2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Structurebody Problems

ANTI SWAY BAR CANNOT BE CONNECTED BACK TO FRAME SINCE THE FRAME IS RUSTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO FIX IT, I WOULD NEED MY ENTIRE FRAME REPLACED AND THAT NONE OF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST $13,000. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE THE SEQUOIA HAS THE SAME FRAME AS A TUNDRA, WHY ISN'T THE SEQUOIA FRAME RUST PROBLEM ALSO BEING RECALLED LIKE THE TUNDRA? *TR

THE UNDERCARRIAGE ON MY SEQUOIA HAS MUCH RUST. IT IS AN '03 THAT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT SINCE NEW. MY HUSBAND HAS AN '03 ACURA WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RUST... YET HAS FACED THE EXACT SAME CONDITIONS. I SAW THE RECALL FOR TUNDRA UNDERCARRIAGE RUST AND WONDERED WHY THE SEQUOIA (WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME FRAME) WASN'T INCLUDED. I'VE READ ABOUT MANY SEQUOIA'S THAT WON'T PASS INSPECTION DUE TO UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. *TR

BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE/SCHEDULE MAINTENANCE WHICH WAS NOT COMPLETED; WAS ADVISED BY SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ROTTED IN THE FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL. WAS ADVISED TO CALL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER & OPEN A CASE NUMBER WITH THEM. WAS ADVISED SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA & TACOMA MODELS.

FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

TOOK 2003 SEQUOIA TO BAIERL DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 26, 2011 IN CRANBERRY, PA FOR 130,000 MILE CHECK UP. MECHANIC NOTICED "HOLE' IN FRAME BEHIND FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS WHERE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH BEHIND FRONT WHEELS. TOYOTA SAYS THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. UPON INVESTIGATION ON THIS SITE AND OTHERS, IT SEEMS THAT MODEL YEARS 2000-2003 TACOMA'S, TUNDRA'S AND SEQUOIA'S ALL HAVE THIS ISSUE. TOYOTA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ON TACOMA'S AND TUNDRA'S, BUT NOT SEQUOIA'S FOR SOME REASON. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION NOW AND TOYOTA THEMSELVES HAVE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT COULD POSSIBLY BE REPAIRED, BUT NO GUARANTEES. I AM LOOKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE FROM MY PERSONAL MECHANIC (JUNE 2011) AFTER HE HAD REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, HE WARNED ME ABOUT SERIOUS UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. DESPITE MY VEHICLE ONLY HAVING 64000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME HE INDIRECTLY SUGGESTED SELLING THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO AS THIS PREMATURE RUSTING WILL BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I WON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH. I WONDER WHY THE TUNDRA HAD A RECALL ON THE FRAME AND NOT THE SEQUOIA? IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE?

IN JULY 2006 AT 52000 MILES I WENT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND THE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS OFF IN MY HAND. DEALER SAID NOT COVERED AS IT IS WEAR & TEAR. I AM NOT A TOUGH GUY, BUT CHEAP PLASTIC HANDLES, ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVER DOOR AS IT IS THE MOST USED? $139 IS A WASTE OF CONSUMER $ AND FOR AN EXTRA DOLLAR THEY COULD HAVE MADE A STRONGER HANDLE. *TR