2010 Toyota Sequoia problems
Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Toyota Sequoia. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. After that come body & structure (13%) and electrical system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 31 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Toyota Sequoia with enough data (27 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 9 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I have an ammonia smell, worse than a rotten egg, under hard acceleration, that comes through the vehicle vents and into the cabin, even with all windows up and vents on recirculation or outside air. Many sequoia owners have reported this to toyota, and they have no known fix. The odor that comes into the cabin burns your eyes for a few seconds, as well as makes my passengers and I nauseous, and distracts me when I'm driving.
It made noise on start and while pulling out of parking the flames/smoke came under the engine/hood and whole vehicle got burned in few minutes. Recently had 30k service done by toyota dealer. It has been running in excellent condition.
Vehicle was started and put into reverse. The vehicle immediately began to accelerate. Brake was stepped on and depressed with both feet, but the vehicle continued to spin tires trying to accelerate to a maximum speed. Vehicle was then thrown into "drive" and the vehicle attempted to accelerate to a maximum speed forward spinning all four tires (when not in four wheel drive). The vehicle was then thrown into park and shut down.
While pulling our travel trailer with our 2010 toyota sequoia limited 5.7, upon stopping to fuel up the bumper around the exhaust pipe had melted and was smoking. We noticed in the interior a foul smell, like a plastic burning but couldn't figure it out. We stopped to fuel up and I checked under the hood and then discovered where the problem was. The tow vehicle was well within limits according to the manufacturer.