2007 Toyota Sequoia Problems and Recalls (135 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2007 Toyota Sequoia is Airbags (24% of 135 owner reports). There are 9 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Airbags — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 135 complaints · 9 recalls

What problems show up on the 2007 Toyota Sequoia?

32 of 135 filings named Airbags (24% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Body / frame (19 reports).

There are 9 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Brakes, Suspension, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2006 has 199 reports on file; this year has 135. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2007 Toyota Sequoia

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

  1. Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 9 campaigns on file below.
  2. Airbags. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed.
  3. Body / frame. Look for rust, collision repair and body gaps that do not match a clean truck.
  4. Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
  5. Skim a few owner reports below for Airbags. Look for the same symptom repeating.
  6. Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Airbags 32 complaints · 23.7% of the file
Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:
  • Crashes 5
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 6
  • Deaths 0
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

Which systems owners named Airbags (AIR BAGS) appears in 32 of 135 owner complaints (23.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. Airbags (AIR BAGS): 32 complaints, 23.7% of reports Airbags (AIR BAGS) 32 · 23.7% Body / frame (STRUCTURE): 19 complaints, 14.1% of reports Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 19 · 14.1% Engine (ENGINE): 17 complaints, 12.6% of reports Engine (ENGINE) 17 · 12.6% Suspension (SUSPENSION): 10 complaints, 7.4% of reports Suspension (SUSPENSION) 2 crash reports 10 · 7.4% Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL): 10 complaints, 7.4% of reports Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 10 · 7.4% Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM): 5 complaints, 3.7% of reports Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 1 crash reports 5 · 3.7% Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM): 4 complaints, 3.0% of reports Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 4 · 3.0% Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN): 4 complaints, 3.0% of reports Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 4 · 3.0% Steering (STEERING): 4 complaints, 3.0% of reports Steering (STEERING) 2 crash reports 4 · 3.0% Unclassified NHTSA leftover: 52 complaints, 38.5% of reports Unclassified NHTSA leftover 1 fire reports 52 · 38.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table
System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Airbags (AIR BAGS) 32 23.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Body / frame (STRUCTURE) 19 14.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE) 17 12.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Suspension (SUSPENSION) 10 7.4% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) 10 7.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM) 5 3.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 4 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) 4 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING) 4 3.0% 2 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover 52 38.5% 0 crashes · 1 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

When reports and recalls showed up Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2007; the first recall shown was reported in Jan 2007. 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2015-Q4: 13 owner reports 13 2016-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2016-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2023-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Aug 2006 Jan 2026 Recall campaign 07V013000 ◆ Recall campaign 07V013000 Recall campaign 07E023000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E023000 Recall campaign 10V036000 ◆ Recall campaign 10V036000 Recall campaign 14V743000 ◆ Recall campaign 14V743000 Recall campaign 15V285000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V285000 Recall campaign 15V286000 ◆ Recall campaign 15V286000 Recall campaign 16V396000 ◆ Recall campaign 16V396000 Recall campaign 19V741000 ◆ Recall campaign 19V741000 Recall campaign 22E002000 ◆ Recall campaign 22E002000 Investigation EA06014 ● Investigation EA06014 Investigation EA21002 ● Investigation EA21002
  • Campaign 10V036000 was reported 1,095 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 14V743000 was reported 2,845 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 16V396000 was reported 3,406 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 19V741000 was reported 1,777 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 22E002000 was reported 5,458 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
Date Record type Count Record identifier
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 4
2010-Q2 Owner reports 5
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q4 Owner reports 3
2011-Q1 Owner reports 5
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 2
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q1 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q4 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
2015-Q2 Owner reports 3
2015-Q3 Owner reports 11
2015-Q4 Owner reports 13
2016-Q1 Owner reports 6
2016-Q2 Owner reports 5
2016-Q3 Owner reports 5
2016-Q4 Owner reports 3
2017-Q1 Owner reports 2
2017-Q2 Owner reports 3
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 4
2019-Q1 Owner reports 3
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 2
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q4 Owner reports 4
2023-Q2 Owner reports 4
2023-Q4 Owner reports 2
2024-Q1 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 3
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2025-Q4 Owner reports 1
2026-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 07V013000
Recall campaign 1 07E023000
Recall campaign 1 10V036000
Recall campaign 1 14V743000
Recall campaign 1 15V285000
Recall campaign 1 15V286000
Recall campaign 1 16V396000
Recall campaign 1 19V741000
Recall campaign 1 22E002000
Defect investigation 1 EA06014
Defect investigation 1 EA21002
NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (9)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Brakes, Suspension, and Airbags.

  1. Recall campaign 07E023000

    Brakes

    Report date
    Component:
    Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES)
    Consequence:
    LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    CARDONE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE ANY DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDERS. THE RECALL BEGAN DURING APRIL 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CARDONE AT 1-800-777-4780.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  2. Recall campaign 07V013000

    Suspension

    Report date
    Component:
    Suspension (SUSPENSION)
    Consequence:
    IN EXTREME CASES, IF THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUOUSLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE LOWER BALL JOINT MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  3. Recall campaign 10V036000

    Safety recall 10V036000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    A DRIVER MAY OVERLOAD A VEHICLE WHICH MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  4. Recall campaign 14V743000

    Safety recall 14V743000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
    Remedy:
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in January 2015. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  5. Recall campaign 15V285000

    Safety recall 15V285000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-285 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag. The recall began on July 13, 2015. Toyota owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Pontiac owners may call 1-800-762-2737. NOTE: This recall supersedes recall 14V-312 in its entirety.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  6. Recall campaign 15V286000

    Safety recall 15V286000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    2003-2004 Corolla and Corolla Matrix vehicles that are recalled under both 15V-043 and 15V-286 are under a Do Not Drive advisory. Owners of these vehicles are advised not to drive their vehicles until the recall remedy has been completed. Toyota will notify their owners. Pontiac Vibe owners will be notified by GM. Dealers will replace the passenger side front air bag, free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota began the recall on July 13, 2015. Pontiac Vibe owners may contact GM at 1-800-762-2737. GM began the recall on June 29, 2015. NOTE: This recacll supersedes recall 14V-655 in its entirety. For vehicles located in the U.S. states not listed above, please see Toyota recall 15V-285 which covers all other U.S. states.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  7. Recall campaign 16V396000

    Safety recall 16V396000

    Report date
    Component:
    Unclassified NHTSA leftover
    Consequence:
    If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy:
    SET will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET number for this recall is SET16B.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  8. Recall campaign 19V741000

    Airbags

    Report date
    Component:
    Airbags (AIR BAGS)
    Consequence:
    An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify owners. Depending on the vehicle model, dealers will replace the front driver inflator, front passenger airbag inflator, the airbag assembly, or the front passenger airbag sub-assembly and inflator. The recall began November 20, 2019. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are J0A, J0B, and J0C. Lexus' numbers for this recall are JLI, JLJ, and JLK.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
  9. Recall campaign 22E002000

    Suspension

    Report date
    Component:
    Suspension (SUSPENSION)
    Consequence:
    A ball joint failure may cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    DRiV will work with distributors to return unsold parts. Dealers will inspect and replace the ball joint as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 17, 2022. Owners may contact DRiV customer service at 1-877-489-6659 or at RECALL.SUPPORT@DRIV.COM.
    View authoritative NHTSA record →
NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07
Safety incident filters
Showing 9 of 135 complaints · page 1 of 6
2026-01-12Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11710293
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Tail gate handle broke (second time). dealer fixed the first time. If I have a flat tire, I can't get to the spare tire.
2025-12-29Steering (STEERING)
NHTSA ODI 11707612
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Turned into a laundromat parking lot and my balljoint snapped and my truck was sitting on the ground on the driver side front. Bent my fender and door also.
2025-06-04Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11664860
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The frame of the vehicle is rusting away despite being sprayed with rust inhibitor during the frame recall. The vehicle was considered unsafe to drive due to large holes in the frame just 3 years after being sprayed by Toyota.
2025-02-04Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11640629
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The rear gate door or Deck lid will not open. with either key, or any other method. Every time this occurs, I have to take to the body shop to open and pay $200 for them to open it. They have to climb to the back, dismantle the rear door panels from the inside and undo some mechanisms to open it finally. The shop stated that they have had this problem with these Sequoias many times.
2025-01-08Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11634769
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Rear hatch/latch. I purchased my 2007 Sequoia lightly used in 2013. Luckily I purchased a 3 year extended warranty also. Within a year my rear hatch broke for the 1st time, I was unable to open the rear gate, my warranty covered the parts & Labor, within a year it broke again, this time the door would not latch closed, it freely opened & would or could not be secured. This happened while out of town (Fairbanks, AK. In Feb. -40 degrees) luckily the dealership had the parts & was able to fix it quickly. Still covered by my extended warranty. That dealership told me about the consistent problem & I was told about the cheap parts, but also a poor design as far as weather & grime able to reach the components & cause corrosion quickly. It broke one more time before my warranty expired (#3) again unable to open the rear gate. That repair didn’t even last 3 months, But the warranty was expired & I had a very reliable mechanic replace it this time (#4). Much cheaper than what Toyota wanted to charge me. He did a little weather preventative repair and I actually got nearly 2 years on that repair. He also said it was a terrible design flaw on the rear hatch, & there was significant corrosion on many other parts in the rear gate. He cleaned it up as well as possible. When it broke the 5th time, I was furious, & couldn’t see the point of the $750.00+ repair (Alaska is more $$), again was broken in the unable to open position. So I used the window & crawling over the seats method for over a year, until my window started making horrible noise when opening. I made an appointment with Toyota in Anchorage, AK to repair it this time as I had a recall taken care of at the same time. The only visible corrosion on the vehicle was around the latch, the window does not work properly, & you hear parts rattling when you open & close the gate now. I realize the open gate break is not common, But that was a horribly dangerous situation, recall is needed immediately for safety & reputation
2025-01-03Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11633912
CrashFireInjuryDeath
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed that the rear subframe was fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined that the rear subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.
2024-06-27Suspension (SUSPENSION)
NHTSA ODI 11597103
CrashFireInjuryDeath
2007 Toyota Sequoia frame completely deteriorated and rusted through. I discovered this when brining my vehicle in for the Toyota Airbag Recall when the technician brought this safety issue to my attention. Previous driving had been extremely unstable and buckled when I was on the highway. Since discovering the frame issue, I stopped driving the vehicle. I believe this is a safety issue caused by a defective frame that Toyota is aware of and had issue a past recall for. The Toyota dealer has made a video of the deteriorated frame and has commented that the vehicle is a safety issue.
2024-01-16Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
NHTSA ODI 11565897
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Doors not locking with key fob. Have to manually lock all doors by hand. Sometimes the key fob arms the security and sometimes it doesn’t. I’ve replaced the key fob and tried to program new fob but cannot program, hooked up a scanner to run for codes and 1 showed a (B1242 - wireless door lock tuner circuit)
2023-11-23Body / frame (STRUCTURE)Unclassified NHTSA leftover
NHTSA ODI 11556595
CrashFireInjuryDeath
Purchased this vehicle with a clear title and then noticed it has frame rot.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2007 Toyota Sequoia?

Owners named Airbags most often — 32 of 135 reports (24%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2007 Toyota Sequoia?

NHTSA lists 9 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Brakes, Suspension, and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2007 Toyota Sequoia?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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