2005 Toyota Sequoia: jerking or lurching

Filed Nov 12, 2014 · Fuel system · 147,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, an abnormal noise emitted from the front of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate and started to jerk when using the cruise control function. The contact mentioned that the ABS, vsc tract, and check engine lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the secondary air injection system valve needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 147,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 194 miles · TN

My vsc, trac off, check engine light and the exclamation sing all came on for the first time since I bought my sequoia, and it started jerking and when I set my foot on the break it starts to pull, as I got on the interstate my sequoia accelerated itself the RPM when up to # 5 it really scared me I have to take it this morning to toyota to have it checked, I do travel with my children alot and that is a safety concern for me.

Filed Feb 6, 2014 · Transmission · 168,558 miles · VA

I am the owner of a 2005 sequoia that I purchased new from a va dealer on 31 dec 2005; it has a rather serious drive-train related problem. After coming to a 'hard' stop, several seconds later I experience a lurch or clunk that literally feels like another vehicle just bumped me from behind. I began to apply threshold braking and the problem was minimal. Today, I had to abruptly apply the brakes, emergency vehicle crossing in front of me, however, when I attempted to accelerate this time the lurch was followed a loud thud that was measured with the speed of the vehicle. Please urge toyota to have this issue made into a recall along with the rust issues that this truck continues to have. The rust recall was limited and stopped with the 2004 models even though it is still an on going issue with this model.

Filed Apr 22, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 68,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH and approaching a traffic stop. As the contact engaged the brakes, the transmission began to jerk with hesitation. In addition, the vsc off, vsc trac, check engine and brake warning indicators were illuminated. The warning indicators remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer where they advised that both the vsc computer and transmission were defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Filed Nov 11, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · 65,000 miles · MD

In the past two weeks following a rapid braking my 2005 toyota sequoia surged forward upon acceleration requiring applying the brakes to stop the sudden lurching forward. This has occurred on three occasions over a ten day period.

Filed Feb 11, 2010 · Visibility · 60,000 miles · FL

I am concerned about spontaneously shattering sunroofs. I understand this has been reported in various vehicles manufactured by diverse auto manufacturers. Last week I was visiting my daughter in california. We were traveling in a 2005 toyota sequoia at 70 miles/hr when suddenly there was the sound of an explosion overhead. The vehicle seemed to lurch a bit but I am not sure whether this was from the pressure changes when the sunroof exploded or whether the driver may have turned the steering wheel slightly in response to the explosion. We exited the highway to inspect the top of the vehicle and found that the sunroof was broken in a symmetrical fashion with the central portion of it blown out. There was in retrospect only a small amount of glass in the space between the sliding roof panel and the broken sunroof which would indicate that the majority of the glass was carried away in the air. There was no evidence that anything had fallen on the vehicle. We were not going under an overpass and not close to any vehicles ahead of us. On reviewing the internet information on this problem it does seem that it is not an infrequent occurrence and probably their are many cases that go unreported. My son in law took the vehicle to toyota and they indicated that this was an acquired problem with the vehicle and would not be covered by any warranty. I believe he is going to toyota management to explore having toyota fix this problem. I write to suggest that the ntsb place an alert to the general public asking for information on thusfar unreported cases of spontaneous shattering of sunroofs. This is a potentially very dangerous occurrence that could lead to accidents, injuries and death were the event to occur in an adverse scenario. Thank you for your attention.

Filed Jan 28, 2010 · Acceleration · 38,000 miles · AZ · crash

Sequoia 2005 2wd. The 2005 should be recalled. (1) while pulling into a parking spot at about 5 MPH, the car suddenly accelerated, driving over a parking curb & down a hill. (2) after coming to a complete stop at a stop sign, I tapped on the gas to go & the car suddenly accelerated, lurching forward. After this happened I took the car to the dealer, who inspected it & failed to find a problem. Floor mats were no where near the brake & is not possible that the gas pedal stuck, because it accelerated suddenly. If the gas pedal merely got stuck, then the car would have continued forward at the same rate of speed, but in my case it accelerated suddenly both times. Tw*

Filed Apr 27, 2009 · Acceleration, Transmission · 45,219 miles · MA

The vsc trac light and engine light of my 2005 toyota sequoia is on. When driving the engine seems to hesitate and lurches forward. I was told that I will have to replace my transmission. My car only has 45,000 miles on it and our warranty expired one month ago. My internet research shows that this is a very common problem. A new transmission will cost thousands of dollars and is un-acceptable for such a young car.

Filed Jan 26, 2007 · Acceleration, Engine · 28,711 miles · CA

Tl* - the contact has a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact received safety recall 07v013000 on the vehicle, and had 9 different repairs made concerning the same safety recall. The last time the vehicle was repaired was on 10/17/2006. On 10/17/2006 the contact bought a new transmission because the failure could not be diagnosed. The contact stated that there were multiple drive line repairs, and that the car was lunging forward and making a clunking sounds. Two days after replacing the engine the contact returned with the vehicle because it was lurching forward and making a clunking noise while being driven. The contact has tried to get the vehicle diagnosed since the new engine without success.

Filed Jun 3, 2005 · Transmission · 60 miles · NY

When the vehicle is being driven the transmission hesitates, then jerks forward. This is a daily occurrence.*ak *sb *m

Filed May 30, 2005 · Acceleration · 1 miles · OR

Excessive idle speed, brake must be depressed hard to stop car from lurching forward or back during warm-up period when changing from park to drive or reverse