Toyota Sequoia knocking problems

Filed Mar 22, 2024 · Brakes, Engine · NY

On [XXX] while driving our 2011 Toyota Sequoia 4x4 Limited (5.7 iforce non flex fuel) my wife was preparing to stop at a traffic light. Completely unexpected and with no warning, the vehicle started bucking, the engine began making a knocking noise and numerous dashboard lights started flashing. It immediately stalled while attempting to stop, thus, causing a very dangerous situation, losing total control of the brakes and steering, nearly causing a collision with the vehicle in front of her. The vehicle had to be towed from the middle of the road, while in heavy traffic. Eventually it was diagnosed (at my mechanics shop) and determined to be a broken valve spring in cylinder #7. This caused the valve to drop into the cylinder bore, making contact with the piston, known as "catastrophic failure on an 'interference' engine"..I later learned that these DEFECTIVE ($5) valve springs, are used in my meticulously maintained 5.7 Toyota motor,...THE SAME PART NUMBER UNDER RECALL IN SEVERAL LEXUS VEHICLES!! Being that I constantly maintained this vehicle and it being in overall excellent condition, I determined it was less expensive to have the engine replaced over repaired. I spent over $4600 in a used motor with 88k miles, and $5400 in labor for the replacement.. total cost of over $10,000 for a $5 defective part that was only recalled on the Lexus vehicles. I kept the original engine in case I can (eventually) have Toyota Corp do an inspection on it and get some kind of compensation on this dangerous, avoidable, selective vehicle recall. No luck thus far but have pictures, invoices and all documents on this situation that I can provide when requested. I am having difficulty downloading these documents to this site. Thank you very much. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Nov 26, 2023 · Body · VA

Frame of this vehicle has lot of rust damage, is it still under manufacture recall? How can I ensure safety of my vehicle along with rusty frame? I’ll be glad to receive more information how to contact manufacturer in order to get this resolved. I drove this vehicle on Nov 19, 2023 last time just hear some knocking sounds while driving

Filed Apr 19, 2022 · Suspension · CA

My cars suspension (driver side shock) has been making creaking, grinding, and/or knocking noise when traversing over mild bumps or road defects at slow speeds. The sound can be replicate by bouncing the car up and down. I am concerned my suspension components will fail under prematurely or under extreme stress. Noted, I brought my car to Toyota for inspection on 2/11/22 and they were not able to replicate the sound. Subsequently I found this related TSB: Additionally noted, I have a TRD pro model with a similar setup as far as suspension. I believe the known defect in the 2019-2020 TRD pros (4Runners) applies here. Lastly, there is such a small population or TRD Pro Sequoias (only manufactured for 3 years 2020-2022) I’m concerned it’s not enough to create demand for a TSB.

Filed Aug 15, 2019 · Body, Suspension · MD

Toyota rust issue on my 2001 toyota sequoia r5. My vehicle was originally used to transport children to and from practices and games twice a week. This past summer, I started driving it daily. I took my vehicle in for service because I kept hearing a knocking and my engine light was on. After taking it to the mechanic, we discovered it was an o2 sensor causing the engine light on, but also noticed extreme rust on the entire frame. The mechanic determined the vehicle was unsafe and recommended the entire frame be replaced as that knocking would cause the front half of the vehicle to separate from the back half and cause a serious issue. After talking to toyota body shop, service department and a mechanic, I learned of a campaign that toyota had issued. Toyota issued the campaign due to severe rust of its toyota tundra but failed to offer the same coverage for toyota sequoia issued for 2001. The campaign that was issued was for 2005-2008 sequoia, however my toyota was made in 2001. Currently, my vehicle which transports my family, including young children has to sit until I can find $15,000-$17,500 to have it fixed by a toyota dealership. At this point, I can not afford this, especially for a vehicle I purchased used last year. My mechanic and toyota has deemed this vehicle unsafe. I'm requesting to have toyota replace and fix the entire frame or buy the vehicle back from me so that I can purchase another vehicle that's safe, reliable and specious for my family. I would hope to have this issue expedited so I can continue transporting my family safely.

Filed Dec 3, 2018 · Engine · KS

Engine knocking sound or tickling noise.I went to the dealer to diagnosis what is wrong, but they cannot figure out. The dealership recommended to replace the whole engine quoting $9,800 for parts and labor. The vehicle has only 52,000 miles on it, it should not be having this problem. The car is not worth that much, as I would be spending on it. Looking online there are others with the same problem and some have said toyota has replaced their engine. I contacted the executive office and they denied any assistance, seems like they do not want to stand behind their customers when problems arise until it becomes a bigger issue. I am just letting you guys know of this problem, I am not sure if you can do anything, but I want to involve media and others with this problem. It is not fair to spend so much money on a car just for the engine to go out at 52,000 miles. There has to be some kind of manufacure defect.

Filed Apr 26, 2013 · Suspension · 64,896 miles · PA

I heard a knocking noise coming from my front right wheel area when I would go over a bump. Even when I was going very slow over a speed bump. I took it to my local repair garage and he told me it sounded like my strut was sticking. I made an appointment to have him replace my front struts. When I returned on 4/26/13 he told me that the bottom of the front right strut was broken off & that my front left strut had a crack in it & would have broken. He kept the part & showed me where it was broken & how it goes together. He said it was only the weight that was holding it on & he could not believe that it did not slide off. They check to see if this was part of a recall on the vehicle & did not find one. They recommended that I report it because it was dangerous & very rare that both struts would be effected. One broken & one cracked ready to brake. Please contact me if there is any recall on the toyota sequoia struts.

Filed Jan 4, 2013 · Transmission · 82,500 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that when accelerating or when braking to a stop, she would hear a loud knocking noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised her that the transmission cross member was fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the cross member. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 82,500. The current mileage was approximately 82,800. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Mar 15, 2011 · Engine · 25,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota sequoia. While driving approximately 5 MPH the contact heard a ticking noise in the engine. The contact stated that the failure had been on going since 2002 and it occurred daily. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who advised her that it was just a noisy lifter and nothing to be concerned about;however, the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken to several dealers and mechanics who were unable to diagnose the failure. During state inspection she was advised that the manifold casket was warped and that carbon monoxide was entering the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer again who stated that the manifold casket needed to be replaced for $2,300. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000. The approximate current mileage was 100,000.

Filed Mar 31, 2010 · Fuel system · 48,000 miles · CA

Spoke with mr. Richard newman-service manager at frontier toyota in california on 3/13/10 regarding recent issues with the gas tank sensor on our 2002 toyota sequoia. We have a phantom problem with the fuel gauge reading no gas while our mileage counter indicates large mileage leaps taken while not driving hardly any mileage. This problem has been sporadic over the several months. Mr. Newman stated toyota has been of this problem with this make and model year for several years and when we told him that toyota refused to fix it when we first brought it to their attention when it first occurred and we were told it would cost approximately $600.00 to remove the tank and fix the problem. Mr.newman was asked by us why toyota never issued a recall or notice for this particular make and model. His response was that he was only aware that this problem has always exisited for this 2002 sequioa and advised us to contact your agency with regards to another electronic problem exisiting with another toyota product. This is distressful to drive such a vehicle to find it suddendly indicating it is out of gas and ticking off huge amounts of mileage not traveled and we can not duplicate this problem on demand.

Filed Apr 1, 2009 · Engine · 4,399 miles · NY

After 4,399 mi. The left exhaust manifold cracked and produced a ticking sound on acceleration and exhaust fumes can be smelled through the vents when fan is on. As per dealers advice, it's ok to use vehicle pending repair. It's been 5 days and the part hasn't arrived yet. Contacted dealer few times to facilitate repair.