New to the forum - and new to Sequoia ownership

Mistere · Sep 2, 2026

Almost exactly a year ago I bought a lightly used 2017 Sequoia Platinum Edition with 32k miles on it! I love it.
I made 10 ~900 mile round trips this spring / early summer moving my and my wife's possessions to our new home in North Carolina. I had various sizes of U-Haul trailers in tow for 8 of those trips and everything worked flawlessly. The Sequoia was clearly built for towing.
Now that I'm retired I'll be doing my own routine maintenance so I will be calling out on the forums for some advice from time to time.

PS_Sequoia · Sep 28, 2026

That was quite a find, btw! Does your Sequoia have the additional tow package and mirrors? I ask because mine does not and I’m wondering how it will perform when I do tow. Just got mine 2 weeks ago.

El Chorizo · Sep 28, 2026

Welcome to the site @Mistere glad to have you aboard!

Mistere · Sep 28, 2026

PS_Sequoia said:
That was quite a find, btw! Does your Sequoia have the additional tow package and mirrors? I ask because mine does not and I’m wondering how it will perform when I do tow. Just got mine 2 weeks ago.

I don't think it has any additional tow package if that includes different mirrors - the mirrors on mine look ordinary.
It does have a tow mode button (not sure what it does) and I kept the shifter in "S 6" in case I needed to stop "gear hunting" on hills.
The max I towed was 2 "axle" (4 wheel) 12' U-Haul trailers. The largest load was probably in excess of 3000 lb. Other than the increased braking distance and the drop in mileage, It was very drivable! It cruised down the road and kept up with traffic easily. Good luck and enjoy your new-to-you sequoia!