR OFTEN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 71,000

WHEN TURNING RIGHT, MY VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF, THE YAW SENSOR COMES ON AND SUGGESTS THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING OVER; HOWEVER, I AM ONLY GOING 5-10 MILES AN HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 59,000

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VSC, TRAC AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON THEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ONE WEEK NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT $2100 TO FIX THE COMPUTER. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT BRAKE, VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. A LOCAL REPAIR MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ECU MODULE WAS FAILING. THE ECU MODULE WAS CLEANED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE ECU MODULE WAS CLEANED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES WERE FAILING AND REPAIRED THEM. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE TWO WEEKS AGO, SHE NOTICED A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ECU MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $2,000. NO RECENT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,200. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ECU MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/21/009

Mileage: 25,000

DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON IE. GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND GAS INDICATOR WENT TO EMPTY REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK, BRAKE LIGHT CAM ES ON. ALL OF THIS IS SPORATIC AND HAS NO PATTERN. WE HAVE FRIENDS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENS ON THIER 2004 SEQUOIA.*AK

ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN WALKING TOWARDS MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA I NOTICED BOTH FRONT WINDOWS AND THE MOON ROOF IN THE OPEN POSITION EVEN THOUGH I WAS 100% SURE THAT I HAD CLOSED THEM. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED A SMALL DENT IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE COVER. I TOOK MY TRUCK FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A "NEW MODALITY" FOR STEALING SEQUIOAS AND TUNDRAS BY USING A SCREWDRIVER AND CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE THE WINDOWS TO OPEN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. ABOUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY TRUCK AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY THIS COULD BE PREVENTED. *NM

ONE ALREADY ON FILE FOR ANOTHER SEQUOIA 2004. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, OUR VEHICLE HAS ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS LOST POWER. THERE IS A SECOND OR TWO WHERE THE ACCELERATOR FAILS TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSE AND THEN IT RECOVERS. ONCE WHEN I WAS MAKING A TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC I THOUGHT I THOUGHT I WOULD BE HIT BEFORE THE VEHICLE RECOVERED. I HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE. HOWEVER, ONE SERVICE MAN SAID HE HAD HEARD OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMEONE. *NM

Mileage: 12,000

CAR FREQUENTLY REFUSES TO START. HAD TO HAVE AAA COME OUT AND JUMP START IT. ROSEVILLE TOYOTA SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE TROUBLE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE VERY NEXT DAY, TOOK IT TO MAITA TOYOTA. MAITA SAID THE MANUFACTURER'S BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE (HAD A HOLE IN IT) AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. WORKED FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS, NOW HAVING MORE INCIDENTS OF THE SAME "REFUSING TO START" PROBLEM. CAR IS STILL REFUSING TO START ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE NOW IS THAT THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON WHEN I TRY TO START IT, THE DOOR MAKES THE CHIMING SOUND WHEN OPENED WHEN THE KEY IS IN. (BEFORE THE BATTERY REPLACEMENT IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD -- NO LIGHTS, NO DOOR CHIME, NOTHING). MAITA HAS DILIGENTLY BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE THE TROUBLE, THEY CANNOT THUS FAR. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME NEXT TIME I NEED TO NOT HAVE IT CHARGED, BUT TO TOW IT IN DIRECTLY IN ITS STATE OF "REFUSAL TO START".

Mileage: 25,000

APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE TIME, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE GAS 'EMPTY' LIGHT IS ON AND THE NEEDLE READS 'EMPTY'; ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE 1/2-3/4 TANK OF GAS. THE NEEDLES VARIES FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES UNTIL IT 'SETTLES'. THIS ELECTRICAL ERROR HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER AS THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT VIEW AN ERROR; ALTHOUGH THE TECHNICAL PERSON WAS IN THE CAR WHEN THE NEEDLE ROSE FROM 1/4 TANK TO 1/2 TANK, THEN DROPPED BACK TO 1/4 TANK - ALL WITHIN A 10 MINUTE TEST RIDE. WITH THIS SITUATION IT IS VERY HARD TO DETERMINE THE TRUE LEVEL OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS MAY BE THE START OF A TRUE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, WHICH MAY BECOME UNSAFE IN THE FUTURE.*AK

WHEN I WAS GOING UP A HILL / DIRT ROAD IN 4WHEEL HIGH, AT THE MIDWAY POINT UP, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, I HAD THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. IT FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY. I PUT THE GEARSHIFT IN PARK AND NEUTRAL PUT GEAR IN 4 LOW AND 4 HIGH WITH AND WITHOUT CENTER DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED AND UNLOCKED WITH NO RESULTS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UPHILL.*AK I THEN HAD TO REVERSE DOWN TO A LEVEL AREA, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE WAS NO ROOM TO TURN AROUND, AFTER REACHING A MORE LEVEL AREA, I TURN OFF ENGINE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND WHEN I RESTARTED I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWNHILL AND LEFT EARLY FROM MY TRIP AS I DONT WANT TO BE IN THIS KIND OF DANGEROUS SITUATION AGAIN. ALSO MY AIR CONDITIONER IS PUTTING OUT STRONG PUNGENT SMELLS. I TRIED TO CLEAR THE AIR BY PUTTING LEVER IN FRESH AIR MODE AS SUGGESTED BY YOUR TECH, BUT INTERMITTENTLY THE SMELL

Mileage: 2,450

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. (NAR) *LA THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. THE TECHNICIAN DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE THEREFORE THE VEHICLE HAD TO REMAIN AT THE DEALER UNTIL THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. *NM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. DEALER FIRST SAY O2 SENSOR. SECOND ATTEMPT DEALER SAYS DEFECTIVE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA

Mileage: 4,122