The rear liftgate exterior handle literally melts in the summer and freezes in the winter. it makes it so the rear liftgate doesn't open and sometimes doesn't close. i recently got a recall notice for exterior door handles not operating due to the above described manlfuction but haley toyota in midlothian virginia said it's not covered. they said it's over $400 to fix.
The 2008 toyota sequoia only has 35,300 miles on it and while it was in for oil changed and on the rack, the mechanic noticed a severe rusting issue on the frame. the vehicle has severe rust on the frame in particular the rear axle assembly, including the welds that hold the frame together. i am very concerned with the issue of the roads and stress of potholes that the frame and welds could become severely damaged and possibly break off on the road in particular at high speeds. i have never seen rusting this bad since the automobile industries use of recycled metals. i am concerned because of the use of this vehicle to transport my family.
Exsessive rust causing seized bolts related to suspension. cannot do proper alignment or change leaking shock without major parts being cut from frame.
Rear deck door rusted inside and if window is rolled down cannot get it back up to stay in place! vehicle was in shop having a back up camera installed.
At 66,000 miles my sequoia had engine problem, ( that's what toyota people said ) i took my truck for maintenance and oil change if i see the light is on for maintenance. friday sept 16, 2011 i took it toyota dealership for oil change and brake pads done, wed the 21 of sept, i heard a loud noise and it just stop! i was devastated because, they didn't know what have caused it, please help! *tr
We own a 2008 sequoia. on 3/13/10 the local 1-10 toyota dealer in indio, ca did the initial "recall fix" on our sequioa. my husband works in anza, ca. on his way home from work he was driving downhill on route 74 (a very treacherous mountain road) and the rpm's on the toyota increased and when he saw them get over 3000 rpm's he tried to break. the breaks did not work and the rpm's kept rising. he hit the breaks again and they still didn't work. he laid on them the 3rd time and they finally kicked in. when he got home he told me what happened. i immediately called the toyota dealer and they advised me to bring the car in first thing the following day. we ran into several bad experiences with how the dealer has handled us during the week. they still have the vehicle and today is 3/25/10. we asked them for a full pedal replacement as we researched it on line and saw that we were not alone in experiencing a problem even after they have completed their initial "recall fix". we are very concerned about several issues. our primary concern is that my husband can no longer trust driving this car back and forth to work. we feel we will not be able to trust driving it even after we get it back since this is the 2nd fix they have done on it. we also are concerned about the resell value of our vehicle as we have seen articles stating that kelly blue book is confirming that the resell values are being effected. could a lawyer possibly negotiate with toyota on our behalf to reduce our loan since we are financed through toyota directly and our vehicle value has been reduced.
The frame on my toyota sequoia has rusted.this condition is common to these vehicles.however mine has and the alignment rusted in the area that the alignment adjusters are located.i recently purchased new tires and an alignment could not be performed, as a result my vehicle is unsafe! the frame must be replaced!