2024 Toyota Sequoia Consumer Reviews
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Sequoia Capstone
I purchased the Sequoia Capstone December 31 2022. I now have 10,000 miles on it. Very satisfied after I made some changes to the Sequoia. Engine and transmission are great. MPG 20 at 55MPH and 17 at 75 MPH. Towing a 5,000 pound boat the mileage dropped to 13 at 65 MPH. To increase cargo space I had the third row seats permanently removed. Seating capacity is now four captain chairs. To increase the smoothness of ride and improve handling, I changed the 22 inch Bridgestones for 22 inch Michelin tires. Truck with its solid rear axle gives you a less than smooth ride on a rough road. On a smooth road it gives you a smooth ride. The vehicle has all the power you need for passing and pulling trailers. I and my friends find the seats very comfortable and supportive for those 500 mile day trips. Took three adults to Canada fishing with all our fishing gear, food for a week and clothes. Still had some cargo space for more stuff. Very happy I removed the third row seats.
Horrible wind noise- Do not buy a Sequoia
I bought a Platinum edition Sequoia. Love the towing capacity at 9000 lbs. The fit and finish on the inside is nice. Love the big touchscreen. Now for the real issue. Wind noise. The vehicle sounds like there is a window open when you drive over 55 mph. On my vehicle, the drivers side passenger window has a very bad air leak and the wind noise is crazy loud at highway speeds. Now for the crazy part. I had the vehicle 3 weeks. Took it back to the dealership. They replaced a window guide and said problem solved. Drove it away and it was the same. No improvement. Took it back a second time to the Toyota dealer. Reported the problem still exists. They drove the vehicle and verified the wind noise. Service manager opens a case number with Toyota engineers for guidance on how to fix the problem. Three days later Toyota comes back and says, "there are no known or suggested repairs for the problem with my vehicle". Service manager tells me that there may be a fix recommended in the future but not at this time. Read between those lines. Just go drive your car with crazy wind noise and we will call you some day (maybe) with a fix. Totally unacceptable from Toyota. One would think that when a customer pays $80,000 for a car that they would bend over backwards to keep a high dollar customer satisfied. Nope. Toyota appears to not care one bit about their customer base. I have owned several Toyota's over the past 30 years. I am shocked that this is what Toyota has evolved into. There are many complaints out there about wind and road noise in the Tundra's and Sequoia's. This may not be an issue with every one of them, but if you are looking to buy one, please test drive it on the highway with the radio off and listen for the wind noise. If you hear it do not buy it.
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- Limited Hybrid 4dr SUVMSRP: $66,312152 mi away
- Limited Hybrid 4dr SUVMSRP: $68,46466 mi away
- TRD PRO Hybrid 4dr SUVMSRP: $75,000144 mi away
2023 Sequoia Limited = Flop
Was excited to finally find a 2023 Sequoia Limited. I've owned a 4 Runner and two Sequoias prior to this one. The one I traded in was a 2006 that we have driven since we bought it in 2008. I had instant regret of letting go of my 2006 Sequoia. The 2023 looks great and I liked the technology upgrades it offered; but the ride quality was horrible. The thing drove like a go cart. Super tight suspension made every bump on the road feel like a punch to the kidneys. The interior was nicely updated from the previous generation, but the amount of hard plastic made the whole thing feel cheap. There was a rattle in the dash from day 1. It would rattle over bumps, it would rattle if my radio was too loud. Once, it even rattled when a motorcycle drove past me. I didn't really have a challenge with the rear storage. With the 3rd row folded and the little cargo tray in place, it had decent storage; altough it was elevated due to the batteries being below the 3rd row. Overall, it was a huge disappointment. I kept it for 3 weeks and drove it 950 miles before I couldn't take it anymore and traded it off for a GMC. Very sad to not love the Sequoia as much as I did my 3 previous Toyota vehicles; but for a $70k vehicle; this one really missed the mark.
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Do not buy this car…Toyota made a big mistake
We were so excited to purchase a 2023 Sequoia for our growing family. At a $70k price tag, it was a big investment but we’ve always heard great things from Toyota trucks. Ayer 16 months and 20,000, we’ve never been so disappointed by a car purchase. At 10,000 miles, the hybrid system malfunctioned and the car broke down as we were leaving town for a 10-day road trip. Toyota provided a Corolla for our road trip and took the entire week to try configure out what happened. It’s fixed, but now unusually clunky when it switches from gas to hybrid engine. An even bigger disappointment is that BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. They squeal terribly every single time they are applied. Toyota has said they are aware of the issue but they do not have a fix, assuring us that the brakes are completely safe. That is not only hard to believe, but unacceptable that a brand new car would have this type of issue. Several Toyota blogs have reported this brake squeal, both on Sequoias and new Tundras. We’ve asked Toyota to repurchase our car and they’ve refused saying that the car and its parts are “performing as designed.” I only write this as a warning to prospective buyers. I wish someone had told me. I should’ve bought a Tahoe.
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Very long summer of road trips, no issues
Monday we returned from a 3000 mile trip to the east coast. The past two trips we made were in our Yukon XL, so I thought I’d do a little review of our Toyota. We were a tad bit worried about the size of the gas tank size prior to leaving, but she proved to do pretty damn good. We got 300-350 miles per tank (which cost us about $60 to fill). The Yukon had a HUGE tank but the gas mileage was wayyyy worse, so we ended up filling up about the same amount of times, for about half the cost. Not to mention, we were towing extra weight. In terms of comfort, the seats in this car are wider and softer. The third row has way more room and we still had plenty of storage with one side folded down. The biggest down side to this car in my opinion, would be the cheap plastic they used in the third row. The plastic closures on the head rests holding the leather and padding on also kinda suck. I grew up with a Land Cruiser (that’s what I learned to drive on) and have had such an affinity to Toyotas after working in the automotive industry for so long. This is by far my fav large suv I’ve driven, including the Land Cruiser. If you are in the market for a new large fam vehicle, I highly recommend.
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