My 2004 Sequoia was apparently developing an exhaust leak; an exhaust leak I never noticed. I last drove the truck less than 24 hours ago and it idled normally. When I started the truck today, I thought something exploded... The truck began to idle violently, rumbling, and vibrating like a motorcycle! I guess the mere fact this is V8, makes the noise louder.
I jumped out of the truck to see what had happened. I immediately began smelling fuel on the driver's side. After walking around the truck, it sounded as if the noise was coming from the front/middle area around the catalytic converter, but I could be wrong. I had parked on a street with busy traffic and could not safely lean down carefully to check. I will be taking it to a local shop ASAP to get it repaired.
In the meantime, here's a short video of what I encountered:
UPDATE
Turns out some scumbag stole both catalytic converters...
I jumped out of the truck to see what had happened. I immediately began smelling fuel on the driver's side. After walking around the truck, it sounded as if the noise was coming from the front/middle area around the catalytic converter, but I could be wrong. I had parked on a street with busy traffic and could not safely lean down carefully to check. I will be taking it to a local shop ASAP to get it repaired.
In the meantime, here's a short video of what I encountered:
UPDATE
Turns out some scumbag stole both catalytic converters...