Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
Excessive frame rust. Frame rusted through. Will not pass inspection. I have been watching forums where many other Sequoia owners are having the same issue. This apparently does not affect all Sequoias. 3-4 years ago metal was coming off of the frame in huge chunks. I started asking the dealer about the issue several years ago and was hoping that there would be a recall to correct. The car is in excellent shape otherwise.
Actually, this was not an "incident". Rather it was me crawling under the truck to scrape some rust off of the frame. What I found was about a one foot long rusted "slit" in the frame. It did not look safe to me, so I took it to the Toyota dealer to inspect. (cost me $25. ) I was told that it was safe for now, but would soon not be safe. The Toyota field specialist said there was nothing he could do. Looking online, I see countless cases of rotting frames on this year Sequoia. Things I see online from other owners (using my words): "the frame is rusting from the inside out. It was made with either inferior material or bad coating. The tacoma (with the same frame) has been covered by Toyota. " lots of upset people out there! not sure what to do. . . Don't feel right about selling it. . . Don't feel safe driving it too much. Please help!.
Truck has very rusty frame, specially the back portion and the middle, including the rear wheels, break section, real axel, full with the rust, even while trying to clean once but stopped due to realizing that, big pieces of metal was coming of like paper and start leaving hole in the frame, at front, around inside the wheels, frame is really rusty, and seem something is going to break anytime, its well maintain truck, always being maintain by Toyota dealer, has all the record. Also having issue with manifold leaked, replaced the passenger side, paying $1200 and been told driver side need to replace too, had found on line that Sequoia 2001 has problem with manifold too. Recently replaced one of the catalytic converter costing $1000 plus, which break due to rusty underneath, called Toyota but no satisfactory answer.
I have owned this 2001 Toyota Sequoia since 2009 with 178k and the frame had rust back then. I recently had the rear tire replace and the mechanic said I should not drive it because of the excessive rust in the rear frame and bring it to a Toyota dealer for a safety check. I am calling them to have them look at the rust this Friday, I did see it for myself and wont drive it anymore because of my familys safety. I also noticed there is a recall of the tundra truck frames by Toyota and also noticed there are many people with the same rust problems of Sequoia trucks, if they are the same frame as written online why arent they also recalled? I cant believe this is rusting this bad, its only 10 years old but its still in such great shape.
2001 Toyota Sequoia has only 88,000 miles after ten years. Recently failed inspection due to rotted, rusted frame and rear differential casing. Mechanic was able to demonstrate frame failure by pressing finger through rusted metal. Vehicle now requires frame strength assessment to determine if it is salvageable. Vehicle has same frame as recalled Toyota tundra.
I was just like to issue a complaint about the excessive rust on the frame of my 2001 Toyota Sequoia. It is almost to the point where I will no longer be able to drive the vehicle. I was checking break wear when I noticed that the sway bar on the left front of my vehicle were rusted in two. I have ordered new sway bars. My sequioa was equiped with the tow package but am afraid to pull my bass boat with it in fear the hitch will be pulled loose from the frame because of all the rust. I have noticed recalls on the tundra for rusty frames and why I would like know why the Sequoia isn't being recalled since this seems to be a common theme amongst owners of 2001 & 2002 Sequoia owners.
My 2001 Toyota Sequoia has extensive frame rust. I am very concerned with safety and am not sure what to do. The body is in excellent condition but the frame and attached components are severely rusted. I understand Toyota will not take action on this issue. I am the original owner.
I was driving about 50mph when all over a sudden my car lost power and I heard a grinding noise and was shaking. Then immediately the Sequoia vsc & trac sensor lights turned on. This has happened twice now in the past one week. It's like I almost lost control of the car. It would have been definitely worse if I was on highway. I called Toyota corp customer relation and filed a complaint but they would not admit to have this recalled despite the fact that they have had many safety issue complaints about this problem. They admitted the problem being reported on other models like 2003 and up but would not offer to recall mine and have it fixed because its a 2001.
Abs trac lights continue to stay on. Vehicle's front left wheel area will attempt to lock with a scraping noise - like the brakes were applied. Repeated attempts to diagnose were not successful.
Component: structure, frame. Took our car to a local Toyota dealer for annual inspection. We were totally unprepared for this shocking news: it would never pass inspection because the frame underneath is rusted and has a hole the size of a baseball in the rear portion near the spare tire. Not only do we suddenly not have a car to drive, it's worth has totally dropped to zero. Should this be under Toyota's recall for tacomas with this similar problem? we just returned from a 1500 mile trip and I shudder to think of what may have occurred .
Monday, September 27th, 2004 I brought in my Sequoia for service. I had complained that when the vehicle is stopped (with my foot on the brake) and the air conditioning engages the car rolls forward. The last time that this had happened, several days before, had resulted in an accident with another vehicle. The service tech informed me that they had been able to duplicate the problem and that Toyotas regional factory technician needed to verify their own assessment and approve the warranty work to correct the problem he also stated very specifically that they had never seen this problem before. Friday, October 8th, 2004 glenn kashima, service director from tustin Toyota called me. He informed me that the factory technician had been out to look at the car. He had not been able to duplicate the problem, and determined that the car was operating within specifications. He told me that I could pick the car up. I made it clear that this was unacceptable. First they tell me that the have identified a problem, have never seen this problem before, and it will be covered by my warranty. Then they tell me that there is nothing wrong. Wednesday, October 13th, 2004 I went to Toyota dealership. I spoke with glenn kashima. He again reiterated that the car was operating within specs. This in spite of his acknowledgement of the fact that his own technician had duplicated the problem, etc. He told me that he had asked his technician if his foot had been pushing strongly on the brake when he had duplicated the problem, or only lightly on the brake. Glenn told me that he had been asked this by the Toyota factory guy. He described that his own Toyota truck does that. . That if your foot is not pressed hard on the brake that will happen. I asked, are you telling me that if the car is stopped, with my foot on the brake sufficiently to have the vehicle stopped, that the vehicle will lurch forward when the a/c engages? he nodded his head and said,"yes. ".
Since owning the vehicle, vsc initializes on dry straight pavement, at low speeds. Returned to local CT dealer multiple times. No problem found. On a recent trip, driving on an interstate highway, straight road, 70mph, all of a sudden it felt like the front of the vehicle was coming apart. The next thing I knew I went from the right to left lane and into the median. Luckily no other vehicles were involved and no rollover occurred. I was able to gain control. The vsc was the cause. This time the vsc would not reset. Took it to a Toyota dealer in jonesboro, ar. They replaced the steering angle sensor and stated this was a frequent problem with the vsc.
2002 - vsc trac light came on, vehicle unexpectedly pulls to right, called dealer said okay to drive home . Took to dealer didn't find anything wrong. Vsc trac has continued to malfunction through the years, each time dealer reported nothing wrong. 2012- problem has worsen, trac light comes on everyday. Vehicle either unexpectedly pulls too hard to right or shakes badly as though frontend is falling out from under the vehicle.
Problems began at 14,647 miles on brand new vehicle. Extreme pull to the right, shimmie, vibration while driving and braking, loss of vsc abilities. Repeatedly have had to replace tires and brakes because of malfunction. Tires are wearing to the metal in unconventional manner. Toyota repeatedly disregarded and dismissed my concerns, telling me "the roads in az slant to the right, hence your vehicle will pull to the right". After two years of fighting with them regarding this, they now admit to caliper/drum problem but maintain I have to pay to correct it because now I am out of warranty. Even though problems began at 14k miles, they contend this is my problem and not theirs. These are only a few of the problems I have had with this vehicle. This form requests a # of failures; I do not have a number to give you, as this has been a constant, chronic problem that has not ceased. I have had 4 sets of tires and replaced the brakes 4 times.