2002 Toyota Sequoia complaints

I DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THE LIGHTS MEANT BEING ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT UNTIL I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE 4HRS AWAY AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING STARTED VEERING OFF TO THE OTHER LANE AND SWERVING. I COULD NOT DRIVE PAST 40MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE REST OF THE WAY AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO OTHER VEHICLES AND OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN YOU SWITCH LANES THE VEHICLE PULLS YOU TOO FAR AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS. I HAD TO BREAK THE ABS FUSE TO GET BACK HOME AND EVEN THEN IT STILL VEERS OFF WHEN TRYING TO SWITCH LANES AND I CAN'T GO PAST 60 OR SO. I DON'T SEE HOW THERE ARE THIS MANY COMPLAINTS AND MANY ACCIDENTS AND ALMOST ACCIDENTS TO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MALFUNCTION TO BE CONSIDERED NOT DANGEROUS ENOUGH FOR A RECALL. I'M THANKFUL MY KIDS WERE NOT WITH ME DURING THAT TRIP.

AN INDIVIDUAL IN OKLAHOMA IS TRYING TO SELL THIS VEHICLE WITH A ROLLED BACK ODOMETER. I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE KNOWINGLY DOING IT BUT THEY ARE SELLING IT AS HAVING 130000 MILES WHEN THE LAST REPORTED WAS 283000

TERRIBLE RUST ON THE FRAME, AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TOYOTA EXTENDED THE RUST THROUGH WARRANTY, BUT DIDN'T REPAIR THE ISSUE SINCE THERE WAS "NO RECALL". THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF PRODUCTION YEARS FOR TOYOTA AND THEIR FRAMES.

AFTER DRIVING ROUGHLY 40 MINUTES ON A STRAIGHT DRY HIGHWAY AT A CONSTANT 70 MPH, MY VSC OFF AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON FOR NO REASON, ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD HIGH-PITCHED ALARM. THE STEERING FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING, WAS GRINDING, AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS BREAKING APART. VERY SCARY SINCE I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH NO SHOULDER. I DECREASED MY SPEED TO ABOUT 60 AND MOVED TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THE ALARM AND GRINDING/DRAGGING STOPPED JUST AS MYSTERIOUSLY AS IT STARTED BEFORE I'D EVEN GOTTEN TO AN EXIT. THE LIGHTS STAYED LIT. BEFORE I USED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, I INFLATED THE TIRES FROM 32.5 TO 35 PSIA, JUST IN CASE THAT MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED. THE NEXT DAY, I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 40 MINUTES WITH NO PROBLEM, BUT ON THE WAY BACK HOME, THE SAME THING RECURRED AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, AGAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF DRY ROAD. THIS TIME THE DRAGGING AND GRINDING WAS WORSE AND THE ALARM LASTED MUCH LONGER. AGAIN, IT MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED AS I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. SEARCHING SIMILAR ANECDOTES SEEMS TO IMPLY A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE YAW SENSOR. THAT SENSOR HAS TRIGGERED THE LIGHTS TO COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME EVER SINCE 2002, BUT IT NEVER CAUSED THE LOUD ALARM OR STRUGGLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE BEFORE. THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ITEM. I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DISABLE THE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL FEATURES OF THE VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE FUSE JUST SO I CAN KEEP DRIVING IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE ENTIRE FRAME, CROSS MEMBER, AND SUBFRAME. THERE WAS ALSO THE PRESENCE OF HOLES AND WARPING OF THE COMPONENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME, SUBFRAME, AND CROSS MEMBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD HOLES AND WAS RUSTED UNDERNEATH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,607.

THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS A SOUND WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OR HIT THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS THEN A LITTLE UNSTABLE.THIS HAPPENS ON THE STREET AND THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THERE IS A LOUD SOUND AND THEN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON.THIS IS SCARY. THIS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS ON AND OFF.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING SLOW AT 10 MPH OR 60MPH.

JUST DRIVING ALONG, AND FEELS LIKE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK THE WHEEL AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS GO ON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY. CAN BE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT ALSO HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE (MUCH LOUDER THAN NORMAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES).

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH WE MADE A SLIGHT TURN WITH THE ROAD AND VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, AS WELL AS TO BRAKE. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE FINALLY PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE SUV AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF SO WE TRIED AGAIN. ABOUT 30MIN IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING. VERY FRIGHTENING. IS THERE A RECALL OUT ON THIS??

TAKATA RECALL. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH OUR CAR IS ON LIST TO BE RECALLED. WE SEE TAKATA RECALLS ON ALL VEHICLES WILL BE DONE DECEMBER 2019. WHY HAVE WE NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL

TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE OWNED OUR SEQUIOA SINCE 12/13/2001, WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. WHEN WE 1ST BOUGHT IT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND BILL DUBE OF DOVER NH REPLACED SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. I HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS WITH MY VEHICLE AND RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES THRU OUT THE YEARS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VSC TRACTION CONTROL STARTING IN 2002 LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OUT, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS HIGH HUMIDITY AND WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONING, MY ALLOY WHEELS HAVE BEEN DISGUSTING SINCE 2004. I HAVE A EXTENSIVE REPAIR HISTORY WITH BILL DUBE DEALERSHIP THEY NEVER ADDRESSED ISSUES AS ONCE LIGHTS ON DASH TURN OFF THERE IS NO HISTORY. IN 2006 MY LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON I BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA OF PORTSMOUTH NH AS I WAS ALMOST AT 100000. MILES. THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE DUE TO WARRANTY. I DROVE TO BILL DUBE AND THEY REFUSED TO SEE ME THAT DAY OR DOCUMENT THAT LIGHTS WERE ON SO THEY COULD FIX IT. ONCE MY ODOMETER HIT 100000 WARRANTY WAS NULL AND VOID. I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES TO TOYOTA CORPORATION AND APPEARED TO GET SAME JERK WHO REFUSED TO HELP AND GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. WE HAVE OWNED OUR SEQUIOA FOR 18 1/2 YEARS. I LOVE MY CAR IT HAS APPROX 445000 MILES AND WOULD APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE. MY VSC IS CONSTANTLY ON NOW ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT. THE AIR BAG ONLY COMES ON WHEN THERE IS HIGH HUMIDITY AND I AM DRIVING. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE SEQUIOA THE SALESMAN ACTUALLY STATED THE SEQUIOA HAD A HARD DRIVE TO RETAIN LIGHT HISTOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRACTION AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,631.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SIDES AND REAR OF THE FRAME WERE CORRODED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TEMPORARY WELDED THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

TAMARA RECALL: I WAS GOING 60 MPH WHEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING. IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND FRONT END SHAKING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING IT HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT

I RECENTLY WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR RADIATOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM EVALUATION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS AND WAS BY ADVISED THAT THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR RUST PERFORATION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEGREE OF RUST THRU WAS SIGNIFICANT AND MAY CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. A FRIEND LATER ADVISED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE WITH OLDER SEQUOIAS. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME MODELS A FEW YEARS AGO. I DON'T RECALL RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE, BUT IN REVIEWING MY SERVICE RECORDS I SEE THAT ON APRIL 23, 2013 MY FRAME WAS INSPECTED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SERVICE NOTATION: "COD RECALL - OPEN RECALL FRAME INSPECTION AND SPARE TIRE FUNCTIONAL AND VISUAL CHECK - REPLACED SPARE TIRE CARRIER - REMOVED RUST - CLEANED FRAME WITH NO RUST PERFORATION FOUND - CRC APPLICATION BY OUTSIDE SHOP." I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2003 AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR 15 YEARS, USUALLY GOING THERE SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR FOR MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES, ETC. NO MENTION OF ANY RUST PROBLEMS OR THAT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW; WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MY CAR, BUT WANT IT REPAIRED.

TRAC/ VSC ALARM LIGHT CAME ON , THE CAR BRAKES WAS ACTIVATED WHILE ON HEAVY TRAFFIC ON TOP OF A BRIDGE WITH A DRY ROAD SURFACE.

I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE CAR, CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY RUSTING.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 60MPH, GRINDING SOUND, LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL, PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, DECELERATION, LOUD NOISE LIKE A TIRE BLOWOUT, VSC LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, NO WARNING AND YOU MUST PULL OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND IT WILL RESET SO YOU ARE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE. VERY SCARY INCIDENTS!!!

YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE CAUSING SUV LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 20 MPH. FLASHING VSC LIGHTS, WARNING SOUND. BRAKES AND STEERING NOT USABLE WHILE DRIVING DURING YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2013, THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO INQUIRE ABOUT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE FRAME CORROSION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL EXPIRED IN JULY OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

TRAC AND VSC AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT ONCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE REALLY ROUGH, FEELS LIKE MY TIRES WENT FLAT AND STEERING BECOMES RATHER DIFFICULT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME DRIVING OWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. ONCE I WAS TURNING, THE OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE EACH TIME, BUT NO RAINY CONDITIONS.

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED, WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT. TWICE JULY 13 AND JULY 21 ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS FOR (VSC, TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE) LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. IT HAS HAPPEN AT LOW DRIVING SPEEDS (APPROX. 20-30 MPH), THERE WAS SOME SLIGHT BRAKING OR PUSHING FEELING OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL. AS I CAN SEE BY MANY POST REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE IN MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHSTA. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT APPEARS TO BE A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, LUCKILY MINE HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. IF TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE RECALLS FOR THE SKID CONTROL ECU/YAW RATE SENSOR ON THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S, WHY NOT A RECALL ON THE 2002 SEQUOIAS WHICH SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? CAN MY SEQUOIA STILL BE DRIVEN? IS IT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AT HIGHER SPEEDS? IT APPEARS EVEN TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS CAN'T GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED MOST TIMES OR ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. MANY WITH 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE CALLS TO GET IT DONE CORRECTLY. HOW CAN THIS BE, WHEN THIS SKID CONTROL ECU PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MANY MANY TIMES. MORE THAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I AM PUTTING TOYOTA ON NOTICE IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME OR ANYONE IN MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA DUE TO THIS DOCUMENTED ISSUE.

VEHICLE WILL ENGAGE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AT SPEED AND THEN NO BRAKING ABILITY UNTIL VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL TURN OFF. THIS CAN LAST UP TO 30 SEC AND VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITHIN 10MIN ON AVERAGE THE TRAC OFF/VSC WARNING SOUNDS COME ON AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP. IT USUALLY STARTS AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 40MPH AND SOMETIMES EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT FOR THE SIGNS TO GO OFF AND FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL TO STOP. THIS DOESN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE SINCE IT JUST STARTS AGAIN WHEN I START THE CAR BACK UP AND DRIVE. ITS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT LONG DISTANCES. THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF GOING STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY WHILE IN MOTION.

WE HAVE HAD THE VSC/TRAC FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING ALARMS AS WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND/OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. INCIDENT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 SECONDS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL YOU STOP DRIVING. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR ON THE FREEWAY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIPS OR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

THE VSC,TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE WHILE NORMAL DRIVING IN CITY OR ON HWY,JERKS VEHICLE TO LEFT SUDDENLY ALSO MAKES BRAKING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE.

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAUSED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR CHIME WAS HEARD WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BRAKE WAS INADVERTENTLY APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALL ON ON THE DASH. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1ST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 03 MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDED A FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS IN OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR IT. DEALERSHIP WANTS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL ECU.

SEVERE PREMATURE FRAME RUST INCLUDING THE DISLODGE OF SPARE TIRE AND CARRIER, REPAIRED PERIODICALLY AT HIGH COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. FRAMES IN QUESTION WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECT IN CORROSION RESISTANT PROPERTIES THAT IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED. NTSB HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS CONDITION ON VARIOUS TOYOTA TRUCKS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR LIMITED MODEL YEARS VEHICLES BUT LEAVES MANY EFFECTED OUT OF THE CLASS. CONDITION EFFECTS MODEL YEAR 2000 AND UP ALL TUNDRA, TACOMA, SEQUIOA AND 4RUNNER VEHICLES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY BY IMPLEMENTING A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT HAS LONG SINCE EXPIRED ON THESE FAULTY VEHICLES. THIS CONDITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED WITH THESE FRAMES AS SO MANY CONTINUE TO BECOME UNSAFE OVER TIME WITH NO RESOLUTION DUE TO EXPIRATION OF THE "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN." CONDITION ALSO CAUSES FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LEADING TO TEMPORARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH IS VERY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILED (4 DAYS AFTER A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP). THE TIRE FOLDED UNDER THE CAR AND WE NEARLY HIT THE MEDIAN AND THEN THE CAR TO OUR RIGHT. WE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. $6,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I RAN MY VIN # THROUGH YOUR DATABASE AND 0 RECALLS WERE FOUND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.WE ARE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASE IT. THE LIGHTS COMES ON WITH A JERK OF A MOVEMENT TO ENGAGE THEVRC CONTROL LIGHTS ON.

FRAME RUST. MY MECHANICS WILL NOT LIFT THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST

IN 2002, I COMPLAINED OF RUST RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT RUSTPROOFING CAME ON THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO GET AN EXCLAMATION. THEY INFORM ME THAT TOYOTA CONFIRMED THAT STATEMENT THE RUSTPROOFING WAS PROVIDED. IN 2013, I RECEIVED WHAT WAS CALLED THE 'LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN' STATING THAT THE INCORRECT RUSTPROOFING WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE FOR COLD WEATHER STATES THAT USE SALT IN THE WINTER. AT THAT TIME WAS SEVERE CORROSION IN THE BODY THAT WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME. I WROTE A LETTER TO TOYOTA CEO AND THE US OFFICE INTERCEPTED THE LETTER TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME. I REQUESTED THE REPLACEMENT OF MY VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA. IN 2017, I WROTE A LETTER TO THE CEO'S OFFICE IN JAPAN AND THE MATTER WAS SENT BACK DOWN TO THE SAME OFFICE IN THE US. THERE IS SEVERE CORROSION ALL OVER THE BODY RUST BREAKING THROUGH CORRODING ALL COMPONENTS. TOYOTA THEN REQUESTED ALL RECORDS RELATED TO REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH VEHICLE. I WAS SENT A DENIAL TO MY REQUEST FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH A SUGGESTION TO COMMUNICATE TO NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BUT WAS NOT RETURN THE DOCUMENT COPY HIGHLIGHTING THE DETERMINATION OF DAMAGE AS A RESULT. I'M VERY DISSATISFIED AND CONCERNED WITH THE WAY THIS WAS HANDLED BECAUSE I INFORMED TOYOTA DURING THE FIRST-YEAR OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM, TOLD 11 YEARS LATER THAT I WAS CORRECT, AND THEN TREATED AS IF I'M TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE COMPANY AFTER I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER OF TOYOTA FO

THE CAR MAKES A LOUD SOUND AS IF SOMETHING WAS STUCK UNDERNEATH. AT THE SAME TIME IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE SEVERELY VIBRATING. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE LIGHTS FOR TRACKING CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL TURN ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR SEEMS TO BE IN NORMAL DRIVING MODE AGAIN EXCEPT FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE VSC OFF-LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHTS RESET SOMETIMES BUT THAT ONLY LEADS TO THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY VEHICLE'S VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL IS ENGAGING FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CLEAR, CLEAN, DRY ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES PER MONTH. BOTH ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. (25MPH-70MPH) CONTROLLING THE CAR CAN BECOME HARD TO DO. PRETTY LOUD GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD WHEN IT IS ENGAGED. FEAR AN ACCIDENT MAY HAPPEN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MAY PULL DUE TO THE BRAKES ENGAGING UNEXPECTEDLY.

MY 2002 SEQUOIA HAS A SAFTEY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHILE DRIVING IN A FREEWAY 65MPH MY SUV VIOLENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH, THE "VSC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS TURN ON IN DASH CLUSTER

SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON FROM A STOP AND NO ACCELERATION UNTIL LIGHT GOES OFF TRUCK JUST ROLLS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL THIS HAPPEN AT ANY AND EVERY STOP IN TRAFFIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE STABILITY CONTROL RESET BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MOSSY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 4555 MISSION BAY DR, SAN DIEGO, CA 92109) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECU SOFTWARE NEEDED TO UPDATED OR REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. ...UPDATED 11/21/17 *BF *TR

THIS PROBLEM STARTED ON 8/1/2017 ECS AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MILLAGE WAS 190753. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAVING TRIED TO FIND THE FAULT FOR THIS CONDITION WAS FUTILE. I DO SUSPECT THE ECU IS FAILING.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS 65MPH ON FREEWAY TO AROUND TOWN AT 30-40 MPH THE VSC TRAC AND ALSO VSC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND ACTS LIKE IT IS BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT ANY SPEED. WE HAVE JUST MISSED CARS FROM THE PULL TO THE RIGHT. VERY SCARY BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENS NO WARNING.

IN JULY, '17 I WAS TOLD THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS PENETRATING RUST. THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN SINCE TOYOTA PUT CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND ON IT DURING THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RUST IN EARLY JUNE/ LATE MAY AND I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PENETRATING RUST AREAS. IN JUNE AND JULY I PUT OVER $2,000 IN REPAIRS INTO THIS VEHICLE AS I PLANNED TO DRIVE IT FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT APPLYING THE CRC IS A BAND-AID AND WILL NOT STOP RUST ONCE IT HAS STARTED. I BELIEVE TOYOTA DID NOT ADDRESS THIS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN PROPERLY. I BELIEVE ALL VEHICLES IN THIS CAMPAIGN SHOULD HAVE HAD TOTAL FRAME REPLACEMENT RATHER THAN RELYING ON VISUAL INSPECTION AND USING A "BAND-AID" APPROACH.

WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL (SAFE AND DRY) ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VSA AND TRAC CONTROL ELEMENTS OF THE VEHICLE ENGAGED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH. BRAKING WAS SEVERELY INHIBITED (HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK) AND STEERING WAS JOLTED TO THE RIGHT/AFFECTED NEARLY CAUSING AN INADVERTENT LANE CHANGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MILES PER HOUR). WAS ASSESSED BY TOYOTA AND RULED TO BE A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN SENSOR AND YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH IS AN ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!

THE WARNING LIGHTS ABS, VSC, EMERGENCY BRAKES, TRACK, SLIP INDICATOR COMES ON ALL THE TIME AFTER ENGINE START RUNNING. IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION FOR FEW SECONDS. THE PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 70K MILES. TOYOTA DEALER HAS CHECK THE VEHICLE AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE ECU COMPUTER AND THE ESTIMATED COST IS ABOUT $3,000.OO DOLLARS WITH ONLY 3 MONTH WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE ABLE TO BRAKE BUT NON OF THE FEATURES ABOVE WILL BE FUNCTIONING. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEQUOIA MODELS BUT THERE IS NO RECALL OR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM AT THE TIME IT WAS DIAGNOSED. SINCE THE REPAIR FOR OUR SUV IS NOT AFFORDABLE FOR US AND THERE IS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY IN ITS SAFETY, WE USE IT IN A LIMITED BASIS.

I BROUGHT MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO MY MECHANIC FOR AN ISSUE AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT TOYOTAS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE AND HIS 2005 TACOMA WAS REPAIRED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I AM TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA WILL ALLOW THEIR CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT INDEED THIS IS A PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN SO THAT AND TOYOTA IS FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ERRATICLY, BECAME HARD TO CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKING, SEEMED TO BE BRAKING ON ITS ON, IT MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SOME SORT OF ALARM STARTING BEEPING AND MY VSC LIGHTS AND TRACTION CONTROL LUGHT STARTING FLASHING. THIS LASTED ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS. THERE IS NO CAUSE AND NO RHYTHM OR REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM ALWAYS ON A SEEMINGLY FLAT SMOOTH SURFACE MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT A MODERATELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED BETWEEN 50 AND 70MPH..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF GRAND RAPIDS DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE AND HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1707172761. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 239,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY TOYOTA WHEN I HERD A LOUD SOUND SO I PULLED THECAR OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK I BELIVE THE LUGNUT MIGHT BE FAULTY OR WORN DOWNTO BRING MY CAR TO MY GRAND PAWS HOUSE . THE WHEEL WAS BROKE LAYING FLAT ON THE GROYND