2005 Toyota SEQUOIA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2005 Toyota Sequoia has not been rated for crash safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The absence of safety ratings makes it challenging to provide an accurate assessment of the vehicle's safety performance in various crash scenarios. However, it is worth noting that the Sequoia is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which can enhance the vehicle's handling and potentially prevent skidding or loss of control in challenging driving conditions.

Unfortunately, the Sequoia does not feature forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems, which could have provided additional safety features to help drivers avoid potential accidents. In terms of complaints and recalls, the vehicle has received a substantial number of complaints, totaling 349, and has been subject to 11 recalls. These statistics suggest that there have been issues reported with the vehicle that should be considered when evaluating its overall safety and reliability.

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Complaint Count

349

Recall Count

11

Investigation Count

4

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2005 Toyota Sequoia 4-DR Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2005 Toyota Sequoia 4-DR

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2005 Toyota Sequoia 4-DR Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2005 Toyota Sequoia 4-DR Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2022 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2022 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2005 Toyota SEQUOIA

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"in october of 2020, i scheduled an appointment for my airbag recalls at my local toyota dealer (lia toyota of colonie). my appointment was on october 22, 2020. after devoting a day to this, i was dismayed to learn that my vehicle could not be repaired because the parts were backordered. they said they would let me know when the parts were in. several weeks went by, and i heard nothing. then, i get a cryptic message from someone in their parts department, and gave me a number to call back. when i called the number, a man answered who said it was not lia toyota, and that he'd been getting a lot of calls from people thinking they were calling lia toyota. (the dealership did pick up when i called the number, and it was when i entered the choice to speak with the service department that the phone system then transferred me to some individual's mobile phone!) so, i then had to try a different route to contact the dealership and find out what was happening. this led to several calls where no one really knew what was happening. i finally got my original service manager to research the situation, and he said the parts were still on back order. fast forward to december 15, 2020, and i texted their service department who informed me that 1 part was in, but another was still backordered. i then texted them today (jan 29) and they said the parts were now in. so i am fairly certain that no one was ever going to follow up with me to notify me of this. it's been 3.5 months, and customers' safety does not seem important to either toyota or lia toyota of colonie. i own several businesses, and customers' valuable time does not seem important to them either. i shouldn't have to work this hard to get a recall repair done."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2023-05-01
Complaint:
"airbag recall"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2020-12-12
Complaint:
"was in wreck and rolled over multiple yimes and went thru windshield ended up in hospsital with brain injury"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2019-06-07
Complaint:
"takata recall - 2005 seq toytota i have a another seq at this time. auto airbag settlement in the mail 8-2017"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2019-04-08
Complaint:
"takata infkators have not ben repaired"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2005-08-06
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v065000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-02-02
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 15v285000 (air bags) was received in june of 2015. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2015-01-06
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags). the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. updated 01/25/2017*ct updated 01/26/17.*jb"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-10-02
Complaint:
"received notice of at the beginning of 2016 indicating recall in curtain shield airbag to date no parts have been provided to local toyota service centers. when are the parts going to be available first we were told september but now they don't know???"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-12-09
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. the contact received notification of a manufacturer's recall for the air bags; however, the part for the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the nhtsa campaign number was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-07-09

Recalls for the 2005 Toyota SEQUOIA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4runner, 2003-2006 tundra, 2003-2013 corolla, 2009-2010 corolla matrix, 2004-2005 rav4, 2002-2007 sequoia, 2011-2013 sienna, 2008-2012 scion xb, 2008-2009 lexus is-f, 2007-2012 yaris and lexus es350, 2010-2017 lexus gx460, 2002-2010 lexus sc430, 2006-2012 lexus is250 and is350 and 2010-2015 lexus is250c and is350c vehicles. these vehicles had their driver or passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. the inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2019-10-17
Recall:
"toyota motor engineering & manufacturing (toyota) is recalling certain 2002-2005 lexus sc and toyota sequoia, 2003-2005 toyota corolla and tundra, and 2003-2007 pontiac vibe vehicles. these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

Toyota will notify the Toyota and Lexus owners. General Motors will notify the Pontiac Vibe owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, or replace the air bag assembly that includes an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began January 23, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371, Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. Toyota's numbers for these recalls are J0A (Zone A Toyota), J0B (Zone B Toyota), J0C (Zone C Toyota), JLI (Zone A Lexus), JLJ (Zone B Lexus), and JLK (Zone C Lexus). Note: This recall includes vehicles that have had their air bag previously replaced under an earlier air bag campaign.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2018-12-12

TOYOTA Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

TOYOTA ranks 3 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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