2006 Toyota Sequoia Body & Structure Problems

You had Toyota apply undercoating to your vehicle's frame in 2018 to prevent rust. Despite this treatment, your frame has become severely corroded and deteriorated to the point where the vehicle is no longer safe to drive.

The driver's side rear trailing arm broke away from your vehicle's frame while driving due to rust deterioration, making the vehicle extremely dangerous to operate. You received no notification of a Toyota customer service campaign about premature rust issues before this failure occurred. The broken arm and rusted frame pose a serious safety risk, and Toyota has declined to assist with repairs despite the vehicle being factory-maintained throughout its life.

While driving on the freeway, your vehicle suddenly started swaying and bobbing uncontrollably. A tow truck driver warned that the car could have rolled over, which could have caused serious injury. The problem: the frame has rusted so severely that the tie rod and sway bar assembly have completely detached and are hanging loose, with rust damage visible throughout the entire frame.

Your Sequoia's frame has rusted severely, causing parts to fall off without warning. Toyota applied a corrosion-resistant coating two years ago under a service campaign and said the issue was resolved, but an independent mechanic has now indicated the frame damage is severe enough that the vehicle shouldn't have been driven, especially while towing a 5,000-lb trailer. The only sign of trouble was an unusual sound from underneath. Addressing this will likely require frame inspection, replacement of rusted components, and possibly structural reinforcement.

Your vehicle's frame has developed significant rust damage. You're concerned about whether this is covered under a manufacturer recall and want to know how to address it safely. You've also noticed knocking sounds while driving, which may be related to the frame deterioration. A repair technician will need to inspect the frame for structural integrity and treat or reinforce any rusted areas.

Your vehicle's frame has developed severe rust, causing the brackets that attach to it to come loose and separate. This can affect the structural integrity of your vehicle and potentially compromise safety. The fix will likely involve removing the rusted frame sections, treating or replacing them, and reinstalling or replacing the brackets.

Your vehicle's frame has developed significant rust. This is a structural issue that should be inspected by a professional, as frame rust can affect the vehicle's integrity and safety over time. A mechanic can assess the extent of the rust and determine if protective treatment or repair is needed.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN FOR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION REPAIRS AND BEING WORKED ON FOR 3 MONTHS. I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO TOYOTA BEFORE THE JANUARY 31 DEADLINE FOR THE FRAME PROGRAM. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD BECAUSE IT WAS BEING WORKED ON, IT WOULD BE HONORED ANYWAYS. CALLED TO SCHEDULE TO BRING IT IN AND THEY SAID, SORRY, THAT EXPIRED, SO YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FROM TOYOTA BUT WE CAN STILL COAT IT IN ANTI CORROSION TIL THE END OF MAY. I CALLED TOYOTA AND SPOKE TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO ALL SAID, ITS EXPIRED AND WE CAN'T HELP YOU. SO NOW I HAVE A VEHICLE WITH A PROVEN UNSAFE FRAME AND NO SOLUTION.

I HAVE REPLACED THE LATCH ON MY LIFT GATE 3 TIMES NOW. THE LATCH KEEPS BREAKING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I DON'T SEE A RECALL FOR IT BUT I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR IT. I CAN'T ACCESS MY SPARE TIRE IF I HAVE A FLAT OR SOMETHING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP.

SEVERE RUST HOLE IN REAR FRAME OVER LEAF SPRINGS NOTED BY MECHANIC WHEN DOING ALIGNMENT. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE FAILED DUE TO A HOLE IN THE REAR OF THE FRAME NEAR THE HITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TRI COUNTY TOYOTA (15 D AND L DR, ROYERSFORD, PA 19468) WHERE IT WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HOLE IN THE FRAME WAS DUE TO RUST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT PROCEED WITH A REPAIR BECAUSE NHTSA HAD TO AGREE TO A PLAN TO INITIATE A RECALL AND REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD PERFORM A TEMPORARY WELD ON THE FRAME UNTIL TOYOTA COULD ISSUE A RECALL WITH A FINAL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

REAR HATCH. REAR HATCH HANDLE MADE OF PLASTIC. HAS BROKEN THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. DEALER CHARGES $600 EACH TIME TO REPLACE. TOYOTA SHOULD NOT MAKE CARS WITH SUCH CHEAP PARTS. CANNOT GET INTO VEHICLE.

RUST IS RAPIDLY DESTROYING THE FRAME OF MY SEQUOIA!

IN APRIL 2017 OUR 2006 SEQUOIA WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THE AMOUNT OF RUST UNDER THE VEHICLE AND AROUND THE FRAME WAS SO BAD HE RECOMMENDED WE FILE A COMPLAINT. HIS ASSESSMENT WAS THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM PETITIONING THAT TOYOTA STAND BEHIND THIS ISSUE FOR OUR SAFETY!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE FRAME, REAR AXLE, SUSPENSION, BRAKE LINES COMPONENTS ARE SEVERELY RUSTED IN PARTICULAR THE FRAME WHERE IT IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THESE FRAMES SUFFER FROM THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER TOYOTA TRUCKS WHERE TOYOTA REPLACED THE FRAMES. THIS RUST CONDITION MAKES THESE VEHICLES UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLES NEW IN 2006 AND MAINTAINED IT WELL. I ADDRESSED THE EXTERNAL RUST BUT CAN NOT PREVENT THE INTERNAL RUST. THE FRAMES NEED TO BE REPLACED OR THE VEHICLE BROUGHT BACK AND DISPOSED OF.

THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK HAS BECOME RUSTY VERY QUICKLY WITH NORMAL CITY ROAD USE

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO HAVE VSC LIGHT SERVICE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE FRAME WHERE THE VEHICLE REAR STABILITY BAR CONNECTS TO IS ALL RUSTED OUT. AND THE OTHER SIDE WILL SOON FOLLOW. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, SEE PHOTOS.

FRAME IS RUSTING BAD. LOOKED ONLINE AND SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTICED RECALL WAS DONE ON THE TACOMA.

FRAME HAS RUST CORROSION CAUSING 18 INCH PERFORATED HOLE IN FRONT FRAME OF CAR. THIS IS SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS WARRANTED A RECALL OF THE TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH USES THE SAME FRAME. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RUST CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THIS MUST BE DUE TO POOR QUALITY MATERIAL AND COATING OF THE ORIGINAL FRAME. THROUGH RESEARCH APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN SEQUOIA THAT ARE IN AREAS DEALING WITH ROAD SALT. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE THIS MODEL ALONG WITH THE TUNDRA. THE CAR IS PARKED OUTSIDE DRIVEWAY AND MOSTLY LOCAL DRIVING.

THERE'S AN 18 TO 24 INCH HOLE IN THE FRAME ON THE LEFT FRONT, WHICH SHOULD NOT HAVE DETERIORATED SO QUICKLY OR TO THAT EXTREME. EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AS THE FRAME COULD BRAKE WITH ANY SIGNIFICANT STRESS, SUCH AS POTHOLES.

SEVERE FRAME CORROSION, 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA: I WAS UNAWARE OF THE "COLD WEATHER STATES" FRAME CORROSION PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS (AND RECALLS OF OLDER SEQUOIAS AND OTHER TOYOTA TRUCKS) UNTIL I TOOK MY '06 SEQUOIA TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR AN AIRBAG RECALL REPLACEMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A MINOR FRONT END RATTLE. WHEN THEY RAISED IT ON THE LIFT, THEY SAID THE VEHICLE BEHAVED IMPROPERLY AND THEY WERE ALARMED. THAT IS WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THE LARGE, RUSTED HOLE IN THE FRAME! WHAT A SHOCK IT WAS WHEN THEY TOLD ME, AND THEN, TO BE ADVISED THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE! IF I HAD NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL, MY FAMILY AND I COULD BE DEAD RIGHT NOW, IF CONDITIONS HAD BEEN JUST SO. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE THAT TOYOTA IS PUTTING PEOPLES' LIVES IN DANGER BY NOT RECALLING ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS FRAME AND STANDING BY THEIR PRODUCT. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A DEATH(S) TO OCCUR BEFORE THEY ARE FORCED TO RECALL? THEY CERTAINLY KNOW THAT OTHER NON-RECALLED MODELS OF SEQUOIA HAVE FRAME ROT. PRESENTLY, MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER IS WAITING FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. I AM WARY AND LEFT IN CONSTANT WORRY IF TOYOTA WILL HELP, BASED ON THE REPORTS OF OTHER PEOPLES' EXPERIENCES WHOSE VEHICLES WERE NOT RECALLED YET. I AM FACED WITH IT BEING A TOTAL LOSS IF TOYOTA DOES NOT CHOOSE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. (THIS IS THEIR FAULT. THEY SHOULD FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. PERIOD.) I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF ITS REPORTED RELIABILITY. I HAVE BEEN A 3 TIMES LOYAL CUSTOMER TO TOYOTA AND AM IN UTTER DISBELIEF HOW I HAVE BEEN MISLED. PLEASE PUSH TO HAVE TOYOTA RECALL ALL TOYOTA SEQUOIAS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE ON THIS FRAME SO THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS TO GO THROUGH THIS UNIMAGINABLE STRESS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR IS SEVERELY INJURED. WILL MY REPORT BE THE FINAL REPORT THAT PROMPTS A RECALL OR THIS DEATH TRAP? I HOPE SO.

2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRAME CORROSION / RUST ISSUES. *SMD

AFTER YEARS OF TAKING MY CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD FRAME ROT WAS SO BAD THAT MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

THE FRAME ON THE VEHICLE HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND THERE ARE SOME RUST PERFORATIONS AND HOLES IN THE STRUCTURAL PARTS OF THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, SOME STABILITY COMPONENTS NEED TO BE WELDED BACK ONTO THE FRAME BECAUSE THEY HAVE BROKEN OFF.

THE SEQUOIA'S FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION.

2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW.IN 2015 FRAME HAS LOTS OF RUST. WHEN WE WENT FOR SERVICING, TOYOTA DEALER SAID, NOT TO WASTE ANY MONEY FOR FLUID EXCHANGES, LIKE POWER STEERING FLUID, TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE, BECAUSE CAR MAY NOT PASS INSPECTION, BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE, WHETHER SPARE TIRE, REAR BRAKES FAILING, OTHER COMPONENTS FALLING OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO CAR AND PEOPLE DRIVING BEHIND . WE SEE SEQUOIAS FROM 2000 TO 2004 ARE RECALLED FOR NEW FRAME INSTALLATION BECAUSE OF RUST PROBLEMS. WE SINCERELY HOPE, TOYOTA WILL RECALL 2006 SEQUOIAS ALSO. WE BELIEVED IN TOYOTA REPUTATION, FOR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. WE ARE REALLY VERY DISAPPOINTED. MY FAMILY HAS 3 TOYOTAS AND EXPECTING TO BUY 2 MORE SOON. WE NEVER EXPECTED, SEQUOIAS ARE SO BAD , WHERE LIFE ITSELF IS IN DANGER DRIVING THEM. WE WISH TOYOTA WILL RECALL SEQUOIAS FOR FRAME REPLACEMENT. *TR

THE FRAME OF THE BODY OF THE TOYOTA IS RUSTING VERY BAD. FOR ONLY HAVING THE CAR THREE YEARS BUYING THIS AS A CERTIFIED CAR, THE BODY SHOULDN'T BE THIS BAD. I'LL ALSO BE OPENING UP A CASE WITH TOYOTA.

THE FRAME, REAR-END HOUSING, BRAKE SYSTEM, GUARDS, SHIELDS, EXHAUST AND MANY SUB PARTS ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH. THE BRAKE LINES TO THE REAR BRAKES RUPTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST.

DURING SERVICING, THE SEQUOIA WAS FOUND TO HAVE A RUSTED/ROTTEN FRAME AND DECLARED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA HAS HAD OTHER FRAME RUST REPLACEMENT RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL, BUT NOT FOR THE MODEL YEAR IN QUESTION. THEY HAVE HAD FRAME RECALLS FOR 2006 FOR SIMILAR MODELS (TACOMA). THIS SAFETY ISSUE WAS NOT FOUND BY THE DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY, ALTHOUGH THE DANGEROUS SITUATION WOULD HAVE EXISTED. TOYOTA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE.

WON'T PASS A STATE INSPECTION DUE TO FRAME ROT. NOT COVERED UNDER TOYOTA RECALL. I'VE OWNED FIVE TOYOTA'S WHICH LASTED 200,000+ MILES EACH. HERE AT 82,000 MILES ALREADY HOLES IN FRAME IS JUST PATHETIC. NOW I JUST GOT A PERFECTLY GOOD SEQUOIA MECHANICALLY AND COSMETICALLY BUT JUST SITTING BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD A $10,000 FRAME REPLACEMENT. *TR

VEHICLE HAS ALOT RUST UNDER THE BODY. I SEE A CAMPAIGN IS ON FOR VEHICLES UP TO 2004 BUT THEY NEED TO INCLUDE 2006 SEQUOIAS. *TR

UNDERSIDE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUST CORROSION. DEALER TO EXAMINE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED. WHEN IT RAINED I NOTICED WATER WAS GETTING IN THE VEHICLE AT THE REAR HATCH AND UNDER THE RIGHT CENTER ROW SEAT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE BOLTS FOR THE LEFT HATCH SHOCK; THEY REMOVED ALL REAR INTERIOR AND FOUND "MANY HARDWARE PIECES MISSING". THE DEALER STATES THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED, CLEANED, AND APPLIED SILICONE TO THEM. APPARENTLY THE LEAK IS GONE. HOWEVER, WHENEVER IT RAINS, I AM CONCERNED THE PROBLEM COULD COME BACK. *TR

I NOTICED THERE ARE SOME RUSTY SPOT ON THE FRAME OF MY 2006 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS ANY OTHER REPORTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR