Rear hatch/latch. I purchased my 2007 Sequoia lightly used in 2013. Luckily I purchased a 3 year extended warranty also. Within a year my rear hatch broke for the 1st time, I was unable to open the rear gate, my warranty covered the parts & Labor, within a year it broke again, this time the door would not latch closed, it freely opened & would or could not be secured. This happened while out of town (Fairbanks, AK. In Feb. -40 degrees) luckily the dealership had the parts & was able to fix it quickly. Still covered by my extended warranty. That dealership told me about the consistent problem & I was told about the cheap parts, but also a poor design as far as weather & grime able to reach the components & cause corrosion quickly. It broke one more time before my warranty expired (#3) again unable to open the rear gate. That repair didn’t even last 3 months, But the warranty was expired & I had a very reliable mechanic replace it this time (#4). Much cheaper than what Toyota wanted to charge me. He did a little weather preventative repair and I actually got nearly 2 years on that repair. He also said it was a terrible design flaw on the rear hatch, & there was significant corrosion on many other parts in the rear gate. He cleaned it up as well as possible. When it broke the 5th time, I was furious, & couldn’t see the point of the $750.00+ repair (Alaska is more $$), again was broken in the unable to open position. So I used the window & crawling over the seats method for over a year, until my window started making horrible noise when opening. I made an appointment with Toyota in Anchorage, AK to repair it this time as I had a recall taken care of at the same time. The only visible corrosion on the vehicle was around the latch, the window does not work properly, & you hear parts rattling when you open & close the gate now. I realize the open gate break is not common, But that was a horribly dangerous situation, recall is needed immediately for safety & reputation
2007 Toyota Sequoia: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 136 complaints about the 2007 Toyota Sequoia describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Doors not locking with key fob. Have to manually lock all doors by hand. Sometimes the key fob arms the security and sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve replaced the key fob and tried to program new fob but cannot program, hooked up a scanner to run for codes and 1 showed a (B1242 - wireless door lock tuner circuit)
11/02/2011, plastic rear hatch outside door handle broke. I am unable to open the hatch. Dealer said it may take up to 2 hrs. To fix @ $105.00/hr. Plus parts. Advised dealer of others who have had same problem & was advised there is not a recall. I emailed complaint to toyota, but to date, have not received reply.
Rear door handle latch broken, trying to open the rear door when latch just broke and was unable to open the rear.
1. 2007 toyota sequoia rear door latch broken. The event occurs by attempting to open the rear latch. 2. The failure occurs because the rear latch would jam, and the owner was just trying to open the door the normal way. This also occurs on the regular doors as well. 3. I will contact the dealership about the failure.
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Questions about the 2007 Toyota Sequoia door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2007 Toyota Sequoia?
5 of 136 owner complaints about the 2007 Toyota Sequoia (4%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2007 Toyota Sequoia?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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