2008 Toyota Sequoia

4LO, VDC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & ANTI- SKID LIGHT KEEP COMING ON FOR YEARS.DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA SPECIALIST COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. LATEST WAS 12/28/15 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH ALL 4 LIGHTS ON ... CHARGED ME $1THOUSAND DOLLARS EVEN THE PROBLEM IS RECURRENT FOR YEARS. I P/U THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY, PUT GAS AT COSTCO AND PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY ... ENROUTE TO TO LAS VEGAS; UPON ENTERING THE I-15 NORTH FREEWAY ( LESS THAN 2 HRS OF DRIVING ON D DRIVE ) LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. OUR FAMILY DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP US.

THIS TOYOTA SEQUOIA ALMOST KILL MY FAMILY OF 6, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING 30 TO 40 MILES, THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE CONCORD, CA TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION, THE TOYOTA SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE SO THE CAR WAS RETURN BACK TO ME, TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER WAS ADVICE BY THE TOYOTA THERE IS NO PROBLEM, I EXPERIENCE FIRST HAND THIS PROBLEM, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK WHILE DRIVING, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR MAINTAINED THE SAME SPEED, MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND APPLY THE BRAKES AND FINALLY THE CAR STOP, BUT THE ENGINE RPM'S REMAIN HIGH AROUND 4000 RPM, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BREAK PEDAL UNSTUCK BY REVVING THE ENGINE IN THE NEURAL POSITION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. AFTER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ABLE TO BE SWITCHED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE AND REMEDY WERE UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE GEAR SHIFT, LOCATED BETWEEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT. THE GEAR SHIFT CAME OUT OF GEAR WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, VEHICLE OFF, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HER FOOT NOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER GRANDSON KNOCKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER GARAGE DOOR. ON MAY 26, 2016, AS THE CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE, SHE GRABBED HER PURSE AND IT ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT AND KNOCKED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TOLL BACKWARDS. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS HALF WAY IN THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT BACK IN TO PARK. HOWEVER, WHILE DOING SO SHE INJURED HER RIGHT SHOULDER, LEFT KNEE, AND LOWER BACK. UPDATED 07/05/16.*JB UPDATED 11/16/16.*JB

THE 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ONLY HAS 35,300 MILES ON IT AND WHILE IT WAS IN FOR OIL CHANGED AND ON THE RACK, THE MECHANIC NOTICED A SEVERE RUSTING ISSUE ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME IN PARTICULAR THE REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY, INCLUDING THE WELDS THAT HOLD THE FRAME TOGETHER. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THE ISSUE OF THE ROADS AND STRESS OF POTHOLES THAT THE FRAME AND WELDS COULD BECOME SEVERELY DAMAGED AND POSSIBLY BREAK OFF ON THE ROAD IN PARTICULAR AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE NEVER SEEN RUSTING THIS BAD SINCE THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRIES USE OF RECYCLED METALS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE USE OF THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY.

THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE AND DOES NOT RECOIL CONSISTENTLY. WE ARE CONCERNED TO PUT OUR CHILDREN IN THIS PARTICULAR SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT SOMETIMES GETS JAMMED AND DOES NOT RECOIL MAKING FOR A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. WE CANNOT RELIABLY TRUST THIS EQUIPMENT. OUR VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR IT'S AGE AND WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS CAUSE BY US BECAUSE WE DO NOT ALWAYS DRIVE IT WITH PEOPLE IN THE BACK SEAT. I CALLED TOYOTA EXPERIENCE AND THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT I COULD HAVE IT FIXED AT MY COST. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE CAUSE BY POOR MANUFACTURING WHICH IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE A RECALL SITUATION. I WILL BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS BUT I WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SO THAT IT IS INVESTIGATED PROPERLY SO OTHERS CAN GET IT FIXED. *TR

I WAS HIT BY A LARGE TRUCK GOING 30MPH AND I WAS GOING 50MPH. HE HIT THE DRIVER SIDE ALONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE, ALL OF THE WINDOWS SHATTERED, WE SPUN THREE TIMES AND THEN HIT AGAIN. I HAVE PHOTOS OF MY CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH. ALL OF THE POLICE, FIRE, AND EMT PERSONNEL WONDERED WHY THE AIRBAGS NEVER WENT OFF. THE FRONT AIR BAGS WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THE INJURIES, BUT THE SIDE ONE'S WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY HELPED. GLASS WAS EVERYWHERE. *TR

BOUGHT A BRITAX MARATHON XE E9LR31A BATCH: JOB0005290 MANUFACTURED 03/2014. I ATTACHED THE CAR SEAT PER THE DIRECTIONS ON THE MANUAL (REAR FACING) TO THE REAR CAPTAIN SEAT OF MY 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I USED THE VERSA TETHER LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE CAR SEAT TO MAKE THE CAR SEAT MORE SECURE AND SECURED THE REMAINING PORTION WITH THE TETHER. THE REMAINING TETHER PORTION EVENTUALLY BECAME LOOSE AND UNKNOWINGLY BECAME LODGED IN THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WITH THE END STICKING OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR. WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET I HEARD A SOUND FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AT WHICH TIME THE TETHER GOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND PULLED THE CAR SEAT (WITH MY SON IN IT) TOWARDS THE DOOR AND ALMOST PHYSICALLY HURT MY SON AND ALMOST DAMAGED THE CAPTAIN SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY MY SON WAS ONLY SCARED BY THE SITUATION AND NO PHYSICAL HARM WAS DONE TO HIM. THE CAPTAIN SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WAS SAVED BY THE SEAT PROTECTOR THAT HAS AN EXTREME INDENTION ON IT FROM THE FORCE THAT WAS APPLIED BY THE WHEEL CATCHING THE TETHER. THERE ARE ALSO MARKS IN THE PAINT AND SCRATCHES ON THE LOWER END OF THE RIGHT REAR DOOR WHERE THE TETHER WAS LODGED. THE VERSA TETHER ON THE REAR OF THE SEAT IS DANGEROUSLY LONG AND I WOULD SUGGEST SOME SORT OF FEATURE TO REDUCE THE LENGTH WITH SOMETHING BESIDES THE ELASTIC STRAP OR PROVIDE SEPARATE SIZES. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2008, MAKE=TOYOTA, MODEL=SEQUOIA). *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN RAIN GOING ABOUT 35-40 MPH ENTERING A CURVE WHEN I SAW A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT MY CAR ACTUALLY ACCELERATED TO 55-60 MPH HITTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. IT THREW THE CAR I HIT OVER 100-200 FEET OFF THE ROAD INTO A TREE. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND FINALLY STOPPED 1-2 FOOTBALL FIELDS' LENGTH UP THE ROAD. I HAD OVER $23,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR INCLUDING A CRACKED FRAME. IT TOOK OVER 6 WEEKS TO GET MY CAR FIXED BECAUSE THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP KEPT FINDING MORE DAMAGE AS THEY WORKED ON IT. IT WAS NOT TOTALED EVEN THOUGH I HAD INSURANCE THAT WOULD HAVE TOTALLY REPLACED THE CAR WITH A NEW ONE IF IT WERE TOTALED. I FEEL THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I SUSTAINED SHOULDER, NECK, BACK, AND R KNEE INJURIES WHERE I KEPT TRYING TO HIT THE BRAKE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED I TOLD THEM THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP BUT ACTUALLY ACCELERATED WHEN I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKE. I REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO CORPORATE TOYOTA BUT THEY NEVER GOT BACK WITH ME. SOON AFTER THERE WAS A RECALL WHERE SOMETHING HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY ACCELERATOR. I WAS VERY UPSET THAT I NEVER GOT ANY RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA ABOUT MY ACCIDENT. *TR

THE SEATS BELT ON MY 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA STOPPED LATCHING. THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE REAR SECTION OF THE CAR. TWO OF THE THREE STOPPED WORKING WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. I AM AT THE DEALER (EASTERN SHORE TOYOTA) NOW AND THEY WILL ONLY REPLACE THE ONE NOT LATCHING. THE OTHER ONE HAS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE WITH LATCHING AND HAS COME UNLATCHED BEFORE WITH MY CHILD IN A BOOSTER SEAT. WHY TOYOTA DOESN'T FIX THIS TODAY IS BEYOND ME. I GUESS THEY ARE O.K. WITH IT COMING UNLATCHED. AFTER ALL IT'S NOT THEIR KID IN THE BACK SEAT. THE SEAT BELTS ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX IT IF THEY CANNOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A MAJOR RECALL? *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE LEFT REAR "VENT" WINDOW HAD ITS GLASS COME COMPLETELY OUT OF THE CHANNEL WHICH HOLDS IT, AND WAS DANGLING BY JUST A BOLT. UPON INSPECTING THE WINDOW, I FOUND THAT THE WINDOW'S ADHESIVE HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN WARRANTY, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT CHARGING ME THE FULL REPAIR PRICE. THE RISK OF A GLASS WINDOW FALLING OFF OF A VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED SEEMED VERY HIGH TO ME, BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SAFETY PROBLEMS. *TR