Automatic Transmission problems of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia

I own a 2001 Toyota Sequoia. I got my Sequoia brand new and now has over 88,000 miles. My Sequoia began to give me trouble about three months ago everytime I tried to put it into gear. The gear felt tight almost difficult to put into gear. On a recent trip to san francisco, I began to also notice a "buzzing" sound on the gas pedal. As I was driving up the grapevine on interstate 5, my transmission "popped" and I had no power. It turns out that the drive pin broke inside the transmission and caused major damaged to the transmission. At the time this happened my wife and two young kids were with me. We were extremely lucky we did not get into an accident because of this major breakdown. I have come to rely on my vehicle and have been really good at keeping it tuned and getting the required services to keep my car in shape. My concern is, has this happened to anyone else who owns a 2001 Toyota Sequoia? if not, can it happen again? thanks NHTSA.

2001 Toyota Sequoia. S10 appropriate handling- letter from regarding Toyota problems the consumer stated while driving on the interstate, the transmission went out completely and without prior warning.

S10 appropriate handling- letter from regarding Toyota problems 2001 Toyota Sequoia. The consumer stated while driving on the interstate, the transmission suddenly and completely failed without warning.

Driving down the road starting hearing weird noise coming from engine are. I made it home and next day I was driving tried to acelerate and it wouldn't . Engine kept running but it would not move had truck towed home(62 miles) car is a 2001 with 118000 miles never would think this would happen to Toyota. . Pls help.

Owner of 2001 Toyota Sequoia who's transmiision has failed and requires new transmission. Many postings on interent with the same isssue of failure due to so called overdrive planetary gear defect. Should be a national recall.

I have a 2001 Toyota sequioa that has a vibration that comes through the entire front dash especially during downhill braking. The TSB is supposedly for cars under factory warranty only. However, mine was out of warranty when they issued the TSB. I also have been experiencing the the vsc trac lights coming on for no reason at all. Also, the foglight in the front bumper has moisture inside of it that cannot be removed. The last thing is the feeling that someone has just bumped you from behind while sitting at a traffic light.

The check engine, vsc, and traction lights on my 2001 Toyota Sequoia all came on simultaneously at 82,000 miles, I was told that I need to replace the transmission for $3800. 00 and the computer needs replacing for about $2000. 00. The brakes have been constant struggle requiring replacement every 8 months.

Vehicle occasionally lurches forward when in gear with the brake pedal depressed. Vehicle traction control engages and will not allow the acceleration in heavy traffic conditions.

I need to report my 2001 Toyota sequioa after an incident that nearly became a deadly accident that no one could have found out that it was because of a manufacturer's transmission default had I not survived that incident. On Dec. 24, 2002, I was driving my 2001 Toyota seqioua in fwy 5 when suddenly the engine stopped in the middle of the fwy 5. I was able to start the engine, but it died down after I changed the (automatic) gear to drive. I, together with two passengers: one adult and a 4-yr old toddler,was stuck in the vehicle waiting for the inevitable. To cut the story short,I got my car towed to the nearest Toyota dealership, frontier Toyota in valencia. After they checked the car on 12/26, the service rep informed me that the automatic transmission needs to be replaced. I bought my 2001 Toyota sequioa in Nov of 2000 when it first came out in the market. I've maintained my SUV with Toyota dealerships (mcpherson in tustin, and sunnyvale Toyota). I had it serviced for its 30,000 mile maintenance. On may 2002 which is just 7 months prior to the incident on Dec 24, 2002. I tried contacting Toyota's corporate office, but they don't want to cover the service under the 60,000 mile warranty because the mileage at the time of the incident is 3,000 over. It doesn't make any sense to me that an automatic vehicle I bought brand new, which I have maintained at their dealership all through out including the required 30,000 mile service, will just break down and needs its automatic transmission replaced at 63,000 mileage that nearly caused my life and two other passengers. I am concerned that I may have gotten the default vehicle from the first batch of this SUV that came out in the market in Nov of 2000. And I am concerned that a manufacturer's default can be overlooked and could have been the cause of my loss and others. I feel responsible to inform to prevent any possible loss/ES. I need to be heard because I nearly lost my life, including two more, right before christmas.