Try spraying some WD40 on it and turn on and off the radio to cycle the antenna. It might just need some lube. If the antenna raises to full height, use a cloth and wipe it down with oil. I do this to mine and haven't had any trouble with it for three years.

 

That is what I tried first. Multiple times. (sigh) Alas, all things seem to indicate the antenna motor will be coming out. . . Looking Up is right.

 

It is definitely broken. This is common on Toyota trucks. In general, the fix is similar your old Taurus, a new antenna needs to be run into the motor. It is simple in theory but there are probably broken pieces of the old one stuck in the motor. You'll most likely need to take out the antenna motor (from under the wheel well) and remove what's left of the old one. There are a lot of videos on youtube about this. I watched them for 4runners, tacomas, land cruisers. They're all the same. Overall, this is not complicated, but took some time and a bit of skin off my knuckles.

 

Thank you "Looking Up" that is the course of action that will restore great music to my ears. it will be interesting.

 

Have you tried this?

Replacing antenna mast on power antenna

I have a power antenna from a Sequoia that I installed in my Tundra. It worked great for about 10 mos, then started making a "ratcheting" noise when the antenna went all the way up (it goes up and down, but makes the noise when fully extended). I ordered a new relay module thinking that the...

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Or you can go to a fixed antenna.

Replacing power antenna with fixed mast

So, living in Minnesota I was getting tired of my power antenna not working very well in the winter. I've been looking for a fixed mast solution and I finally found it! I ordered two parts: - 86300-AF020 - Base, cover and ornament nut ($36.79) - 86309-AA042 - Actual mast, black with the wire...

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Use the search function and type in something like power antenna and read any threads in the gen 1 Sequoia section.

 

I have an ‘04 Sequoia . . same problem with antenna. Replaced it twice with aftermarket antennas, which were really easy to feed into the antenna mount. Neither antenna lasted more than a few months. I checked the price of a new antenna, without the mount, at my dealership . . .not much difference in buying the entire assembly instead of just the antenna. Service tech told me that if the dealership installed a new antenna, the warranty would last as long as I owned the SUV. Pricey, but worth it. I’ve had it replaced once since then, at no charge to me. Same for my rear hatch latch & cable.