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2007 Toyota Sequoia Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
4%of 136 total for the year
Median mileage
53,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2007 Toyota Sequoia, 4% of the 136 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 53,000 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.

“Began acceleration from 35 MPH progressing to 55 MPH, accelerator left my foot, engine sped up to over 5,000 RPM, applied both feet to brake pedal with all my weight, engine continued to race above 5,000 RPM, put car into drive 1 with no change, engine raced, put car into neutral and engine continued racing over 5,000 RPM, was able to steer car into a ditch, turned off ignition. The check engine light was blinking during this event. I was never able to stop with my brakes. …”

NHTSA complaint #10364751, filed 2010-11, 82,300 miles

“I have 2007 Toyota seguoia, in the last 2 months I, as well as my friends, have noticed a very strong odor of exaust fumes accumulating in the cabin of my SUV when: -accelerating to pass -decelerating from passing -stronger when A/C on and in recirculate mode -also when just regular A/C on the fumes have caused my friends to become ill with nausea, headaches, and sleepiness. The fumes have caused me to become very sleepy when travelilng, and my friends say my thinking is off in last couple of months. I took to local Toyota dealership, and they told me that they did not notice it? …”

NHTSA complaint #10205282, filed 2007-10, 21,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled numerous times while steering to the right. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic that was unable to locate a failure code. The vehicle was also test driven, but the failure did not duplicate. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 65,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10396638, filed 2011-04, 64,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Sequoia. The contact was driving various speeds approaching a complete stop with her foot on the brake pedal when the vehicle began to violently jerk. The vehicle would hesitate when accelerating from a complete stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer over ten times for failure. The engine rear mount and cross member were replaced. The failure occurred continued. The failure mileage was 74,625. Updated 03/16/11 updated 11/21/11”

NHTSA complaint #10361399, filed 2010-10, 74,625 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2011212%
2010826%
200869%
200764%
200652%
2005226%
200431%
2003163%
2002122%
2001163%

Other parts of the 2007 Toyota Sequoia

Air bags
34 complaints
Body and structure
25 complaints
Other or unknown
18 complaints
Engine
16 complaints
Vehicle speed control
15 complaints
Suspension
13 complaints
Electrical system
12 complaints
Electronic stability control
12 complaints
Brakes
9 complaints
Steering
9 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Toyota Sequoia

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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