2005 Toyota Sequoia: brake failure

7 of the 352 complaints about the 2005 Toyota Sequoia describe brake failure.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 120,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 6 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Brake failure by model year

2008
1
2007
1
2006
2
2005
7
2004
7
2003
12
2002
2
2001
6

What owners say

Filed Sep 11, 2019 · Brakes · 242,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. While driving approximately 60-65 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The brakes failed to slow down the vehicle. The contact was able to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the brake booster failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the part was no longer being manufactured. Hutchinson toyota of albany (located at 2865 ledo rd, albany, ga 31707, (229) 436-7751) was contacted by phone and informed of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 242,000.

Filed Jul 27, 2017 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · FL

Without warning, the brake, vsc, and traction control lights will all illuminate. After this happens and the brakes are applied, the ABS makes a screeching sound , the brakes lock up and then are lost completely. Usually requires a rapid response of downshifting and/ or using the parking brake to avoid collisions. This problem happens every 6-10 times it is driven. Many times there are no warnings at all, the dash lights happens instantaneously with the brake failure. Sometimes restarting the vehicle will make a stop but it is no guarantee. This has been happening for over five years with no explainable cause from my mechanic.

Filed Aug 26, 2016 · Brakes · 133,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that when the brakes were engaged at an unknown speed, the pedal went to the floor as the ABS and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to be pulled over and stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it diagnosed that the ABS hydraulic assembly, wheel speed sensor, stroke sensor, and engine control system had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however; the brake failure continued to recur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicles actuator had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.

Filed Nov 11, 2015 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 70,000 miles · AL

When turning corners in motion, the traction control light illuminates causing a loss of braking and acceleration. There is now way to control the vehicles acceleration/deceleration until the light goes off. Typically last about 3-5 seconds. This happens frequently every time the vehicle is driven.

Filed Oct 2, 2015 · Brakes · 137,000 miles · AZ

Tonight when backing out of my driveway I heard a loud grinding noise and my brake pedal was very hard to push. The brake light, trac off and vsc trac lights all were on. I parked the vehicle and cycled the engine and as soon as I drove away it happened again. I have had problems with just the brake light coming on then going off after turning off the key but this is the first time all 3 have come on and I have had no brakes at all. I have researched and noticed this is a common problem and yet toyota has failed to issue a recall on this problem. I was very lucky my wife was not driving the car with my daughter in the vehicle.

Filed Jul 20, 2010 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 68,000 miles · CA

Vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure, the problems we have observed since this has occurred and after 3 times of taking the car into the dealership we have been told the ecu is failing? 1. The car actually froze up 2. Instrument panel lights remained illuminated. 3. The brakes failed on one occasion and quickly came back, but made metal grinding noise. 4. At various times the ABS kicked in even though the brakes were not applied 5. Suv did not properly respond to brake or steering 6. The car occasionally thinks that we are skidding out of control and begins pulsating the brakes 7. While backing out of the driveway the brakes engaged. If you google toyota sequoia and ecu or vsc or ABS you will not many people have complained about this issue. In all instances stopping and restarting the car has reset the lights and the issue went away.

Filed Dec 10, 2007 · Brakes, Electrical · 6,802 miles · AR

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The brake lights, check engine light, and vcs track light illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately nine times. The dealer replaced the brake booster the first time, checked the emissions and cleared the codes the second time, cleared the code the third time, replaced the fuel filter neck the fourth time, and replaced the brake booster again the fifth time. While driving at an unknown speed, the brakes failed and the dealer replaced the computer skid control. The current mileage was 20,000 and failure mileage was 6,802.