There are 5 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2002 Toyota Sequoia in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)IN JULY OF LAST YEAR, MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA EXPERIENCED CAR TROUBLE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. FIRST, THE REAR WINDOW ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY OPEN ALL BY ITSELF. THIS SELF OPENING WOULD OCCUR AT NUMEROUS TIMES. THE WINDOW WOULD OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, WHEN IT WAS STATIONARY OR EVEN WHILE IT WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE SCARIEST HOWEVER, WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. FORTUNATELY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE SECOND MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THE LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ANYONE TOUCHING THEM. THIS LOCKING/UNLOCKING WOULD AGAIN TAKE PLACE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, STATIONARY OR EVEN UNOCCUPIED. THE LAST COMPLAINT IS THAT THE GAS GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY WITHOUT ANY REASON SO THERE ARE MANY TIMES THAT I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GASOLINE I HAVE LEFT IN THE TANK. THIS TOO IS OCCURRING ON A RANDOM BASIS. IT'S LIKE THE VEHICLE IS HAUNTED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AIR ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE. HE OPENED THE FLAP APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES TO DETERMINE IF THE AIR WAS COMING FROM THE SUNROOF. IMMEDIATELY, THE SUNROOF BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALKED BACK TO RETRIEVE THE UNBROKEN SUNROOF GLASS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,400. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THAT THE ADHESIVE/GLUE FAILED. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB
CONSUMER SMELLED A STRONG CHEMICAL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FEEL NAUSEOUS, AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. (ISOLATED REMOVE BLOWER MOTOR, CHECKED ALL A/C DRAINS AND DEODERIZED) *AK *SC *JB
REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MAKE A NOISE. TOYOTA RECOMMENDS BENDING ARM. I HAVE HAD IT BENT AND REPLACED. *NLM
SEVERE REAR CAVITATION WHEN REAR WINDOWS OPEN.TOYOTA IS AWARE.CAN'T BE REPAIRED. *AK
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 29, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.