2005 Toyota Sequoia Fuel System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STARTED TO JERK WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS, VSC TRACT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

I'M A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO TOYOTA. MY 2005 SEQUOIA SR5 V8 WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE TRUCK IS ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. IN MANY CASES, I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK SERVICED BASED ON DEALER RECOMMENDATIONS TO PROLONG ITS USE. IT HAD APPROX 85,000 MILES WHEN I NOTICED THE MAIN THENCE LIGHT. AFTER A VISIT TO THE STONE MOUNTAIN, GA DEALERSHIP, THEY WANTED $4000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR ON AN EMISSION COMPONENT FAILURE (AIR PUMP INJECTION SYSTEM). I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR PUMP INJECTIONS COULD BE DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE LIGHT/MAINTENANCE CODES DO NOT MAKE THE TRUCK UN-DRIVEABLE NOR DOES IT CAUSE A SAFETY RISK, BUT THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS THE STATE EMISSIONS INSPECTION. I INQUIRED ABOUT POSSIBLE DEFECT AND/OR RECALL NOTICES FOR THE AIR PUMP INJECTIONS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD ON 4 OCCASIONS, OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS THAT THERE IS NO RECALL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FORUMS AND BOARDS, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH OTHER V8 SEQUOIAS, TUNDRAS & 4RUNNERS. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE & OTHER RESEARCH, THE TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS WITH THE SAME 4.7L V8 HAS HAD THE SAME EMISSION COMPONENT WARRANTIED TO 10 YEARS/150,000 MILES (TSB 032908/TSB 035009), BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HELPED IN RESOLVING. I AM NOT WILLING TO PAY THE APPROX $4000 FOR THE REPAIR, GIVEN THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN MISINFORMATION AND THE "RUN AROUND" ABOUT GETTING THIS FIXED UNDER THE STATED RECALL NUMBER AND WANT TO FOR ALL DOCUMENT MY COMPLAINT IN HOPES OF GETTING THIS MATTER RECTIFIED PROMPTLY. HTTP://WWW.TUNDRAHEADQUARTERS.COM/BLOG/TOYOTA-WARRANTIES-AIR-INJECTION-PUMP/ *TR

VEHICLE WHEN ON A STOP AND MAKING A TURN DOESN'T ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS IT GOES BLANK THEN AFTER GETS SPEED. IN MANY OCCASION I HAD CLOSE CALLS WITH UPCOMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AFTER MAKING THE TURN BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS OBTAINED AND THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE EVEN WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THE SEQUOIA 2003 WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. THE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN CHECK WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT BUT I WILL NEED TO PAY THE INSPECTION PLUS THE REPAIRS. LAS CONVERSATION WITH THEM WAS 6/27/2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR 5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VSC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECREASED SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE FUEL AIR REDUCTION PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,012.

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB

EXTREMELY HIGH IDLE SPEED FROM A COLD START (1500-1700 RPM) LEADS TO WHEEL SPIN AND LOSS OF CONTROL ON ICY/SNOWY SURFACES. I TURNED SIDEWAYS IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. REAR WHEELS ARE SPINNING WHILE THE BRAKES ARE HOLDING THE FRONT WHEELS. I HAVE A BUSINESS PARTNER WHO ALSO HAS A 2005 SEQUOIA THAT BEHAVES IDENTICALLY. HE SLID OFF HIS DRIVEWAY INTO A LANDSCAPE BED, SUFFERING MINOR BODY DAMAGE. THE COLD START IDLE SPEED IS EXCESSIVE AND DANGEROUS. *AK