Your vehicle report
2001 Toyota Sequoia
The problems owners report. The recalls to check. The evidence behind each.
Your vehicle at a glance
Complaint patterns and official recall records, kept distinct.
- Owner complaints
- 531
- Received Mar 2001 to Aug 2026
Owner reports
Most reported problems
- 1Frame rusts and corrodes through107 complaints · 20% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 2Unintended acceleration despite braking30 complaints · 5.7% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 3Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up27 complaints · 5.1% of this vehicle’s complaints
Official NHTSA records
Recalls to check
- Recall #02V129000On certain 4X2 vehicles equipped with an alloy wheel tire upgrade (options WM4, WM8, ZL1-ZL4, DH4, or DH5) installed by the processing centers in jacksonville, florida or commerce, georgia, a label identifying the spare tire as a temporary use spare tire was not installed. The upgrade includes 4 larger size tires with alloy wheels. The original spare tire/steel wheel is not part of the upgrade and was not changed.
BrakeNews signals
Flagged complaint patterns
Unusual complaint patterns with no matched recall yet. A flag does not mean a recall will happen.
No problems currently meet BrakeNews’s flagging criteria. This is not a safety rating.
How flags are identifiedComplaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA, not failure rates or a reliability ranking. Reported in these complaints: 20 crashes, 0 fires, 16 people injured, 1 death.
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Where do owners report problems?
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Illustrative only; not this vehicle’s exact design. Areas represent complaint categories, not confirmed defective parts.
Showing all 20 listed problems by system.
Engine & powertrain
Brakes
Electrical & lights
Airbags, belts & seats
Steering, suspension & tires
Body, doors & glass
Driver assistance
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Other
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Complaint history
When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.
Show as a table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2003 | 23 |
| 2004 | 36 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 24 |
| 2008 | 30 |
| 2009 | 35 |
| 2010 | 66 |
| 2011 | 49 |
| 2012 | 45 |
| 2013 | 28 |
| 2014 | 36 |
| 2015 | 30 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 (to Oct 2026) | 1 |
| Total | 531 |
Problems owners report
Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.
| Problem | Complaints | Share | Share ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frame rusts and corrodes through | 107 | 20% | – | |
| Unintended acceleration despite braking | 30 | 5.7% | – | |
| Anti-lock brakes fail or lock up | 27 | 5.1% | – | |
| Front brake rotors warp and wear early | 26 | 4.9% | – | |
| Steering wanders or pulls at highway speed | 17 | 3.2% | – | |
| Brake lights fail or stay on | 17 | 3.2% | – | |
| Steering wheel shakes violently at highway speed | 15 | 2.8% | – | |
| Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines | 12 | 2.3% | – | |
| Tires blow out or tread separates | 11 | 2.1% | – | |
| Transmission fails or loses power while driving | 11 | 2.1% | – | |
| Automatic emergency braking applies without reason | 10 | 1.9% | – | |
| Tailgate or trunk latch fails | 8 | 1.5% | – | |
| Check engine light comes on repeatedly | 8 | 1.5% | – | |
| Engine suddenly shuts off while driving | 8 | 1.5% | – | |
| Rear door latch fails to open or close | 7 | 1.3% | – | |
| Steering wheel seizes or locks suddenly | 7 | 1.3% | – | |
| Airbags fail to deploy in crashes | 6 | 1.1% | – | |
| Headlights dim or fail at night | 6 | 1.1% | – | |
| Suspension clunking or rattling noise over bumps | 6 | 1.1% | – | |
| Engine stalls and loses power while driving | 5 | 0.9% | – |
AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.
Recalls
NHTSA recall #02V129000May 1, 20023,041 vehicles affected
wheels
On certain 4X2 vehicles equipped with an alloy wheel tire upgrade (options WM4, WM8, ZL1-ZL4, DH4, or DH5) installed by the processing centers in jacksonville, florida or commerce, georgia, a label identifying the spare tire as a temporary use spare tire was not installed. The upgrade includes 4 larger size tires with alloy wheels. The original spare tire/steel wheel is not part of the upgrade and was not changed.
Different operating characteristics Can be experienced when the spare tire is installed on the vehicle.
Remedy
Owners will be provided with a caution label and an insert for their owner's manual. Owner notification began july 15, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
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About this data
NHTSA complaints and recalls through October 2026. Complaints are counted once each, however many components they name. Original complaints are on NHTSA's page for the 2001 Toyota Sequoia.
Problem groups are formed by AI and may be approximate. BrakeNews flags unusual complaint patterns; they are not official defect findings. Investigation reports are written and checked by AI, with no human review. Owner reports do not establish that a defect exists.
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