Here's 10 Weird Things Every Sequoia Owner Needs to Know | 1st Gen Toyota Sequoia Problems

Many have kindly pointed out that the odd quirk regarding the door locking/key fob is actually a timer. If working correctly it will not automatically lock the doors if a door is opened within the allotted time. I have been under the impression that it was related to the key fob being detected by the vehicle simply because the system doesn't work on mine for some strange reason. Even if I open a door, it will still automatically lock. Perhaps I have a bad door jam sensor.

2003 Sequoia, 245,000 miles; no runs, drips, or errors. 4000 mile oil Changes, timing belts at 90k, bla bla bla. Love my sequoia.

-Endless hatch problems with roll down window too -Rack and pinion steering premature failure -Lower ball joints do need replaced slightly sooner than some trucks -Oil pressure sensor failure Those are literally the only problems I've ever experienced with a 300 plus thousand mile Toyota Sequoia.

A couple of things to note. Early sequoias have a (slightly) less complicated 4wd system. It's essentially the same, but the transfer case 4Hi/Lo is not a dash button, rather it is a mechanically connected shifter in the console. The only part that can be a little confusing is the center differential locking system. Also, if you purchase a gen 1 sequoia with air suspension, convert it to springs, it's not hard to do and will save you money down the road. I've had my 2002 Sequoia for 150,000 miles now. I bought it with 150,000 and am now at 300,000.

Great Stuff 🙌🏼 Enjoy and congrats on hitting over 5K in followers. Love hearing all of the details. Love my Sequoia so much.

My 04 had similar problems with the paint/clearcoat. There were sections where the clear was peeling like yours is, and I actually had base coat cracking off the hood. Despite using professional grade detailing products and techniques, the paint was trash. I finally broke down and paid a shop to do the prep/paint/clear for me and despite not wanting to spend thousands on a vehicle with occasional use and high mileage, I couldn’t be happier with the results !

Great info in your video. Did not know about the diff breather issue but that kit you recommended is a life saver. Also the traction control solution of pulling the small plug on the cylinder reservoir is key. The 2001 and 2002 Sequoia has traction control that breaks any slipping wheel so if you are in lots of mud the TC will break all 4 wheels and you get pretty stuck. Unplugging that terminal is the only solution to allow your wheels to spin and clear and gain momentum. Thanks as always for giving us such useful, informative as well as enjoyable videos. Cheers!

Traction control problems may be a sign of bad O2 sensors. When the O2 sensors fail, they send a fault to the Trac control.

Just installed LED headlights and didn't think about the lower power input on the running lights. Thanks for the daytime running light hack.

There is a timer with the door locks. If you hit the unlock button, but don't open any of the doors, it relocks the vehicle after a set amount of time. It's not dependent on the distance of the fob from the vehicle (it isn't that smart, at least for my '02 it's not). Edit: I noticed your rear wiper does not return to it's perch. This may be why you're having trouble with lowering your rear window. If it's not in it's resting position, it could be not allowing the window to roll down. OEM wiper replacement include the seat guide on them and they're $20~.

My 2002 Toyota Sequoia is at 359,000 miles and perfectly running just done my own timing belt and water pump change last year as old one was looking rough I done it myself kit was 350 I spent 10 hours doing the labor myself bagging and tagging bolts properly wasn't to bad definitely worth it now my Trac light is on as well as VSC light I had to unplug the traction sensor because it would beep and read that I was in a skid and that's no fun when your going 60 mph on a highway and get that beep beep beep and then it trying to brake on it on which cause it to grind very scary situation better and safer unplugged

"They've been known to snap off and your wheel comes off at an inopportune time." Understatement of the century, is there ever an opportune time?! LOL! That's awesome!

The secondary air pump CEL. Hewitt technology makes a bypass circuit so you don’t need to do an 8 hour job to replace it, since it isn’t necessary in the first place. The bypass kit cost the same as the replacement parts when I did it. Took about 45 minutes.

Good video, I enjoyed the content, and your presentation is clean and to the point. Subscribed and look forward to learning more about Sequoias from you. Happy Trails.

Great video. Like to add one thing, wheel well rust behind 2nd row. Always have rust issues there.

We have The 02 Sequoia, and I agree with the issues you pointed out, though I live in the North East Snow Belt region of The USA, and our Sequoia has rot along the rear wheel well, as you open the passenger doors, its right there on the right. I wired brushed all cut out some of that rot, cleaned it up using fresh water, coated the metal with rust oleum metal spray paint, and brushed on some thick layer of lithium grease over the painted surfaces, and I have to say, she's held up so far. we bought her brand new, and she has 178,000 miles on it, and its the Limited Edition.

Just going to add my two cents. I’m not sure if anybody commented on this but the other thing to know about your Sequoia is that a starter replacement is a very expensive job. On most vehicles it is accessible and easy to do, but on the Sequoia it is located underneath the intake manifold and will cost you a pretty penny to replace.

You forgot the Achilles heel which if the timing belt is not replaced every 90-100K you run the risk of destroying the engine. It is an inexpensive fix if you do-it-yourself though time consuming. It is costs a lot in labor if you let someone else do it.

Awesome, thanks! Im getting an 07 soon!

So for the door locks, if you don't want it to auto lock just lock them unlock the door with the door switch, it won't auto lock after that, also with the rear latch it doesn't matter how gentle you are, it will break