2004 Toyota Sequoia Consumer Discussions

2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems

2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems

Written by: deniseelder on Nov 03, 2009 04:14 AM

When I went to pick up the replacement handle under warranty, my husband ran into the driver from Toyota who was delivering the handle to my mechanic. During a short conversation, the driver told my husband that he "delivered that particular part all the time". And this is not a large metro area. Tell me this isn't a recall issue--but why would they recall when they ... Read More...

Re: 2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems [peterson70]

Written by: deniseelder on Nov 02, 2009 07:39 AM

My rear door hatch just broke for the 3rd time (had it replaced in June 2009--lasted for 4 months). Found out by calling Toyota at 800-331-4331 that the cheap piece of inferior plastic (sold for around $70) was warranted for 12 months. At least I'll get the part for free this time. Please everyone call and file your complaints maybe we can get it recalled. Read More...

2004 Toyota Back Lift Latch stopped working

Written by: maspieta on Aug 29, 2009 03:33 PM

I have a 2004 Toyota Sequoia, the rear window stopped working about a year ago, the back latch just stopped working this week and the door will not stay closed. I called Toyota requesting help as this seems like a safety issue; no recall. The Oxygen Sensor has also gone bad. I bought the Toyota based on reliability and reputation. Lol! Does anyone know where I can ... Read More...

Toyota Sequoia Maintenance and Repair

Extended Warranty - Too Many exclusions, not a good ROI

Written by: nugi on Jul 28, 2009 04:14 PM

Just venting here. I purchased my 2004 Toyota Sequoia with an extended 7 year 100k platinum warranty. Never needed until recently when 1) the Drive light on the dash board went out, not a huge deal but when the car is in Drive, the instrument panel is blank. Anyway it was not covered because it was considered a light bulb, even though it is not really accessible for ... Read More...

Toyota Sequoia front end noise

Wheel Bearing problems?

Written by: lionbait on Nov 10, 2008 05:43 AM

I have an 2004 Sequoia with 44,000 miles on it. I have noticed a lot of "road" noise in the front end and took it to my Firestone Dealer. They said the right front wheel bearing had gone bad. Is this a common occurance with a car with so few miles on it? Also, has anybody tried to replace the wheel bearing on their own? Firestone quoted me 450.00 to do it, but I have found ... Read More...

Toyota Sequoia Maintenance and Repair

Rear Window resumed working after installing new car battery

Written by: pkpeterson on Nov 08, 2008 08:17 PM

I just wanted to weigh in on the issue of "rear window" not working. We have a 2004 Sequoia that we bought new in January of 2004. About 5 months ago, at appromimately 55,000 miles, the rear window stopped working. Sure didn't seem possible to be from over use. Anyway, a couple of days ago when I turned the vehicle off, both front windows went down on their own and the ... Read More...

2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems

Re: 2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems [peterson70]

Written by: lbrenneman on Oct 27, 2008 02:20 PM

Thank you! I have a tail light out so I need to change the bulb and can't do that until I open the hatch. Thanks, again. Read More...

Re: 2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems [lbrenneman]

Written by: peterson70 on Oct 27, 2008 04:27 AM

What you'll need to do is put the rear window all the way down and pry the panel off from the top(bottom of window). Get your fingers underthe trim and pry back gently. If you take care you will only bend metal clips holding the trim in place. After doing this you will be able to remove entire panel, remove inner panel than actuate the latch mechanism by hand. Read More...

Re: 2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems [balwinderd]

Written by: lbrenneman on Oct 26, 2008 01:55 PM

I have a 2004 with the rear hatch not opening. The window works. I don't see where the inside panel comes off. Any help? Thanks! Read More...

Re: 2004 Toyota Sequoia Rear Hatch Door Problems [balwinderd]

Written by: sjp4368 on Oct 25, 2008 05:54 PM

I have a 2002 Sequoia with 125000 miles and ran into this problem several times while under warranty. It is definitely a defect. However, the last time I took it in to get fixed, the dealer tried to blame the window tracking system. It was all rusted out and corroded. Told me they could fix it for $700! I am now in the process of having the back latch replaced along with ... Read More...