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2001 Toyota Sequoia engine and engine cooling problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2001 Toyota Sequoia3% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
3%
share of all complaints
77,088 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Brought in car to have muffler checked out and my mechanic called me back after putting car on the lift. There were rust perforations the size of a football as well as openings along the whole frame. The mechanic told me it was unsafe to drive and that this was not normal wear for this vehicle. He…

    filed Jul 19, 2012

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vsc warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. As a result, the vehicle vibrated, the steering pulled to the right, and the vehicle decelerated for approximately fifteen to twenty seconds. The…

    filed Jul 1, 2011

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Sequoia years

YearReportsShare
2010 Sequoia826%
2008 Sequoia69%
2007 Sequoia64%
2006 Sequoia52%
2005 Sequoia226%
2004 Sequoia31%
2003 Sequoia163%
2002 Sequoia122%
Sequoia engine and engine cooling problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.