2006 Toyota Sequoia Driver assistance Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000. TH VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID

11320484

Incident

Feb 12, 2020

Mileage

134,000 mi

I ALMOST KILL MYSELF, THE TRACK OFF GOES WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR SLIDE TO THE RIGHT AFTER THAT ALL LIGHTS ON THE CAR WENT ON AND THE CODE READER DO NOT WORK SAYS I CAN'T READ THE CODES NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER

NHTSA ID

11318279

Incident

Mar 16, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

TRACTION CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY KICKS IN WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. PAVEMENT IS LEVEL AND DRY AT THE TIME. LOSES ACCELERATION FOR A SECOND OR TWO. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 01/03/2020. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INCREASING.

NHTSA ID

11299309

Incident

Jan 6, 2020

Mileage

160,000 mi

WHEN TURNING CORNER IN MOTION THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION FOR 2 - 3 SECONDS, WHEN LIGHT GOES OFF ACCELERATION WILL RESUME. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.

NHTSA ID

11175756

Incident

Feb 8, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

WHEN MY FRAME WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED I STARTED HAVING MY VCS AND CHECKNENGIN3 LIGHT COME ON CONSTANTLY AND NAME THE TRUCK SHAKES AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER SPEEDS OF 25 UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. TOOK IT TO LAWRENCE TOYOTA AND THE SAID IT WOULD COST $2175 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED IN 100 OF SEQUOIAS AND SHOULD BE PART OF THE FRAME RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ALL I WANT TOYOTA TO DO IS REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11140794

Incident

Apr 11, 2018

VSC/TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON

NHTSA ID

11133029

Incident

Apr 9, 2018

Mileage

142,068 mi

WHEN TAKING TURNS AT MILD ACCELERATION THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT WILL FLASH AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING A LEFT TURN FROM STOP WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A MAIN ROAD. GENERALLY AT THE INTERSECTIONS THERE ARE A SMALL GRADE CHANGE FOR WATER DRAINAGE, THIS WILL CAUSE UNEVEN SURFACE WHEN DRIVING ACROSS AND CAUSE A MINOR ROCKING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS HAS PRODUCED DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION LEAVES THE VEHICLE IN THE ONCOMING LANE LONGER THAN DESIRED AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS THAT HAVE REFERENCES THE CAUSE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH ABS SENSOR OR YAW SENSORS. WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A SOLUTION PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID

11090781

Incident

Apr 28, 2018

Mileage

158,457 mi

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES..IT TAKES A WHILE TO STOP AND WHILE IN REVERSE / BACKING UP ...BRAKES SQUEEK AND SLIDES WHEN BACKING UP AND MAKES A SQUEEKING, POPPING NOISE AND IT SLIDES LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO GIVE OUT. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE ALL VEHICLE BRAKES SQUEEK AND VERY COMMON / FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND HAD THEM INDICATE IN WRITING (A MECHANIC AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DROVE MY VEHICLE STATING YES SOMETHING WRONG W BRAKES)

NHTSA ID

11075681

Incident

Feb 28, 2018

THE VEHICLE VSC TRAC SYSTEM GOES ON FOR NO REASON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION (ROADS ARE STRAIGHT, AND DRY). AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES GO INTO A LOUD GRIND MODE AND DO NOT ENGAGE, A LOUD BLARING BEEPING SOUNDS, THE VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATES HORRIBLY, I CAN NOT ACCELERATE AND THE STEERING IS DIFFICULT. IT IS NOT SAFE, AS I WAS ON A COUNTRY ROAD GOING 55 MPH ON A STRAIGHT 2 WAY ROAD WITH TRAFFIC! IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND AS FAR AS I CAN SEE IT HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER 2006 SEQUOIAS OWNERS YET ONLY THE 2003 WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. UNACCEPTABLE!

NHTSA ID

11043708

Incident

Nov 5, 2017

Mileage

150,100 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND I DECIDED TO BRING IT IN TO GET IT CHECKED AND FIXED. MY SIGNALS FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHTS AND VSC TRACE LIGHTS ALL GO ON AT THE SAME TIME PERIODICALLY AS I AM DRIVING ANYWHERE ON THE FREEWAY OR THE STREET, AND DISAPEAR PERIODICALLY. I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED EVERYTHING WHEN THEY DIAGNOSED 5 THINGS ON MY VEHICLE THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. ONE OF THEM WAS MY MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS THAT ARE MAKING MY LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. TO WHICH I WENT AHEAD AND LET THEM FIX IT AND MANY OTHER THINGS AND STILL IT IS NOT FIXED AND CONTINUES TO GO ON AND OFF. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT'S MESSING WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

11023336

Incident

Sep 13, 2017

Mileage

197,000 mi

THE TRAC OFF LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON, ON THE DASH. WHEN YOU MAKE A TURN THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND STALLS IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING IS ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THE STOP TIME AS IT DID.

NHTSA ID

11022885

Incident

Sep 11, 2017

Mileage

147,000 mi

VSC TRAC ON/OFF BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING IN THE 35-45MPH RANGE. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE (FIRM OR LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE), THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AS IF IT IS ACTIVATING THE ABS, WHICH TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE IF TOYOTA CREATED A VSC TRAC ON/OFF SWITCH (AT THIS RATE, I MAY HAVE TO CREATE MY OWN). SOME WEBSITES MENTION DIRTY SENSORS (SPEED SENSORS), SOME MENTION POSSIBLE FAULTY YAW RATE SENSOR (LEVEL WARNING SWITCH, LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE), STEERING ANGLE SENSOR MAY NEED ADJUSTING. WHO KNOWS, BUT THIS WOULD BE A DEFINITE ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I'M SURPRISED THIS HASN'T BEEN CONSIDERED A RECALL? HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/TS/TSMODIE/2012-10-29_191900_1.GIF

NHTSA ID

11015854

Incident

Oct 3, 2015

Mileage

185,000 mi

TOYOTA SEQUOIA (BALL JOINTS RECALL) WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-5 NORTHBOUND JUST AFTER THE BRIDGE THAT GOES OVER THE SACRAMENTO RIVER I WAS ON THE BYPASS/COSWAY BRIDGE DRIVING IN THE #1 (OF 2) LANE GOING 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY FRONT END DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE DROPPED COMPLETELY AND I WAS SKIDDING ON COMPLETE METAL, I HAD NO BREAKS AND CONTINUED TO SKID FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER, AND STEERED TO MY TO MY RIGHT PASSING THE #2 LANE GOING UP AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE BRIDGE. I WAS COMPLETELY SHOCKED. I COULDN'T OPEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DUE THE TRAFFIC RIGHT UP AGAINST ME. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE ROAD-SIDE ASSISTANCE WHO DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE LOCATION, THE TOW TRUCK REQUIRED THE ASSISTANCE OF HIGHWAY PATROL. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER IMMEDIATELY KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SAID TOYOTAS WERE KNOWN FROM THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS BREAKING ON THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALLEY TIRE SERVICE SHOP. THE SERVICE GUY THERE ALSO KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS IN FACT A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PART HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN 2009. AFTER HAVING REVIEWED MANY BLOGS ON LINE ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIAS (SOME MORE THAN ONCE), I WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND FEAR DRIVING THIS VEHICLE KNOWING THAT THE DEFECTIVE PART HAVING ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IS STILL DEFECTIVE. I WILL NOT TRUST ANOTHER PART BEING REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 10/04/2017*JS

NHTSA ID

10970333

Incident

Mar 31, 2017

Mileage

159,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 83,900 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE VSC TRAC SYSTEM GOES ON AND OFF FOR NO REASON WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKES GO INTO GRIND MODE AND DO NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE NARROWLY MISSED HITTING OTHER VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO BRAKE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN, BUT NOT UNDER RECALL OR COVERED BY WARRANTY. I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS. THIS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE ANSWER AS THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY AND LIABILITY ISSUE. I NEED HELP RESOLVING THIS WITH TOYOTA.

NHTSA ID

10907120

Incident

Sep 16, 2016

Mileage

83,900 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE VETERANS HIGHWAY IN TAMPA, IT BEGAN SHAKING AND VIBRATING. THE VEHICLES TRAC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS BRAKING BY ITSELF. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE SEQUOIA BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY.

NHTSA ID

10865533

Incident

Apr 25, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER 2006 SEQUOIA AT 80K MILES THE YELLOW ABS, YELLOW VSC OFF, YELLOW VSC TRAC , AND RED BRAKE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON CAUSING IT TO FAIL THE MA STATE INSPECTION. DISASSEMBLED P/N 44050-0C100 AND THE BRUSHES IN THE ABS PUMP MOTOR (ATE 25.0206-0206.3) ARE COMPLETELY GONE.

NHTSA ID

10808629

Incident

Dec 5, 2015

Mileage

80,000 mi

AFTER A STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS IT SHOULD. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD CATCHING UP TO THE THROTTLE POSITION ONCE THE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CLEARS (AFTER A FEW SECONDS). THE ISSUE IS MORE PRONOUNCED IN 4HI. SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC AS VEHICLE STUTTERS OR DELAYS THE TURN.

NHTSA ID

10807850

Incident

Nov 23, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC OFF LIGHT, AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND I EXPERIENCED A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN VEHICLE POWER. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME NOTICING A DRASTIC CHANGE IN ACCELERATION AS THE SEQUOIA WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY; IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED RATE, TOPPING OUT AT 35MPH ON THE FLATS AND 16 MPH ON AN INCLINE, IN ADDITION, DURING START UP, THE ENGINE MAKES A HIGH-PITCH VACUUM NOISE, WHICH DROPS OFF AND NORMAL ENGINE SOUND RETURNS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED; ERROR CODES P2440, P441 AND P444 ARE ALL PRESENT INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE AIR INJECTION PUMP. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON TOYOTA SEQUOIAS AND TUNDRAS; HOWEVER, TOYOTA HAS ONLY ACKNOWLEDGED IT ON THE 07-10 SEQUOIA BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS AND 150,000K MILES FOR THIS PART. IT IS CLEAR FROM OTHER POSTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND OTHERS THAT THIS PROBLEM ALSO EXISTS WITH THE 2004-07 SEQUOIAS AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED, OR WORSE YET KILLED.

NHTSA ID

10789393

Incident

Nov 6, 2015

Mileage

147,625 mi

TRAC CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,VCS LIGHTS, ABS LIGHTS, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AT ONCE AS I STARTED VEHICLE ONE MORNING.

NHTSA ID

10785775

Incident

Oct 1, 2015

Mileage

67,400 mi

VEHICLE ACCELERATION STALLS FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN TURNING RIGHT INTO TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE IS THE SAME AS NHTSA 10V176000, BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS SAFETY RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS VERY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVERS.

NHTSA ID

10780742

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, THE TRACTION OFF AND THE VSC TRACT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKING WAS DELAYED. THE VEHICLE ALSO VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR PUMP ASSEMBLY AND SWITCHING VALVES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10780480

Incident

Jul 15, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AND MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP WITH NOTHING RESOLVED. ABS ACTIVATES WITH VSC LIGHTS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, DRIVING SLOWLY DOWN ROAD, ETC... NO REASON I CAN THINK OF FOR IT TO ENGAGE. VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND FEELS LIKE IT WON'T STOP. VERY COMMON ISSUE FROM WHAT I SEE ALREADY REPORTED. YAW SENSOR REPLACED TO FIX ANOTHER VSC ISSUE WHEN MAKING LEFT U-TURNS...ALMOST GOT IN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKES KEPT ME FROM COMPLETING A U-TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING...LUCKILY I CONTINUED INTO DRIVEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE ABOVE BUT THE ABOVE STILL CONTINUE TO THIS DAY SO IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE.

NHTSA ID

10724391

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

THE VEHICLE LIGHT THAT INDICATES SKIDDING TURNS ON AND THE CAR BRAKES SUDDENLY, IT OCCURS WHEN I AM ON THE FREEWAY AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T TURN ON....THE CAR ASSUMES THAT I AM SKIDDING BUT THE ROAD AND TIRES ARE FINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683029

Incident

Feb 12, 2015

Mileage

64,000 mi

SEVERAL TIMES NOW WHEN TRYING TO TURN AND ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND I'M NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS (NO POWER). THE TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THE CONDITION IS DRY. THIS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632202

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS AT SLOW SPEED, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT BLINKS, SOMETIMES WITH BEEP ALARM AND SOMETIMES ENGAGES THE ABS SYSTEM. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC TO NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE SINCE YOU LOSE CONTROL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628803

Incident

Jul 29, 2014

Mileage

130,000 mi