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Total NHTSA Complaints
7
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Fuel & Propulsion System
2 reports (28.6%)
Crash Incident Reports
0
Zero collision citations
Fire & Injury Reports
1
0 fire • 1 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 7 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2019 Toyota Sequoia. Fuel & Propulsion System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 2 complaints (28.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 reports one or more injuries.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 7 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Fuel & Propulsion System accounts for 28.6% of submissions (2 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Air Bags & Restraints (1), Brakes & Traction Control (1).
  • • Crash Incidents: 0 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2019 Toyota Sequoia

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Fuel & Propulsion System
2
28.6%
Air Bags & Restraints
1
14.3%
Brakes & Traction Control
1
14.3%
Suspension
1
14.3%
Steering System
1
14.3%
#1 28.6% SHARE

Fuel & Propulsion System

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
⚠️ 2 Associated Recall Campaigns
#2 14.3% SHARE

Air Bags & Restraints

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

🩹 2 Injury
#3 14.3% SHARE

Brakes & Traction Control

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#4 14.3% SHARE

Suspension

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2019 Toyota Sequoia

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11733603
Filed: 04/24/2026
🩹 2 Injuries

"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..."

Brakes & Traction Control ODI #11675254
Filed: 07/22/2025
Defect Report

"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."

Fuel & Propulsion System ODI #11670121
Filed: 06/29/2025
Defect Report

"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..."

Suspension ODI #11586120
Filed: 04/30/2024
Defect Report

"My 2019 Toyota Sequoia Platinum with air suspension is leaning to the left. The driver rear measured from the center of the tire hub to the bottom of the fender is 1and 1/8 inch lower than the passenger rear. There was a similar Toyota T-SB-0179-17 with a similar issue that was issued for 2013-2016..."

Steering System ODI #11542145
Filed: 09/01/2023
Defect Report

"I took my 2019 Sequoia to Toyota of Knoxville for scheduled maintenance and was told the boots on my rack of my power steering has a leak and needs to be repaired for the cost of $2000. My Sequoia has 84,308 miles and I was told this was caused by "normal wear and tear." When I started looking into..."

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Toyota Sequoia

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Toyota Sequoia 9 0 3 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Toyota Sequoia 10 0 3 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Toyota Sequoia 7 1 3 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Toyota Sequoia 20 0 5 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Toyota Sequoia Current Page 7 0 6 Current
2020 Toyota Sequoia 4 0 2 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Toyota Sequoia 4 1 2 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Toyota Sequoia 1 0 2 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Toyota Sequoia 37 1 5 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Toyota Sequoia 36 0 5 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Toyota Sequoia 7 1 2 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Toyota Sequoia 0 0 0 View 2026 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2019 Toyota Sequoia

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 7 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 2 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 1 0 0 0 0
Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION 1 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2019 Toyota Sequoia

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2019 Toyota Sequoia

What are the most common reported problems with the 2019 Toyota Sequoia?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2019 Toyota Sequoia is Fuel & Propulsion System, appearing in 2 records (28.6% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Air Bags & Restraints (1) and Brakes & Traction Control (1).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2019 Toyota Sequoia a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 7 consumer defect complaints and 6 safety recall campaigns for the 2019 Toyota Sequoia.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2019 Toyota Sequoia?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2019 Toyota Sequoia, 0 filings cite a crash, 0 cite smoke or fire, and 1 report one or more injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.