2005 Toyota Sequoia Fuel system Problems

“Car had very little power when pressing gas pedal. Took to Toyota dealership where they indicated the air injection pump required replacement. I performed the required repair and it was $3,000. I've also seen this is a common problem with this model vehicle.”

“I'm a loyal customer to Toyota. My 2005 Sequoia sr5 v8 was recently diagnosed with a check engine light. The truck is always been meticulously cared for by my local Toyota dealer. In many cases, I have had the truck serviced based on dealer recommendations to prolong its use. It had approx 85,000 miles when I noticed the main thence light. After a visit to the stone mountain, ga dealership, they wanted $4000 for parts and labor on an emission component failure (air pump injection system). …”

“When turning and accelerating (for example, turning out of a parking lot and entering traffic) the traction/skid control will engage - the skid control light turns on - and cut throttle for approximately 3 seconds. During this time the vehicle slows down and is not responsive to pressing on the gas pedal. This has happened approximately 10-15 times on this vehicle. I was not aware this was an inherent Sequoia problem until I read other complaints online - which is why I did not report this earlier.”

“Vehicle when on a stop and making a turn doesn't accelerate for a few seconds it goes blank then after gets speed. In many occasion I had close calls with upcoming traffic behind me after making the turn because of the acceleration failure. I called the dealer where the car was obtained and they said that there is no recall for that vehicle even when I told them that the Sequoia 2003 was recalled because of the same issue. The told me that they can check what is wrong with it but I will need to pay the inspection plus the repairs. Las conversation with them was 6/27/2014.”

“Trac off, vsc trac ,engine light came on...trouble code was p1444 (secondary air injection system switching value stuck)...vehicle had problems accelerating. Repairman indicated that the air injection pump/check values needed to be replaced and very expensive. Based on other reports it appears that this is a frequent occurrence and vehicles shutting down on interstates. Others have said that Toyota knows about this but won't issue an extended warranty, but offers for newer vehicles . Owned several toyotas before this...this could be a deal breaker for future toyotas.”