2005 Toyota Sequoia Airbags Problems
39 owner-reported airbags complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Airbags Recalls (5)
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2002-2007 Sequoia, 2011-2013 Sienna, 2008-2012 Scion xB, 2008-2009 Lexus IS-F, 2007-2012 Yaris and Lexus ES350, 2010-2017 Lexus GX460, 2002-2010 Lexus SC430, 2006-2012 Lexus IS250 and IS350 and 2010-2015 Lexus IS250C and IS350C vehicles. These vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 Lexus SC and Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2005 Toyota Corolla and Tundra, and 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation.
Fix: Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470, 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia, 2004-2006 Toyota 4Runner and Lexus GX470 vehicles equipped with side curtain-shield-air bags. The affected vehicles have an air bag control module that may be improperly programmed, causing the side curtain-shield-air bags to deploy inadvertently.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag control module with one that has improved programming, free of charge. The recall began on December 1, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-271-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is G0C and GLB.
AIR BAGS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015, that they are recalling 2005-2007 Lexus SC, Toyota Corolla, Corolla Matrix, Sequoia, and Pontiac Vibe, and 2005-2006 Toyota Tundra vehicles that were originally sold, or ever registered, in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa. On June 16, 2015 Toyota expanded the recall to cover an additional 769,055 vehicles, including certain model year 2002-2004 Lexus SC, Toyota Sequoia, 2003-2004 Toyota Corolla Matrix, Toyota Corolla, Pontiac Vibe, and Toyota Tundra vehicles, as well the vehicles covered by the May 13, 2015 notification in the portions of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were not previously included. The inflators in the front passenger air bags are susceptible to rupture in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the front passenger air bag.
Fix: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V-655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V-285 which covers all other U.S. states.
AIR BAGS
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) notified the agency on May 13, 2015 that they are recalling certain model year 2004 Sequoia vehicles manufactured August 18, 2003, to August 19, 2004, and 2003-2004 Tundra vehicles manufactured March 18, 2003, to August 25, 2004. On June 16, 2015, Toyota expanded the recall to include an additional 1,270,468 vehicles, including model year 2002-2003 and 2005-2007 Sequoia, 2005-2006 Tundra, 2003-2007 Corolla, 2003-2007 Corolla Matrix, 2003-2007 Pontiac Vibe and 2002-2007 Lexus SC vehicles. This is to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflator to rupture upon deployment of the air bag. This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally installed in the vehicles, as well as replacement air bags that may have been installed as replacement service parts. A replacement air bag may have been installed, as one example, if a vehicle had been in a crash necessitating the replacement of the passenger side frontal air bag.
Fix: 2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.
Owner Complaints (39)
Your Sequoia's airbags are subject to a recall by Toyota. This means Toyota has identified a potential issue with the airbag system and needs to inspect or repair it. You should contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible to have the recall service performed at no cost to you.
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Your airbag system is subject to a recall, but when you scheduled a repair appointment in October 2020, the dealer couldn't complete the work because the necessary parts were on backorder. Over the next 3.5 months, the dealership failed to proactively contact you about the repair status, forcing you to make multiple calls to track down information. You eventually discovered the parts had arrived only by texting the service department yourself. The repair will involve replacing the defective airbag components that Toyota has identified as needing correction.
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WAS IN WRECK AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE YIMES AND WENT THRU WINDSHIELD ENDED UP IN HOSPSITAL WITH BRAIN INJURY
TAKATA RECALL - 2005 SEQ TOYTOTA I HAVE A ANOTHER SEQ AT THIS TIME. AUTO AIRBAG SETTLEMENT IN THE MAIL 8-2017
TAKATA INFKATORS HAVE NOT BEN REPAIRED
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT UPDATED 01/26/17.*JB
RECEIVED NOTICE OF AT THE BEGINNING OF 2016 INDICATING RECALL IN CURTAIN SHIELD AIRBAG TO DATE NO PARTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS. WHEN ARE THE PARTS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FIRST WE WERE TOLD SEPTEMBER BUT NOW THEY DON'T KNOW???
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL. CALLED A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER MONTHS AGO WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. STILL WAITING FOR A CALL. THIS AIRBAG SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND GREATLY LIMITS THE USE OF THIS VEHICLE AS SPOUSE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE IT AND I AM ABLE TO USE IT ON A LIMITED BASIS. I KNOW THERE IS A BACKLOG BUT NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE TOYOTA TO FIX THESE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES.
VSC VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES POORLY. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN SLOW DRAMATICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED BUT ALL LIGHTS AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RETURN SHORTLY. OWNERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT A LONG TERM FIX. SPOUSE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TOTOYA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V065000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V258000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PART TO THE DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL BASED UPON A FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG ISSUE. WE HAD AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE RECALL BUT TOYOTA SAYS THEY ARE PROHIBITED FROM DOING THE WORK. THEY HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ON A WAITING LIST. I WANT OUR CAR FIXED. WE HAVE HAD TO REARRANGE A TRIP TAKEN IN EARLY SEPTEMBER BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND INABILITY TO HAVE IT FIXED. WE ARE FOLLOWING YOUR RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DO NOT USE THE FRONT SEAT. WE HAVE BEEN INCONVENIENCED ON A DAILY BASIS BECAUSE WE CAN NOT TRANSPORT 7 PEOPLE AS WE CUSTOMARILY DO FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES. WE HAVE NOW HAD THE ADDITIONAL BURDEN AND COST TO REARRANGE TWO LONG DISTANT TRIPS AT THE END OF THIS YEAR BECAUSE WE CAN NOT USE THE CAR TO CARRY PEOPLE AS IT WAS DESIGNED. I UNDERSTAND THERE MUST BE ALOT OF CARS TO FIX. I UTILIZE MINE IN THE MANNER OF TRANSPORTING 7 OR A FAMILY OF 4 WITH DOGS AND LUGGAGE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE RECALL CAN NOT BE TAKEN CARE OF IN AN EXPEDITIOUS MANNER IF THE PART IS IN STOCK AND NO ONE ELSE IS WAITING FOR SUCH A RECALL REPAIR. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY A LOYAL CUSTOMER WHO PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FOR ITS DESIGNED PURPOSE CAN NOT GET YOUR (PROBLEM) RECALL ON THE VEHICLE FIXED IMMEDIATELY WHEN PARTS ARE NOT ONLY AVAILABLE BUT IN STOCK AT OUR LOCAL DEALER? I WANT THE FULL USE OF MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT WANT TO BE INCONVENIENCED FURTHER. TOYOTA HAS ALWAYS GONE THE EXTRA MILE AND EARNED OUR LOYALTY BUT IF THIS IS MAKING NO SENSE AND CAUSING GRIEF AND FRUSTRATION.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA 2 WEEKS AGO INDICATING THE SAFETY RECALL WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATORS WHICH WERE INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FATALLY INJURE THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT THEY ARE DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT. TO DATE, HUNTINGTON TOYOTA OF LONG ISLAND HAS NOT RECEIVED THE NECESSARY PARTS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR FOR THE RECALL AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS. I PURCHASED AN SUV BECAUSE I OBVIOUSLY HAD A NEED FOR MORE SEATS AND ROOM. I USE MY TRUCK DAILY TRANSPORTING MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIENDS TO VARIOUS FUNCTIONS, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A SMALLER VEHICLE. SO TOYOTA'S SUGGESTION TO VEHICLE OWNERS TO NOT USE THE PASSENGER SEAT, IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR THIS AIRBAG BE IMMEDIATELY SENT TO HUNTINGTON TOYOTA FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE 3 TOYOTA VEHICLES AND HAVE BEEN A LONG TIME CUSTOMER, BUT IF THIS MATTER IS NOT RECTIFIED TO MY SATISFACTION, I WILL NO LONGER CONSIDER TOYOTA VEHICLES FOR FUTURE PURCHASE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST TWO RECALL LETTERS FROM TOYOTA ADVISING THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL, HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN ONE OF THE HIGH HUMIDITY AREAS, TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE AIR BAG. THE RECALL HAD AFFECTED TOYOTA SEQUOIA MODEL YEAR 2002 TO 2007, MY MODEL YEAR IS 2005. NOW THAT THE NHTSA HAS FORCED THE AUTO MAKERS TO BE REALISTIC; TOYOTA MAGICALLY REDEFINES THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA MODEL YEARS AS ONLY 2002 AND 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE VERY UNDERHANDED. IF I HAD MOVED TO GULF COAST AREA WITH MY 2005 SEQUOIA,THEN MY VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WITH A NEW AIR BAG MODULE; BECAUSE I LIVE IN A NON-GULF COAST AREA, THE VERY SAME VEHICLE IS NOT INVOLVED IN A NATIONWIDE RECALL. VERY DISINGENUOUS!! I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT NHTSA ACTIONS WERE TO FORCE THE AUTOMAKERS TO EXPAND THE RECALL OF THESE TAKATA AIRBAGS, NOT NARROWLY FOCUS THE RECALL TO TWO MODEL YEARS FROM SIX MODEL YEARS. I IMAGINE THAT IS CONSIDERABLE INITIAL SAVINGS FOR TOYOTA. I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE HOW SEVERAL MODEL YEARS GET REMOVED FROM NATIONWIDE RECALL LIST, APPEARS THAT OTHER MANUFACTURERS ARE ACTUALLY EXPANDING THEIR TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL TO COVER A WIDER RANGE OF VEHICLES AND MAKING IT NATIONWIDE.
2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *JB
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AIRBAG AS PART OF THE LARGE RECALL NOTICE. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR A REPLACEMENT PART AND THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PART AT THE TIME. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS AND STILL NO PART OR ANY IDEA WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAILABLE. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS LIMITED IN ITS USE AND CAN NOT SELL, DUE TO THE LIABILITY OF THE NEW OWNER NOT FOLLOWING THE RECOMMENDATION TO NOT USE THE PASSENGER SEAT. SEEMS LIKE IF A RECALL IS INITIATED THERE SHOULD BE A TIMELY RESOLUTION. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AIR BAG RECALL. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE AIR BAGS FOR HIS MAKE AND MODEL, WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND HAD TO BE MANUFACTURED. NO TIME WAS GIVEN, AS TO WHEN THE AIR BAGS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V655000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DISABLED THE AIR BAG AND STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE THREE MONTHS FOR A REPLACEMENT TO ARRIVE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. UPDATED 12/22/14. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE AIR BAGS AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.
I HAVE OWNED MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND RECENTLY MY SRS LIGHT CAME ON, THEN MY CRUISE CONTROL QUIT WORKING, AND RECENTLY HORN QUIT WORKING. THESE ALL TOOK PLACE IN A MATTER OF A FEW WEEKS. AFTER DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE WITH MY MECHANIC, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY SPIRAL CABLE/CLOCK SPRING FAILED. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD, AND I AM NOW DRIVING WITHOUT A HORN OR AIR BAG PROTECTION, UNTIL I CAN SAVE ~$350 TO GET IT REPLACED. THIS IS A HIGH RISK ITEM AND SHOULD HAVE A LONGER LIFE EXPECTANCY. *TR
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL 2010, ITS NOW NOVEMBER 2010 WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON SO THE DEALER COULD PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. NO CODES SHOW UP. I AM TOLD THAT IT'S NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE TOYOTA CERTIFIED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEY RECALLED THE 2003 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO DO THE SAME FOR THE 05. REPAIR COST FOR THIS IS $2200.00. *TR