Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2023 Toyota Sequoia.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
Vehicle comes with factory installed trailer towing equipment. 1. When a trailer is hooked up and headlights are turned on no signal is sent through the seven blade connector to turn on the running lights on the trailer. 2. When the trailer is connected no signal is sent through the seven blade connector to activate the electric brakes on the trailer. Because of these defects I was unable to tow my trailer. I have connected the vehicle to three different trailers and experienced the same issue. I have taken the vehicle to authorized dealer twice and they deny the problem.
My wife returned home and exited the car leaving her key inside the car. She went to open the backdoor to get our infant son out and the car had locked itself. She had to call me at work so that I could unlock the car with the app.
Rear plastic hitch cover piece flew off at interstate speed endangering other drivers on the road.
On 10/23, I was driving at around 40 mph on whitestone blvd and my Toyota Sequoia lost power and the engine started shaking aggressively, there were no previous warning lamps, messages or other symptoms prior to the failure mode to occur. After that, I had to pull over an almost got hit by another vehicle when moving to the side of the road, I was able to turn the car back on and move about 10 feet and the car lost power again. There was a warning in the screen "hybrid engine failure", and the transmission indicator was marking both park and drive at the same time. The vehicle was towed to Toyota of cedar park for inspection, which was the dealer where I leased the vehicle from around 6 months ago. On 10/25, I received a call from the dealership that the car was ready for pickup and the dealership reported the failure was caused as a transmission range sensor failure (p070562). The dealership only action was to reset the computer and clear up the code. No sensor was replaced and the dealership was unable to replicate the failure mode after driving the vehicle for about 20 miles. The dealership requested me to take the vehicle and bring it back if the failure shows up again; I informed the dealership, I will not be taking the vehicle under those conditions as the failure mode could be catastrophic and could create a safety hazard if it happened again at high speed on the highway putting my family's safety at risk.