2012 Toyota Scion XB and 2012 Toyota Sequoia

Brand new vehicles and NO indication that Toyota is responding to these problems.

2012 Toyota Scion XB complaint from NHTSA web site:

Date Complaint Filed: 03/08/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY

Date of Incident: 03/01/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10502068

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTASCION XB2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTLZE4FE0CJ...

SUMMARY:

STRESS FRACTURE ON PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK WAS ABOUT 1 INCH WHEN FIRST NOTICED AND THEN SPREAD TO ABOUT 8 INCHES WITHIN JUST A FEW DAYS. IT STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE WEATHER STRIPPING AND FRAME ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT QUICKLY STARTED INTO A Y LIKE SHAPE. I REPORTED IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND I WAS INSTRUCTED THAT IT WAS JUST A FREAK INCIDENT AND THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. I DID HAVE IT REPLACED JUST A DAY AGO AND CONTACTED MY DEALER TO HAVE THE STICKERS REPLACED, BUT THEY MADE NO MENTION OF HELPING ME OUT WITH THE COST WHAT SO EVER. I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE A BAD DESIGN AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY. I HOPE THIS REPORT HELPS SOME ONE ELSE DOWN THE ROAD SOME TIME. IF THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS AGAIN LIKE THIS, I MOST DEFINITELY AM GOING TO TRADE THE CAR IN FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND OF MOTOR VEHICLE. *TR

 

2012 Toyota Sequoia complaint from NHTSA web site:

 

Date Complaint Filed: 11/12/2012
Component(s): ENGINE , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 06/25/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10484018

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

• TOYOTASEQUOIA2012

• Crash:No
• Fire:No
• Number of Injuries:0
• Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 5TDDY5G14CS...

SUMMARY:

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2012 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD IDLE/ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, ERRATIC PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING, RACING, SURGING, AND FLUCTUATION OF ENGINE RPM'S, MAKING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO STOP SAFELY. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE AND IT NEEDED TIME,??ONE THOUSAND MILES,?? FOR THE ENGINE TO BREAK IN. THEIR INITIAL SOLUTION TO MY VEHICLE'??S PROBLEM DID NOT RECTIFY ITSELF. I HAVE HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES FOR REPAIR. THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE CONFIRMED MY CONCERNS WITH THE VEHICLE BUT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THAT IT IS A DESIGN CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE, THAT'S THE WAY THEY ACT, AND THAT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUEL-CUTTING OR TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE FORWARDS HIS REPORT TO TOYOTA ENGINEERS AND IF THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS THAT THEY WILL RE-WRITE AND UPDATE THE SOFTWARE FOR THE VEHICLE. OBLIVIOUSLY A SAFETY ISSUE...PLEASE ADVISE. *TR