AI DamageToyota Sequoia SR5: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Toyota Sequoia SR5 across 1 model years: 107 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 107 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Electronic stability control 33% of all complaints
- 2 Vehicle speed control 27% of all complaints
- 3 Service brakes 26% of all complaints
- 4 Electrical system 8% of all complaints
- 5 Structure 8% of all complaints
- 6 Powertrain 5% of all complaints
- 7 Suspension 5% of all complaints
- 8 Air bags 4% of all complaints
- Electronic stability control: 35 complaints (33% of all).
- Vehicle speed control: 29 complaints (27% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Service brakes: 28 complaints (26% of all).
- Electrical system: 9 complaints (8% of all).
- Structure: 9 complaints (8% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 107 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic stability control | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Air bags | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Lost steering, brakes and any control of the vehicle at this time. The vehicle skid into the guard rail spinning it around and sliding until it came to a stop. The arm came directly off the vehicle and is still attached to the wheel.
No headlights remained, all windows were gone, the dash, hood and roof collapsed in on me. It took me five weeks to get behind the wheel again after feeling such helplessness. Last week I received a post card about toyota recalls that involved my sequoia so I decided to look it up. I got ver
I then continued to drive and later as I got up to about 60 vehicle started shaking violently. I pulled over and checked under heath and the frame had separated due to rust at the stabilizer bar for the rear passenger side frame.
It broke because it rusted in half.this could of killed me.luckily no one was coming on the other side of the rd. My mechanic said the frame rusted in half. I bought this vehicle in 2015 im the second owner.
Vsc, vsc traction, check engine light stay on. No other problem to drive. Lights seen from 89000 mile. Changed brake system on 75000 mile including router and works fine.
Brake light, vsc light &trac light constantly are on & now on several occasions going only 10 mph brakes are affected where there is a loud grinding noise & brakes don't function properly.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Electronic stability control. ABS/ESC sensors, steering angle, codes after suspension repair.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.