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2014 Toyota Sequoia

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  • Structure. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

17 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 9, 2024
StructureUnknown Or Other

The paint on my vehicle is peeling off- roof, around all windows and expanding.  I went to a Toyota Dealership Part Counter to get touch-up paint and they told me that color had a paint recall. (Every time I wash the vehicle it gets worse.)  I asked to speak with a service manager at Toyota, 11/2024 and was informed that the pai…

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The paint on my vehicle is peeling off- roof, around all windows and expanding.  I went to a Toyota Dealership Part Counter to get touch-up paint and they told me that color had a paint recall. (Every time I wash the vehicle it gets worse.)  I asked to speak with a service manager at Toyota, 11/2024 and was informed that the paint color (0070 Blizzard Pearl) had a recall for peeling off.  Their recall solution is to bring the vehicle to a certified Toyota Collision center and they will repaint the vehicle affected by the recall. It's not a safety recall, but rather a CSP(Customer Support Program).  Unfortunately, even if you service the vehicle at a dealership it is unlikely they would share the CSP information, only a safety recall information.  Instead, a CSP is mailed to you.  I contacted Toyota customer service and they mailed the CSP notice in 2020 to the previous owner's address.  Toyota then extended the CSP expiration to 5/13/2024 on 12/11/2022, but failed to mail an additional extension of the CSP notice to me.  Toyota did confirm they had my contact information during that timeframe. Toyota did send me other safety recalls from 12/11/2022 to 5/13/2024, so they had my contact information to notify me of the CSP paint recall.  I was told since the CSP expired 05/2024 that they will not repaint my vehicle and I will have to pay to repaint.  Toyota is being unethical, dishonorable, scandalous, shifty, discreditable, parsimonious and immoral.  As they did not act with due diligence to notify their customer the paint was going to literally fall off of the car.  I was laid off and can not afford to pay to repaint it.  They need to act in good faith to rectify this issue and repaint my vehicle.  Had I been notified 2 years ago, I would have certainly had them repaint it. I thank the parts counter employee to letting me know this was their fault.

NHTSA ODI #11629634

Mileage unknown · Dec 9, 2024
Structure

The paint on my vehicle is peeling off- roof, around all windows and expanding. I went to a Toyota Dealership Part Counter to get touch-up paint and they told me that color had a paint recall. (Every time I wash the vehicle it gets worse.) I asked to speak with a service manager at Toyota, 11/2024 and was informed that the pai…

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The paint on my vehicle is peeling off- roof, around all windows and expanding. I went to a Toyota Dealership Part Counter to get touch-up paint and they told me that color had a paint recall. (Every time I wash the vehicle it gets worse.) I asked to speak with a service manager at Toyota, 11/2024 and was informed that the paint color (0070 Blizzard Pearl) had a recall for peeling off. Their recall solution is to bring the vehicle to a certified Toyota Collision center and they will repaint the vehicle affected by the recall. It's not a safety recall, but rather a CSP(Customer Support Program). Unfortunately, even if you service the vehicle at a dealership it is unlikely they would share the CSP information, only a safety recall information. Instead, a CSP is mailed to you. I contacted Toyota customer service and they mailed the CSP notice in 2020 to the previous owner's address. Toyota then extended the CSP expiration to 5/13/2024 on 12/11/2022, but failed to mail an additional extension of the CSP notice to me. Toyota did confirm they had my contact information during that timeframe. Toyota did send me other safety recalls from 12/11/2022 to 5/13/2024, so they had my contact information to notify me of the CSP paint recall. I was told since the CSP expired 05/2024 that they will not repaint my vehicle and I will have to pay to repaint. Toyota is being unethical, dishonorable, scandalous, shifty, discreditable, parsimonious and immoral. As they did not act with due diligence to notify their customer the paint was going to literally fall off of the car. I was laid off and can not afford to pay to repaint it. They need to act in good faith to rectify this issue and repaint my vehicle. Had I been notified 2 years ago, I would have certainly had them repaint it. I thank the parts counter employee to letting me know this was their fault.

NHTSA ODI #11629633

Mileage unknown · Oct 21, 2024
Tires

I live in the high rockies and travel daily for work. I have left my studded tires on year-round for 10 years. This is my 3rd time using General Grabber Arctic studded tires. The side wall is damaged on 2, the studs are missing in sporadic spots. They have only been used approx 18k and are worn. The Manufacture tread warran…

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I live in the high rockies and travel daily for work. I have left my studded tires on year-round for 10 years. This is my 3rd time using General Grabber Arctic studded tires. The side wall is damaged on 2, the studs are missing in sporadic spots. They have only been used approx 18k and are worn. The Manufacture tread warranty is 75k. Tire rack wont honor the tread wear and also are requiring me to purchase new tires that have sidewall damage and they may reimburse me. I did purchase road hazard, although Tire Rack uses a 3rd party. The manufacturer told me that these tires are only to be used 43 degree or less temp, which on a summy winter day in the high Country it can be 70- neg 20 degrees. The also said once I stud the tires it voids their warranty, as well as they offered to reimburse me to replace my tires, but only will give me 25%. Between Tire Rack and General, they are not providing a solution and now I will have to drive on worn tires this winter, as I can not afford to replace out of pocket. They are not allowing a solution, in which it jeopardizes the safety of my family. It's also against the law in Colorado to drive on tires that the tread is worn. Point being these tires should not have worn this quickly and they just care about money and not the consumer's safety.

NHTSA ODI #11620950

Mileage unknown · Dec 13, 2023
Service Brakes

Car was taken in for routine maintenance at local dealership where all work is done -Feb 2023 recommended brakes upon inspection brakes at .2 and .5 wear - pre paid -the part were ordered and took awhile to come in -returned to dealership to have brakes done early April 2023 - found out wrong part ordered Needed TRD Big brake k…

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Car was taken in for routine maintenance at local dealership where all work is done -Feb 2023 recommended brakes upon inspection brakes at .2 and .5 wear - pre paid -the part were ordered and took awhile to come in -returned to dealership to have brakes done early April 2023 - found out wrong part ordered Needed TRD Big brake kit - pads needed part # PTR09-34071- parts on back order May, then June then July and then sept - called Toyota cooperate and after multi calls got a case number [XXX]- dealing with Carter George at Toyota brand engagement -offered to pay 42 dollars a day due safety of the car and brakes on back order - I would first pay out of pocket and then be reimbursed august , sept October and November each month a set back on time for brake parts to be delivered - talked with him monthly - and received ok to continue rental Dec 8 received a call from Carter George that the brake parts were not due in until October 2024 or aer BUT Toyota would no longer support rental or contribute to any further repair costs - even the downgrading of the brake system from TRD big brake 6 pistons to a 2 piston standard brake - all further costs were on me . I have worked with my local dealership and they have discounted the price of downgrading the brakes but Toyota will NOT help cover costs even though replacement parts or other options are unavailable - the car has not been driven - but now this is my only source of transportation to get to work . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI #11559936

Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 2023
Unknown Or Other

My 2014 Toyota Sequoia Platinum has the frame rusting problem that other models have had; however my Make/Year is not included in the recall.

NHTSA ODI #11510094

Mileage unknown · Jul 8, 2021
Air Bags

Airbag light on and needs spiral cable. safety is at risk because the mechanism to deploy air bag is not functioning confirmed by both dealer and outside mechanic Has been inspected by Toyota dealership there has been multiple airbag recalls for Toyota vehicles during the year my car came out. I feel there needs to be a recall o…

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Airbag light on and needs spiral cable. safety is at risk because the mechanism to deploy air bag is not functioning confirmed by both dealer and outside mechanic Has been inspected by Toyota dealership there has been multiple airbag recalls for Toyota vehicles during the year my car came out. I feel there needs to be a recall on this airbag issue

NHTSA ODI #11423951

Mileage unknown · Mar 9, 2020
Fuel/propulsion System

THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START. ALL LIGHTS ARE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR RUNS TERRIBLY AND STALLS AT TIMES. THE CODE STATES THE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN ON BACKORDER FOR 5 WEEKS. OVER 1300 REQUESTS FOR THE PART IN THIS AREA ALONE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH OTHER SEQUOIAS AS WELL.

NHTSA ODI #11317112

52,000 miles · Feb 27, 2020
Seats

BOTH FRONT SEATS ARE BROKEN. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH IT IS THE 2ND CAR AND USED ON WEEKENDS MOSTLY. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME NEVER HAVE HAD CAR SEAT OR SEATS BREAK AT ALL NOW BOTH FRONT SEATS ARE BROKEN I THOUGHT SCREWS WERE LOOSE DEALER SAID BROKEN. WTF

NHTSA ODI #11311824

98,000 miles · Jan 21, 2020
Fuel/propulsion System

MY 2014 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS, I.E. WHEN MAKING U TURNS OR SLOWING UP AND PRESSING THE GAS, THERE IS A 5-7 SECOND DELAY IN THE ENGINE RESPONDING, THIS IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU NEED TO GET OUT ON A BUSY ROAD AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER NEEDED. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AT THE TOYOTA DEALE…

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MY 2014 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS, I.E. WHEN MAKING U TURNS OR SLOWING UP AND PRESSING THE GAS, THERE IS A 5-7 SECOND DELAY IN THE ENGINE RESPONDING, THIS IS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU NEED TO GET OUT ON A BUSY ROAD AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE POWER NEEDED. I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WITH STILL NO RESOLUTION AND RECENTLY HAD THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED. I HAVE READ ON NEWER MODELS THE FUEL PUMPS HAVE HAD A RECALL, BUT AT THIS TIME NOT THE 2014. PLEASE NOTE FOR THE QUESTION BELOW, WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN, ITS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR OVER A YEAR.

NHTSA ODI #11300637

71,000 miles · Apr 11, 2019
Unknown Or Other

I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 IN LOUISIANA (DRIVING FROM TEXAS TO GEORGIA) WHEN I HEARD A LOUD GUNSHOT NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND AROUND THE BODY OF THE CAR AND THEN LOOKED UP ON THE ROOF. THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED WITH A HUGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE. I HAD A DOG AND 2 AND 4 YEAR OLD IN MY CAR. NO OVERPASSES OR OTHER CAR…

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I WAS DRIVING ON I-10 IN LOUISIANA (DRIVING FROM TEXAS TO GEORGIA) WHEN I HEARD A LOUD GUNSHOT NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AT MY TIRES AND AROUND THE BODY OF THE CAR AND THEN LOOKED UP ON THE ROOF. THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED WITH A HUGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE. I HAD A DOG AND 2 AND 4 YEAR OLD IN MY CAR. NO OVERPASSES OR OTHER CARS AROUND ME. NOTHING HIT THE CAR. IT WAS A SPONTANEOUS SHATTER. NO DRAMATIC WEATHER CHANGES.

NHTSA ODI #11195608

Official recalls

2

21V920000 · Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System; Steering:rack And Pinion

Nov 23, 2021

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB10 and 21TA10.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Consequence: An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB10 and 21TA10.

Steering:rack And Pinion

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Consequence: An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the power steering gear assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on January 21, 2022. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 21TB10 and 21TA10.

17V311000 · Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

May 11, 2017

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles accessorized with Southeast Toyota accessory 20-inch Rockstar wheels installed by Southeast Toyota or a Southeast Toyota dealer. The Rockstar wheels were installed with lugnuts that may crack and detach.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Lugnuts that crack and detach may cause the wheels to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: SET will notify owners, and dealers will install new replacement lugnuts, free of charge. The recall began June 23, 2017. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET17A.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EA19001 · Electrical Overstress

Opened Apr 19, 2019 · Closed Sep 19, 2024

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags: Air Bag/restraint Control Module

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect.  During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of subject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW.  The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with manufacturer design specifications.  The ECU in the subject vehicles contains a model DS84 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which controls the communication of the crash sensor signal, firing commands (i.e., when to deploy the airbag(s) and/or pretensioners), and fault information (e.g., diagnostic trouble codes). In September 2016, FCA announced recall 16V-668 for certain model year (MY) 2010 to 2014 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep products manufactured with the subject ZF-TRW ACU.  In this recall, FCA discussed an EOS condition that resulted in a failure of the subject DS84 ASIC, which caused air bag non-deployment.  FCA noted that the defect condition had only been observed in vehicles equipped with sensor harnessing routed across the front of the vehicle.  Other FCA vehicles that also used the subject ACU, but were not equipped with cross-car harnessing, had not experienced EOS failures, despite similar time in service. During the course of this investigation, ODI sent two separate Information Request (IR) letters to six vehicle manufactures (including FCA, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota) and one IR letter to ZF-TRW.  These IR letters resulted in ODI receiving comprehensive data from these manufacturers and suppliers. Studies of this data found that the DS84 ASIC does not have sufficient protection against negative electrical transients or electrical overstress (“EOS”) that can be generated in certain severe crashes.  An electrical transient occurs when the electrical power supplied to a circuit changes momentarily over a short duration of time.   In these severe crash cases, the crash sensors and other powered wiring can be damaged and short circuited so as to create a negative electrical transient of sufficient intensity and duration (that are outside the vehicle manufacturer's specification) to damage the ASIC before the restraint device deployment signal is received by the SRS ECU.  This damaged signal can lead to incomplete or nondeployment of the air bags and/or pretensioners.  Airbag non-deployment and/or lack of pretensioner operation can increase the risk or severity of injury in a crash.A total of 8 fatalities and 14 injuries were associated with known EOS events. The common element in all investigated manufacturers vehicles is the SRS ECU containing a DS84 ASIC manufactured by ZF-TRW.  The risk associated with the ASIC is equally shared among all OEMS involved in the investigation.  The actual real-world risk can be mitigated by other factors which were assessed by ODI during this investigation. The first mitigating factor involves protections built into the ACU design which protect the DS84 ASIC from damage.  There are multiple strategies and levels of protection employed by different OEMs that provide effective EOS mitigation.  The two most common strategies at the ACU level are circuit protection diodes on the remote senor signal lines, and current limiting resistors that protect critical components. The second mitigating factor is found at the vehicle level and involves the location and routing of the wires leading from the crash sensors to the SRS ECU.  If the wires are well protected in a crash and are not routed with other power wires carrying large currents, the risk for an EOS event is significantly reduced or eliminated. These design specific factors combine to produce a spectrum of risk for the vehicles equipped with ACUs using the DS84 ASIC.  Given the many of years of field exposure, it is possible to divide the subject population into two groups; vehicles which have experienced EOS events, and vehicles which have not experienced EOS field events. Four of the six OEMs involved in this investigation have experienced EOS field events on at least one of their models equipped with a DS84 ASIC.  All vehicle models (including the Toyota models identified in the Failure Report Summary of the opening resume for this investigation) with field events have been recalled.  In an abundance of caution, ODI kept this investigation open five years to monitor field performance and did not identify any field events on vehicles not included in existing safety recalls. Given the spectrum of risk identified in this investigation and that all vehicles with a demonstrated unreasonable risk have been recalled, ODI is closing this investigation. ODI is closing this investigation with the following manufacturer safety recalls: 16V-668, 18E-043, 18V-137, 18V-363, and 20V-024.  With the recall actions taken by the subject vehicle and equipment manufacturers, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exists on other model or model year vehicles outside of the recall scopes. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.