2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5 complaints

VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON, ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BUT THERE'S NO RECALL. THE INTERNET IS AFLAME WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS, 2003 MODEL, DEALING WITH REPEATED FIXES FOR THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHTS THAT COME ON AFTER 111,000 MILES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FROM THOUSAND OAKS TOYOTA DEALER ON JAN 22, 2011. I NOTICED ON THE THIRD WEEK OF DRIVING IT, THE BRAKE LIGHT, AND VSC LIGHT WOULD GO ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AOG COMPUTER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS UPDATE WOULD MOST LIKELY FILX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE AOG WAS UPDATED12 MAR 2011, NOW BOTH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE VSC TRACK OFF LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE BRAKES SHUDDER TO A STOP. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EACH AND EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR, BUT RATHER SPORADICALLY. I'VE TAKEN THE SUV BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SEEM TO BE GUESSING AS TO THE PROBLEM, AND SOLUTION. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER, HOWEVER BLOGS THAT I HAVE READ ON THIS ISSUE INDICATE CHANGING THESE PARTICULAR PARTS WILL NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS SUGGESTED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER ARE NOT THE ISSUE, BUT RATHER RELATED TO THE WHOLE BREAKING COMPUTER SYSTEM. HE STRONGLY SUGGESTED THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS AND FIX. THAT IN FACT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM PERTAINING TO THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND ECM. I'VE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A FAMILY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL SAFE USING THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT ANY ONE IN. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS WHOLE BRAKING MECHANISM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, WHICH HAD 45K. THE AWD AND BOTH VSC TRACTION LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TRIED DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. I READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLIER MODELS OF THE SEQUOIA. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE AND WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED TO FIX THIS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

THE FRAME IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS RUSTING OUT, I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH TOYOTA AND THE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME TOYOTA IS ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR 3 YEARS 36 MOTHS FOR THE FRAME. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM THAT FORD HAD WITH THE WINDSTAR. I HOPE IT WONT TAKE A FATALITY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM!!!! *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - FRAME CORROSION WITH PERFORATION. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2010 WE TOOK OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 TO FIX THE DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE EA09006 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER VICKSBURG TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MS. AT THE MOMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ECU COULD NOT REFLASH. HOWEVER, THE ECU WAS NOT REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. A WEEK AGO, ONCE AGAIN, THE VSC ECU LIGHTS TURNED ON. AGAIN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ECU IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND I HAVE TO INCUR AN EXPENSE OF $ 650 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK WITH TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE NEW PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL 1. TOYOTA EVADED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE UNIT SO THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED RECALL 2. IF THE RECALL REQUIRED THE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE COULD NOT REFLASH THE UNIT. TOYOTA IS PUTTING THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THOSE CLOSE TO OUR VEHICLE DRIVERS WHEN DRIVEN 3. WE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN PROTECT OUR LIVES AND THOSE WHO FACE THESE PROBLEMS OF LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2010 WE TOOK OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 TO FIX THE DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE EA09006 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER VICKSBURG TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MS. AT THE MOMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ECU COULD NOT REFLASH. HOWEVER, THE ECU WAS NOT REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. A WEEK AGO, ONCE AGAIN, THE VSC ECU LIGHTS TURNED ON. AGAIN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ECU IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND I HAVE TO INCUR AN EXPENSE OF $ 650 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK WITH TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE NEW PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL 1. TOYOTA EVADED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE UNIT SO THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED RECALL 2. IF THE RECALL REQUIRED THE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE COULD NOT REFLASH THE UNIT. TOYOTA IS PUTTING THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THOSE CLOSE TO OUR VEHICLE DRIVERS WHEN DRIVEN 3. WE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN PROTECT OUR LIVES AND THOSE WHO FACE THESE PROBLEMS OF LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS. *TR

FIRST VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMPUTER FAILURE: MARCH 20 2009 DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS $1521. DUE TO OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY, WE PAID $50. SECOND VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMPUTER FAILURE NOVEMBER 15 2010 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA SERVICE. SINCE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DURING FIRST TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT "UPDATE" THE SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTER, NOR DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT @ DEALERSHIP DID NOT EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC WORK AND TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TIME WOULD HAVE TO BE "RE SCHEDULED" AT A LATER DATE. DUE TO MY TAKING THE DAY OFF FROM WORK TO DO THIS RECALL REPAIR, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO REPAIR WORK NOR IDEA AS TO WHY THE COMPUTER FAILED A SECOND TIME. THIS IS MY 3RD REAL ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP , AND I VOWED TODAY TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS FAILING TO REPORT THE PROPER OIL INFORMATION. IT FLUCTUATES AT RANDOM TIMES DROPPING TO THE LOW MARK AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. IF THIS SENDING UNIT DOES NOT INFORM ME OF THE TRUE REPRESENTATION OF OIL PRESSURE, IT COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE MY VEHICLE ENGINE AND HOPE THAT TOYOTA RECALLS THIS PART BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOGS FROM OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 10MONTHS....VSC TRAC, VSC OFF HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES INCLUDING TWICE IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE FIRST TIME THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLES VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON, THEY CAN BE RESET TEMPORARILY BY TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. MY FIRST PHONE CALL LAST MAY TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTHING IN THE MAIL, SO I CALL BACK IN JULY AFTER I HAD MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH THE VSC PROBLEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATING FOR MANY 2003 OWNERS THAT ARE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE THAT DO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. IF MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, IS MY VEHICLE SAFE? COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. I WAS A LIFELONG TOYOTA MAN, BUT NOT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO RECALL ALL OF THESE 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE VEHICLE , WHILE STARTING AND PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD, WOULD SEEM TO TRY TO TAKE OVER AND PULSATE AND APPLY THE BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS! I PAID FOR COMPUTER ANALYSIS TO BE DONE, WHICH VERIFIED THE C1231 ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAULT, BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY PRIOR EXPENSES DUE TO THEIR DEFECT. FRUSTRATING! *TR

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC CONTROL, VSC, AND ABS LIGHTS GOING, ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE NEW, BUT THEY WOULD GO OFF AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. NOW THAT HAVE COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS THE YAW SENSOR AND WILL COST AROUND $650 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PART FAILING AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS LOOKING INTO SINCE ITS PART OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC / ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER ON FRIDAY 10/01/2010 FOR A RECALL ON MY TOYOTA TO UPDATE THE VSC ECU. DEALER COMES BACK AND SAYS MY VSC ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $900.00 PRIOR TO UPDATING THE ECU. I DECLINED THE REPAIRS AND THEY HAD ME SIGN A RELEASE STATING TOYOTA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FAILED COMPONENTS DUE TO MY DECISION. I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VSC, ABS AND TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN A YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE BILLED BECAUSE THE DECELERATION SENSOR ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5- COMMON PROBLEM LIKE OTHERS ABS/VSC TRAC/VSC OFF SENSOR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY ON. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR RECALL FOR SKID CONTROL ECU UPDATE AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THIS UP TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS ASKED - WHAT LIGHTS - YOU DID NOT TELL US SENSOR LIGHTS WERE ON - IT WILL BE $49.99 TO PULL VEHICLE BACK IN AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM NOT STUPID, THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS VEHICLE BEFORE AND ALL THEY TELL US IS WE HAVE TO REPLACE SEVERAL SENSORS - $3000.00 +. THERE ARE TOO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OUT THERE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO PUT THE FUNDS INTO FIXING A SERIOUS DEFECT. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2003. PROBLEM WITH TRAC/VSC AND ABS SYSTEM ARE ALWAYS LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THAT. CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM, IT ALWAYS IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY DEALER AND THEN REAPPEARS AT A LATER DATE. *TR

VSC AND TRAK OFF WARNING DASH LIGHT INDICATORS CONTINUE TO COME ON/OFF, NOW MORE FREQUENT AND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ACCELERATIONS. INITIAL TRIGGERING OF INDICATORS WAS FEB 06 BUT WERE INTERMITTENT, NOW THEY ARE MORE FREQUENT. *TR

VSC/SVC TRAC LIGHTS ON. HAVE BEEN COMING ON/OFF 1-3 TIMES/MONTH. NOW THEY ARE ON AT ALL TIMES. SEEMS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. TRACK OFF, VSC TRAC, ASB LIGHTS TURN ON. DEALER DIAGNOSTIC PROBLEM CODES:P1242 DECELERATION CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION, P1244 STROKE SENSOR MALFUNCTION; NECESSARY TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL ECU COSTS $1045.00; NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE YAW RATE SENSOR COST $662.00. TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS STATED VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL LIST AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 61,000 MILES ON IT.. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEY SAID THE ONLY RECALL IS FOR A SOFTWARE COMPUTER UPDATE. THEY UPDATED AND STILL HAVE PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK IN TODAY AND WAS TOLD ERROR CODE C1203 FOUND NEED NEW TRANSLATE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH ALL OF THE SEQUOIA TRACKING SYSTEMS... TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. WHY SHOULD I BE OUT OF POCKET 1000 FOR REPAIRS FOR SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS A BAD PART! PLEASE HELP! *TR

OUR 2003 SEQUOIA HAS SAME TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM AS ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, RESULTING IN VSC/ABS/TRAC LIGHTS ON WITH NO ADDITIONAL SAFETY BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT TRACTION CONTROL OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OTHER THAN THE STANDARD HYDRAULIC BRAKES. THE SYSTEM FAILED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND WE PLACED A COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE HOPING FOR A RECALL. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE REPORTED RECALL AND ALL THEY DID IS FIX SOME INTERNAL COMPUTER SETTING. THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD NOTHING DO WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS OR FIXING THE FAULTY "STAR" SAFETY SYSTEM. WE LEFT WITH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON AND THE OFFER FOR THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THE WARNING LIGHTS AT A COST OF $300. I DON'T BELIEVE THE INTENT OF ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WAS TO FIX AN INTERNAL COMPUTER SETTING BUT RATHER TO BRING LIGHT TO THE WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF A MAJOR SAFETY SYSTEM AT A HUGE COST TO THE CONSUMER. I URGE THE NHTSA TO RE-OPEN THIS CASE, INVESTIGATE THE REAL CAUSES, HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE AND NOT ACCEPT A SOFTBALL ANSWER. *TR

I OWN AN EARLY MODEL 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I HAD THE VSC, ESC AND ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATION, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES, IS INCONSISTENT AND SEEMS AS THOUGH POWER IS CUT TO THE AXLE SO I CANNOT PULL AWAY. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL AND CALLED TOYOTAS HOTLINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD GET A LETTER FOR SERVICE IN LATE MAY. LATE MAY CAME AND WENT AND I WAITED UNTIL MID JUNE FOR THE LETTER AND THEN CALLED AGAIN WHEN IT DIDN'T ARRIVE. THEY NOW SAID THAT ON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER RECALLED. TOYOTA WANTS AN EXHORBRANT AMOUNT FOR THE SERVICE, AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT HAS TO BE DONE. QUITE FRANKLY, TOYOTA WAS RUDE TO ME LOCALLY AND THE TOYOTA RECALL HOTLINE WERE RUDE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW 67000 TOYOTAS THAT WERE MADE IN 2003, AND 50000 WERE RECALLED MINE IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATING THE EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL WAS INSTITUTED FOR. SOUND CRIMINAL. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW. EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, AND ABS DASHBOARD LIGHTS USED TO GO OFF PERIODICALLY. SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT SEE THE LIGHTS WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THEM, THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON BUT (OF COURSE) THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE DRIVES ERRATICALLY AT TIMES AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. *TR

STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT, THE VCS OFF LIGHT AND THE VCS TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. WE'VE HAD THE FACTORY RECALL FOR AOG VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, SKID CONTROL ECU UPDATE DONE, AND NOW WE'RE TOLD IT WILL BE $500 TO REPLACE THE YAW-ACCELERATION STABILITY CONTROL . THIS IS A VERY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL, IT HAPPENS A LOT! *TR

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM IS TOO SENSITIVE. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS THE ESCS WILL ACTIVATE AND APPLY BRAKES NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY BY APPLYING BRAKES AND CUTTING POWER TO THE ENGINE. *TR

MY SEQUOIA IS EXPERIENCING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE HAS A DELAY AND SEEMS TO ENGAGE THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM PREVENTING ACCELERATION AND THEN IT JUST KICKS IN AND OFF YOU GO. UNFORTUNATELY THIS OFTEN LEAVES YOU IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU HAVEN'T LEFT YOURSELF MORE THAN THE USUAL DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES. ALSO IT IS VERY SPORADIC SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE MORE DURING TURNS FROM START AND PARTICULARLY DURING RAINY OR INCLEMENT WEATHER THOUGH THE TIRES ARE NOT SLIPPING. I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY VIN IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND THEN TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE ISSUE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME PART WITH THE ISSUE. I INFORMED THEM THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I HAD THE CAR AND THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEY SAID I COULD BRING IT IN AND HAVE AN ANALYSIS DONE BUT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR IT. I TOLD THEM IT WAS HAPPENING EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEIR MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE A YOUNG DRIVER WHO WILL BE USING THIS VEHICLE AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT ADMIT OTHER SEQUIOA'S MAY HAVE THIS ISSUE AND DO NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THEM. THIS IS SERIOUS AND WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR TO NOT HAVE IT HAPPEN IN A BAD SITUATION. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA FOR SIMPLY PUSHING THIS VEHICLE ASIDE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW T

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - THE VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WITH A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR SHUDDERED TO A STOP DURING ACCELERATION. BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY QUICKLY PULLING THE CAR OVER. JUST CHECKED WITH TOYOTA AND MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING BEHIND NOT INCLUDING ALL SEQUOIA'S WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON SOMETIMES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SOMETIMES NOT. I WAS TOLD IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE 2,800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE EBS SYSTEM OR SOMETHING. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. *TR

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE...VSC, TRAC, AND ABS FAILURE...ALL 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT WE NOTICED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO--BUT EVERY TIME I'VE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER, WE'VE BEEN BRUSHED OFF. WHILE TURNING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, WE NOTICE THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES. THE VEHICLE SLOWS CONSIDERABLY TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE BEEN CRAWLING AND EVEN BLOCKING AN INTERSECTION. THE TRACTION CONTROL ALSO ENGAGES WHEN WE TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY OR WHEN WE TURN ONTO SIDE STREETS. CARS BEHIND US HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AROUND US OR HAVE SLOWED UNTIL WE CAN MOVE AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD AT FIRST IT WAS JUST OUR TIRES. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS GOING TO COST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS BAD. OUR EXPERIENCE IS EXACTLY THAT OF THE MOST RECENT RECALL OF OTHER 2003 SEQUOIAS, BUT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. *TR

2003 SEQUOIA : 1. VSC AND ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON THREE TIMES, HAVE CAR IN SERVICE DEPT, BUT NO ROOT CAUSE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. 2. DEALER CHARGED FOR EACH REPAIRED TIME , SEVERAL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT THE SAME PROBLEM REAPPEARED AFTER FEW MONTHS. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ABOUT A MONTH AGO HAD TO STOP THE CAR ABRUPTLY UNDER RAIN TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE THAT FAILED TO PERFORM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE ABS DID NOT WORK AND I SKIDDED OF THE ROAD WITHOUT MAJOR CONSEQUENCES. . AFTER A VISIT TO THE DEALER THEY REPORTED THAT VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE, IT IS NOT WORKING. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS 66000 MILES. THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE IS THAT IS DISABLES THE ABS WHEN THE MODULE STOPS WORKING. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS IN VEHICLES UNDER WARRANTY AND VEHICLES WITH RELATIVE LOW MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM FOR THE TOYOTA TUNDRA TRUCK. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/TRAC LIGHT TURNS ON FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS ENGINE IS RESTARTED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING OFF AND ON DUE TO THE VSC/ABS TRAC LIGHT RELATED TO THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE 56,000 MILES ON MY CAR. DURING AN INTERNET SEARCH I FIND THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE EITHER BEEN IN ACCIDENTS OR ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TO IT SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO VERY COSTLY AND THE TOYOTA COMPANY DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET AND HOPE I NEVER WILL BUT IT IS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS ON TOYOTA SEQUOIA COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING, STAYS ON TILL IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. HOWEVER, BRAKES SEEM TO WORK FINE, BUT VEHICLE SLOWS WHEN MAKING A TURN, INCLUDING MINOR TURN AT LOW SPEED AND THE ROLL OVER LIGHT COMES ON, WITH THE WHEELS HARDLY TURNING. VEHICLE IS 2003 BUT LESS THAN 50, 000 MILES (APPROX. 48,689). *TR

ABOUT 9AM MONDAY MORNING, AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH, I ARRIVED AT A STOP SIGN. AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SEQUOIA WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. I HAVE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR AND SUDDENLY IT TOOK OFF. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SAFETY DROP OFF MY CHILDREN. *TR

VTRAC TRAC OFF AND ENGINE LIGHT ON. COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY $1,500 REPAIR PER DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH, WE FOUND OUT THE SEAL, RELAY AND ACTUATOR ARE ALL BAD $1,500 REPAIR I FOUND NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP STATING THE MILEAGE. *TR

VSC, TRAC WARNING LIGHT ON 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA (75K MILES) - $1718 REPAIR BILL FIRST INCIDENT - 3/11/04 (8.5K MILES), COMPUTER SKID/COMPUTER ASSY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY LATEST INCIDENT - 1/8/2010 (75K MILES), BRAKE BOOSTER ($763 REPAIR) AND CHARCOAL CANISTER ($550 REPAIR). REFERENCED REPAIRS MAY BE RECURRING EVENTS SUPPORTING A POTENTIAL RECALL PROGRAM BASED ON NUMEROUS WEBSITE REFERENCES... *TR

VEH. TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003,THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL (TRACK) LIGHTS REMAIN ON ALSO THE ENG. LIGHT. AND THE DIAGNOSE SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE ANY CODE RELATED TO THE ABS. BECAUSE OF THIS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYST. DOESN'T WORK. THE CODES SHOWN ARE RELATED TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND M.A.F. SENSOR, WE CHANGE ALL 4 OXG. SENSOR AND THE MAF AND STILL THE SAME CONDITION. THE SEQUOIA HAS 47,000 MILES. *TR

TURNING RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. LET OFF GAS, NOISE CEASED, APPLIED GAS GENTLY AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. IT ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING A RIGHT TURN AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS EACH COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. THEY USED TO BE OFF EACH TIME I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT NOW THEY DO NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE "COMPUTER SYSTEM" THAT CONTROLS THE VSC AND TRAC REPLACED. WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,700.00. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, I CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN WHOSE SAFETY MAY BE AT RISK AS THIS DEFECT OCCURS. *TR

VSC REPLACEMENT THIS IS MY 3RD INCIDENT WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. I WAS IN SNOW AND ICE AND PUT THE CAR IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I STARTED TO BACK OUT AND A BUZZING SOUND AND THE VSC AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I PUT IT BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE IT DROVE FINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP ABOUT 200 MILES. I STOPPED AND FUELED UP AND WHEN DRIVING OFF THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD VIBRATING/GRINDING NOISE THEN STALLED AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY PULLED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT.. I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN BUT IT DROVE OK UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I RESTARTED IT AGAIN GOT OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT MADE THE SAME GRINDING NOISE, STALLED AND THE BRAKES PULLED IT TO THE RIGHT AGAIN....I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE SAID IT JUST NEEDED RECALIBRATING AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $100. I TOOK IT IN AND THE WHOLE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400 PLUS LABOR $200. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2003 AND THIS IS THE 3RD VSC ISSUE I HAVE HAD. THE LAST ONE WAS $600 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR AT LEAST A FIX SENT TO DEALERSHIPS WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE IN WARRANTY. THE REST HAVE BEEN OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR

THIS OCCURS DAILY (SINCE I NOW LIVE IN ARIZONA). THE VENT RECIRCULATE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY OVERIDES TO RECIRCULATE MODE IN MANUAL MODE WHEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES DIFFER. THIS CAUSES THE WINDOW FOGGING AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE RECIRCULATE WILL TURN ON EVEN IN FRONT WINDOW DEFROST MODE - A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR VISIBILITY SAFETY. TOYOTA SERVICE TECH STATED THE ONBOARD COMPUTERS FIRMWARE IS TO BLAME AND THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE. TOYOTA UNRESPONSIVE OTHERWISE. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LOOSE POWER WHEN TURNING AND THEN ACCELERATION RACES UP AFTER A LONG PAUSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2003 AND HAS SEVERAL TIMES RESULTED IN NEAR-MISS CRASHES FROM APPROACHING TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

THE VSC AND 4 WD LIGHTS CAME ON IN OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN STARTING IN FORWARD, THERE IS A LOUD GRIND AND A THUMP. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY (1 WEEK) AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS. I PLACED THE CAR IN MANUAL 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MOVE IT VERY SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH. THE LIGHTS ARE OFF, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A TEMPORARY FIX. *TW

VSC OFF/VSC TRAC LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. AT INITIAL START OF TOYOTA SEQUOIA AFTER PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND CUT OFF IGNITION. THIS WOULD CAUSE A BRIEF STALL, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME VEHICLE IS USED. FAULT IS DTC C1231. VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SENSOR IS FAULTY. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ON ALL THE TIME NOW I HAVE RESET THEM SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND HELP FROM DEALERSHIP IS AT IT BEST A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE ONLY HAD TWO DRIVING RELATED INCIDENTS . ON A TRIP TO TENN THIS YEAR AFTER STOPPING FOR A BREAK I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AND STARTED DRIVING THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND A LOUD CLANGING CAME FROM UNDER THE CAR AS SOON AS I COULD PULL OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM IT WAS APPARENT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES AS IT WAS ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE TO WHERE I WAS GOING I PROCEEDED ON BACK ROADS WITH CAUTION TO WHERE I WAS GOING AND IT WAS LATE SO I WOULD LOOK AT IT IN THE MORNING.THAT NIGHT I SPENT MOST OF IT ON THE INTERNET RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL WITH THE SAME RESULTS FROM THERE DEALERSHIPS . THE NEXT MORNING I CHECKED EVERYTHING OUT ONLY TO FIND NOTHING APPARENTLY WRONG RESET THE SYSTEM AND PROBLEM WAS GONE I THOUGHT. ON THE RETURN TRIP TO FLA. I ENCOUNTERED A HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING WHILE GOING AROUND A LONG CORNER AT A SLOWER SPEED THAN POSTED THE TIRES HIT WATER RUNNING ACROSS THE ROAD AND THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL LIGHTS BACK ON AND A REAL SCARY BATTLE TO CORRECT THE CAR LUCKY FOR ME THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AT THAT POINT AS IT TOOK BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD TO BRING IT BACK UNDER CONTROL . FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING BEING A MECHANIC

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS COME ON WHILE IS RUNNING , ONLY WAY TO TAKE IT OFF IS TURNING THE CAR OFF. *TR

VSC/TRAC LIGHT WARNING & SENSOR IS ON....PARKING BRAKE GOES OFF & ON. VEHICLE STOP SUDDENLY. I TOOK TO DEALER & DIAGNOSED IT AS "STEERING ANGLE SENSOR" FOR ABS HARD CODE C1231....TOTAL REPAIR QUOTE $743. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO INTERSTATE 10 GOING TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND MAKE AN EXIT AND THEN TURN LEFT AND TURN LEFT GOING BACK TO INTERSTATE 10 EAST BOUND. MY TIRES SKID AT THE ROUGH ROAD (LITTLE STONES) AND MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2003 LOST CONTROL AND VERY HARD TO STABILIZE FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS. I JUST HOLD THE STEERING AND DID NOT PULL RIGHT OR LEFT, AND DID NOT STEP ON THE BRAKE UNTIL IT WAS STABILIZED. I DID NOT REPORT IT TO THE DEALER, THINKING THE TRACK OFF SYSTEM WAS OFF. WE WERE LUCKY THAT NO OTHER VEHICLES ON MY SIDE AND AT THE REAR. PROBABLY IT WAS APRIL 2009. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE TRACK OFF SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I REPLACED THE 4 TIRES AND DISK PADS (REAR AND FRONT) LAST OCTOBER 2009. MAYBE THAT IS ONE OF THE REASON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH WILL COST ME AROUND $1,600.00. THE CODE WAS 1223 AND 1244. I DID NOT GO AHEAD FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE I CAN NOT BELIEVE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE CAR. I BARELY USED THIS CAR WITH 42,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. BESIDES I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR