Toyota Sequoia anyone?

[Bean Counter]

Looking at a few used Sequoias. 2001 & 2002s. Mileage varies from 100-200k. Oddly, lots listed below book value by dealers, not as much with private parties.

Safey for the chitlins is a concern. Looks like they've.always had both vehicle stability control and traction control since new. I cant find much for crash tests. A little curious about roof crush in rollovers for some reason.

Experiences good or bad?

[92xj]

Pops had an 01 or 02.  Traded it in for an 11 Tundra.  Sequoia had 248k miles.  No problems or issues with it.  Typical timing belt that needs replacing every 100-120k miles, oil changes, brakes and tires.  85% driving was highway driving, 15% offroad in Southern red clay mud.  We hunt in the middle of South Carolina.  Tires were lasting 75-85k on Goodyear AT/S.  Seemed to be a very safe vehicle.  Never tested his out in that department.  Traction control was very nice for safety but for playing sucked. Diff lock was nice for offroad.  All in all I would give it a 9 out of 10.  The only reason not a 10 is because it doesnt have a truck bed. 

[HntnFsh]

They are built on a Tundra frame.Should be quite comparable.

[jeepguy]

picked up a 06  sequia in 08 happy with it  so far great 4x4  handling  in snow goes better than anything i have . all drive is good too we ended up getting our from wisconsin  at a auction and had it delivererd by rail to the dealer .

[Bean Counter]

Sounds great guys I'll start looking.

[frostman]

Pops had an 01 or 02.  Traded it in for an 11 Tundra.  Sequoia had 248k miles.  No problems or issues with it.  Typical timing belt that needs replacing every 100-120k miles, oil changes, brakes and tires.  85% driving was highway driving, 15% offroad in Southern red clay mud.  We hunt in the middle of South Carolina.  Tires were lasting 75-85k on Goodyear AT/S.  Seemed to be a very safe vehicle.  Never tested his out in that department.  Traction control was very nice for safety but for playing sucked. Diff lock was nice for offroad.  All in all I would give it a 9 out of 10.  The only reason not a 10 is because it doesnt have a truck bed.

 
Sounds just like ours. We got a 2002 140K. Never had an issue, except mandatory timing belt.

[jeepguy]

they were hard to find used when we got ours for my wife .it happens that my uncle is in the auto business and i go thru him but i'm done buying vehicles i hope anyway he would check auction sites and got for us. uhh one thing about it the back door some how leaked water bigtime when it rained didnt notice it right away but took it to the dealer they had it repaired no problems since so keep in mind to check the back by the hatch door for moisture i have heard that afew have had this issue other than that its a good solid rig i'm hanging on to it .goodluck

[scudmaster]

Have and 04, great vehicle, bit of luxury with true 4x4 capability.  Traction control is excellent.  Have had two problems.  Rear window motor, and rear door lock actuator.  Bought both parts on line and repaired myself for reasonable prices.  Local dealers wanted almost 50% more for the part.  16 mpg daily driving 18-20 on road trips.  There are no rollover standards for SUV and pickups, so no crash test data is likely out here.  If you want to see the other crash tests go to NHTSA website http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/database/aspx/vehdb/queryvehicle.aspx and you can probably even watch the crash test videos for any make and model you are interested in.