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Is there a simple way to search the 2500+ posts on Sequoia and query if similar questions were asked before?
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I was just stating some observations based on what the topics were saying. By the way, I am still looking for that Topic where "all the Expedition Problems" are mentioned. All I have found in that area is an old, rather dead topic. I haven't seen any recent posts made in that
area. (I'd like to get a jump on any recalls, etc
Anyway, you guys are still too funny with your emotion over a truck. I don't get it. Its only a truck. If its good for you, then good, if you have problems, then get them fixed. Some of you treat them like your child is being insulted or something.
Like I said before, the only reason I posted in the first place was because some of you talk like this is the greatest vehicle ever built. Don't you realize you just bought an overpriced truck, which Toyota is making their biggest profit margin on right now?
All SUV's are really just overpriced trucks. I prefer to look for the ones that take the least amount of money out of my pocket to do the job required. If it wasn't for my wife who prefers to carry her 'Stuff' INSIDE a climate controlled bed area, I wouldn't even have one in my garage.
Also, can I reset the Window Lock button to stop locking my panel? I have to unlock it to roll down the windows and forget to relock. As soon as my 6-year old gets in the car, she checks her button to see if she can have some window fun before I hit lock again. Once I lock her out, I can't raise the window either! Rats!
mmcgregor : To answer your question, I had engine clicking when the motor was cool and the dealer could not fix it. I also had the engine light come on a number of times. I'm not sure if it was all part of the same problem as I don't know a lot about trucks/cars.
714cut : I will try an e-mail you later in the week. I am off on a business trip for the next couple of days. Basically it was a matter of Toyota not being able to fix my truck and my dealership fighting on my behalf.
I have a question about maintenance schedules. I live in a hilly area in Vermont, and drive about 1/3 of my miles on dirt roads. My dealer (the only one in town) has its own maintenance schedule which recommends oil changes every 3750 miles instead of every 5000 to 7500 as in the manual that came with my vehicle (and correspondingly shorter intervals to other maintenance items, such as doing tire rotation etc. at 7500). They say that they feel this schedule is more appropriate for the area. Does this seem reasonable, or is this just a scam to make more on maintenance (which is not cheap compared to the Expedition we had before).
on the Expedition/Sequoia debate, the drive/power/handling of the Sequoia wins hands down, IMO, but the Sequoia has many more stupid user-interface features that tick me off, all of which assume that the driver is too stupid to make decisions for himself. Such as the accessory plugs turning off when you take out the key, the doors re-locking a very short time after unlocking with the remote entry fob if you don't open them, the recirculate coming on whenever it is hot out, even when you don't have the auto button pushed for the climate control, the window lock key locking out even the driver's controls, etc.... I don't get the point of having a window-down switch for the back window on the remote entry fob with no window-up switch. Personally I have not had any problems with the Sequoia so far, but I'm only at 6300 miles.
I have a question about maintenance schedules. I live in a hilly area in Vermont, and drive about 1/3 of my miles on dirt roads. My dealer (the only one in town) has its own maintenance schedule which recommends oil changes every 3750 miles instead of every 5000 to 7500 as in the manual that came with my vehicle (and correspondingly shorter intervals to other maintenance items, such as doing tire rotation etc. at 7500). They say that they feel this schedule is more appropriate for the area. Does this seem reasonable, or is this just a scam to make more on maintenance (which is not cheap compared to the Expedition we had before).
on the Expedition/Sequoia debate, the drive/power/handling of the Sequoia wins hands down, IMO, but the Sequoia has many more stupid user-interface features that tick me off, all of which assume that the driver is too stupid to make decisions for himself. Such as the accessory plugs turning off when you take out the key, the doors re-locking a very short time after unlocking with the remote entry fob if you don't open them, the recirculate coming on whenever it is hot out, even when you don't have the auto button pushed for the climate control, the window lock key locking out even the driver's controls, etc.... I don't get the point of having a window-down switch for the back window on the remote entry fob with no window-up switch. Personally I have not had any problems with the Sequoia so far, but I'm only at 6300 miles.
So far the Toyota has been a good vehicle with few grievances. However, when compared to my MC Yukon ST the Toyota is not even in the same league. The MC is far superior in ride, comfort and interior layout. The Toyota is not nearly as comfortable as the MC on long trips. Additionally the Toyota stereo is average at best - TOO MUCH BASS! The climate control system always seems to be blowing whether it is turned off or not. On the plus side, the Toyota gets better mileage, the engine is quieter, has more space and allows seating for 8. Still, the GMC is a much better vehicle.
When it comes time to trade the Sequoia in is when I will be most curious. Can the Sequoia keep up that Toyota tradition of high trade-in values? Only time will tell, until then, I grab the Yukon keys.
Steve
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You may wonder about posters who make this is a "Sequoia Fan Club". I, on the other hand, always wonder what motivates people who do not like a particular car to hang out and keep repeating the same negative comments over and over. I also find it hard to understand why people get so upset about Toyota making a good profit on this car. If you know anything about basic economics, companies that make the best product and sell for a reasonable price make the most profit. In theory the price should reflect supply and demand in such a way that the company would make less money if it either raised or lowered its prices. I have no problem at all with Toyota making money if they make a high quality car that fits a market need. And the market itself is the judge of that. Since the Sequoia is one of the biggest profit makers for Toyota, it seems the product has met a market need at a reasonable price.
I think that your specific views on SUV's being no better than a regular truck are a result of the apparent small size of your family. If it was just my wife and I, I would agree that a pick-up would in many ways be just as good or batter than a higher priced SUV. But, if you have a wife and four kids, and friends of the kids to drive around, like I do, than a higher priced SUV is far, far superior to an open bed truck. My wife would probably have serious issues with putting our 4 or 5 year-old out in the truck bed, particularly in the winter months. She probably wouldn't want me to do that with our 7 or 8 year old either. :-)
The Sequoia is not perfect, in fact far from it. It may however be the "greatest vehicle ever built" for my particular needs. And that's the point.
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In addition to the button on the dash, you can close the window from the keyhole in the rear door. I'm not sure that's much more difficult than a manual popout window. And putting the window all the way down allows you to carry items that are too long to fit fulling inside the truck.
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(Message was also posted in the Sequoia "problem and solutions" board).
I did a little research on a demo we had here a few months back that had the same problem, so I discovered today that we did see that issue come up a while back on that car./ The fix? The light-up vanity mirror on the driver's side had a short in it.
Tell your dealership to look there first -- it may save them a lot of time.
-CD
Any word on possibility of modifying existing 2001s with the "new and improved" center console/armrest for 2002 - although, it may be tricky with rear climate control on back of console. Just wondering...
...on the other hand, our 2wd '97 4Runner SR5 only got about 15 in town and wasn't nearly as roomy!
Lovin' our Sequoia (but hatin' the fill-ups!)
-J
2. Gas mileage stinks, but only if one compares it to a minivan or a mid-size SUV. The latter is not even always true. However, among the full size SUVs, I'll take my gas mileage anytime (2WD, 17.5 mpg coasting at 75 mph). What is called city driving has no real definition and therefore irrelevant for comparison. We can't win them all...
3. I am still passionately apalled by the ugly arm rest, but I hope that this can be replaced by the supposedly fatter one for the 02. Also, the headrests are cheap designs and not adjustable.
4. I should have gotten the leather seats. It would have been worth the money.
'Til next time.
My apologies, you are in fact correct, it is in the same league. In that it is a full-sized sport utility, and in that respect only. Also, if you read it in a car magazine, it mus be true. I too read EVERY car magazine, and obviously also Edmunds. These "credible" sources influenced our decision to purchase the Sequoia a great deal. Car magazines spend 7 days (at best) with a vehicle. I spent 3,000 miles (so far) with the Sequoia and 16,000 with the Yukon. I am telling you that so far, the Yukon is hands-down the better vehicle. My opinion? Yes, of course, but I am entitled to it, and believe I have more experience than most of the car magazines do with both vehicles side by side, all day, every day.
The Sequoia was designed to beat the Expedition, and it shows in it's design, layout and feel. Does it beat the Expedition? I think so. But the Yukon is still the best full-sized sport ute under $40K.