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2003 Toyota Sequoia body & structure problems

98 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2003 Toyota Sequoia, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
98 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
130,000 miles 69 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2003 Toyota Sequoia Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 130,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 9 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 12 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 7 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 130,000 miles
Based on 69 complaints that include mileage. 9% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles9
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles12
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles7
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 69 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 130,000 miles, and 9% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Dt: the interior door handle on driver's side door fractured with very minor force. There were no previous problems with the door handle, this was the first incident. Took vehicle to a dealership, who did not have part in stock. The part itself was plastic, no metal reinforcement. However, consumers felt the part should be metal. Vehicle had not been repaired at this time. Consumer did contact toyota's complaint line and filed a complaint with the company.

Reported at 38,000 miles, July 2005

Trac,vsc, brake light had been coming on and then going out. This particular incident involved them coming on during a turn into traffic at which time all power was lost nearly causing an accident. Dealer treated this as 2 different problems:an induction service was performed for the "hesitation" at my expense, and a brake booster gasket and assembly were installed under the warranty.

Reported at 29,000 miles, December 2004

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