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2001 Toyota Sequoia Tires Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
2%of 531 total for the year
Median mileage
95,386miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the tires of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia, 2% of the 531 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,386 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Left rear tire tread separation on 2001 Toyota Sequoia on interstate 10 at 70 MPH. It was original tire installed by the manufacturer. Car mileage was 34,400. Dunlop grand trek at21, p265/70/r16. Damages to car $1590.00. Tire was the cause of accident, and therefore not covered by insurance. Demand reimbursement of deductible and free replacement of full set of tires.”

NHTSA complaint #10103981, filed 2004-12, 34,400 miles

“Failure reguarding to tires....in particular to toyo tires / open country, 265/r70/16. He problem is a safety issue, the tires are cracking in the tread grooves. And not just one tire all four tires, to top that all off these are the second set....the first one's were already replaced for the same problem. The originals had only less than 10,000miles when I, had noticed the cracking, toyo tires replaced all four because of the defect( all four tire were cracked). …”

NHTSA complaint #10091081, filed 2004-09, 95,386 miles

“The tread came off on the freeway. The actual tire is still in tact. The tread flew off and ripped our bumper and quarter panel off. The back latch and window to open the vehicle to retrieve the spare no longer work. We are now concerned with the other tires quality and tread.”

NHTSA complaint #11485275, filed 2022-09

“While driving vehicle the steering wheel was wobbling and pulling to the right. The drivers side rear tire tread seperated. Please provide any further information. Ph”

NHTSA complaint #10002155, filed 2003-01

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Tires: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015111%
2014212%
201318%
201013%
200834%
200711%
200652%
200593%
200451%
200392%
200261%
200192%

Other parts of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia

Brakes
170 complaints
Electronic stability control
130 complaints
Body and structure
102 complaints
Vehicle speed control
101 complaints
Other or unknown
84 complaints
Steering
51 complaints
Suspension
48 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
35 complaints
Electrical system
31 complaints
Engine cooling
16 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
11 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Sequoia

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology