2018 Toyota Sequoia problems and recalls

Owners have filed 20 complaints on the 2018 Toyota Sequoia, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (7 complaints).

20
Complaints
5
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
50.8
Severity index

Severity index 50.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 50.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (35.0%)7 35%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 5 complaints (25.0%)5 25%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Service BrakesService Brakes: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Fuel SystemFuel System: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM735.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER525.0%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)420.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL420.0%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM210.0%
LANE DEPARTURE210.0%
SERVICE BRAKES210.0%
FUEL SYSTEM15.0%

Complaints filed per year

0482017: 22018: 82019: 32020: 12021: 22023: 12024: 12026: 2 (partial year)17188192021232426
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20172
20188
20193
20201
20212
20231
20241
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2021 to 2024 ran 0.3x those in 2018 to 2020 (4 against 12).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V92000023/11/2021STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2008-2022 Sequoia and 2007-2021 Tundra vehicles. The power steering gear assembly may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can result in an oil leak.
21E10300023/12/2021STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEMToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain JTEKT power steering gear assembly service parts for 2007-2021 Tundra and 2008-2022 Sequoia, part numbers 44250-0C160, 44250-0C131, 44250-0C170, and 11250-0C121. The power steering gear assembly may have been
20V01200013/01/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and ce
18V68500004/10/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWAREToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles. The air bag electronic control unit (ECU) may erroneously detect a fault during the vehicle start-up self check.
18V12200020/02/2018ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia vehicles. Electrical interference within the power supply circuit may cause the vehicle's electronic stability control system to be deactivated. As such, these vehicles fail to

Other Toyota Sequoia model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 4 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.