2001 Toyota Sequoia complaints

ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THE VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT CAME ON A FEW DAYS. WE TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU HAS FAILED. WE ARE TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THIS AT A COST OF $2,400. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM, CATCHING FIRE, ETC. AND THIS PROBLEM IS LIFE THREATENING. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME. *TR

THE SEQUOIA HAS A VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) THAT IS SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A SLIDE OR SKID OR SOME KIND. HOWEVER, THE VSC TENDS TO ACTIVATE ON IT'S OWN AND DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE ACTIVATION CAUSES THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE TO SLOW THE WHEEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL DRASTICALLY TO THE RIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT 30-45MPH ON SMOOTH, STRAIGHT ROADWAY. IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND A CRASH IS BOUND TO HAPPEN. I FOUND SEVERAL MORE COMPLAINTS ON THE ISSUE ON-LINE AT TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM. I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. TOYOTA SAYS THE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE PARTS MAN STATED HE SELL OR REPLACES 7-8 VSC UNITS PER WEEK. *TR

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUIOA'S VSC, BRAKE, AND ABS LIGHTS ARE "ON" AND THE ABS AND VSC SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS. A CERTIFIED DEALER (FIORE TOYOTA; 1480 SOUTH MAIN ST; FALL RIVER, MA, 02724) ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKES (FRONT/REAR) AND THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR AND A TUNE UP FOR $1300, BUT THE VSC, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. FIRORE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO AND CAN NO LONGER HELP ME FIX THE PROBLEM. I NOW DO NOT HAVE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL IN THE SNOWY NORTHEAST! *TR

IN 2007, I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO WORK AND IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAIL AND IT COST ME $3500.00. I CALLED TOYOTA FOR SOME ASSISTANCE THEY DID NOT EVEN CARE ABOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AREA, AUTOMATICALLY THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WAS APPLIED . THE VSC OFF AND TRACTION LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RELEASED IT, WHICH ALLOWED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE TO RELEASE AND THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VSC OFF AND TRACTION LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING, BUT THEN DIM AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISABLED THE VSC SENSOR TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM RECURRING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,700. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/12/08. *JB JUN 10, 2008, WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD "THUMP" IN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AREA, AUTOMATICALLY THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, THE VSC OFF AND THE VSC TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS A MOMENTARY INDICATION OF THE VEHICLE SWERVE INDICATOR CAME ON, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SLOWED AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. A VISUAL INSPECTION INDICATED NO APPARENT PROBLEM. I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE VSC. OFF AND THE VSC TRACTION INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HANDLE NORMALLY AT SPEED SO I CONTINUED ON MY TRIP FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. TO D

WHILE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 70MPH THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR DECREASED IN SPEED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING ME TO MOMENTARILY LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. PER OWNER'S MANUAL TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC. PER CODES OBTAINED VIA DIAGNOSTIC DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACING YAW CONTROL SENSOR AND ECU. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE MYSELF IT SEEMS TO BEAN ISSUE WITH THE 2001 SEQUOIA AND ITS ECU, YAW CONTROL SENSOR, AND THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS HARM OR INJURY IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD STARTING HEARING WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE ARE. I MADE IT HOME AND NEXT DAY I WAS DRIVING TRIED TO ACELERATE AND IT WOULDN'T . ENGINE KEPT RUNNING BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE HAD TRUCK TOWED HOME(62 MILES) CAR IS A 2001 WITH 118000 MILES NEVER WOULD THINK THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO TOYOTA..PLS HELP. *TR

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER DEFECT. *TR

WE HAD A 100,000 MILE SERVICE WITH A TOYOTA DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER THE VSC/ABS LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THEY INSIST IT IS THE SKID CONTROL AND ECU COMPUTERS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN WILL NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS AND FORCE A RECALL? *TR

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE TOYOTA DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE OVERDRIVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. I SHOULD OF LOOKED IN THIS WEBSITE BEFORE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA RECALL THIS DEFECT AND REPAIR OUR VEHICLES. I LOVE THE CAR, I HATE THIS COSTLY PROBLEM. TOYOTA SHOULD MAINTAIN US FAITHFUL IN THEIR QUALITY AND HONESTY BY REPAIRING OUR VEHICLE BEING IT WAS FIRST GENERATION. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILING AND HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ON SAME MODEL VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER APPARENTLY HAS DONE NOTHING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER WITH THE COST TO REPLACE. *TR

THE BACK HATCH HAS BROKEN 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS. IT WILL NOT LAST MORE THAN 12 MONTHS AT A TIME. VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR AND VERY DISAPPOINTING NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE HATCH WHEN BROKEN. *TR

MY VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL LIGHT WENT ON AND MY VSC/TRAC SENSOR AND ABS LIGHTS WERE GOING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND HAD TO PULL OF THE ROAD TWO TIMES OVER A 4 MILE STRETCH. THE FINAL TIME, WHICH CAUSED ME TO GO FOR A REPAIR WAS, AT A STOP SIGN WHERE I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN MY SKID LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE BUT WAS SCARED AS I HAD MY ONE YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE AND FELT HELPLESS. I GOT AN ESTIMATE FROM TWO DEALERS AND ONE CAME IN AT $2,000 STATING THE WHOLE THROTTLE NEEDED REPLACING WITH THE SENSOR. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SPENT 8 HOURS EXAMINING IT AND DECIDED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR AND THIS SEEMED TO FIX IT WITHOUT ANY ADDED EXPENSE. THIS DEALER ONLY CHARGED ME $55 FOR A CHECKUP!! THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE THANK GOD! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!! *TR

UNDERSIZE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSES HIGH HEAT AND WARPING OF THE BRAKE ROTORS RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY HAD DEVELOPED LEAKS. *TR

MY VSC ENGAGES AT TIME WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE WITH DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER, I HAD A TRACTOR TRAILER JUST ABOUT RUN IN TO THE BACK OF MY SEQUOIA BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED . *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA 2001 VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS. *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY. VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER SWITCH AND/OR SKID CONTROL ECU. VSC IS NON-FUNCTIONING WHILE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AFFECTING VEHICLE HANDLING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS (SAFETY ISSUE ). REPAIR COST IS SUBSTANTIAL. HAVE FOUND MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2001-2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS ON TUNDRA SOLUTIONS FORUM AND RELATED DISCUSSIONS AT EDMUNDS .COM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NORMAL VEHICLE USAGE WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES AND ALL ABS, VSC WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON WITH ANTI-LOCK AND ANTI-SKID COMPUTER DISABLED RESULTING IN NO ABS OR SKID CONTROL. DEALER REPORTS TO ME THAT IT IS A $2,200 "COMPUTER" NEEDING REPLACED, ONLY 6,000 MILES OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. CALL TO TOYOTA CORPORATE WAS OF NO VALUE, DEALER AND TOYOTA REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *TR

BRAKE, ABS, SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON , DEALER SERVICE CHECKED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING BATTERY WHICH WAS DONE BY THEM. FOLLOWING DAY WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON INTERMITTENTLY , RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHILE THE DEALER HAD IT. WAS ADVISED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, JUST MALFUNCTIONING WARNING LIGHTS. NOW( OCTOBER 2007) THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON AND WHEN RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS TIME IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECU, AND RECOMMEND REPLACING SKID CONTROL ECU. WAS ALSO TOLD IT THAT THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN LIGHTS WERE ON SO HANDLING WOULD BE AFFECTED (SAFETY ISSUE ). AT THIS TIME I AM GATHERING INFORMATION ON WHETHER IT SHOULD BE REPLACED OR NOT. *TR

VSC TRAC/VSC OFF LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON, REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITION, SPEED OR WEATHER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE ABS AND ANTI-SKID SYSTEM FAILED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ABS; HOWEVER, THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ABS COMPUTER FAILED. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR AND PAID FOR 30% OF THE PARTS. THERE HAD BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES SINCE THE REPAIR, BUT THE CONTACT FELT THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,800.

(VSC) PROBLEM ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WAS TOLD THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR IS BAD/ NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.. *TR

I WAS DROPPING OFF MY WIFE AND 4 MONTH-OLD TWINS @ THE AIRPORT. SHE WAS GOING ON A VACATION W/ HER MOM AND SISTERS. WHILE GETTING HER CHECKED IN, OUR 9-YEAR-OLD TWIN GIRLS AND 3 YEAR-OLD GIRL WERE SITTING IN THE CAR. WE WERE STANDING RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAR BUT COULD NOT SEE IN THE BACK W/ THE DARK TINTED WINDOWS. IN THE MEAN TIME, ONE DAUGHTER, WHO WAS SITTING IN THE 3RD ROW, MIDDLE SEAT OF OUR 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, BECAME TANGLED IN THE AUTOMATICALLY LATCHED SEATBELT. AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO GET FREE, SHE ONLY GOT FURTHER TWISTED. HER TWIN SISTER THEN YELLED TO US, HER PARENTS. WE OPENED THE TRUNK AND FOUND HER PURPLE AND STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. THE WORST THING IS THAT WE COULDN'T UNLATCH THE BELT, NOR COULD WE UNTANGLE HER. WE STARTED YELLING FOR SOMETHING SHARP TO CUT THE BELT (THE AIRPORT IS NOT THE BEST PLACE TO FIND SOMETHING SHARP) AND AT THE SAME TIME WE GRABBED THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION TO ATTEMPT TO STICK INTO THE LATCH IN HOPES OF UNLATCHING THE BELT IN AN ALTERNATIVE WAY. IN WHAT SEEMED AN ETERNITY OF HELPLESSNESS, THE SKY CAP FOUND SCISSORS AND CUT THE BELT... AT THE SAME TIME, I RELEASED THE BELT FROM THE LATCH W/ THE HELP OF THE KEY. JUST AS OUR DAUGHTER PASSED OUT, WE WERE ABLE TO UNTANGLE HER FROM THE BELT. FORTUNATELY, WERE ABLE TO QUICKLY GET HER BREATHING AGAIN. POLICE AND PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED. A REPORT WAS FILED. ALL COMMENTED ON THE POOR DESIGN OF THIS MIDDLE BELT! HOPEFULLY OUR NEAR TRAGEDY WITH A HAPPY ENDING WILL PREVENT ANYONE ELSE FROM A TRAGIC ENDING!

1) OVERLY SENSITIVE TRAC COMPUTER WILL CUT POWER WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SITUATION FOR AN ACCIDENT. 2) TRAC-OFF AND VSC-OFF LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE, FAULT CODES SHOW THAT VSC COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL OR STABILITY CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER UNLESS STILL UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SHUDDER PERIODICALLY, RESULTING IN AN UNEASY FEELING THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT STOP CORRECTLY. *JB

PURCHASED A 2001 SEQUOIA. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, & CONTINUING TO TODAY, VSC/TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING, BUT GOES OFF BY ITSELF. RESEARCHED THE ISSUE & FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON & COSTLY TO FIX. PLEASE INVESTIGATE IF THIS IS A DEFECT & SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 25-70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARS A NOISE COMING FROM THE VSE AND THE TRACK OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATES AS A RESULT OF THIS INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WOULD GO AWAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN TSB BR005-02 AND NEVER TREATED AS RECALL. PREVIOUS OWNER WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE TSB AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AT HIS OWN EXPENSE THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY AND BRAKE CALIBER ASSEMBLIES AND PADS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS PER TSB. TOYOTA IS NOW REFUSING TO REMEDY THE ISSUE CLAIMING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY. *JB

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAD AN ISSUE WITH "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 77,000 MILES. IT PULLED THE P0155 CODE THAT INDICATED FAILURE OF OXYGEN SENSOR. TOYOTA HAD AT LEAST TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THE ISSUE SHOWING THIS PROBLEM AS WIDELY KNOWN. WHAT IS MORE, ON TUNDRA VEHICLES (THAT HAVE THE SAME ENGINE)TOYOTA RECOGNIZED THE ISSUE BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON SENSORS AND ON THAT SPECIFIC CODE UP TO 90000 MILES. THE REPAIRS COST WAS ALMOST $340, PULLING THE CODE (5 MIN) AND REPLACING THE SENSOR (15 MIN) WAS CHARGED AT 2 HRS OF LABOR. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REFUSED TO COVER REPAIRS. CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE 2007-07250397. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VERSA-TRACK STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. AS OF JULY 9, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 116,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT IT COULD LEAK ON THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN 2004. HOWEVER, SINCE THERE IS AN UPDATED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE FAILURE, HE FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AGAIN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000.

THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES CAUSING MY FAMILY TO LOSE ALL ACCELERATION ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND GET A TOW TO THE TOYOTA DEALER (DAVID MAUS) AND THEY THOUGHT INITIALLY THAT THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($2000+) BUT AFTER THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE SENSOR IT RESOLVED THE ISSUE THUS FAR, ITS BEEN THREE MONTHS WITHOUT RECURRENCE. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THIS IS A CHEAP FIX AS I BELIEVE OTHERS NOTED HERE THAT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY OFFERED REPLACEMENT AS A SOLUTION. I DID HAVE A SECOND QUOTE DONE ELSEWHERE JUST TO BE SURE AND THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY AS WELL WITHOUT TRYING AN ALTERNATIVE. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE AND GET A SECOND OPINION. *TR

ON FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45PM, MY WIFE (BELINDA) WAS TRAVELING ON THE NORTHBOUND 57 FREEWAY TRANSITIONING TO THE WESTBOUND 210 FREEWAY. AT THIS POINT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HYSTERICAL, SHE STILL MANAGED TO NAVIGATE THE VEHICLE OVER TO WHAT IS A QUASI SHOULDER ON THIS TRANSITION ONLY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, EXAMINE THE AFFECTED AREA (PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL), TO FIND THAT THE WHEEL ITSELF HAD COME APART FROM THE VEHICLE LOOKING LIKE A \"PANCAKE.\" IT WOULD ONLY BE A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE PASSERSBY STOPPED STATING TO HER (AFTER THEY HAD EXAMINED THE DAMAGE) THAT HER BALL-JOINT HAD BROKEN ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER PARTS OF THE SUSPENSION. SHE WAS LUCKY SHE WASN'T KILLED (OR, MY ENTIRE FAMILY FOR THAT MATTER ON A TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO WE HAD TAKEN ONLY THREE WEEKS BEFORE THIS DATE). MY WIFE TELEPHONED ME ON MY CELL PHONE, AT WHICH POINT I CALLED THE AUTO CLUB FOR A TOW. SHORTLY AFTER, A CHP OFFICER HAD APPEARED ON THE SCENE AS WELL AS A TOW-TRUCK DRIVER. TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. HOWEVER, BOTH THE CHP PERSON AND THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER STATED MORE SPECIFICALLY THAT, THE LOWER BALL-JOINT HAD FAILED. MY WIFE WAS PETRIFIED. WHEN I GOT IN THERE, A SERVICE-WRITER (I HAVE HER CARD SOMEWHERE ELSE) HAD ALREADY UNDERTAKEN A SEARCH TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE FELL UNDER A RECALL. I FOUND IT CURIOUS THAT SHE\'D DO A SEARCH FOR THIS SPECIFIC RECALL IF SHE DID NOT ALREADY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE (AS IF SHE HAD SEEN THIS EXACT KIND OF DAMAG

FAILURE OF VEHICLE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VEHICLE LOSES CRITICAL SAFETY FUNCTIONALITY. REPAIR AT TOYOTA DEALER QUOTED AT $4,000. *TR

I LEASE A USED 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 4WD SUV IN NOVEMBER OF 2001. THE SKID CONTROL ECU HAD FAILED IN 2003 AND A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE IT FOR REASONS THAT THE WARRANTY NO LONGER COVERS IT. TO REPLACE THE ECU COMPUTER, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $2000.00. THIS PROBLEM PREVENTS THE ANTI-SKID CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKES (ABS) TO FUNCTION. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ECU HAS BEEN VERY COMMON FOR THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S MADE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2003. THERE ARE SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF FAILURE OF THE ABS AND ANTI-SKID CONTROL. TOYOTA HAS CLEARLY IGNORED AND AVOIDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. *JB

WE TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH AND THE HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO OPEN THE HATCH. BECAUSE OF THIS, MY HUSBAND HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE SEATS AND PULL OUR HEAVY LUGGAGE OUT THE OTHER DIRECTION WHILE THE SHUTTLE WAS WAITING TO TAKE US TO THE AIRPORT. WE HAD TO SPEND $200 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM IN ADDITION TO OUR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JB

MY FAMILY OF 5 WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 95 IN BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA OVER $10,000 OF FRONT END DAMAGE ON TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH LESS THAN 10000 MILES ON IT. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SEVERAL INJURIES SUSTAINED. *AK

TRACKING CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON ALL THE TIME. HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED TWICE, BUT WITHIN A WEEK OR 2, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND STAY ON INCESSANTLY. TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER SAYS "THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT", SO I HAVE LIVED WITH IT FOR 4+ YEARS NOW. THE BRAKES SHAKE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED, THEY FEEL WARPED OR BUMPY. AGAIN, "THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT".

OWNER OF 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHO'S TRANSMIISION HAS FAILED AND REQUIRES NEW TRANSMISSION. MANY POSTINGS ON INTERENT WITH THE SAME ISSSUE OF FAILURE DUE TO SO CALLED OVERDRIVE PLANETARY GEAR DEFECT. SHOULD BE A NATIONAL RECALL.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WALKED AROUND THE BACK OF THE 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 68000 FAILURE MILEAGE HE NOTICED THAT THE LATCH WAS BROKEN AND WOULD NOT OPEN, ALSO THE REAR HATCHBACK APPEARED CLOSED, BUT IT WOULD NOT FULLY LATCH. THE HATCHBACK WOULD POP OPEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 110000 MILES ON VEHICLE WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION. AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY TOLD HIM ALL OF THE GEARS WERE DAMAGED*AK THE TECHNICIAN FOUND METAL SHAVING IN THE TRANSMISSION PAN. THE TRANSMISSION HAD SEVER INTERNAL FAILURE. UPDATED 01/19/07. *JB

FRONT SUSPENSION, LOWER CONTROL ARM, BALL JOINT SEPARATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND FOLDED UNDER THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION, AXLE, AND VEHICLE BODY. *JB

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE ENGINE ROARED TO A FULLY RACING ENGINE AND ACCELERATED FORWARD. HARD BRAKING COULD NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE AND IT HIT THE BACK OF A 2004 HONDA MINI-VAN THAT WAS PARKED, DOING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BUT CAUSING NO INJURIES. *JB

GOT 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 02/2001 MANY PROBLEMS. ONE IS VSC SYSTEM WARN LIGHTS ON, TOTAL ACTIVATION OF VSC SYSTEM FOR NO REASON. 8/04 BROUGHT TO DEALER, VSC WARNING LIGHTS ON AND SOMETIMES POWER CUT,VERY DANGEROUS! DEALER FOUND "YAW RATE SENSOR MAY POSSIBLY BE MALFUNCTIONING, BUT EVERYTHING WORKING ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS NO PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. VSC SYSTEM WORKING AS DESIGNED. OK TO RETURN TO SERVICE." 7/06 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. BROUGHT TO DEALER 8/3/06, TOLD NOTHING WRONG, PROBABLY LOOSE GAS CAP. WE HAD HEARD THAT EXCUSE BEFORE. 8/18/06 ON A TRIP FROM CT TO SC, VSC OFF/ VSC TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND BEEPED. ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, PARKED CAR FOR 1 HOUR. DROVE ABOUT 1 MI VSC SYSTEM FULLY ACTIVATED BROUGHT US TO COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST REAR ENDED! TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER (8/21). $191 LATER WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR MALFUNCTION NOT A SAFETY ISSUE WHAT SO EVER. SERVICE REP SAID "ABSOLUTELY NOT A PROBLEM TO DRIVE TO CT PERFECTLY SAFE". 3 HOURS LATER VSC OFF /VSC TRACK OFF WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. ON OUR LAST STOP WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF AS USUAL BUT DID NOT COME BACK ON RIGHT AWAY. INSTEAD VSC SYSTEM WENT INTO TOTAL ACTIVATION ON I81 AT 70 MPH! LUCKILY WE WERE IN RIGHT LANE. MADE IT TO NARROW SHOULDER. GOT VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL, THE SHOULDER HAD RUN OUT AND WE WERE ABOUT 1 FT FROM HITTING THE GUARDRAIL. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A 40 CAR PILE UP WITH MANY DEATHS! BROUGHT VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL DEALER. PROBLEM SO DANGEROUS THA

DT*THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER BELIEVED THE PROBLEM WAS THE YAW RATE SENSOR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND IT WAS PROBABLY A LOOSE GAS CAP. WHILE DRIVING, THE VSC ACTIVATED, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB

DT*: CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S SKID CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE MAKING THE VEHICLE VERY SLOW. NO MATTER HOW FAR DOWN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT OBTAIN THE REQUIRED POWER FROM THE ENGINE. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND SKID CONTROL WERE ALSO NOT BEING CONTROLLED BY THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A YEAR AGO AND WAS MORE COMMON DURING THE SUMMER SEASON. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS REPORTED TO THESE INCIDENCES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER WERE NOT WORKING AUTOMATICALLY, THE BRAKES WOULD CONTINUE TO OPERATE SAFELY.

VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY ON SINCE 2004. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40MPH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE OVERDRIVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT.