2005 Toyota SEQUOIA problems and owner complaints

EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE SPEED FROM A COLD START (1500-1700 RPM) LEADS TO WHEEL SPIN AND LOSS OF CONTROL ON ICY/SNOWY SURFACES. I TURNED SIDEWAYS IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. REAR WHEELS ARE SPINNING WHILE THE BRAKES ARE HOLDING THE FRONT WHEELS. I HAVE A BUSINESS PARTNER WHO ALSO HAS A 2005 SEQUOIA THAT BEHAVES IDENTICALLY. HE SLID OFF HIS DRIVEWAY INTO A LANDSCAPE BED, SUFFERING MINOR BODY DAMAGE. THE COLD START IDLE SPEED IS EXCESSIVE AND DANGEROUS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10106120 at NHTSA ↗

I HAD OWNED A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FOR FOUR YEARS BEFORE RECENTLY TRADING IT IN FOR A 2005 MODEL. I OBVIOUSLY LOVE THE CAR BUT THERE IS AN UNFORTUNATE FLAW IN THE 2005 MODEL THAT DIFFERS FROM MY 2001 MODEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED COLD THE IDLE SPEED IS VERY HIGH - ABOUT 1500+ RPM. THE IDLE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN APPRECIABLY UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP - ABOUT 5 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. THE PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH IDLE COMES WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR ON AN ICY SURFACE. I CAME OUT OF MY GARAGE ON AN ICY MORNING, PUT THE CAR INTO FOR…

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10106462 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 05 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I HAD SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY CAR IN EARLY AUGUST TWO DAYS LATER MY SKID CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON CAUSING MY CAR TO SLOW DOWN FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE LIGHT. WHEN MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THE TILT HAD TO BE ZERO CALIBRATED. THE SAME DAY AFTER LEAVING THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE SKID LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY AND I GOT A LITTLE WORRIED FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY. I RETURNED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR THEM TO TELL ME T…

Owner-reported narrative. 68,340 miles reported. Look up ODI 10350161 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 LIMITED, SOMETIMES WHILE GOING STRAIGHT BUT USUALLY AFTER A TURN, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT (LITTLE SKIDDING CAR ICON) FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD AND ALL POWER IS LOST - YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, A SEVERE GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, SOME OF THE TIME, WHEN SLOWING TO TURN (NOT USING BRAKE PRESSURE). THIS STALLING HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ANY SUBSEQUENT TIME I ASKED THEM TO CHECK …

Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10369279 at NHTSA ↗

OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED HAS HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS SINCE THE DAY WE BROUGHT IT HOME. HOWEVER, WE RECENTLY HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND IT WAS THE SECOND SUCH EVENT. MY WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN(AGES 3 AND 1) WERE IN THE CAR AND WHILE MOVING THE CAR JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE VSC LIGHTS. MY WIFE COULD ONLY LET THE CAR COAST TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT AND THERE WAS A DISTINCT BURNING SMELL AT THAT TIME. HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED O…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10144705 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES, THEN JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.*AK *SB *M

Owner-reported narrative. 60 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119773 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS WITH THE SPEED OF THE CAR BETWEED 30 TO 45 MPH, IT FREQUENTLY DOES NOT COAST. IT ACTUALLY DECELERATES AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK IN A LOW GEAR (RPM IS 1600 TO 1700 WITH FOOT OFF THE GAS). IT RELEASES IN 4 TO 6 SECONDS AND THEN YOU DO COAST (RPM NOW DROPS TO 1100). DEALER OBSERVED THE COMPLAINT AS WE SLOWED FROM 45 TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO "RELEASE" AND ALLOW THE CAR TO COAST. DEALER HAS NO ANSWER.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10127319 at NHTSA ↗

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERING SUNROOFS. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN VARIOUS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DIVERSE AUTO MANUFACTURERS. LAST WEEK I WAS VISITING MY DAUGHTER IN CALIFORNIA. WE WERE TRAVELING IN A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AT 70 MILES/HR WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS THE SOUND OF AN EXPLOSION OVERHEAD. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO LURCH A BIT BUT I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THIS WAS FROM THE PRESSURE CHANGES WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED OR WHETHER THE DRIVER MAY HAVE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY IN RESPONSE TO THE EXPLOSION. …

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308639 at NHTSA ↗

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE, THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE OBSERVED SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED AND AFTER 3 TIMES OF TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ECU IS FAILING? 1. THE CAR ACTUALLY FROZE UP 2. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. 3. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ONE OCCASION AND QUICKLY CAME BACK, BUT MADE METAL GRINDING NOISE. 4. AT VARIOUS TIMES THE ABS KICKED IN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED 5. SUV DID NOT PROPERLY RESPOND TO BRAKE OR STEERING 6. THE CAR OCCASIONALLY THINKS THAT WE ARE SKIDDING OUT OF C…

Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10344307 at NHTSA ↗

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2005 - AIR INJECTION CONTROL VALVE & PUMP BROKE. CAUSING CAR TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTION. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC - A BLADE FROM THE AIR INJECTOR PUMP BROKE - DISLODGED INTO SYSTEM AND CAUSED CORROSION AND DEBRIS TO ENTER INTO SYSTEM CAUSE OVER $2800 WORTH OF PARTS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. VERY UNCOMMON PART TO REPLACE ACCORDING TO MECHANIC. TOYOTA DEALER HAD THE PARTS TO REPLACE IT - CAUSING MORE CONCERN THAT THIS MAY BE A RECALL ITEM CONSIDERING THE DANGEROUS SITUATION IT PRESENTS WHEN CAR COMPLETELY STOPS WORKING BECAUSE OF MALFUNC…

Owner-reported narrative. 68,813 miles reported. Look up ODI 10400670 at NHTSA ↗