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2005 Toyota Sequoia engine and engine cooling problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2005 Toyota Sequoia6% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
6%
share of all complaints
45,356 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Brake lights have been coming on and off for about three months. On 05/6/12 the engine began making a whining noise which sounded like the fan. Turned on and off the car three times and the whining sound went away. Next day same problem then the check engine, vsc track &trac off lights came on…

    filed May 9, 2012

  • The brake light constantly goes on and off. Trac off, vsc trac and check engine lights all come on. A loud rattling noise coming from the front end of vehicle and vibration when starting up the vehicle. Engine will not accelerate randomly while driving and the trac control light goes on at the same…

    filed May 9, 2012

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%
2004 Sequoia31%
2003 Sequoia163%
2002 Sequoia122%
2001 Sequoia163%
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.