Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TAKATA RECALL NEVER INFORMED MY FAMILY ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR THE FRAME ON TOYOTA SEQUIOAS. THEREFORE FOR MORE INVESTIGATION DURING REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE NOT LONG AGO I SAW HOLES IN MY FRAME AND WAS VERY BAD AND HAD MY WORRIED ABOUT MY VEHICLE. I WAS UNABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS AT THE TIME BUT AM WILLING TO PUT MY VEHICLE ON A LIFT AND TAKE AS MANY PICTURES AS NECESSARY
MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4X4 LIMITED HAS ABOUT 230000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND SLOWED DOWN TO TAKE A TURN AND HEARD A LARGE "THUNK". 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. I WAS GOING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE FRAME IS JUST RUST FOR THE FULL REAR SECTION OF THE FRAME AND HAS LARGE HOLES DUE TO RUST. IT IS DEFINITELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE TILL 2014. I REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. TOYOTA KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE. I WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY HELP. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2018 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY AND TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THE RISK I TAKE PURCHASING PRIVATE PARTY.
I LIVE IN NORTHERN KY AND I WAS DRIVING WEST ON KY 20.I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE PULLS RIGHT AND THE BACK PULLS LEFT .WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE TO SAFELY STOP I NOTICED THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BROKE IN HALF. 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. I PAID 6000 FOR THE TRUCK PUT 1200 IN NEW WHEELS AND ANOTHER 2400 IN SAFETY AND PREVENTITIVE MAINTIENCE AT TOYOTA. I WOULD NOT EXSPECT THIS TO OCCURE.ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTED. NO MY OPTIONS ARE TO REPLACE THE FRAME OR JUNK THE VEHICLE.EITHER WAY IM OUT BIG MONEY ON A TRUCK I LOVE.I THANK GOD MY GREAT NEICES AND NEPHEW WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK WHEN THE FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE.THEY WERE IN THERE THE DAY BEFORE.IM BLESSED WE DIDNT GET HURT THAT COULD HAVE WENT VERY BAD.I BELIEVE IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD HAVE GOT HURT OR EVEN KILLED.THIS VEHICLE RUSTING OUT THAT BAD IS NOT SAFE.IVE NOTICED MANAY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE FRAME RUSTING OUT TOO. THIS CONCERNS ME FOR MANY OTHERS THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE.
UNDERBODY FRAME RUSTED.
I NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM REAR AXLE HOUSING. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT THE AXLE HOUSING IS LEAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDS AND MUST BE REPLACED, IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME HAS ROTTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT DUE TO DEFECTIVE OR INADEQUATE FACTORY RUSTPROOFING. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE IN TOYOTA SEQUOIAS WHICH HAVE THE SAME FRAME AS TOYOTA TUNDRAS. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THE TUNDRAS AND REPLACED THE FRAMES BUT TO DATE REFUSES TO DO THE SAME FOR SEQUOIAS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. ASIDE FROM THE DEFECTS STATED ABOVE THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *KB
FRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH, MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS EXPERIENCING HEAVY FRAME RUST, TO THE POINT OF BEING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT THAT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA FRAMES ARE IDENTICAL AND BUILT BY THE SAME FACTORY. THE SAME MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR HEAVY FRAME RUST, BUT THE SEQUOIA'S HAVE NOT. I FEEL THAT THE SEQUOIA MODELS ARE SEEING THE SAME RUST PROBLEM FOUND ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA'S AND SHOULD LIKEWISE BE RECALLED AS WELL. *KB
THE FRAME IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS RUSTING OUT, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA AND THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME TOYOTA IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 3 YEARS 36 MOTHS FOR THE FRAME. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THAT FORD HAD WITH THE WINDSTAR. I HOPE IT WONT TAKE A FATALITY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM!!!! *TR
2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - FRAME CORROSION WITH PERFORATION. *TR
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