2008 Toyota Sequoia

LTR FWD FM (TN) RE SAFETY RECALL FOR HIS 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR-AOA-ACCELERATION PEDAL REINFORCEMENT BAR INSTALLATION, REPLY TO KNOXVILLE, OFC (ATTN: ELIZABETH HOWELL ENVELOPE ONLY) *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED. ONLY AFTER THE WORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WAS THE CONSUMER INFORMED THAT ONLY SOME OF THE REQUIRED REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, BECAUSE SOME OF THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR ALL THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR COULD NOT TELL THE CONSUMER WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *JB

WE OWN A 2008 SEQUOIA. ON 3/13/10 THE LOCAL 1-10 TOYOTA DEALER IN INDIO, CA DID THE INITIAL "RECALL FIX" ON OUR SEQUIOA. MY HUSBAND WORKS IN ANZA, CA. ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK HE WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON ROUTE 74 (A VERY TREACHEROUS MOUNTAIN ROAD) AND THE RPM'S ON THE TOYOTA INCREASED AND WHEN HE SAW THEM GET OVER 3000 RPM'S HE TRIED TO BREAK. THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK AND THE RPM'S KEPT RISING. HE HIT THE BREAKS AGAIN AND THEY STILL DIDN'T WORK. HE LAID ON THEM THE 3RD TIME AND THEY FINALLY KICKED IN. WHEN HE GOT HOME HE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY ADVISED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN FIRST THING THE FOLLOWING DAY. WE RAN INTO SEVERAL BAD EXPERIENCES WITH HOW THE DEALER HAS HANDLED US DURING THE WEEK. THEY STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AND TODAY IS 3/25/10. WE ASKED THEM FOR A FULL PEDAL REPLACEMENT AS WE RESEARCHED IT ON LINE AND SAW THAT WE WERE NOT ALONE IN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INITIAL "RECALL FIX". WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SEVERAL ISSUES. OUR PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT MY HUSBAND CAN NO LONGER TRUST DRIVING THIS CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. WE FEEL WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TRUST DRIVING IT EVEN AFTER WE GET IT BACK SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND FIX THEY HAVE DONE ON IT. WE ALSO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RESELL VALUE OF OUR VEHICLE AS WE HAVE SEEN ARTICLES STATING THAT KELLY BLUE BOOK IS CONFIRMING THAT THE RESELL VALUES ARE BEING EFFECTED. COULD A LAWYER POSSIBLY NEGOTIATE WITH TOYOTA ON OUR BEHALF TO REDUCE OUR LOAN SINCE WE ARE FINANCED THROUGH TOYOTA DIRECTLY AND OUR VEHICLE VALUE HAS BEEN REDUCED.

ENGINE OIL SEEPAGE (OR SLOW LEAK) AT THE CAM HOUSING AND ENGINE HEAD CONNECTION (GASKET SEAM) AREA, ABOVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ON THE RIGHT-HAND-SIDE ENGINE CYLINDER BANK. OIL FIRST DETECTED AT 9,000 MILES (VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW). CONCERN: POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE IF THE OIL SEEPAGE BECOMES WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF ADDITIONAL MILES DRIVEN. OIL SEEPAGE SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN AN ENGINE THIS NEW - ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NEAR A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. OTHER SIMILAR TOYOTA V8 ENGINES APPEAR CLEAN AT THE SAME AREA - NO OIL RESIDUE APPARENT IN OTHER TOYOTA V8 5.7L ENGINES OF SIMILAR SPECIFICATIONS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MATERIAL SURFACE MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE. ENGINE INFO: TOYOTA 5.7L V8 CORRECTIVE ACTION: I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALER TO REPAIR THE SEEPAGE OR LEAK TO AVOID A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE (AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE), AND DEALER TOLD ME I HAD TO CALL TOYOTA. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER 1-800 NUMBER AND THE RECORDING STATED I WAS NOT ABLE TO SPEAK TO A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AND I SHOULD CALL BACK LATER. I HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. WHEN I ASKED A SERVICE MANAGER AT A DEALER ABOUT GETTING THIS REPAIR DONE UNDER WARRANTY, HE RESPONDED BY SAYING "I CAN'T DO THAT TO TOYOTA." IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT TOYOTA VALUES ITSELF MORE THAN IT VALUES CUSTOMERS. *TR

2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, PRIOR TO NATIONWIDE RECALL I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CONCERNING UNRESPONSIVENESS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AS WELL AS OTHER DEFECTS IN VEHICLE AND I CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED BY BOTH MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP, WITH DEALERSHIP MAKING EXCUSES BY SAYING THINGS LIKE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BODY WHERE MADE IN DIFFERENT FACTORIES CAUSING THERE TO BE VARIANTS IN THE COLOR OF THE VEHICLE BUMPER FROM THE REST OF THE BODY, AND THAT THEY ARE NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW MODEL SEQUOIA SINCE THEY HAVEN'T HAD THEM IN THE SHOP YET (EXCUSE MADE IN 2009). I MADE A WRITTEN REQUEST IN NOVEMBER IN REGARDS TO WHAT I CALL UNRESPONSIVENESS OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHEN I PUSH THE PEDAL SOME TIMES THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE RAPIDLY OTHER TIMES IT WOULD DO NOTHING THEN JUMP AND ACCELERATE WITHOUT ME PUTTING ACCESS PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL. I ALSO REPORTED ON DEFECTS IN LEATHER SEATS AND BODY COLOR WHICH IS TWO TONED BY DEFECT TO NAME A FEW OF THE ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED ME, REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUES AS MINIMIZES THEM. HERE WE ARE IN 2010 MY CAR STILL ACCELERATES WHEN IT WANTS TO INSTEAD OF WHEN I WANT IT TO, I STILL HAVE A CAR WITH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DEFECTS AND POOR WORKMANSHIP. AND WAS INSULTED WHEN THE ONLY THING I HAVE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA WAS A POST CARD ASKING ME TO PAY OVER $200 FOR A DVD TO UPDATE MY NAVIGATION CENTER, WHICH IS ADDING SALT TO THE WOUND THAT TOYOTA HAS DUG IF ANYTHING TOYOTA SHOULD BE DOING MORE THEN A TEMPORARY FIX FOR CUSTOMERS AND MAKING US PAY MORE MONEY TO FIX THEIR ISSUES. THE UNPREDICTABLE ACCELERATION IS NOT FROM A STICKY PEDAL I BELIEVE ITS ELECTRICAL, POSSIBLY FROM OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICES, SUCH AS CELL PHONE, GARAGE DOOR OPENER REMOTE, GATE REMOTES OR DOOR ACCESS REMOTES, ALL WHICH I CARRY FROM TIME TO TIME IN MY VEHICLE, HOWEVER I CANT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER TESTING OUT MY THEORY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON, EITHER REPLACE THE CARS OR PAY UP. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE PEDAL HAS BEEN FIXED. SOMEHOW, OCCASIONALLY I AM STILL EXPERIENCING "SUDDEN ACCELERATION". RECENT ARTICLE EXPLAINS THE PEDAL FIX DOESN'T COMPLETELY FIX THE "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" PROBLEM THAT IS DUE TO ELECTRONIC DEFECTS AND THAT EXPLAIN WHY I AM STILL EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST JERK FORWARD FOR NO REASON. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA FIX THE PROBLEM ASAP OR WE CAN RETURN THE CAR. *TR

MY 2008 TOYOTA SEQUOIA STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP( WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE) WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS. IT TOOK BOTH FEET STANDING ON THE BRAKE TO TRY AND STOP MY VEHICLE. IT PUSHED MY VEHICLE INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. MY TIRES WITH SCREECHING AND MY VEHICLE WAS PUSHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT FINALLY STOPPED AFTER A FEW SECONDS AS I WAS GOING TO TRY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. MY FLOOR MAT WAS IN CORRECT POSITION- NOT JAMMED AND MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS HAPPY TO HAVE WITNESS WITH ME AS NO ONE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED ME. *TR

FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE DOES NOT FIT OVER FRONT WHEELS IF VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL TRD BRAKE PACKAGE BECAUSE THE CALIPERS ARE LARGER. TOYOTA STATES THAT IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT FLAT, THE SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE A REAR TIRE, PLACE THE SPARE ON THE REAR THEN REMOVE THE FLAT FRONT TIRE AND REPLACE IT WITH THE REAR TIRE. TOYOTA REFUSED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SPARE WITH ONE THAT FITS ON THE FRONT. *TR

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARPED THE ROTORS ON THE TRD BRAKE KIT TWICE IN 27000 MI. THESE BRAKES WERE OFFERED AS A MANUFACTURER OPTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE CALIPERS AT 7000 MI. NOW AT 27000 MI THE ROTORS ARE WARPED AGAIN. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL TAKE APROX 30 DAYS TO GET THE PARTS AS THEY ARE BACK ORDERED. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE HEAT PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS 20% REMAINING ON FRONT BRAKE PADS. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR