2001 Toyota Sequoia Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 1%of 531 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 165,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the wheels of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia, 1% of the 531 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 165,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Driving down road and drivers side front end dropped; the vehicle just seized. The ball joint snapped and the tire buckled on the vehicle there was no brakes or steering. Fortunately I had just exited a major highway onto a straight secondary road when this occurred. I feel if this had happened on the highway I would have been in a major accident; which would have included multiple other vehicles as well..”
NHTSA complaint #10704096, filed 2015-04, 170,000 miles“With all the complaints about toyotas, I thought I should file my complaint about my 2001 Toyota Sequoia. I was driving down the freeway at 70 MPH when my front right wheel suddenly flew off! The car slammed down on to the pavement and luckily there were no other cars on the road in wyoming. The pins that the lug nutsscrew on to were all sheered off.”
NHTSA complaint #10310138, filed 2010-02, 95,000 miles“Tuesday, november 10, 2015, I was driving down interstate 37 toward corpus christi, tx, and out of the blue my well maintained vehicle had a hard shake/shimmy in the rear end. It rocked my rearend left to right. Very scary. Luckily I had both hands on the wheel. The traction control sensor went off. I braked, thinking maybe I had had a tire go flat quickly. Very scary at 75 MPH. Also very lucky that not semi's or vehicles were near me. I turned the Sequoia off and got out to check the tires. There was no problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10789869, filed 2015-11, 188,000 miles“Last year my car while traveling at a speed of 50 MPH just collapsed. My ball joints fell completely off. My the grace of god I wasn't killed because I was on the interstate. I have since had it repaired but not by a Toyota dealer. At the time as now, all my lights were lit vsc trac, ABS etc. I have had this problem throughout having this Toyota and it has been very costly. Now as we speak my car is at a dealer and I can only imagine they will tell me it's the faulty computer chip. I will also have them check for rust since I'm hearing of all these cases of rust. …”
NHTSA complaint #10547378, filed 2013-10, 165,000 miles“I have changed tires 2 times but I did not know that my sequoia has a recalled from the suspension and it seems to me that all the suspension is out eventhough that I replaced the struts upper and lower balljoint side arm rod tide even the racquet pinion may be out please help with the nesessary repair driving it like that I’m putting my family at having a accident cause the tire do not wear properly sincerely Joseluis saldana”
NHTSA complaint #11451606, filed 2022-02Related recalls
- 02V129000May 1, 2002On certain 4x2 vehicles equipped with an alloy wheel tire upgrade (options wm4, wm8, zl1-zl4, dh4, or dh5) installed by the processing centers in…Covers: Toyota Sequoia 2001–2002, Tundra 2000–2002
Related service bulletins
- 10207946Jan 12, 2022POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by Toyota. This information must be kept…
Wheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 9% |
| 2013 | 1 | 8% |
| 2012 | 1 | 5% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 2 | 1% |
| 2006 | 3 | 1% |
| 2005 | 4 | 1% |
| 2004 | 7 | 2% |
| 2003 | 5 | 1% |
| 2002 | 15 | 2% |
| 2001 | 7 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia
170 complaintsElectronic stability control
130 complaintsBody and structure
102 complaintsVehicle speed control
101 complaintsOther or unknown
84 complaintsSteering
51 complaintsSuspension
48 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
35 complaintsElectrical system
31 complaintsEngine cooling
16 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
11 complaintsTires
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Toyota Sequoia
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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