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2003 Toyota Sequoia brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 165 complaints for the 2003 Toyota Sequoia, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
165 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
73,000 miles 135 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2003 Toyota Sequoia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 73,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 10 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 14 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 28 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 21 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 17 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 12 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 73,000 miles
Based on 135 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles10
20k to 40k miles14
40k to 60k miles28
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles21
100k to 120k miles17
120k to 140k miles12
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 135 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

When we first bought the vehicle the trac system lights kept coming on and the brakes felt mushy; we took it in to toyota and they replaced the computer system which seemed to rectify the problem. Then about 9 mo to a year later the lights kept coming on again and the brakes failed twice, toyota stated they would replace the brake system fluid and the master cylinder at our cost because we had taken it elsewhere and they felt that it had contaminated brake fluid, which our mechanic stated in writing was not.

October 2004 CrashInjury

2003 sequoia. Vsc/trac lights come on just driving down the road. Plus parking brake light. Have to shut car off to reset. The dealer said my computer is not part of the recall so I must pay out of pocket. Looked on-line and found dozens of sites and thousands of people with the same problem.

Reported at 84,000 miles, August 2010

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