2001 Toyota Sequoia

WE HAVE A TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THE PROBLEMS ARE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS NOT OPERATING ALL THE TIME. IT DOES NOT ENGAGE SOMETIMES AND DOES NOT STAY IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. ONE EXAMPLE IS MY WIFE HAD SIX FRIENDS IN THE VEHICLE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT STAY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL MADE THE ENGINE LOOSE POWER SO SHE SLID BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL. NO ONE WOULD RIDE IN OUR 4WHEEL DRIVE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL MAKES THE ENGINE LOOSE POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THERE IS ALSO A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT ADEQUATE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR THE SAME REPAIRS AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND IS STILL NOT WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTATION FOR SERVICE ON OUR SEQUOIA. WE HAVE DONE INTERNET RESEARCH THROUGH NHTSA AND HAVE FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER HAVING A BAD ODER FROM BACTERIA GROWING, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS LOOSE AND THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS MADE A LOUD NOISE. WE HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ON ALL THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH NHTSA, COMSUMER AFFAIRS OF CALIFORNIA AND YOU. WE WANT TO PURSUE THE LEMON LAW AND GET OUR MONEY BACK. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH TOYOTA ARBRITRATION BUT ARE GETTING NOWHERE. WE HAVE HAD TOYOTA'S PREVIOUSLY AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEM. THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON.

CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 SEQUOIA AND HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING WHEN BRAKING AT 20,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY FIXED IT. AGAIN AT 43,000 MILES IT DID THE SAME THING. AGAIN AT 55,000 MILES, THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE CALIPERS, FRONT PADS AND DISC. THE DEALER STATED BRAKE REPLACEMENT WAS NOT DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE, SORRY. *PH THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS UNDERSIZED AND REDESIGNED THE SYSTEM WITH LARGER ROTOR AND CALIPERS. *SCC *JB

FRONT DISC BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, AND DEALER DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FRONT BRAKE ACTUATOR UPGRADE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR. NOW SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, DEALER TELLS THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIR MUST BE DONE BY 36,000 MILES. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN IS A "PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN" WHICH MEANS THAT THE FRONT BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY, AND NEWER, IMPROVED COMPONENTS WILL SOLVE THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, NOW VIBERATE VIOLENTLY, AND IT IS NOW DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM RATES OF SPEED OF 50 MPH. THIS MUST BE A SAFETY ISSUE!*AK

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. WE HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED ONCE AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED A FEW TIMES. THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SIZE OF THE ROTORS WHICH IS CAUSING THIS. WE NOW HAVE HAD THE ROTORS SHAVED DOWN TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. IT IS A QUICK FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT ALWAYS RETURNS AFTER A FEW WEEKS. *LA