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Does anyone know if switching to synthetic oil for the transmission and differential make any difference. I have an 04 4x2 Sequoia with almost 30K miles. I would like to know if changing the transmission and differential oil makes any improvement. Per Toyota, transmission oil change is not needed until my first service for 100K. I don't believe this for a moment. I would like to do what I can to keep the mechanicals going without taking it back to the dealer. I can do the work myself, but I don't have a baseline for changing intervals besides the manual.
Thanks,
Ed
My rear windshield wiper motor is also going out. They have ordered a new motor. This, plus the battery issue has been going on for over a year.
I've had 6 alignments, a set of new tires, a new battery, new rear wiper motor, the VSC lights have come on several times and once, during normal operation, the skid control activated for no reason. They replaced whatever was causing the problem with two different remedies. I also had the ball joints replaced during the recall, which did NOT fix the "drifting" problem. My Sequoia still drifts off the road, but in both directions now.
I went through the arbitration process to no avial and am currently suing Toyota under the State Lemon Law and the Consumer Protection Act.
I've never had so many problems with a new vehicle in my life. And from the sound of the '06 Sequoia, I don't want a replacement. I'll take my money back, thank you!! I'll let you all know how it all :lemon: turns out. Thank goodness we consumers are protected under the law, these kinds of issues should not be happening on a new, $45,000 vehicle!! Jeez!
I was told to try to insert another cd. No Results...
I got on ebay to check for replacement and I really hate to pay a couple hundred $$ for a replacement.
Any suggestions from you Toyota audio folks?
As mentioned in # 1386 fr Kelly, I too have the error code and cannot retrieve 3 classic cd's. Queen, Led Zepplin and Frank Zappa are in the jaws of my JBL..... WHAT TO DO? I'm no Dancing Fool.
At driving speeds below 50 MPH the gauge reads normal, however above 55 MPH the oil pressure drops off below the 1/4 mark and is heading to zero. I take my foot off the gas and slow down preparing to shut off the engine and the pressure will climb back up to normal = 1/4 and above. BTW the car model is a 2002 limited.
Now, I am having an issue which they tell me might be very costly! Although I bought an extended warranty,(an after market one,through Toyota, much to my surprise-buyer beware), it may not cover the work needed. Problem:when I open the driver door or passenger door, there is a click-click sound under the dash, sometimes resulting in the back window not wanting to open, the rear wiper blade not working, and the interior door locks not locking from INSIDE. This condition can remedy itself as I driving down the road, or it may not remedy itself until it wants to.
weather has no effect on this problem. I recently drove over 1,000 miles, over all types of terrain, and the problem never happened. Toyota tells me it might be a broken wire for which they will have to remove the dashboard, the interior of the car and whatever it takes to find a broken wire!! I asked if it could be a relay issue, and they said probably not. Asked them if it could be one of my remotes, ie. remote starter, remote lock/unlock buttons, probably not. All they will say is this one will be $$$$$ to find! I might just live with the problem! The car doors will lock with my remote when I leave the vehicle, so that is good. None of this is covered by my warranty.......so refresh my memory...I bought it... why?
Going crazy...any help or thoughts would be greatly apprciated. The dealer is suggesting that I may have to live with it. I suggested that they completely turn off the alarm, but he is not sure if that is even possible. Am I missing something?
Alimin
However, the front disks need to be turned down every 30,000 miles or so because of serve wopped. So way I replaced the front disks at 80,000 miles and they need to be turned down again.
Any suggestion????
I love my sequoia, but that light drove me nuts for almost a year.
Has anyone tried the anti-sway kits for your sequoia?
If you have, how is it? really easty to install? big differece before/after installation?
Any comment will be appreciated!!
Thanks.
any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks
I have 105,000 on front rotors and will probably need to replace at next brake job. I had to do the rear ones at the last repair as there was some pad failure and it went metal to metal and ruined the rotors.
We've experienced acceleration issues/VSC lights as well as "Brake" lights since our vehicle was new. Dealer gave us the same answers as I've witnessed on others' input in this site...
We're going to trade in our Sequoia for another vehicle...any ideas for an eight pax SUV alternative -- hopefully one that is up to Toyota's normal quality standards...
Some of the probles croping up on sequoias are probably due to age of the vehicle, plus those of us with an '01, it was the first year and maby the longevity problems of a first year model are just now croping up!
I would like some advice on what people have done recently with new tires, I replaced the origionals with Mich cross terrain at 36K miles and they have lasted till now (70K miles), I am going to replace them again but wondering if there is any other recommendations. I live in Folsom CA, no snow, 2 wheel drive, I tow a 6,000 trailer.
Dealership. They said the curtain airbag was bad and charged me $400 labor to replace. The airbag light continued to flash. They said it did not flash when they replaced it,testing it before putting my Sequoia back together. They said maybe a wire got pinched by the tech putting it together, but after them having it for 9 hours, I had to leave with it and bring it back another day. Now they call and say its the wiring system, and would be another $1000 to fix it! Has anybody had this problem? Everybody I talk to says airbags should never be bad? Any suggestions?
tires replaced, on original on my 2004 Sequoia SR5 4x4 due to tread wear. I had 31,000 miles on them. Maybe Toyota should invest in tires rated for a SUV that weighs soooo much.
THEN, the Dueler HT "type" is no longer available, so
purchased 4 new tires for close to $500, which are "newer"
Dueler H/T, which has newer tread (less gap in tread pattern) for a quieter and smoother ride, and rated at
60,000. Hummmm, we'll see. -H.
I'm interested in other Sequoia owner warranty claims.
1) Rotors warped - dealer shaved and rotated
2) battery kept dying - dealer found bad cell - replaced
3) left tail light bulb burned out - dealer replaced
NOW anomolies dealer hasnt resolved.
1) sticky ignition - turn to start position, and starts,
but switch sticks there and keeps starter on, has happened
3 times ( have to manually turn key off to stop)
NOTE: I have a '06 Tundra DblCab 4x4 with same problem)
2) Thump in transmission (feels like being rear ended) after driving on HiWay for a while and take exit ramp and stop NOTE: same issue with my '06 Tundra - many similarities with my Sequioa and Tundra.
Dont get me wrong I love Toyota, owned them for 23 yrs,
esp: 4rnr and pick-up, just noticed more issues since they
are manufactured in US, instead of Japan.
Thanks
This is not the first probelm I have had with my sequoia. It's been in the shop at least 6 times in less and I have only had it for 7 months. I have issues with sulfur dioxide leaking into the cab which does have a "tsb" for that now. They had to replace all of the exhaust system and then broke the manifold and replaced that as well. I am glad that I still under warrenty and purchased an extended also. The A/C blower had to replaced after that and last week it was in the shop for week for electrical short in seat. Its also been in the shop for some minor things radio not picking up a signal (which had to be replaced). The rubber around the window was folded under. All this and its not even time for the 2nd oil change. As you can probably tell I am not happy with my sequoia and would advise anyone not buy one. I have own several toyota's but right now I don't know that I would ever buy another one. Maybe I just have a lemon.
I have the same problem with my '01 Sequoia. Sometime, when I unlock the doors using the remote (specially in winter time), the alarm would go off. Can you send me a copy of the TSB or point me to where I can get one so I can show it to my Toyota service center? Thanks...