2004 Toyota Sequoia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 575 complaints
575
Total Complaints
96,392mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Top Issue
24
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

58,752 25th Percentile
96,392 Median Mileage
139,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
98
STRUCTURE:BODY
57
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
52
SERVICE BRAKES
49
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
32
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
31
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
30
SUSPENSION
28
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
28
AIR BAGS
24

Severity Assessment

24
Crashes
1
Fires
28
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN CONSUMER ROLLED DOWN THE REAR WINDOWS. *AK"
"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION. DEALER FIRST SAY O2 SENSOR. SECOND ATTEMPT DEALER SAYS DEFECTIVE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA"
"WHEN I WAS GOING UP A HILL / DIRT ROAD IN 4WHEEL HIGH, AT THE MIDWAY POINT UP, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, I HAD THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. IT FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED AUTOMATICALLY. I PUT THE GEARSHIFT IN PARK AND NEUTRAL PUT GEAR IN 4 LOW A..."

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