2001 Toyota Sequoia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 857 complaints
857
Total Complaints
120,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Top Issue
31
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

84,000 25th Percentile
120,000 Median Mileage
158,800 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
124
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
100
SERVICE BRAKES
76
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
54
STEERING
50
STRUCTURE:BODY
44
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
40
SUSPENSION
36
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
30
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
26

Severity Assessment

31
Crashes
0
Fires
20
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE TRAVELING A LITTLE TWIG HIT WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT OF THAT WINDSHIELD HAD A SMALL MARK. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING SMALL PEBBLES HIT WINDSHIELD, WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK CONSUMER STATES PEBBLE HIT ORIGINAL WINSHIELD, CAUSING DAMAGE, DEALER REPLACED WINDSHI..."
"ANTI- SKID CONTROL SYSTEM MODE SOLENOID SENSOR/ ABS BRAKES CAN ACTIVATE AT ANY RANDOM TIME. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.*AK THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED FIVE TIMES DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF PUCHASE, BUT HAD NOT OCCURED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUME..."
"RUNNING BOARD HAS A NON SLIP STRIP, CONSUMER HAS SLIPPED ON IT NUMEROUS TIMES.*AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28