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2016 Toyota Sequoia SUV 2WD

3
Recalls
10
Complaints

Safety Ratings.

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Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Rollover Star Rating

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Rollover Risk: 18.5%

Complaints
Recalls

10 Complaints

for 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
08/29/2019
Components: WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 08/28/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDJW5G14GS******
Summary

VEHICLE HAS 40K MILES TIRES ARE WORN TREAD 2/32 ALREADY, AND FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. BACK AT 25K MILES, FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED, AND NOW AT 40K MILES, NEW ROTORS AND PADS HAD TO BE PLACED.

02/09/2019
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 02/09/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDBY5G17GS******
Summary

VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN I WAS GOING TO STOP

11/16/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/15/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDJY5G13GS******
Summary

NEEDED ROTORS AND BRAKES REPLACED AT 15,000 MILES AND THEN AGAIN AT ALMOST 30,000. TOLD DUE TO ROTORS OVERHEATING. TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DEALERSHIP THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, BUT DID NOT OFFER A SOLUTION, EXCEPT TO NOT TAILGATE CARS. AS ROTORS WARP THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN YOU BRAKE GOING DOWNHILL OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS- FEELS VERY UNSAFE.

08/15/2018
Components: SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/08/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDBW5G12GS******
Summary

CPSC: I PURCHASED, NEW A 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. AT 18,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED THEM. AT 28,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN. WHEN BRAKING THE WARPED ROTORS VIOLENTLY SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE ROTORS ANY LONGER, AND SUGGESTED THE PURCHASE OF BIGGER ROTORS. *JS *TT

06/15/2018
Components: SEATS,SERVICE BRAKES
Incident Date: 06/04/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDJW5G14GS******
Summary

WHEN STEERING GREATER THAN 40 MPH THEN BRAKE, STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. TOOK IT TO DEALER, AND ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY WERE WARPED. VEHICLE HAD 24,975 MILES WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER. AS WITH SEATS, DRIVER SEAT HAD SOME SEPARATION ON STITCHING AND WAS DISCOLORED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SEAT BOTTOM.

02/06/2018
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 02/04/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED WHEN AN INCLINE WAS REACHED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (ROGERS AND ROGERS TOYOTA, 2351 US HIGHWAY 86, IMPERIAL, CA 92251) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

05/30/2017
Components: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Incident Date: 05/21/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDZY5G19GS******
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK, FUEL LEAKED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

12/22/2016
Components: STEERING,VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date: 11/07/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDJY5G16GS******
Summary

TAKATA RECALL. THIS VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL / VEHICLE WHEN AT 55MPH OR HIGHER. I'VE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THIS IS NORMAL. I SPENT ALMOST $65,000.00 ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE VIBRATIONS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND COULD ULTIMATELY POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD ON THE ROAD. SOMETHING HAS TO BE CAUSING THIS VIBRATION AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR IT. THE VEHICLE COMFORT WHILE DRIVING IS NOT A PLEASANT ONE. ALSO THE WIPERS MAKE EXCESSIVE NOISE WHILE IN USE. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. BUT THIS IS SO LOUD THAT IT IS HARD TO CONCENTRATE WHILE DRIVING WITH THIS NOISE. *TR

09/15/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Incident Date: 09/14/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 5TDZY5G13GS******
Summary

WHEN DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT ON SUNNY DAYS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECOMES SO DARK THAT THE GAUGES BECOME UNREADABLE. I HAVE TO USE A FLASHLIGHT TO READ THEM. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOT ANYTHING HE CAN DO TO FIX THIS.HE SAYS TOYOTA DOES NOT PUT THE BRIGHTER LED BULBS IN THE SR5 BUT THEY ARE IN THE SEQUOIA PREMIER MODEL.THE INABILITY TO READ THE GAUGES WITHOUT AID OF EXTERNAL LIGHT SOURCE CREATES A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR DRIVERS,PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THE DEALER OFFERED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE IF I WAS WILLING TO TAKE A $ 9,000.00 LOSS ON A 3 MONTH OLD VEHICLE.

07/19/2016
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 07/18/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER ADJUSTED THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL FUNCTIONS. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WITH AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS UNCERTAIN HOW THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY OTHER THAN ADVISING THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 965.

3 Recalls

for 2016 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
11/05/2017
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V311000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
Lugnuts that crack and detach may cause the wheels to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 17V311000
Manufacture: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
Summary

Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles accessorized with Southeast Toyota accessory 20-inch Rockstar wheels installed by Southeast Toyota or a Southeast Toyota dealer. The Rockstar wheels were installed with lugnuts that may crack and detach.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

23/12/2021
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21E103000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 21E103000
Manufacture: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Components: STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain JTEKT power steering gear assembly service parts for 2007-2021 Tundra and 2008-2022 Sequoia, part numbers 44250-0C160, 44250-0C131, 44250-0C170, and 11250-0C121. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

23/11/2021
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V920000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
An oil leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.
Campaign Number: 21V920000
Manufacture: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Summary

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

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