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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2005 Toyota Sequoia Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
4%of 352 total for the year
Median mileage
65,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2005 Toyota Sequoia, 4% of the 352 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles.

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.

“Vsc trac, vsc off, brake, ABS lights... All on, all at once. And looses power on the freeway very dangerous. I have done some research and there is thousands of complains . It hapen to me last night vsc trac, vsc off, brake, ABS lights.came on all on, all at once.and I start looosing power lucky I was close to a exit”

NHTSA complaint #10925574, filed 2016-11, 145,000 miles

“The vsc trac light and engine light of my 2005 Toyota Sequoia is on. When driving the engine seems to hesitate and lurches forward. I was told that I will have to replace my transmission. My car only has 45,000 miles on it and our warranty expired one month ago. My internet research shows that this is a very common problem. A new transmission will cost thousands of dollars and is un-acceptable for such a young car.”

NHTSA complaint #10266814, filed 2009-04, 45,219 miles

“2005 Toyota Sequoia with 87000 miles has lost power when the trac vsc and off trac plus engine is on. The Sequoia will only travel 30 miles per hour. Top. It happen june 19, 2016 when driving on the streets we started to go uphill when my wife and me notice that Sequoia had on power and the check engine light was on plus trac off and vsc trac lights were on. I look up the problem on the computer to fined out that others are having the same problem. I check the Toyota web site to see if any recalls. I enter the VIN number and fond none with this problem. Thanks”

NHTSA complaint #10876681, filed 2016-06, 87,000 miles

“When coming to a complete stop and then releasing the brake to accelerate you feel and hear a clunk from the rear. It feels as if you have been hit from behind from another vehicle. This occurs on a daily basis several times a day. Contacted Toyota in jan 2010 and told this was normal. I took the matter to management in feb 2010 and they had me bring the vehicle in. They found the trans support to be faulty and replaced the crossmember, bolts and insulation. Problem continued. …”

NHTSA complaint #10336735, filed 2010-06, 51,806 miles

“I am the owner of a 2005 Sequoia that I purchased new from a va dealer on 31 dec 2005; it has a rather serious drive-train related problem. After coming to a 'hard' stop, several seconds later I experience a lurch or clunk that literally feels like another vehicle just bumped me from behind. I began to apply threshold braking and the problem was minimal. Today, I had to abruptly apply the brakes, emergency vehicle crossing in front of me, however, when I attempted to accelerate this time the lurch was followed a loud thud that was measured with the speed of the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10563198, filed 2014-02, 168,558 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015111%
201318%
201215%
201026%
2008710%
200754%
2006136%
2005144%
2004174%
2003132%
2002568%
2001357%

Other parts of the 2005 Toyota Sequoia

Electronic stability control
93 complaintsBrakes
91 complaintsVehicle speed control
85 complaintsOther or unknown
42 complaintsAir bags
40 complaintsElectrical system
34 complaintsEngine
33 complaintsSuspension
27 complaintsBody and structure
26 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsTires
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Toyota Sequoia

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 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