Ownership Cost for 2005 Toyota Sequoia SR5
Estimated: $46428 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2727 | $1309 | $1145 | $1036 | $927 | $7144 |
| Insurance | $1639 | $1696 | $1756 | $1817 | $1881 | $8789 |
| Fuel | $2364 | $2435 | $2520 | $2621 | $2738 | $12678 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2306 | $1276 | $1366 | $2291 | $10002 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $917 | $917 | $917 | $917 | $917 | $1357 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11386 | $8989 | $8128 | $8342 | $9583 | $46428 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN APRIL OF 2002. IN JANUARY OF 2004, I WAS ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP MY VEHICLE, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET INTO THE SHOULDER AND FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER MIGHT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BACK INTO ITS NORMAL POSITION BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY. DURING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12, 2010 THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE AND I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND ONCE AGAIN THE COMPUTER AND OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SITTING THERE THE BRAKES RETURNED TO THEIR NORMAL POSITION JUST LIKE BEFORE. I THEN TOOK THE MECHANIC FOR A RIDE IN A BACK LOT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE THEM FAIL ONCE AGAIN. AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, THE BRAKES NEVER RETURNED TO THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS. I LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA AND HE SAID AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL TOYOTA ENGINEERS THAT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS: 1)MASTER CYLINDER 2)BRAKE BOOSTER 3)BRAKE ACTUATOR 4)COMPUTER THE MECHANIC AND THE ENGINEERS FELT THAT IS WAS PROBABLY THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SO I WENT AHEAD WITH THE REPAIR. BUT THEY WERE NOT 100% SURE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY DID AGREE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE BRAKES OF COURSE ARE WORKING. I TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THESE ACTUATORS ARE BAD BUT ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VSC/ECU COMPUTER MODULES ARE A DEFECT AS WELL. *TR |
| 2005 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | WHEN DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 LIMITED, SOMETIMES WHILE GOING STRAIGHT BUT USUALLY AFTER A TURN, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT (LITTLE SKIDDING CAR ICON) FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD AND ALL POWER IS LOST - YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, A SEVERE GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, SOME OF THE TIME, WHEN SLOWING TO TURN (NOT USING BRAKE PRESSURE). THIS STALLING HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ANY SUBSEQUENT TIME I ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW IT IS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, ALONE, WE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I, PREVIOUSLY, CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP. AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WILL PUT MY INFORMATION INTO THEIR FILES, BUT HAVE NO REPORTS OF ANY SUCH INCIDENTS. HOWEVER, LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THE 2003 SEQUOIA WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COLLISION, DUE TO A POWER LOSS: AS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC OR AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I THINK TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS. LOOKING AT SEVERAL TOYOTA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR MOST OWNERS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR |
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