2011 Toyota Sequoia Complaints

WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT I APPLIED BRAKE MY TRUCK BUT INSTEAD MY SEQUOIA THRUST FORWARD CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR STOPPED AT THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. *TR

MY CHILDREN (5 AND 6 YEARS OLD) WERE IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT IN BACKLESS BOOSTER SEATS WITH SEATBELTS ON. AFTER PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO THE MAIN ROAD, I HEARD MY 5 YEAR OLD SCREAMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. MY 6 YEAR OLD (WHO REMAINED IN HIS BOOSTER WITH THE SEATBELT FASTENED), MANAGED TO PUSH THE BUTTON NEAR THE SIDE DOOR TO RAISE/LOWER THE SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW. AS HE DID THIS, MY 5 YEAR OLD'S HEAD BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE THIRD ROW SEATS. I PULLED OVER AND GAINED ACCESS TO HIM FROM THE REAR HATCH. THE SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK ANYMORE FOR ME TO GET HIS HEAD OUT. I HAD TO FORCE HIS HEAD OUT WITH MY HANDS. HE HAS SOME SERIOUS BRUISING ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I COULD NOT FIND ANY WAY TO DISABLE THEIR SEAT CONTROLS (LIKE I CAN FOR THE WINDOWS) TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT TOYOTA WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT UTILIZED THE PARKING BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DIGITAL SPEED READER WAS PROVIDING A DIFFERENT READING FROM THE SPEEDOMETER READING. THE DIFFERENCE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH GREATER ON THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR SERVICE MANUAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND A DEFECT WAS NOT FOUND WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

AS EVIDENCED IN THE 11-9-11 NEW TOYOTA COMMERCIAL, THIS IS EXACTLY WHY TOYOTA WENT TO CONGRESS TO REMOVE 8 TO 10 LEAKING CYLINDERS OF TOXIC, FLAMMABLE INFLATORS VOLUNTARILY FROM THEIR VEHICLES. AS WE ALL KNOW ALL INFLATORS IN THE AIRBAG ARE MADE THE SAME, YOU SHOULD NEVER SEE A FOREIGN RECALL WITHOUT ITS AMERICAN MODEL. WITH THE NEW "UPPER CUT" DESIGN DISPLAYED IN THE COMMERCIAL, ALL THE PREVIOUS DEFECTS HAVE BEEN RECREATED IN THIS MODEL. THIS WILL MAKE "INSERT & DEPLOY" AND "BLOW IT OUT OF THE WOMB" WORSE. THIS MODEL WILL HIT THE SOFT TISSUE JUST UNDER THE PROTECTIVE RIB CAGE AND DEPLOY THE EXPLOSIVE UP INTO THE SPLEEN AND DIAPHRAM. IT IS STILL A "SOFT TISSUE ISSUE". THEY DESIGNED THIS FROM THE MODEL WITH CHAMBER BREACH WHILE A SOLID ROCKET GENERANT, NOW IT IS FILLED WITH GAS MIX UNIDENTIFIED. EVERY YEAR WE HAZ THIS PROBLEM, FROM OCTOBER TO JANUARY THEY DECIDE WHAT HAZ WHOOPING GAS THEY WILL FILL WITH IN THE NEW MODEL RELEASED IN JANUARY. NEXT THEY WILL DECIDE THE SOLID ROCK...