2001 Toyota Sequoia brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 190 complaints for the 2001 Toyota Sequoia, 22% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 190 22% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 152 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 23 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 12 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Of the 152 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 6 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
After driving my 2001 toyota sequoia sr5 4x4, 70 MPH for 45 miles, the vehicle made an abrupt right hand turn on its own. The stability control system locked the front right wheel and caused the vehicle to turn right. Later that week my mechanic replaced the yaw sensor. Since then, the truck has behaved as expected. I just heard a friend also had a 2001 4x4 toyota tacoma and the same thing happened, although his vehicle rolled 5 times and there were several injuries. He had about 135000 mile on his vehicle.
Tracking control and emergency brake lights stay on all the time. Have had the problem fixed twice, but within a week or 2, the lights come back on and stay on incessantly. Toyota service center says "there is nothing they can do about it", so I have lived with it for 4+ years now. The brakes shake the entire vehicle when applied, they feel warped or bumpy. Again, "there is nothing they can do about it".
Other problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Sequoia
- Stability control 130 complaints
- Body & structure 108 complaints
- Cruise control 102 complaints
- Steering 51 complaints
- Suspension 51 complaints
- Electrical system 32 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
- Transmission 21 complaints