Toyota SEQUOIA steering problems
244 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
3,063 owner complaints analyzed
26 distinct recall campaigns
98,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2022 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,299 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
244 of 3,063 complaints match this topic (8.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10002155 · 2003-01-06 (January 6, 2003)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS WOBBLING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPERATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002155 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10049104 · 2003-12-03 (December 3, 2003)
SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE, VSC INITIALIZES ON DRY STRAIGHT PAVEMENT, AT LOW SPEEDS. RETURNED TO LOCAL CT DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. NO PROBLEM FOUND. ON A RECENT TRIP, DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, STRAIGHT ROAD, 70MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT FELT LIKE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMING APART. THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WENT FROM THE RIGHT TO LEFT LANE AND INTO THE MEDIAN. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AND NO ROLLOVER OCCURRED. I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THE VSC WAS THE CAUSE. THIS TIME THE VSC WOULD NOT RESET. TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALE…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,482 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049104 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10055890 · 2004-01-27 (January 27, 2004)
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THERE WAS A STRONG VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS A TSB BR005-02 FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 52,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10055890 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10058509 · 2004-02-19 (February 19, 2004)
BRAKE SYSTEM. STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10058509 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10146894 · 2006-01-04 (January 4, 2006)
DRIVING SOUTH BOUND ON RT. 301 IN BOWIE, MD. BEGAN TO SLOW AND MOVED RIGHT INTO THE EXIT LANE TOWARDS MOUNT OAK RD. WEST BOUND. HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LEANED OVER TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. IT BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKING POWER WAS GREATLY REDUCED AND THE SEQUOIA WAS BASICALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. WAS ABLE TO STEER SLIGHT TOWARDS THE RIGHT TO AVOID BEING PULLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC. IMPACTED A SAFETY MEDIAN, DESIGNED TO PROTECT CARS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM THOSE EXITING THE HIGHW…
Owner-reported narrative. 106,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146894 at NHTSA ↗