2003 Toyota Sequoia: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Jan 29, 2014 · Body · 165,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the rear door latch opened independently. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnosis or repair. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

Filed Dec 27, 2013 · Body · 117,000 miles · PA

When you grab the rear handle to open the rear hatch, the handle assembly becomes disengaged from the assembly inside the door. This is the second time this has happened. When you google the following, "sequoia rear latch" or "sequoia rear latch cable" or "sequoia rear larch problems" or "sequoia rear hatch problems" you will get hundreds of hits. This appears to be an ongoing problem. Sequoia inside door handles also repeatedly break. Every time there's a break with the rear latch, it's a $500 fix.

Filed Nov 14, 2012 · Body · 68,000 miles · TX

Every interior door handle has broken at one time or another. I have had all of them replaced at least once (at a cost of $175.00 per handle) and I have to replace one for a second time. The handles are made of plastic that cracks easily and eventually breaks. All of the handles were broken during the course of normal use. No undue or excessive force was exerted when the handles were broken. When the handles are broken, it is impossible to exit the vehicle unless someone opens the door from the outside. If my family and I were involved in an accident and needed to get out of the vehicle quickly, they may not be able to get out in time. This is not only expensive, frustrating and inconvenient, it can lead to a deadly situation. There is no reason that equipment as important as door handles should ever break under normal circumstances.

Filed Mar 10, 2010 · Driver assistance, Locks · 60,000 miles · PA

Inside door handles have broken off on three of the doors. The only door that still works is the driver's side. I have to get out of the car and walk around opening everyone else's door so they can get out of the car. This is obviously not safe in the case of an accident, fire, etc where I might not be able to open all the doors in time. I am thoroughly disappointed by the design flaw that lead to this situation. Toyota wants over 200 per door to fix a problem that should never have happened. Anytime a passenger is trapped inside a car it can become a dangerous situation very quickly. The second problem that I have with the sequoia involves the traction control system. It was fixed one time under a tsb, however, the problem has since returned. I do not feel like spending 100 for a diagnosis to tell me what I already know is wrong with the truck.

Filed Mar 2, 2010 · Locks · IL

Toyota sequoia rear door latch broke. Can't open it from inside or outside. Two previous door handles broke last year. Driver door and passenger door. Back doors are only ones that have lasted. Three door handles failed on one car within one year. On a truck nonetheless, something that should be sturdy. What if they broke upon falling in an emergency?

Filed Feb 18, 2010 · Driver assistance, Locks · 20,000 miles · CA

2003 toyota sequoia vsc/trac computer problems causing unnecessary braking. Also breaking of rear door latch and inability to open rear door.

Filed Apr 1, 2009 · Body, Locks · PR

I have a 2003 toyota sequoia and the door lock was vandalized in 2007 the door lock was opened and the windows down. Now it happened again in 2009 and how it is possible that this sequoia came with factory alarm which is '!@#$% because the lock can be open so easy they just detach it from the door so easy that you see it because the windows are down. I do not want another sequoia of toyota. What security do I have with this locks. It is so simple to open. I would like an explanation. What I do not understand is that how come they open the door and the windows go down I have to start the car for the windows to come down. This was at the morning. Imaging at night. I could not find a website to complain just your site. It seems that the door lock it not attach to the door it is over the door don't you think this is the cheapest way for a sequoia toyota it costs a lot of money and I paid for nothing. I do not feel secure in my sequoia. Can someone help me? I lost all my documents. I can not go to places because I think it will happened again and probably wont see it again. I am afraid to leave my car anywhere even at the garage because the alarm will never ring. Can someone explain to me if the door is open how come the alarm never rang. I do not want to use it at again.

Filed Mar 20, 2009 · Body · 52,000 miles · NC

In july 2006 at 52000 miles I went to exit the vehicle and the door handle breaks off in my hand. Dealer said not covered as it is wear & tear. I am not a tough guy, but cheap plastic handles, especially on the driver door as it is the most used? $139 is a waste of consumer $ and for an extra dollar they could have made a stronger handle.

Filed May 1, 2008 · Locks · 70,000 miles · TX

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the two rear interior door handles cracked before falling completely off within a couple of days. The front passenger interior door handle cracked and fell off approximately one year later. The dealer was notified, but the failures were not corrected. The failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 05/21/08

Filed Dec 9, 2007 · Body · AZ

My 2003 toyota door handles are breaking off. The driver door broke off at about 41,000 miles and they said I would have to fix it at a cost of 180.00 dollars. Then at about 56,000 miles the right rear passenger door handle broke off. If I was to get into an accident god forbid, I would be unable to get out of the car. I have written toyota several times and no response.

Filed Dec 5, 2007 · Body, Locks · 20,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the door handle broke off the inside of the vehicle, which prevented him from exiting the vehicle. Within a year, the remaining four door handles have broken, including the handle on the hatchback. The dealer stated that they were aware of the failure however; this was not included in the warranty. The contact submitted a complaint to the manufacturer. As of december 5, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The failure mileage was 20,000 and current mileage 35,000.

Filed Nov 13, 2007 · Body · FL

My 2003 toyota sequoia's interior door handles, 3 of them, are made of plastic and were broken after a year of usage. With the hot weather here in florida, these door handles becomes weak, easily cracked and then broken. This is going to be an emergency issue because we open our doors from the outside. With the heavy and large doors of these sequoias, the plastic handles are not heavy duty enough material like metal to withstand the open and close operation of these heavy doors. These are defective or below quality to use plastic material for these doors. Please help in correcting these manufacturer defect. I owned several toyotas like a 1987 toyota corolla,1991toyota camry, 1997 toyota avalon and a 1999 toyota tacoma...all of which I never had a problem with the interior door handles because they're made of metal. I don't know why they used plastic to the heavy doors of the sequoias...thank you.