Like you, I too am searching for a replacement battery for my 2001 Sequoia. After looking at Consumer Reports listings recently on automotive batteries I discovered they reported the Everlast Maxx series a top rated battery which is sold only at Wall-mart. Well, I picked one up according to their coded # replacements but discovered it was almost four inches shorter than the OEM battery. Not satisfied with it being that small, I returned it and will be replacing my battery with another OEM Toyota battery since it is four years old now and still running. My feeling is if I was able to get four years out of an OEM battery why not replace it with the same. Normally, I usually wait for a battery to die before I replace it. However, after jump starting my wife's car I decided not to wait until it dies. For some reason, my wife's Avalon only go two years with her battery and I just replaced it. I thought that was not normal but she does forget to turn interior lights off occasionally and such so I was not that surprised. My Sequoia is running in tip top shape and no complaints. I replaced my Dunlap Grandtreks with Michelin LTX's recently, but must admit that I have not discovered a better ride with the new Michelins. As cheesy as I thought the Dunlaps were I now feel they were not all that bad after all.
I installed the AVN30D myself in an '05 Sequoia. To hard-wire your rear DVD player to the 30D, you need what Eclipse calls a VTR cable. It replaces one of the harnesses on the rear of the head unit with one that as the A/V inputs. You then need to hook the output from the rear unit to the 30D. On the 30D menu you would select the VTR source option. I have a DVD player mounted in the center console that is hooked up to a 15" overhead monitor in the rear and that's how I have mine hooked up. I can watch the movie playing on the rear monitor up front or watch a totally seperate movie from what's playing in the rear.
Your dealer probably didn't install an FM modulator or even consider patching the signal from the factory DVD player to the AVN30D, but ask their installer to make sure so you don't double your efforts.
Nice to hear from you again. I still remember most of those 2001 SEQ batch who were very active in this forum.
How similar we are in our situation and mindsets. My battery was not really dead yet, but sometimes it showed a little bit of hesitation. Since it is 4.5 years old, I figured I already got my money's worth. Besides, it's not always easy to find somebody who has a battery to boost up a SEQ, in case it fails. I was actually not sure if the battery was bad because when I ldisconnected the terminals, they were slightly corroded. It could just have been contact problem.
I actually went to Sam's to pick up the 27F battery for $68, but after I looked at the old battery I noticed that it had 710 CCA, while the Sam's battery had only 675 CCA. I went to Sears, but their equivalent battery was $118, plus tax and disposal fees (almost twice as much as Sam's). It had no clear label but I suspected that it was made in Mexico. When I called Toyota, they were selling replacement battery for only $100 plus tax and disposal fee. So I decided to go for the Toyota battery. It turned out to be also made in Mexico, but with a supposed 84-month pro-rated waranty. I would be glad to get half of that.
1.WAY UNDERPOWERED COMPARED TO THE AMERICAN UTES. 2.OVER WEIGHT. 3.UGLY EXTERIOR AS WELL AS INTERIOR. 4.ITS A TOYOTA 5.TO EXPENSIVE FOR NOT THAT GREAT OF A CAR
This is one of the most ill informed posts that I have read on this board. It's obviously from a GM Salesman that is tired of looking at the the lot at the GM Dealer he works at and seeing no customers. All I have to say is look at the latest sales figures for GM and Toyota. I think that's all that needs to be said.
Just purchased an 06 timberland jade limited and man does Toyota still rock! I've been around them all my life, father owner a dealership for 27 years, but I haven't owned one in quite a while. Well, they haven't changed, solid, fun to drive, and worth every penny. I'll do some looking through this forum, but I just wanted to say hello. I'm looking forward to learning all the ins and outs of the sequoia.
My Dad sold the dealership about 20 years ago, but your right, I have some amazing memories about the strength of Toyota's. Two that I can think of quickly and that are short; 2wd truck with over 450,000 miles with all original equipment-even the water pump! 2nd story; not strength of a car, but strength of a company; A customer with 25k miles and some sort of ticking noise that we couldn't find or fix-replaced everything, Toyota rep for N. California said give a new car! Nobody builds them or stands behind them like Toyota. How are the Sequoia's in snow? I live in CO. and put Blizzacks on already-I read that the Dunlops stunk, but I'm just a little leary about this much weight going in the wrong direction. Any experience or thoughts? Thanks for the welcome.
I got my license around 1967, but the only foreign cars around then that I remember were VW Bugs and Simcas. Then Datsuns came along - for some reason Toyotas weren't big where I grew up.
Hi toyotatoys, nice to hear from you too. Good to see some of us still drop in and post from time to time. What's up with this post: ????????????
"CONS" 1.WAY UNDERPOWERED COMPARED TO THE AMERICAN UTES. 2.OVER WEIGHT. 3.UGLY EXTERIOR AS WELL AS INTERIOR. 4.ITS A TOYOTA 5.TO EXPENSIVE FOR NOT THAT GREAT OF A CAR "PROS" 1. UMMM.. YUKON/TAHOE ARE BETTER HAHAHA
Way under powered? Hardly!!!! Over Weight: Compared to What? A smaller US made Sport Ute, perhaps Ugly Exteriorand interior: Your opinion. Not many would agree with that.Your loosing credibility here. Mine: Ugly exterior Buick Rondevous, Pontiac Aztec. Lets be fair, Will Ya! Its a Toyota: Right. So that means to me and most people, better quality and reliability. I suppose listing that as a Con for you shows only that you dislike a well engineered Sport Ute. Better engineered than the Yukon or Tahoe!!!!! To expesive for not that great of a car? Toyota Sequoia Ltd - 46,705, GMC Yukon XL - 50,405, Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer - 47,335, Chevy Tahoe LT - 48,175, GMC Yukon SLT -48,835. The G.M. giveaways are over with!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and Yukon and Tahoe are better? Really? How so? According to Consumer Reports buying Guide 2006, Sequoia LTD is the ONLY one rated with a Very Good Predicted Reliability listed in the Large Sport Utility Vehicle category. GMC Yukon XL rated Average, Ford Expedition rated Poor, Tahoe rated - Average. The Employee Discounts are over with! G.M is laying off people while Toyota has gained a larger piece of the automoive pie. Well, I guess a lot ofpeople just plain like those underpowered, overweight, ugly Sequoias after all bigo!!!
This is funny that all of us with 01 sequoias are looking for the same things. My battery is not dead even though it has been abused a few times by my wife leaving interior lights on. I think 4 years and 100,000 miles are enough for a battery, after all we don't wait to buy new tires until they are all flat.
Made in Mexico should not be a problem as a lot of the seq parts are made their.
Yes, we the 01 SEQs are still around. I really don't think that post 8705 is even worth answering. Three reasons: 1. That person is obviously ignorant, and I refuse to go down to that level. 2. I AM very biased myself. I just bought my 9th Toyota in a row last month, an 06 Solara for my wife. 3. I am "cheap" and I am not into the horsepower issues.
I buy the low end of a particular model, provided it has the options I want (and ONLY the options I want). Limited is something for somebody to pay for, and I have no issues with that. Also, one reason I liked the Sequoia is because it had the SMALLEST V8 available for an 8-seater, full-sized SUV at that time. The MDX had a smaller 6-cylinder SUV, but it only seats 7 and I wanted a truck-based SUV. I also have no issues with people who need 7-liter motors to tow their house. In almost 5 years I owned the SEQ and 80K piled into it, I NEVER had a situation where I wished I had more horsepower. I prefer the torque.
To me the bottom line is whether we are happy with our purchase or not, and I have yet to be disappointed with any of my 9 Toyotas (including 1 Lexus). For guidance, yes, I am also a big Consumer Reports disciple.
I have 285 75 BFG KO's on my Sequoia and they fit quite well. Not only that, but this truck will go through just about anything with these tires be it mud or snow. Here's some pictures so you can see how these tires look, don't mind the mud http://photobucket.com/albums/v98/bp3959/. I've put almost 40k miles on these tires and they still have excellent tread left on them. They didn't degrade the ride at all and are not loud like you'd expect from all-terrain tires.
Last winter I actually tried to get stuck in the snow, found a snowdrift that was several feet high covering the entire road and actually had a car buried up to it's roof in it. Drove right through it with no issues at all, love the Sequoia 4wd system. When I was done playing in the snow a pickup truck came along, with a lift and nice tires. When he went through the drift he decided to drive in my tracks
I got mine from my cousin who has a store in VA. The company is called Polarion Lighting. I only did my headlights. They are so bright I don't even use my foglights. I suggest don't wste the money on the fog lights.
I too have an 03 Sequoia and My Right Front Passenger Door Handle Cracked. I superglued and it was ok but looked bad. I Have the Platinum Warranty BUT much To My surprise, it Doesn't Cover Door Handles, listed on Page 2 of Exclusions! I had taken it in for a rear window motor replacement, which was covered. But the dealership had ordered the new door handle in, and installed it before calling Toyota! Because I have most all my service done at this dealership, they told me to forget about it, they absorbed the cost! Good thing too because the handle and install was $150. The Service Manager told me they have had several of these handles break on the Sequoias and Tacoma Trucks, and believes a Service Bulletin Should Be Issued On Them!
This is my first visit in a while...noticed you had a similar situation to mine. Bought my wife a new 2003 Avalon and recently the battery died. Meanwhile, my 2001 Sequoia motors on at 70k and five years on the original battery. Go figure. I think the Avalons had a bad batch of batteries and the Sequoias obviously had a bunch of good ones. Have used Mobil synthetic oil since new, and am getting 16-17 actual miles a gallon on 87 octane regular in mixed driving...up to 19 on the road. The mileage meter says more, of course. Verrry happy with the truck and don't intend to trade anytime soon.
Welcome back fanman. Performance wise, we have identical numbers on my 01 SEQ. I also use fully synthetic Mobil 1. What is am curious about is how often the transmission fluid have to be changed. I changed mine at 1500 miles (yes, the number is correct) into a fully synthetic oil (Mobil, but I forgot the number), but have never changed since (now at 81K). I keep on postponing it.
I'm hoping to lease an '06 Sequoia SR5, depending on the price. Big incentive with the low money factor, .00064 for all models. But the 4WD is out of my price range. According to carsdirect.com, 55% of the ones sold are 4x2, but I really don't see any available in my area (Boston). Anyone have any thoughts on this? Anything good or bad to say about the 4x2 model? Also, anyone know if this money factor is going to stick around past the quoted 12/5? My current lease is up in January and I'd rather not carry two payments if I don't have to.
Been away from this forum for awhile, so I apologize if this is a tad late, but I hope it is useful to some.
HOWEVER, the reason I picked Michelin CT is because that seemed to be the overwhelming choice in this forum, even compared to Michelin LTX
My '01 Seq came with the Bridgestone Duellers. I replaced them at 25K miles with the Michelin LTX M/S tires, at a 275/70/16 size (the LC size). Very nice tires, but didn't last as long as I'd hope. Recently replaced them at 62K miles (so I got less than 40K miles on them) with the Michelin C/T. Excellent tire, the C/T is. Much softer and quieter, plus it rides even more supple than the other 2 tires I had gone through earlier. I will strongly recommend the CrossTerrains, definitely.
Fanman8, toyotatoys, flyfish4life, etc... many old-timer Seq owners.. I guess we are still here just not too active anymore. My 2001 Seq now has 63K miles, and still rock solid. Just replaced tires and brakes 1K miles ago. Much as I've tried to get rid of this truck, it continues to soldier on in the family fleet. Seems its an indestructible truck BTW, the ONLY non-wear and tear repair done to my Seq since purchase Dec 2000 are (a) front brakes TSB recall, and (b) CD unit replaced (barely 100miles of ownership; must have been a bad one). That's it. What a truck !
I am excessively conservative, and use the standard intervals for fluids even with synthetics. The transmission is IMHO the most important thing to keep cleanly lubed. Would be curious to know what Mobil recommends, but have never checked. One funny thing about my truck is that it actually gets a little bit better mileage on regular than premium. Oh, by the way, be sure not to use overdrive when towing a trailer. For some reason that really heats up the tranny. And Happy Thanksgiving to you and all the old-timers, too!
"One funny thing about my truck is that it actually gets a little bit better mileage on regular than premium."
This is a very common observation and also true in my personal experience. I once went on a 2700-mile trip one way with my old Toyota van. I used regular one way and premium on the return. I got an average of 2 more miles per gallon on regular gas. My 01 SEQ has not seen premium gas, ever.
I think the explanation for this is that the premium gas has a retardant to prevent auto-ignition in high compression engines. I do not know what to make of this because, at least in perception, the premium gas is supposed to burn cleaner.
nice to hear from old posters. My '01 is still running great with 105K miles, I have replaced the gizmo on both rear doors that make it stay open, my set of mich CT now have 65K miles on them and I expect another 10K. Rear window motor only works occasionally but costs $380 to replace. I'll wait on that.
Someone on this forum replaced their brake drums ? (the thing the pads press against) that are non toyota from some tundra forum? Any leads or are you still around???
I'm at 109K and still running strong. The Sequoia doesn't use drums, all 4 wheels use brake rotors. If you suspect rotor problems, it'll be less costly to have them turned than to replace them. Infact, even though the dealership charges about $150 to do this, if you know someone that can remove them for you it's about $6 at a machine shop per rotor. If your rear window works sometimes, I'd look into finding the electrical short, as if the motor was toast it probably wouldn't work at all.
sorry, I meant rotors. Mine have been turned four times and are getting close to the tolerence limit, hence the question on the individual that replaced the rotors. The toyota mechanic said the short was in the motor, I hesitate using it for fear of it not going up. I checked on the price of the part and it was 80% of their repair estimate.
Still my old ford van at this milage had goen through two transmissions and so many small repairs it wasen't funny.
There are many aftermarket rotors available. I and many others got some from www.raceshopper.com through a discounted group on another forum. Raybestos and Wagner also make them that you can get through many autoparts stores. Just make sure to get their better professional grade not the base line ones. Make your e-mail public and I'll send you a link or two (then you can make it private again).
Hello! I was wondering if any one out there has any feedback or advice on the toyota seq towing capability. I'm looking to purshase one to tow my fishing boat which is 4500 lbs including the trailer. Toyota claims 6500 for the 2WD but I have concerns, specially when the time comes to get the boat out the water at the boat ramp. I love toyota quality and reliability,I own a 02 toyota sienna, which I have being very happy with but I don't want to make an big mistake. I appriciate any help regarding this matter. Happy holiday season!
You won't have any issues with a 4500lb trailer. I've towed a 7000lb car trailer, taking off was easy but stopping was a bit harder than normal. Luckily the trailer had it's own brakes, a pretty neat setup actually. It was activated by pressure on the tounge, so when i tried to stop or slow down, the trailer would brake a certain amount depending on how hard I was stopping. Only issue I had is that without an auto-levelling suspension my headlights were aimed up in the air.
Not sure about pulling it out of the water, the engine won't have any problems with it but I could see the tires slipping if it's wet, but of course any 2wd would have that same problem.
I think the reason why the members of the 01 generation are coming back is because it is now time to start replacing a few things here and there.
My sister's 02 SEQ (built in Aug 01)had transmission problems at 65K and that was a disappointment to me because I facilitated the purchase for them. The Toyota dealership just told them to have the transmission replaced outright for about $5K. They had it rebuilt at AAMCO for $2800, and seems to be okay. Psychologically it makes me nervous to think that my transmission might go, too. It's nice to think that a number of the 01 owners are getting past 100K without problems. I have now 82K and everything is still great, except that sometimes it doesn't do anything when I try to start it. Then, when I just turn the key again it will start without a problem. I know it is not the battery because the battery is brand new. Maybe it is just a contact problem. Otherwise, I still love my SEQ.
The things I've learned over the years is doing a lot of fluid changes is a large help in prolonging life. The tranny pan on the Sequoia has a drain plug so doing a drain and refill is a REAL easy job, just like changing Motor oil but no filter hassles. Unfortunately it only drains about 4 qts (capacity is 16), but if done pretty frequently is definitely better than nothing. A fluid flush either by dealer with the machine or by yourself is not difficult, just takes a little longer. A couple of good sources on the net regarding how to do it. The Toyota trannies do not have a "filter" it's really only a mesh screen. Myself and many others have added a Magnefine filter that is easily replaced and also has magnets in it to catch other wear causing metal particles (that grey paste junk that collects on the tranny pan magnets normally. Also keeping overdrive turned off when towing or very hilly driving where you hear/feel it dropping out of OD frequently.
My view on AAMCO: I hope your sister has a better experience and also tell her to check her warranties from them and do the fluid changes. I had a '94 Explorer that started leaking fluid REAL bad while driving and stopped pretty much right in front of AAMCO, what luck, NOT. I went with the "experience, national warranty, blah, blah, etc." AAMCO only replaced the "worn/broken" parts and not much else. What you wind up with is a 3 brand new pieces in a tranny where everything else has 65k of wear. They also only give a 12 month/12k warranty. $2100 and 1 week later, my truck was back working fine. 13 months and almost exactly 13k later, tranny started slipping and making noise. Went back to AAMCO to have checked, something else was worn, out of "good faith" they replaced the worn parts and I only had to cover the parts (another $600) not labor. 1 week later I get it back. 2 weeks later (mid/late November) it's not shifting back into 1st gear when you stop at a light while cold EVERY cold morning. 7 minutes of driving all is well as everything warms up. AAMCO dealer is 10 minutes away so by the time you get there, can't be duplicated. Leave the truck for a week, they check everyday, no issue, can't duplicate. Take truck back, next AM no 1st gear, 2nd day, no 1st gear. Get a ride and park it in front of their shop, take keys, say to call in AM. Problem duplicated right away, repair as needed which "supposedly" was a piece of dirt in valve body not allowing something to close. Once warm and metal expanded tolerance allowed full function. 1 month later tranny would make weird noise AFTER 15 minutes of driving on highway that would go away after 5 minutes. Didn't trust the POS anymore for me or wife and kids so sold it and replaced with the Sequoia.
After being extremely ticked off during the whole thing I made a bunch of calls. My normal maintenance shop and local Ford dealer would have replaced it with a factory rebuilt unit (all parts replaced) that also would have had a 3 year/36k warranty and honored by Ford. Total cost for factory rebuilt including labor unit $1800 and 1 day down time!!!!!
Does a 2001 Sequoia have? I see 5. 2 joints in front, 2 joints in back, and the infamous propeller shaft. Can someone please confirm? I am getting paranoid that I am missing one.
Something else: I had nightmares the other night because I realized I used some cheap non-moly grease when I greased it last time.
Now you are making me even more nervous - about my sister's "rebuilt" tranny and my own tranny.
Replacing 4 qts out of 16 may actually be not a bad idea. I heard or read somewhere that tranny fluid is actually better replaced in fractions, much like replacing aquarium water. I could not remember what the reason was.
Out of curiousity, what fluid do you use for the tranny?
Mine is an '03 so I had to use the Toyota T-IV fluid, No other options. '01 and '02 use regular Dextron III so there are many choices synthetic and regular dino.
Didn't mean to make you nervous just giving my personal experience which was very poor. Hopefully neither of you have any more issues. You might want to have her scrutinize and question what was done with AAMCO and what coverage she has. She might want to consider using them for the fluid changes as they might be more willing to do a good faith type thing if needed in the future.
Haven't heard the only 4 thing. I CAN tell you that I saw a fluid being done with the machine and manually and after about 12 qts on both there was a NOTICEABLE difference in color of the fluid. Dirty and dark red at the beginning, perfectly clear and bright red at the end. Given my personal preference if I was able to, I would use one of the synthetics like Mobil-1 and flush every 25-30k. Having the dealer do it with the machine is about $125 but to me cheap insurance to hopefully keep the fluid and tranny as it should be.
Tranny fluid is not as subject to as many contaminants like the oil is. But when you consider capacity, how bad would your oil get if you only drained and replaced 1-2 qts out of 6 at every oil change? Better than not doing anything but not as good as full replacement.
Side note to my other post. The reason they could not duplicate the "cold morning" problem for a full week. For security reasons they park the vehicles inside the shop over night. Heaters working kept the shop at 65-70 degrees. The no 1st gear issue was only below about 30 degrees.
I purchased mine through toyotapartscheap.com. My problem is trying to figure out how to replace. It seems that the whole door panel needs to be removed to do it?
Wondering if there is any easy way to get a few quarts of transmission fluid out of the 2004 Sequoia? If I use a siphon to suck it out, what is the right size of siphon to use and how long? Any thing smarter than sucking it out with mouth, just in case...? Will siphon damage anything inside of tranny?
I HAVE A 01 SEQ LIMITED 4X2. I WAS DRIVING AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. SO I WENT TO A GAS STATION AND PUT IN A FULL TANK OF GAS. I TRIED TO START THE CAR BUT IT WOULDNT START. IT SOUNDED JUST LIKE AS IF THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE CAR. WHAT DO I DO? ANY ADVICE AND WHAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR.
I have a Sequoia and I love it. However, I purchase rims for my car and they were not factory. I am trying to find out how to get the sensor to go off that says that something is wrong with the air in tire or the tire itself. With the economy the way it is factory rims were just to high. Can someone tell me what to do? I would greatly appreciate it. Other than that I have no problems with my car at all it has been a blessing to drive.
Harryliu, Make your e-mail public for a day or two. I'll send you some info to help. You WILL want to do a complete flush to get the old fluid out which is actually very easy to do by yourself. If you only do some drain and fills it will continue to mix old dirty contaminated fluid with the new stuff. You'll need 16 qts to do the flush and about 45 minutes of your time.
Also don't forget that your '04 Sequoia can ONLY use Toyoat T-IV fluid. Mobil makes a non synthetic fluid (3309 I believe) that is supposedly approved as a subsitute. Cost is the same or more as the T-IV so your call. I'd go with the factory stuff.
DO NOT USE ANY OF THE DEXTRON VERSIONS!!!!!! Not Amsoil, Mobil 1, Redline, RP, etc. Use the T-IV!!!!
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I have a DVD player mounted in the center console that is hooked up to a 15" overhead monitor in the rear and that's how I have mine hooked up. I can watch the movie playing on the rear monitor up front or watch a totally seperate movie from what's playing in the rear.
Your dealer probably didn't install an FM modulator or even consider patching the signal from the factory DVD player to the AVN30D, but ask their installer to make sure so you don't double your efforts.
Nice to hear from you again. I still remember most of those 2001 SEQ batch who were very active in this forum.
How similar we are in our situation and mindsets. My battery was not really dead yet, but sometimes it showed a little bit of hesitation. Since it is 4.5 years old, I figured I already got my money's worth. Besides, it's not always easy to find somebody who has a battery to boost up a SEQ, in case it fails. I was actually not sure if the battery was bad because when I ldisconnected the terminals, they were slightly corroded. It could just have been contact problem.
I actually went to Sam's to pick up the 27F battery for $68, but after I looked at the old battery I noticed that it had 710 CCA, while the Sam's battery had only 675 CCA. I went to Sears, but their equivalent battery was $118, plus tax and disposal fees (almost twice as much as Sam's). It had no clear label but I suspected that it was made in Mexico. When I called Toyota, they were selling replacement battery for only $100 plus tax and disposal fee. So I decided to go for the Toyota battery. It turned out to be also made in Mexico, but with a supposed 84-month pro-rated waranty. I would be glad to get half of that.
Keep enjoying your SEQ.
1.WAY UNDERPOWERED COMPARED TO THE AMERICAN UTES.
2.OVER WEIGHT.
3.UGLY EXTERIOR AS WELL AS INTERIOR.
4.ITS A TOYOTA
5.TO EXPENSIVE FOR NOT THAT GREAT OF A CAR
"PROS"
1. UMMM.. YUKON/TAHOE ARE BETTER HAHAHA :P
When did you father open the dealership? It must have been fun selling Toyotas when the Corona first hit the States in the mid-60's.
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How are the Sequoia's in snow? I live in CO. and put Blizzacks on already-I read that the Dunlops stunk, but I'm just a little leary about this much weight going in the wrong direction. Any experience or thoughts?
Thanks for the welcome.
What a few of the best sites for cool mods to the Sequoia?
Thanks in advance!
Try the Toyota Sequoia Owners: Accessories & Modifications for some ideas; there's also a whole Speed Shop: Tuning & Modification board. I'm sure a net search will turn up some sites beyond us.
Steve, Host
"CONS"
1.WAY UNDERPOWERED COMPARED TO THE AMERICAN UTES.
2.OVER WEIGHT.
3.UGLY EXTERIOR AS WELL AS INTERIOR.
4.ITS A TOYOTA
5.TO EXPENSIVE FOR NOT THAT GREAT OF A CAR
"PROS"
1. UMMM.. YUKON/TAHOE ARE BETTER HAHAHA
Way under powered? Hardly!!!!
Over Weight: Compared to What? A smaller US made Sport Ute, perhaps
Ugly Exteriorand interior: Your opinion. Not many would agree with that.Your loosing credibility here. Mine: Ugly exterior Buick Rondevous, Pontiac Aztec. Lets be fair, Will Ya!
Its a Toyota: Right. So that means to me and most people, better quality and reliability. I suppose listing that as a Con for you shows only that you dislike a well engineered Sport Ute. Better engineered than the Yukon or Tahoe!!!!!
To expesive for not that great of a car? Toyota Sequoia Ltd - 46,705, GMC Yukon XL - 50,405, Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer - 47,335, Chevy Tahoe LT - 48,175, GMC Yukon SLT -48,835. The G.M. giveaways are over with!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, and Yukon and Tahoe are better? Really? How so?
According to Consumer Reports buying Guide 2006, Sequoia LTD is the ONLY one rated with a Very Good Predicted Reliability listed in the Large Sport Utility Vehicle category. GMC Yukon XL rated Average, Ford Expedition rated Poor, Tahoe rated - Average.
The Employee Discounts are over with! G.M is laying off people while Toyota has gained a larger piece of the automoive pie. Well, I guess a lot ofpeople just plain like those underpowered, overweight, ugly Sequoias after all bigo!!!
Made in Mexico should not be a problem as a lot of the seq parts are made their.
1. That person is obviously ignorant, and I refuse to go down to that level.
2. I AM very biased myself. I just bought my 9th Toyota in a row last month, an 06 Solara for my wife.
3. I am "cheap" and I am not into the horsepower issues.
I buy the low end of a particular model, provided it has the options I want (and ONLY the options I want). Limited is something for somebody to pay for, and I have no issues with that. Also, one reason I liked the Sequoia is because it had the SMALLEST V8 available for an 8-seater, full-sized SUV at that time. The MDX had a smaller 6-cylinder SUV, but it only seats 7 and I wanted a truck-based SUV. I also have no issues with people who need 7-liter motors to tow their house. In almost 5 years I owned the SEQ and 80K piled into it, I NEVER had a situation where I wished I had more horsepower. I prefer the torque.
To me the bottom line is whether we are happy with our purchase or not, and I have yet to be disappointed with any of my 9 Toyotas (including 1 Lexus). For guidance, yes, I am also a big Consumer Reports disciple.
Last winter I actually tried to get stuck in the snow, found a snowdrift that was several feet high covering the entire road and actually had a car buried up to it's roof in it. Drove right through it with no issues at all, love the Sequoia 4wd system. When I was done playing in the snow a pickup truck came along, with a lift and nice tires. When he went through the drift he decided to drive in my tracks
Btw, BF Goodrich tires are made by Michelin
I Have the Platinum Warranty BUT much To My surprise, it Doesn't Cover Door Handles, listed on Page 2 of Exclusions!
I had taken it in for a rear window motor replacement, which was covered. But the dealership had ordered the new door handle in, and installed it before calling Toyota!
Because I have most all my service done at this dealership,
they told me to forget about it, they absorbed the cost!
Good thing too because the handle and install was $150.
The Service Manager told me they have had several of these handles break on the Sequoias and Tacoma Trucks, and believes a Service Bulletin Should Be Issued On Them!
Happy thanksgiving.
Also, anyone know if this money factor is going to stick around past the quoted 12/5? My current lease is up in January and I'd rather not carry two payments if I don't have to.
HOWEVER, the reason I picked Michelin CT is because that seemed to be the overwhelming choice in this forum, even compared to Michelin LTX
My '01 Seq came with the Bridgestone Duellers. I replaced them at 25K miles with the Michelin LTX M/S tires, at a 275/70/16 size (the LC size). Very nice tires, but didn't last as long as I'd hope. Recently replaced them at 62K miles (so I got less than 40K miles on them) with the Michelin C/T. Excellent tire, the C/T is. Much softer and quieter, plus it rides even more supple than the other 2 tires I had gone through earlier. I will strongly recommend the CrossTerrains, definitely.
"One funny thing about my truck is that it actually gets a little bit better mileage on regular than premium."
This is a very common observation and also true in my personal experience. I once went on a 2700-mile trip one way with my old Toyota van. I used regular one way and premium on the return. I got an average of 2 more miles per gallon on regular gas. My 01 SEQ has not seen premium gas, ever.
I think the explanation for this is that the premium gas has a retardant to prevent auto-ignition in high compression engines. I do not know what to make of this because, at least in perception, the premium gas is supposed to burn cleaner.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
Someone on this forum replaced their brake drums ? (the thing the pads press against) that are non toyota from some tundra forum? Any leads or are you still around???
Still my old ford van at this milage had goen through two transmissions and so many small repairs it wasen't funny.
I was wondering if any one out there has any feedback or advice on the toyota seq towing capability. I'm looking to purshase one to tow my fishing boat which is 4500 lbs including the trailer. Toyota claims 6500 for the 2WD but I have concerns, specially when the time comes to get the boat out the water at the boat ramp. I love toyota quality and reliability,I own a 02 toyota sienna, which I have being very happy with but I don't want to make an big mistake. I appriciate any help regarding this matter.
Happy holiday season!
Not sure about pulling it out of the water, the engine won't have any problems with it but I could see the tires slipping if it's wet, but of course any 2wd would have that same problem.
My sister's 02 SEQ (built in Aug 01)had transmission problems at 65K and that was a disappointment to me because I facilitated the purchase for them. The Toyota dealership just told them to have the transmission replaced outright for about $5K. They had it rebuilt at AAMCO for $2800, and seems to be okay. Psychologically it makes me nervous to think that my transmission might go, too. It's nice to think that a number of the 01 owners are getting past 100K without problems. I have now 82K and everything is still great, except that sometimes it doesn't do anything when I try to start it. Then, when I just turn the key again it will start without a problem. I know it is not the battery because the battery is brand new. Maybe it is just a contact problem. Otherwise, I still love my SEQ.
My view on AAMCO: I hope your sister has a better experience and also tell her to check her warranties from them and do the fluid changes. I had a '94 Explorer that started leaking fluid REAL bad while driving and stopped pretty much right in front of AAMCO, what luck, NOT. I went with the "experience, national warranty, blah, blah, etc." AAMCO only replaced the "worn/broken" parts and not much else. What you wind up with is a 3 brand new pieces in a tranny where everything else has 65k of wear. They also only give a 12 month/12k warranty. $2100 and 1 week later, my truck was back working fine. 13 months and almost exactly 13k later, tranny started slipping and making noise. Went back to AAMCO to have checked, something else was worn, out of "good faith" they replaced the worn parts and I only had to cover the parts (another $600) not labor. 1 week later I get it back. 2 weeks later (mid/late November) it's not shifting back into 1st gear when you stop at a light while cold EVERY cold morning. 7 minutes of driving all is well as everything warms up. AAMCO dealer is 10 minutes away so by the time you get there, can't be duplicated. Leave the truck for a week, they check everyday, no issue, can't duplicate. Take truck back, next AM no 1st gear, 2nd day, no 1st gear. Get a ride and park it in front of their shop, take keys, say to call in AM. Problem duplicated right away, repair as needed which "supposedly" was a piece of dirt in valve body not allowing something to close. Once warm and metal expanded tolerance allowed full function. 1 month later tranny would make weird noise AFTER 15 minutes of driving on highway that would go away after 5 minutes. Didn't trust the POS anymore for me or wife and kids so sold it and replaced with the Sequoia.
After being extremely ticked off during the whole thing I made a bunch of calls. My normal maintenance shop and local Ford dealer would have replaced it with a factory rebuilt unit (all parts replaced) that also would have had a 3 year/36k warranty and honored by Ford. Total cost for factory rebuilt including labor unit $1800 and 1 day down time!!!!!
Something else: I had nightmares the other night because I realized I used some cheap non-moly grease when I greased it last time.
Now you are making me even more nervous - about my sister's "rebuilt" tranny and my own tranny.
Replacing 4 qts out of 16 may actually be not a bad idea. I heard or read somewhere that tranny fluid is actually better replaced in fractions, much like replacing aquarium water. I could not remember what the reason was.
Out of curiousity, what fluid do you use for the tranny?
Thanks!
Didn't mean to make you nervous just giving my personal experience which was very poor. Hopefully neither of you have any more issues. You might want to have her scrutinize and question what was done with AAMCO and what coverage she has. She might want to consider using them for the fluid changes as they might be more willing to do a good faith type thing if needed in the future.
Haven't heard the only 4 thing. I CAN tell you that I saw a fluid being done with the machine and manually and after about 12 qts on both there was a NOTICEABLE difference in color of the fluid. Dirty and dark red at the beginning, perfectly clear and bright red at the end. Given my personal preference if I was able to, I would use one of the synthetics like Mobil-1 and flush every 25-30k. Having the dealer do it with the machine is about $125 but to me cheap insurance to hopefully keep the fluid and tranny as it should be.
Tranny fluid is not as subject to as many contaminants like the oil is. But when you consider capacity, how bad would your oil get if you only drained and replaced 1-2 qts out of 6 at every oil change? Better than not doing anything but not as good as full replacement.
Side note to my other post. The reason they could not duplicate the "cold morning" problem for a full week. For security reasons they park the vehicles inside the shop over night. Heaters working kept the shop at 65-70 degrees. The no 1st gear issue was only below about 30 degrees.
I will change the fluid right away if I were you.
out of the 2004 Sequoia?
If I use a siphon to suck it out, what is the right size of siphon to use
and how long? Any thing smarter than sucking it out with mouth, just in
case...? Will siphon damage anything inside of tranny?
Thanks for any input
Hoping to save some $ by changing a few quart at a time instead.
Make your e-mail public for a day or two. I'll send you some info to help. You WILL want to do a complete flush to get the old fluid out which is actually very easy to do by yourself. If you only do some drain and fills it will continue to mix old dirty contaminated fluid with the new stuff. You'll need 16 qts to do the flush and about 45 minutes of your time.
DO NOT USE ANY OF THE DEXTRON VERSIONS!!!!!! Not Amsoil, Mobil 1, Redline, RP, etc. Use the T-IV!!!!
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Thank you for the info first. BTW, I am not a hands on guy and never crawl under a car. Can I do that?