2019 Toyota Sequoia problems and complaints

Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Toyota Sequoia. The most-reported areas: Unknown Or Other (2), Fuel/Propulsion System (2), Seat Belts (1).

Key takeaways

  • 7 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 0 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 2 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Unknown Or Other229%
Fuel/Propulsion System229%
Seat Belts114%
Service Brakes114%
Suspension114%
Steering114%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2019 Toyota Sequoia SUV 4WDNot ratedNot ratedNot rated4/5
2019 Toyota Sequoia SUV 2WDNot ratedNot ratedNot rated4/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Seat Belts - filed 2026-04-24

Third row seatbelts broke. They came undone from where they are bolted to the bottom of the car. My children were in their car seats anchored by the seatbelts when these broke when the vehicle was moving and they flew sideways. Looks like poor products were used to secure the seatbelt, there are signs of product disint...

Service Brakes - filed 2025-07-22

Parking brake requires continual adjustment. Brake becomes non functional when brakes are hot and then park on a hill. Examples would include pulling our boat and going to the boat ramp off the highway. Parking brakes loses any ability to hold the vehicle.

Unknown Or Other,fuel/Propulsion System - filed 2025-06-29

Fuel filler door hinge and pin does not work properly. The hinge, door, and pin are bent. This prohibits 1) opening the door, 2) filling the gas tank, and 3) the door from closing properly. The spacing around the door is not equal and is askew, tilted to the bottom right and dips inward. Toyota seems to have used this...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.