2005 Toyota Sequoia: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 6, 2018 · Electrical · 45,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the vehicle had a sudden loss of power. Also, the vehicle stalled while making left and right turns and various warning indicators illuminated. Initially, the dealer (principle toyota, 7370 winchester rd, memphis, tn 38125, (877) 217-4003) was unable to replicate the failure, so it continued to progress and various warning indicators remained illuminated, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. *tt

Filed May 31, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 89,000 miles · FL

Car stalls when put in drive and will not drive safely. There is a loud clunk when backing up. Car does not have power getting up hills. Toyota mechanic says there is a bad computer that has been recalled in 2004 models. I

Filed Oct 7, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 102,705 miles · CA

Driving vehicle and ABS activates and stalls vehicle not allowing for acceleration pulsating the brakes and leaving me in the middle of the road for about 30/45 seconds. It has happen twice already same thing both times.

Filed Sep 23, 2013 · Suspension · 116,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and made a grinding sound. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The dealer performed a diagnostic and discovered a defective air injection system. The dealer stated that the air injection system needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the air injection system replaced. The failure mileage was 116,000.

Filed Mar 22, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 121,000 miles · AZ

My vsc, trac and brake light all came on all of sudden with a large boom sound. The car stalled on me in an intersection. The lights go off once car is turned off and then after turning car back on they will come on about 5 minutes after driving. Car loses power every so often now. Dealer said it needs a new computer.

Filed Nov 5, 2011 · Brakes · 141,000 miles · GA

Toyota - there is very serious problem with the vbs, skid control, braking system with the toyota 2005 sequoia!!!!! My brakes locked up and I had no control of the car in terms of handling or braking power - lucky for me I drive like a cautious grandmother and was driving slowly stopping at a routine stop. This event happened after months and months of taking the car in. After this serious event I knew that it was not a problem not to be worried about.... Toyota replaced the skid control computer - close to 1000. I was told this was a 99% fix. Fastforward and the light is on again about a month later....now they claimed the master cylinder was at fault for another near thousand dollars. The repairing dealership serviceman assured me they finally got it and said he would feel very safe for me to travel out of town. I was hesitant, but did leave to go out of town....only to find myself at yet another dealership with the same brake lights coming on.....and then going off when they went in to the service stall. They still have the car as I refused to take it back and they state until the problem "recreates itself" they are at a loss to date. To me to take the chance to recreate the loss of control of the car....and the braking system is utterly nuts. In short, I will not be driving that car ever again. Nor do I want any other person in that potential "death trap." if the national highway safety does not step in.....I am telling you....there will be deaths!!!!! I have no question in my mind over this issue!!!!! Please contact me and recall this for the life of somebody.

Filed Jun 28, 2011 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · TX

2005 2wd toyota sequoia limited has the following warning lights on while the engine is running: vsc, trac-off, ABS, engine light. The vehicle will stall if you try to accelerate, and it will not go over 50 MPH, as if having no power. My sequoia is a real safety problem on the road. Until toyota stand behind their products, they are just a pathetic car company with bogus quality image.

Filed Dec 6, 2010 · Driver assistance · 77,000 miles · CA

When driving our 2005 toyota sequoia sr5 limited, sometimes while going straight but usually after a turn, the vehicle stability control light (little skidding car icon) flashes on the dashboard and all power is lost - you cannot accelerate. In addition, a severe grinding sound is heard, some of the time, when slowing to turn (not using brake pressure). This stalling has occurred since the vehicle was new. The dealer said it was a defective throttle body and replaced it. This did not solve the problem. Any subsequent time I asked them to check it out, they said they could not find anything wrong. Now it is happening several times a day. This past weekend, alone, we experienced this problem at least 5 times while driving. I, previously, contacted toyota corp. And their response was that they will put my information into their files, but have no reports of any such incidents. However, looking on the internet, the 2003 sequoia was recalled for this same problem. We are concerned that we are going to have a collision, due to a power loss: as when this happens, there is no way to get out of traffic or avoid other vehicles. It is a serious issue that I think toyota is aware of but does not want to address. Looking at several toyota forums on the internet, this is an issue with this vehicle for most owners. It appears that this is an issue that toyota needs to address.

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Driver assistance · 68,340 miles · SC

I have a 05 toyota sequoia and have recently been experiencing some electrical problems. I had some routine maintenance done on my car in early august two days later my skid control light came on causing my car to slow down followed by a brake light. When my husband took it to the toyota dealer they said the tilt had to be zero calibrated. The same day after leaving the light came on again. The skid light started to come on more frequently and I got a little worried for my children's safety. I returned to the toyota dealer for them to tell me that I needed to replace the skid control system at a cost of 840 with no guarantee to fix my car. Two days later I took it to them to be replaced and they were not so sure that was the real problem. They said it could be the break booster and they were going to take a further look. The next day when we called to check on my car they informed us they had the same exact problem in another vehicle that they did replace the skid system and did not fix the problem only generated different codes. They said they were going to keep my car to compare it to the other cars codes. I still am waiting to hear what is wrong with my car. I have looked online trying to find answers and this seems to be a problem with this model. I feel the manager of the toyota dealer where I live knows that this is a problem and all but telling me it was not going to fix my issue. I have three small children and we all leave for the beach in three weeks and they don't even know what is causing this malfunction. The 03 sequoia was recalled for almost the same thing. I feel that this is a safety issue and could be dangerous. I have been very careful not to full in front of anybody due to this. I full out onto a road and my car stalls. This is very dangerous to me and my family and toyota is not doing anything to fix it.... This should be recalled!!!