2004 Toyota Sequoia: jerking or lurching

Filed Nov 2, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 160,000 miles · MD

Abs/ trac/skid light come on at different speeds and brakes jerk you back and forth on road. If someone were next to you, you would hit them. Suv make ABS grinding sound when this happens. The truck acts like it is in nutural, wont move. If you turn SUV on off a few times,its start acting normal again. My teen age daughter was jurked of road into grass 2times this mth. Bought SUV new.

Filed Jun 4, 2015 · Brakes · 152,000 miles · GA

My 2004 toyota sequoia experienced brake failure at 10 miles per hour. I was looking to make a turn at the light and my vehicle gave me a huge jerk and the brakes begin to give out. After the brake failure the vs and brakes light came on. I have seen a lot of people posting this problem with there vehicle. I am looking for help since my children drive my vehicle sometimes. Help!!! I brought this vehicle because of it's reputation. However, after seeing all the issues with this vehicle and toyota refusal to repair the problem, my family will be looking else where.

Filed May 21, 2013 · Brakes · 60,000 miles · AL

I have a 2004 sequoia and I have had problems with the vsc, trac, ABS, and brake lights randomly coming on for the last 3 years. I only have 105,000 miles. The brake light comes on and off regularly (mostly on more than off). However with the other lights it is very random. Upon braking, I will experience a loud grinding sound, the car jerks/whiplash motion, the car is hard to stop and manage and then all the lights come on after this occurs. It all happens within 3-5 seconds total but the lights stay on until the car is turned off. It may do it 2-3 more times or might not do it again for a week or even as long as a month. I simply was coasting from a fast food speaker to the window to pay and I experienced it and it almost pushed me into the car in front of me. It has done it when breaking coming up to a red or yellow light. I let off the brake when it does it and press again and it may do it 2-3 times until I come to a complete stop or might not do it again once I release the brake the first time. It is difficult to detect because it occurs at different times, different places, different braking speeds and might not do it again for a while. For 3 years I have put up with this. I go to the dealer and nothing can be proven unless lights on at that time. When I went to the first place I could get to before they went off they hooked it up to a machine and 6 possible problems came up. I have read this is a common problem for 2003-2004 models and you fix one thing and thats not the issue. I have been told it is a computer/brake communication flaw. I do not understand with the complaints of the same problem from individuals even on the national transportation board page that this is not considered a recall. We have to spend thousands of dollars to guess when it is clearly a computer or maintenance issue and definitely a safety hazard. Some lose vehicle power with it.

Filed Jul 27, 2011 · Electrical · 138,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the traction and brake lights would illuminate intermittently. The vehicle would also jerk violently. The dealer replaced the computer that controlled the braking unit but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was 138,000.

Filed Oct 17, 2010 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 118,000 miles · TX

I have a 2004 toyota sequoia that had the right rear wheel bearings replaced last week at my toyota dealership. Now the engine light is staying on as well as the vhs trac and trac off indicator lights. The car jerks when accelerating. This problem has been intermittent for two months but is now all the time.

Filed Mar 10, 2010 · Brakes · 84,000 miles · FL

2004 toyota sequoia - 80,000 + miles I purchased the car new and have always maintained it well. Since new, the brake light would come on intermittently. Toyota could never find a problem. On 10/16/2009 the emergency brake exploded while I was driving. The car jerked but allowed me to continue. Once I parked the car it would not drive. I had the car towed and the repair shop said the left side emergency brake just fell apart. They had never seen anything like it before. Given the issues toyota is having, I believe this incident should be investigated. I have had my brakes replaced 3 times.

Filed Jan 22, 2010 · Acceleration · 84,199 miles · AL · crash · 2 injuries

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 toyota sequoia which was purchased brand new. While driving at speeds of 60 MPH there was a popping noise in the vehicle. The vehicle then made an unintended 80 degree left turn in a swift jerking motion and proceeded to hit a cement pipe in a ditch. The driver's side front tire was knocked off the vehicle. Both the driver and passenger were knocked unconscious at the time. The passenger and driver awoke and the crash was still occurring. The vehicle continued to pick up speeds; however the contact did not notice the exact speeds. The vehicle was on three wheels and continued to proceed. The passenger was knocked unconscious a second time. The passenger awoke to someone flashing light into the vehicle. The contact sustained a broken tibia, seven broken ribs, fractured sternum and a fractured vertebrae. The driver sustained a concussion, bruised face and a small left hand fracture. Both were taken to a nearby hospital. A police report was filed at the scene of the crash. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure and current mileages were 84,199.

Filed Dec 26, 2006 · Steering, Suspension · 108,000 miles · CA · crash · 3 injuries

Friday, december 22, 2006, while driving I experienced a swift pull to the driver's left, corrected it then seconds, later the vehicle gave a violent jerk, accompanied by a horrific sound of steel scraping with the smell of burning metal. The vehicle veered toward traffic in the opposite direction so I fought to hold the stirring from turning in to oncoming traffic or rolling off the road down the side of the freeway. My children scream and cried hysterically as they watched and experience our vehicle violently thrashed about. Smoked and sparks bellowed up along the passenger and front sides of the vehicle. I got the vehicle to the side off the road, out of traffic inches from a 20' (twenty-foot) drop off. The vehicle came to rest on the wheel which had separated from the vehicle causing the driver (me) to loose steering control therefore ending in the most terrifying experience for my children and myself as well as a near traffic collision. Vehicle was towed to toyota of el cajon. They called and said the vehicle has approx $3900 in damages. He said the arm broke and the wheel separated from the vehicle. He assured me he had even look for recalls on the vehicle and there were none. He explained the vehicle had 109,000 (one-hundred-thousand) miles and this was just one of those things. I told him I not agree because I once owned a rav 4 with 364,000 (three-hundred-sixty-four-thousand) miles and never experienced such. The sequoia was purchased new may of 2004, irregardless of the number of miles this should not have occurred. It was the friday of a holiday weekend I was unable to speak to the dealership's customer service. I did however request what action I could take and the telephone number to toyota corporate office.