2002 Toyota Sequoia complaints

CHECK ENGINE, VSC CONTROL AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE WEATHER IS IN THE LOW 30'S OR COLDER. USUALLY COMBINED WITH A SLOW ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRUCK WORKS OKAY, BUT PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY TO MAKE IT GO. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP TO 40 DEGREES OR ABOVE OUTSIDE, AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. *TR

ON 12/24/08 WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES. ROTORS REPLACED, VIBRATION STOPPED. 1/2/09 BACK TO DEALER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, VSC TRAC, AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ON. BACK TO DEALER ON 1/12/09. AS OF 1/21/09 LIGHTS MENTIONED, BACK ON. BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON THIS MORNING ALSO. *TR

MY VSC AND VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS IN DASH PANEL LIT UP. I LOOKED IN OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IF THAT HAPPENS. DEALER SAID I HAD A BAD ECU COMPUTER AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $2500. AFTER THIS WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK VEHICLE UP I NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT ANOTHER CODE CAME UP AND THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $614. I THINK THAT IS CRAP AND THAT THESE SYSTEMS ARE RELATED AND GO TOGETHER AND BOTH SHOULD BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, LOCAL REPAIR SHOP GOT TRANSMISSION TO WORK, SAYS IT WILL FAIL AGAIN SOON AND RECOMMENDED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACE IT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE WIDESPREAD AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH '00 TO '02 TOYOTA SEQUOIA/TUNDRA TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON CONTINUOUSLY. INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ACROSS OTHER MODELS LIKE THE TUNDRA AND 4RUNNER IRRESPECTIVE OF MODEL YEAR, AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSORS SHIPPED WITH THE VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2002 SEQUOIA NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION DECEMBER 13, 2008. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER , IT HAD ONLY 81,000 MILES, HAD EVERY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE. I WENT IN FOR A MINOR SERVICE OCTOBER 30 AND THEY REPLACED A PULLEY AND BELT ALSO (ABOUT $500) BECAUSE OF SAN ENGINE HISSING WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE. THE CAR NEVER WAS THE SAME AFTER I PICKED IT UP. WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING I WOULD FEEL SOMETHING "SLIP" OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD ALSO RANDOMLY BE VERY HARD TO MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, OR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ETC. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICE THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING OUT OF FEAR OF DRIVING THE FAMILY AND BREAKING DOWN. THEY HAD ME DRIVE A MECHANIC WITH ME AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT DO THE "SLIPPING ENGINE NOISE AND THE CAR SHIFTER WENT EASILY INTO PARK AND DRIVE FOR THE SHORT TIME HE WAS WITH ME. HE REASSURED ME IT WAS NOTHING. SO THANKSGIVING DAY I LOADED MY FAMILY INTO MY HUSBANDS MERCEDES BECAUSE I KNEW MY SEQUOIA , AND I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. THIS CONTINUED ON WITH ME HAVING TO ALTER MY PLANS BECAUSE I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. THEN DEC. 13TH I WAS THANKFULLY BY MYSELF, ON THE 91 FWY JUST EXITED THE FAST TRACK AND WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE ON A BUSY SAT AFTERNOON WHEN THE ACCELERATOR JUST STOPPED MAKING THE ENGINE GO. I WAS GOING UPHILL AND LUCKILY I THOUGHT QUICKLY TO GET OVER 5 LANES OF BUSY TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER WITH NO ENGINE SPEED EXCEPT WHAT WAS LEFT BEFORE IT !!!. I SAW MY LIFE PASS BEFORE ME BUT WAS LUCKY!SO

DRIVING A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK RATTLES AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND VEHICLE ALMOST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND VEHICLE HAD TO STOP. TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY, WAITED AND RESTARTED TRUCK AGAIN. LIGHTS WENT OFF AND AFTER A SHORT DRIVE FROM INCIDENT , IT HAPPENED AGAIN NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND SLOWED DOWN. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN AND RESTART. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. HAD HISTORY OF AT LEAST 3-5 SEPARATE INCIDENTS FAR APART IN OCCURRENCE BUT RESOLVES OR HIDES ITSELF. NO PARTS REPLACED AS OF YET, BUT AWARE OF OTHER OWNER'S HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH VSC/ABS /TRAC ON THIS TOYOTA MODEL. *TR

TRANSLATE/ SKID CONTROL ECU FAILING NOTICE WHEN WEATHER IS COLD/WET. ONCE CAR IS WARMED COMPUTERS WORK. WHEN CAR WAS NEWER SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME LIGHT. WOULD RESET ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF/ON. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN THAT SAME CAR MODEL AND YEAR TENDS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DEFECTIVE VSC COMPUTER IN 2002 WHICH CONTROLS ANTI-LOCK & SKID CONTROL. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR LIFT DOOR ON OUR 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA REFUSED TO OPEN. AS I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT FINALLY OCCURRED TO ME THAT, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO DISABLE THE BATTERY AND A FIRE WERE TO START IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE, THE IS NO WAY TO REMOVE OCCUPANTS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OR FOR THE OCCUPANTS TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL MECHANISM FOR UNLOCKING AND OPENING THE REAR DOOR WITHOUT ELECTRICITY BEING AVAILABLE TO THE DOOR AND THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WORKING PROPERLY. WHY HAVE MANUFACTURERS OF SUVS BEEN ALLOWED TO DESIGN AUTOMOBILES THAT DO NOT ALLOW FOR AN ESCAPE MECHANISM FROM THE INSIDE GOING OUT THE REAR DOOR? THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN (IT PROBABLY ALREADY HAS HAPPENED DURING A WRECK). *TR

VSC, TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. SO, OUR VEHICLE HAS NO ANTILOCK BRAKING CAPABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL OR SKID CONTROL. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED--AT A COST OF $2200. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO REMEDY IT. *TR

1. WHILE DRIVING ALONG, THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE VSC TRAC AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. 2. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, I DARE NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW. 3. I CANNOT AFFORD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR RIGHT NOW, SO I MUST NOW RIDE MY BIKE OR THE BUS ANYWHERE I NEED TO GO. *TR

THE VSC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SUDDENLY APPLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEARLY SENT ME INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VSC COMPUTER WAS BAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA DIED AT A RED LIGHT. IT STARTED FINE BUT WHEN PUT IN GEAR THE CAR DIES. THE DEALER STATES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC TELLS ME TO REPLACE ONLY A COUPLE OF SENSORS. TRIED TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP. BUT JUST GOT THE RUN-AROUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AIR ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE. HE OPENED THE FLAP APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES TO DETERMINE IF THE AIR WAS COMING FROM THE SUNROOF. IMMEDIATELY, THE SUNROOF BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALKED BACK TO RETRIEVE THE UNBROKEN SUNROOF GLASS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,400. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THAT THE ADHESIVE/GLUE FAILED. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, ALL ON AT ONCE. OBD II CODES POINT TO SPEED SENSOR, BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH AND ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGING BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. THE ABS AND VSC MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SWERVING UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

'VSC' AND 'VSC/TRAC OFF' LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF. APPARENTLY A VERY FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED AND REPORTED PROBLEM (NOT THE LIGHTS ALONE, BUT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS CAUSING THR LIGHTS) AMONG 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS, BUT NOTHING VOLUNTARILY DONE ABOUT IT BY TOYOTA. SHOULD BE A RECALL BASED ON ITS COMMON OCCURRENCE ON NUMEROUS SEQUOIA YEARS, BUT NO CULPABILITY ADMITTED YET. COST OF REPAIRS ESTIM. AT > $2,000 W/ NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

THE LOCK ON THE REAR DOOR IS BROKEN AND THERE'S NO WAY TO OPEN DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ANYONE SITTING IN THE THIRD ROW OF THE TRUCK HAS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF TRUCK,ALSO YOU CAN'T GET TO SPARE TIRE IF YOU HAVE A FLAT. THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN EITHER. TOOK IT TO BE REPAIR AND THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER AND THE DEALER WANTS 850.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS LOCK IS SUPPOSE TO BE STAINLESS STEEL AND ENCLOSED IN A COMPARTMENT WHERE IT SHOULDN'T RUST. *TR

VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) AND TRAC (TRACTION CONTROL) LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. BOTH SYSTEMS ARE NOT WORKING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. TOOK TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $1000'S OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE A COMPUTER OR TWO. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND HAS NO WARRANTY AND NO RECOURSE FROM TOYOTA TO FIX IT. READ ON MANY MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF OWNERS ON 2001 AND 02, EVEN AS LATE AS THE 03 AND 04 TOO. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED. THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX IT. YOU NEED TO MAKE THEM SINCE THEY WON'T DO IT FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLE OWNERS... THANKS *TR

VSC LIGHTS ON 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA CODE # DLC3 STEERING ANGLE SENSOR BAD. *TR

REAR DOOR OPENER LATCH HAS BROKEN TWICE IN SIX YEARS FOR NO GOOD REASON. I HAVE NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR ONCE THIS OPENER LATCH IS BROKEN. THE LAST BROKEN LATCH IS AVAILABLE. *TR

I JUST REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AT COST OF $600 & NOW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NOT WORKING & REPAIR COST IS $2300. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLS THE BRAKES AND ENGINE TO HELP PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SKIDDING WHEN CORNERING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD OR SURFACE OR OPERATING STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY. *TR

I OWN A 2002 SEQUOIA. SATURDAY MAY 4, 2008 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $5,000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THOSE WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER SLOPPILY MANUFACTURED PARTS DISINTEGRATED AND GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER LINE ONLY TO BE REPEATEDLY TOLD TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRY TO WORK OUT A DEAL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE COIL PACKS REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING IS THIS IS WAY OUT OF THE NORM FOR A TOYOTA, NEVERTHELESS CHARGING UNGODLY AMOUNTS FOR IT TO BE FIXED. HAD THIS CAR BROKEN DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

(1) THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, & TRACTION CONTROL FLICKERED, AND THEN REMAINED ON PERMANENTLY. (2) THE ABS AND VSC HAVE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE BRAKING & STABILITY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY HANDLING SITUATIONS, ENDANGERING PERSON(S) IN VEHICLE. (3) TECHNICIAN AT MARIN TOYOTA IN SAN RAFAEL, CA STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2002 SEQUOIA. (4) SEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS AND THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE ALSO SHOW THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. (5) OUR FAMILY NEEDS TO BE SAFE IN THIS CAR. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE. MY VSC/TRAC SENSOR AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. TWO DAYS AGO I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN MY SKID LIGHT CAME ON THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. AN ONCOMING BUS HAD TO SLAM ON IT'S BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WE WERE ALL VERY SHAKEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALER TODAY, TOYOTA OF DALLAS, AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $4,500 BY DAN LAWSON, ASST SVC MGR, TO FIX THE ECU/ABS COMPUTER. I FELT THE PRICE WAS OUTRAGEOUS AND WENT TO THE NHTSA SITE TO COMPLAIN. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS PART. I AM ALSO OUTRAGED BY THE PRICE QUOTED BY MY TOYOTA DEALER. IT'S SEEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE AT LEAST BEEN QUOTED PRICES $2000-3000 LESS THAN TOYOTA OF DALLAS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS CORRECTED??? *TR

THE REAR HATCH LATCH ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS FAILED TWICE IN SIX YEARS. THIS GIVES THE LATCH AN AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF 2 YEARS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LATCH JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE WOULD NOT HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE LATCH WHEN IT FAILS DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE CLOSED AND SECURED. IF THIS FAILS WHILE OUT IN THE VEHICLE THIS FORCES ONE TO DRIVE HOME OR TO A REPAIR FACILITY WITHOUT THE REAR HATCH PROPERLY CLOSED. *TR

VSC/ABS/SKID WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. *TR

MY VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT UP ON MY DASH, STAY LIT, GO OFF COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES FOR A FEW HOURS SOMETIMES FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS ABOUT TWICE A YEAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS TWICE. TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AT RANDOM TIMES. REAR WINDOW MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE INTERNALLY. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS. LH POWER MIRROR MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, MOTOR MAKES CLICKING SOUND AND WILL NOT ADJUST. FACTORY DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. *TR

VSC/TRAC/PARKING BRAKE/ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. DEALER SAID ECU CONTROLLING THESE FUNCTIONS SHUT DOWN. REPLACED ECU FOR $2,000. *TR

(1)THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, & TRACTION CONTROL FLICKERED, AND THEN REMAINED ON PERMANENTLY. (2)THE ABS AND VSC HAVE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE BRAKING & STABILITY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY HANDLING SITUATIONS, ENDANGERING PERSON(S) IN VEHICLE. (3)RIGHT TOYOTA IN AZ COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH TECHNICIAN STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2002 SEQUOIA. *TR

TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND A GRINDING NOISE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS CLOSE TO $3,000. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE! *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL AND VSC TRAC LIGHT COME ON. VSC CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (TOWN AND COUNTRY TOYOTA, CHARLOTTE, NC). THIS DEALER SAYS A NEW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER IS REQUIRED. UPON RESEARCHING VARIOUS CONSUMER WEBSITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT. SEE TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM FOR SPECIFIC REFERENCES TO THIS. IT APPEARS THAT NHTSA HAS ALREADY FILED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS. AS A RESULT OF THIS FINDING, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER HAS BEEN POSTPONED. *TR

VSC SYSTEM HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES (GRINDING NOISES WHEN ENGAGED, INOP SOMETIMES) BUT HAS NOT COMPLETELY DIED. I FIND THE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH VSC AND IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DIES. I JUST BOUGHT IT LESS THAN 1 MONTH AGO WITH 72K MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED A GASKET THAT WAS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON OCTOBER 1, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED AND WOULD COST $2,500 TO REPLACE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,330 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE JACK ON MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR-5 2002. I HAD ALREADY RAISED THE TIRE OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE PART IN THE JACK WHERE YOU INSERT THE STICK THAT YOU TURN TO RAISE THE VEHICLE BROKE OFF. I HAD MY WIFE AND KIDS WITH ME, ALL WE COULD DO WAS WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. *JB

I TOOK THE 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO THE DEALER, PERFORMANCE TOYOTA IN LA VISTA, NE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE JOINTS WERE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING WELL UP TO THAT TIME. AFTER THE SERVICE, TWO DAYS LATER THE SKID LIGHT AND THE VSC (VARIABLE SKID CONTROL) LIGHTS CAME ON AND AFTER RESTARTING THE SUV, WENT OFF. NOW THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VSC IS DISABLED. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE SERVICE THE SYSTEM WORKED JUST FINE ON THE SAME ROUTE THAT I TAKE TO PICK UP MY SON WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE VEHICLE CONTROL. WHAT MAKES THIS PROBLEM EVEN WORSE IS THAT THERE IS NO INDICATION OF A SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER THE INITIAL INDICATORS HAVE RESET. (I.E. THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT OFF PERMANENTLY) IT WAS A FORTNIGHT LATER IN THE RAIN THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND WE REALIZED THAT THE VSC SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING. RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS THAT OF THE OWNERS. THERE IS A NEED FOR THIS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA CORPORATION IN THE FORM OF A RECALL AS THE MAIN BRAKING SYSTEM IS AFFECTED ON SO MANY VEHICLES. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH DVD REPAIR PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MESSED UP HIS SUN ROOF AND BROKE HIS DVD PLAYER TRYING TO REFASTEN IT**NAR**CC THE DEALER DAMAGED THE SUN ROOF BY PUTTING A BOLT IN THE ROOF. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER PERFORMED A BOTCH JOB ON THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT ADMIT TO DAMAGING THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED TOYOTA IN REGARDS TO THE REPAIRS AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AND THE CONSUMER IS ALSO QUESTIONING THE CHARGES FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 45% BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,639 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED. *TR

MY WIFE AND I GOT OUR 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BRAND NEW IN 2002. JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THE VSC AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND FOUND NOT ONLY DO THOSE LIGHTS NEED REPLACING BUT ALSO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. TOTAL COST ABOUT $1900. I'VE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND FOUND ON A WEBSITE, TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ANYWHERE FROM 50K TO 80K MILES ON THEIR 2002 SEQUOIA AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, THEY SAID THAT WAS A VERY RARE PROBLEM FOR A CAR WITH THAT MILEAGE. TOYOTA, THE MANUFACTURE, OR THE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PARTS AND THAT IT WASN'T FAULTY PARTS. WE GOT IT FIXED TODAY. THE LOCAL DEALER KNOCKED OFF 25% OF THE PRICE. WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM TOYOTA NEEDS TO PAY IN FULL. IF THIS MANY ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, THEN THERE'S A PROBLEM. *JB

MY AC IS NOT WORKING ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH ONLY 26500 MILES ON IT. AFTER REPLACING THE AC COMPRESSOR FOR $1700 EVERYTHING IS OKAY. *JB

I HAVE TWO PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 27K MILES ON IT. 1. THE VSC LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES COMES ON AND STAY ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT WILL ONLY TURN OFF IF THE ENGINE IS TURN OFF AND BACK ON. 2. THE AC DOES NOT WORK, THE AC LED WILL FLASHES BUT NO COLD AIR. *TR

DRIVE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CRACKED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MOTOR IMPORTS IN HONOLULU, HAWAII AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE DEFECTIVE PART. ABOUT ONE YEAR EARLIER, THE HANDLE FOR THE LATCH TAILGATE SNAPPED. I HAD TO GO TO A REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE BOTH THESE PARTS BECAUSE THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE FOR FREE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. THE TAILGATE MAY BE THE ONLY ESCAPE ROUTE FOR REAR PASSENGERS AND THERE IS NO INTERIOR LATCH TO OPEN THE TAILGATE. IF THE REAR EXTERIOR LATCH BREAKS OFF, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE TAILGATE. WHEN MY DRIVER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED, I REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE CAN BE IN AN ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY WHERE EXITING THE VEHICLE IS IMPORTANT SUCH AS A FIRE OR IN THE WATER.

TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE COMPUTER FAILS TO RECOGNIZE APPROPRIATE TIME TO TURN THE ACTUAL SYSTEM ON AND OFF. *TR

NON-INJURED ACCIDENT. VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE IN TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN REFERENCE TO A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. TOYOTA REFERENCED SSC 50J. THIS WAS ONE YEAR AGO, TOYOTA STILL HAS NOT MADE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS DUE TO A LONG WAITING LIST AND BACK ORDERED PARTS.*AK

1) I PURCHASED A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN NOV 2001. THE SUMMER OF 2002, THE AC HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. SUMMER OF 2003, THE AC HAD MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND I BROUGHT IT BACK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE SUBSEQUENT SUMMERS 2004, 2005 AND 2006, I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AC SYSTEM BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY $2300-$3000 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK EVERY YEAR! 2) THE AC SYSTEM WORKS MARGINALLY IF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 80 DEGREES AND NOT HUMID. I CANNOT DEFOG MY WINDOW WHEN IT IS RAINING DURING HOT MONTHS. THIS POSES A SAFETY THREAT TO ME AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I CANNOT TRANSPORT KIDS OR ELDERLY IN MY VEHICLE DURING HOT MONTHS FOR FEAR OF HEAT EXHAUSTION (OR WORSE) OF MY PASSENGERS. 3) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TWO YEARS (DURING WARRANTY PERIOD) FOR AC REPAIR. I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BREAK EVERY YEAR. I HAVE A 1995 CAMRY THAT HAS AN AC SYSTEM THAT STILL WORKS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH A SQUEAK WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, THE CONTACT WAS ON A WAITING LIST WITH AN APPROXIMATE REPAIR TIME OF 6 MONTHS. AN ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AT THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF 82,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,500. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A WOBBLE COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. UPDATED 05/22/07. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 05V225000 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH 04/2004 WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY REPAIRED AFTER THE CRASH, AND SHE FELT THAT THIS PLAYED A PART IN THE SECOND CRASH ,WHERE THE VSTEERING DID NOT RESPOND. DURING EACH OF THE CRASHES, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 - 45 MPH ,AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 56,000. *AK

I WAS DRIVING FROM ATLANTA TO CHARLOTTE ON FRIDAY, 2/16/07 ON INTERSTATE 85 WHEN MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, NOR WAS IT WINDY. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES ON MY 250 MILE TRIP. THIS CONDITION HAS ALSO OCCURRED BEFORE IN THE PAST WITH NO WARNING OF WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. I PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND HAD IT ALIGNED IN JULY 2006 AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE IN THE STEERING AREA OF THE VEHICLE. *JB