2003 Toyota Sequoia complaints

2003 SEQUOIA BOUGHT IN NOV 2002. CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE 20,474 MILES. 1-1/2 YRS AFTER BUYING CAR, BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. FINALLY, ON 4TH ATTEMPT, THEY SAID IT WAS SKID CONTROL BOARD. THEY INITIALLY TRIED TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT, BUT ENDED UP DOING UNDER "GOOD WILL." NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ABS, VSC AND TRACK LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE YAW SENSOR. THEY KNOW AND I KNOW IT IS ALL RELATED TO THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE 423.00 + TAX TO REPLACE IT. I THINK IT SHOULD BE FREE, CONSIDERING THE COMMON PROBLEM THEY HAVE WITH THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH VSC WARNING AND ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. CUSTOMER STATES THEY CAME ON AFTER HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE AND IF THEY DIDN'T GO OFF CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT. MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS FROZEN IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BEGAN HITTING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LEVER WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. UPON REMOVING THE PLASTIC COVERING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE SHAFT LEVER AND ASSEMBLY WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN ON ONE SIDE AND HANGING BY A THREAD ON THE OTHER. *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE. THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 2 WD 53,500 MILES NEEDS A NEW ABS COMPUTER AT A COST OF $3,600. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO I HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN, THE CAR ACTUALLY FROZE UP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION TO FIX IT, THEY SAID IT WAS THE THIRD MEMBER AND REPLACED THAT. NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

REAR WINDOW BEGAN OPERATING ONLY OFF AND ON OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. FINALLY IT QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY IN 2007. FORTUNATELY IT WAS CLOSED, SO OWNER JUST DIDN'T USE UNTIL HAVING IT FIXED ALONG WITH REAR DOOR HATCH. A NEW POWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. THE INCIDENT DATE IS ACTUALLY THE DATE OF REPAIR. *TR

REAR HATCH HANDLE INOPERABLE, REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *TR

TRAC,VSC, BRAKE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON AND THEN GOING OUT. THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT INVOLVED THEM COMING ON DURING A TURN INTO TRAFFIC AT WHICH TIME ALL POWER WAS LOST NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER TREATED THIS AS 2 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS:AN INDUCTION SERVICE WAS PERFORMED FOR THE "HESITATION" AT MY EXPENSE, AND A BRAKE BOOSTER GASKET AND ASSEMBLY WERE INSTALLED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO GO OFF AND ON FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT THE CAR DID NOT LOSE POWER AGAIN AFTER THIS "FIX".THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IN AUGUST 2006 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VCS/TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THIS TIME, MY DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR AT MY EXPENSE. NOW, WITH 70,000 MILES ON 9-26-07 THE VSC/TRAC & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD AND WILL NOT GO OUT ON TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AS THEY SOMETIMES DID IN THE PAST. I BELIEVE AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES SOME SORT OF ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN AT TOYOTA'S EXPENSE. I AM ALSO FILING A REPORT ABOUT THE NEW REAR WINDOW MOTOR AND HATCH RELEASE HANDLE I HAD TO REPLACE IN JULY ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH ALSO IS MENTIONED IN MANY REPORTS I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY FAILURES ON THE LIGHT SITUATION I'VE HAD BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN IN THE DOZENS. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES OF IT ABS ECU TRANSLATE. THE ABS ECU TRANSLATE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HAD BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES WITHOUT A RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON MUTIPLE TIMES.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, MY 2003 LIMITED TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4WD VEHICLE LOST POWER, CUTTING THE ENGINE OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. PLACING VEHICLE INTO PARK, THEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESULT IN RESTART OF VEHICLE. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE MOVED OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC MANUALLY, THEN TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. DEALER FOUND EFI FUSE NUMBER 1 BLOWN, REPLACED, FUSE BLEW AGAIN AT DEALERSHIP, REPLACED FUSE A 2ND TIME AND THE VEHICLE HASN'T BLOWN THE FUSE SINCE (A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER). DEALER NOTED THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY EFI FUSE BLEW EITHER TIME. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU FOR THE ABS MALFUNCTIONED AND THEY MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER REPEATED THE REPAIR AND CHARGED HALF THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT ON MY 03' SEQUOIA BEGAN COMING ON NOV. 06. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ECU SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND RESET IT. THEY SAID THE LIGHTS MIGHT COME BACK ON AND THEY HAVE ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST YEAR. ALSO, NOTICED ISSUES W/ THE BREAK SKIDDING EVEN THOUGH I RECENTLY HAD BRAKES REPLACED. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $1500 TO HAVE THE ECU SKID CONTROL COMPUTER REPLACED AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 62K MILES ON IT. WAY TO EARLY TO START REPLACING ELECTRONIC PARTS. *JB

REAR WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. I HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON MY TOYOTA WHEN THIS STARTED. MY REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I TRIED IT AND IT WORKED, THEN NEXT TIME I TRIED TO ROLL IT DOWN, IT FAILED AGAIN. I WAS JUST TOLD TODAY THAT IT WAS THE MOTOR AND IT WOULD BE $300 FOR THE PART AND $200 FOR LABOR. COME ON.... THIS CAR IS NOT THAT OLD......

THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ARE OBVIOUSLY UNDERSIZED FOR THE VEHICLE WEIGHT. ALTHOUGH FACTORY EQUIPPED FOR TOWING, THIS IS EXASPERATED WHEN PULLING A TRAILER. THERE IS NO WAY I CAN STOP IF FOLLOWING AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVAL AND THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME STOPS HARD. I HAVE HAD TO VEER ONTO THE SHOULDER NUMEROUS TIMES TO AVOID A REAR-END COLLISION, AND I MAINTAIN A GREATER DISTANCE THAN IS SUGGESTED BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. TOYOTA HAS ADMITTED A DESIGN FLAW BY ISSUING A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO INSTALL LARGER BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA: VSC, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON, REPAIR WAS MORE THAN $600. JB

THE REAR LATCH OF THE VEHICLE ROTTED OUT AND THE TAILGATE OPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, ALSO THE TWO FRONT DOOR HANDLES CRACKED ON THE INSIDE AT SEPARATE TIMES NOT ALLOWING YOU TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. THE NEW HANDLES AND LATCH WERE REPLACED. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA (2WD) WITHOUT WARNING THE VSC/TRAC SYSTEM ENGAGED WHILE TURNING ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING A LOSS IN ACCELERATION. THIS WAS THE INITIAL INCIDENT WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY MULTIPLE OTHER INCIDENTS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE MAKING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS FROM A TURNING OR STOPPING POSITION. TRAC OFF "BUTTON" DOES NOT DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM AS INDICATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL FROM A LOW SPEED. LOCAL DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND RECOMMENDED NEW TIRES/BRAKES BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY "PROBLEMS" WITH THE VSC SYSTEM OTHER THAN THE VSC SYSTEM HAD ENGAGED. AFTER 4 NEW TIRES AND NEW REAR BRAKES WERE INSTALLED SERVICE TECH DROVE VEHICLE AND EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE. HE RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTING WHEN THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AND UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE REPAIR OPTIONS. THE VSC SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ENGAGE RANDOMLY CAUSING A LOSS IN ACCELERATION WHEN THIS OCCURS AND IS DANGEROUS IF DRIVER HAS NEED TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC IN INSTANCES SUCH AS TURNING ONTO MAJOR ROADWAYS. *TR

THE VSC/TRAC ERROR LIGHT ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 80,000MI IS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRAC SYSTEMS IS ENGAGING RANDOMLY CAUSING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE COMPUTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800. I SPOKE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 DIFF OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT WAS NEVER CORRECTED. AT THE TIME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB I HAVE FOUND 250+ PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEQUOIAS (MOST OF THEM WERE MODELS FROM 2001-2003). I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FIRST INCIDENCES ARE OCCURRING AT LESS THAN 13,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND THE COMPUTER SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT. I VALUE TOYOTA AND THE QUALITY OF VEHICLES THEY PRODUCE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY CUSTOMERS ARE BEING REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTERS AFTER SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS AWARE THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE UNDER RECALL. HE IS CURRENTLY OVERSEAS AND CANNOT GET HIS VEHICLE SERVICED AT THIS TIME. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AS USUAL TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY 7/29/2007 WHEN I NOTICED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE TRAC OFF LIGHT AND THE VSC LIGHTS WERE ON AFTER READING THE OWNERS MANUAL I DETERMINED THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO TOYOTA. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WOULD COST ME ALMOST 2500.00 TO REPAIR. WHEN TALKING TO THE ASSOCIATE, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE SYSTEMS THAT HAD GONE BAD HAD TO DO WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE WILL BE CONTROLLED WHILE DRIVING AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. WHEN I QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE HE TOLD ME THAT PEOPLE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT THOSE UNITS FOR YEARS AND MY BREAKS MAY LOCK UP BUT DON'T TRY TO STOP WHILE GOING FAST. I INFORMED HIM THAT TOYOTA HAD REPLACED THE COMPUTER BOARD FOR MY BREAKS EARLIER (BRAKE LIGHTS STILL COMING ON) AND ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THESE THINGS WERE GOING BAD AT THE SAME TIME. HE SAID IT WAS NOT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IN TRYING TO FIND SOME KIND OF SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, I READ ON TUNDRA SOLUTIONS WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BOTH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. 2500.00 IS A LOT OF MONEY FOR A SINGLE PARENT. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

I AM ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE ONGOING PROBLEM FOR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, VCS TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON. SO THIS PAST WEEKEND BEING ON A TRIP THE LIGHT COME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GAVES US A SURPRISE REPAIR $1,448.50 FOR PART 89541-0C062 AND 896300C011 $751.54 SO WITH LABOR SOME IN THE 2,500 DLS. SO I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY WHAT WAS THE RISK OF DRIVING THIS UNIT LIKE THAT. IN MY OWN WORDS IS LIKE HAVING AN 1980'S SUBURBAN. MY HUSBAND DID A RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ON TUNDRASULUTIONS ETC. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CASES OF THIS PROBLEM AROUSING AROUND 40,000 MILES OR LESS. WE HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD SON AND WE ARE "SCARED" TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK WITHOUT OF ANY OF THE SAFETY FEATURES NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER AND THE MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO REPLACE AND THAT THIS WILL DISABLE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROLS. SO THIS MEANS THAT I HAVE A 1980 SUBURBAN. WE ARE VERY UPSET BECAUSE WE CALL TOYOTA AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THEY REFER ME TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER THAT PROBABLY CAN OFFER ME A DISCOUNT OUTSIDE WARRANTY. WE NEED NHTSA TO START INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF USERS THAT ALREADY PAID FOR THIS REPAIR THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT. DON'T LET THIS ISSUE GET OUT OF HAND, PLEASE DON'T WAINT UNTIL THERE ARE PEOPLE HURT. MY TRUCK IS WORTH AROUND 14,000 THE REPAIR IS 2500 THE REPAIR IS 18% WORTH OF THE WHOLE VEHICLE. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IF THEY SELL A CAR WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT. *TR

THE TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ARE ON ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH ONLY 46,422 MILES. SKID CONTROL WILL KICK IN EVEN WHEN DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH. ENGINE ALSO STALLED ONCE OUT ON BUSY STREET AS SKID CONTROL KICKED IN. DEALER DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED BAD SKID CONTROL COMPUTER SO ABS AND SKID FEATURES WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001-2002 AND EARLY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH THE ABS VSC LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME DOES NOT CLEAR. DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA DEALER AND SUGGEST TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL UNIT COSTING 1500.00. CALLED AMERICAN TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY BRUSHED ME OFF. I TOLD THEM I WORK FOR HONDA AS A TECHNICIAN AND TOLD THEM HONDA IS VERY GOOD IN ASSISTING CUSTOMERS WITH AFTER WARRANTY REPAIRS. STILL THEY DID NOT CARE. I STILL HAVE NOT HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I'M HOPING WITH ALL OUR COMPLAINTS WE SEQUOIA OWNERS WILL GET THAT JUSTIFIED RECALL! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY VSC/TRAC SENSOR HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF AND EVERY TIME I NEEDED TO HAVE IT CHECK, THE PROBLEM NEVER APPEARS. EXCEPT FOR TODAY, THE LIGHT HAS STAYED ON AND MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSED AND VERIFIED IT WITH TOYOTA'S TSB AS A DEFECTIVE VSC/TRAC ECU AND HE RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF THE NEW ECU. SEVERAL TSB'S ARE POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE YEAR AND MAKE. MY COMPLAINT IS, I FEEL THAT IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A COMPUTER DEVICE THAT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE SAFETY PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED WITHIN 5 YEARS, ESPECIALLY FOR A CONSIDERABLE COST TO HAVE IT REPLACE AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST SENT OUT NOTICES TO THE OWNERS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FACTORY JACK FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASHING DOWN**CW** THE GEAR INSIDE THE JACK BROKE INTO 3 PIECES WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THE SUV TO FALL DOWN. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 64000 MILES. VSC/ABD LIGHTS CAME ON AND DID COME OFF. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ONE OCCASION AND QUICKLY CAME BACK, BUT MADE METAL GRINDING NOISE. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER, AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WA S BEING TOLD O REPLACE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS A TSB, THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO COVER 1/2 THE COST. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

'2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/TRAC/ABS INDICATORS BASED ON EDMUNDS.COM FORUMS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PROBLEMS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO UNCONTROLABLE ACCIDENTS IF THIS ELECTRONIC COMPUTER IS NOT FIXED. TOYOTA DEALERS INIDICATE IF AN ISSUE, CAR WILL RESORT BACK TO CONVENTIONAL BRAKES & STEERING BUT EXAMPLES ON THIS WERE SHOWING FALSELY. THIS APPEARED TO NEED A FIX IMMEDIATELY AS THE ITEM WAS. BALL JOINT) RECALLED ABOUT 1-2 YRS AGO, AND NOW THE PROBLEM WAS SURFACING AGAIN.*AK

VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS ARE ON AFTER I START THE CAR AND PUT INTO DRIVE. DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID VSC COMPUTER IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH AND THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA JUST CUT COMPLETELY OFF , NO POWER AT ALL. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, AND IT WAS WITH MY FAMILY; WIFE , 5 AND 7 YEAR OLD CHILD, AND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF SPEEDING TRAFFIC AND ON O THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CHECKED THE TROUBLE CODES, AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE VSC ECU COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED THE SKID CONTROL, BUT COULD NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT FAILING AT THAT POINT. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS AGAIN DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH, AND THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN , NO POWER AT ALL, AND AGAIN I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP , AS IT WOULD NT START THIS TIME , AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE VSC ECU, AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY, IT WOULD COST ME $1100 TO REPLACE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEQUOIA OWNERS AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES WHEN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! *AK

THE VSC & VSC TRAC HAS FAILED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH COSTLY REPAIRS, THE DEALER WAS OF NO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED ON THIS CAR. *AK

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT HAS THE VSC LIGHT ON. THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THE VSC COMPUTER AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER COMPUTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DANGER IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKE MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE HIGH COST. *AK

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DAILY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SYSTEM RESETS WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA OF PLANO CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THIS, AND SAYS IT IS JUST A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM WITH NO FIX. HOW IS THE DRIVER TO KNOW WHEN TO IGNOR THE LIGHT OR RESPOND TO THE LIGHT. *AK

2003 SEQUOIA LIMITED VSC / TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY SINCE 3/1/2007, INDICATING THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. AT VARIOUS TIMES THE ABS KICKED IN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED. IN WET CONDITIONS ON 3/17/07, THE SUV DID NOT PROPERLY RESPOND TO BRAKE OR STEERING, CAUSING THE SUV TO DRIFT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN THE LANE AT THE TIME. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. AT THE DEALER, CODES C1241, C1231, C1223, AND C1203 CAME UP. DIAGNOSIS - TRANSLATE AND SKID CONTROL COMPUTERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA TSBS BR002-03 AND BR003-03 APPEARED TO BE RELATED, AND LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THERE WAS A KNOWN FLAW IN COMPUTER LOGIC. *AK

ROTORS HAVE EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, DESPITE GOOD PADS. TURNING AND REPLACING DO NOT HELP--PROBLEM APPEARS ASSOCIATED WITH POOR DESIGN--ROTORS AND PADS ARE SIMPLY TOO SMALL FOR SUV. *JB

THE VSC & TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON CONSTANTLY ON MY 2003 SEQUOIA. MY WIFE SEEMS TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES LOCK UP AT ABOUT 2-3 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I AM CONCERNED FOR HER AND MY CHILDREN (3) IN THE CAR SHOULD THE ACCIDENT OCCUR DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I WILL TAKE ACTION IN COURT AGAINST TOYOTA SHOULD THEY NOT FIX IT. *NM

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE ON 2003 SEQUOIA. ECU FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY EVERY TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNER, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. THIS FAILURE REQUIRES THAT VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1300 - $2100 DEPENDING ON LOCATION. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR, BY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS AND/OR DEATH RESULTING FROM THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP AND LOSE POWER. *JB

VSC/ABS/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED. *JB

VSC AND TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON 2003 SEQUOIA WITH 38,000 MILES FOR NO REASON. DEALER SAYS YAW RATE SENSOR BAD BUT HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH THESE LIGHTS SINCE PURCHASE IN 2003. APPARENTLY, MANY SEQUOIAS FROM 2001 TO PRESENT HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE DO SOMETHING.

VSC OFF AD VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY IN 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CAR OFTEN FEELS UNSTABLE FOR A MOMENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR REPAIR CAUSE. PROBLEM DATES BACK TO 2003. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT JUST HAD A MAJOR COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURE WITH THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEMS. THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND A LOUD SOUND CAME FROM THE ENGINE, LIKE BENDING METAL. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 28K IN 3 1/2 YEARS, AND THAT MEANS I'M 6 MONTHS PAST BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY BECAUSE I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITHIN MONTHS OF BUYING THE CAR, BUT THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AS I RESEARCH ON-LINE AT WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/SEQUOIA, I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA WAS NOT WILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA AND THEY REPLACED 2 COMPUTERS RELATED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AT A COST OF $2,300. THEY REPLACED: TRANSLATE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY & SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ASSEMBLY. I'M UPSET BECAUSE TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND OBVIOUS EXPENSIVE REPAIR, AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. MOREOVER, MY CASE IS ONLY ONE OF MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASK YOU TO REVIEW THIS EVER GROWING ISSUE WITH SEQUOIA'S AND TUNDRAS AND PERSUADE TOYOTA TO DO THE RIGHT THING, AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS. *NM

VTRAC FAILURE INDICATIONS WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. 66,213 MILES. HAD THIS CHECKED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AT 30,000 MILES BUT IT WAS NOT A HARD FAILURE SO IT WAS CALLED INTERMITTENT. CURRENT FAILURE CLEARS AFTER IGNITION CYCLED BUT DEALER SAYS FAIL CODES DO EXIST THAT SHOW COMPUTER IS FAILING. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE COMPUTER IF UNDER WARRANTY. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWED COUNTLESS FAILURES OF VTRAC COMPUTER ON THIS MODEL AND THE TUNDRA WITH THE FULL FAILURE CAUSING VEHICLES AT HIGH SPEED TO GO FROM 70 MPH TO 1 WITH NO POWER ASSISTANCE AND UNCONTROLLED DECELERATION. TOYOTA IS AWARE BUT DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY EXCEPT REPAIR IF BROUGHT IN AT OWNER EXPENSE IF NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

THE VSC AND TRAC TROUBLE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON. THE CAR OCCASIONALLY THINKS THAT WE ARE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGINS PULSATING THE BRAKES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE FAILURE CODES IN THE COMPUTER INDICATE THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA VIA A SAFETY RECALL WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION. I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET BY OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 ECU COMPUTER FAILURE (VSC/ABS LIGHT ON) AFTER JUST 40K MILES. THIS IS INTEGRATED INTO THE POWERTRAIN AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH IS 60 MONTHS/60,000 MILES. THEY WANT ME TO PAY 2500 DOLLARS. *JB

THIS IS A COMPLAINT TO NHSTA REGARDING VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE WITHIN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AROUND 60,000 MILES AND, UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS, NOR WILL THEY COVER/REPAIR THE PART, ALTHOUGH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE BY OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE PREVIOUSLY, AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. IT SEEMS RATHER UNFAIR TO FOOT A BILL OF $2500 FOR A PART THAT FAILED DUE TO TOYOTA AND NOT ME, THE CONSUMER. *NM

VSC LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY FOR NO REASON. *JB

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE IS A KNOW ISSUE BY EVERY TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNER, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. THIS FAILURE REQUIRES THAT VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU BE REPLACED. WHILE VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY, TOYOTA WILL TRY TO DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE NOT TO REPLACE THE PART, BUT ONCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES AND YOU BRING THE CAR FOR REPAIRS, FIRST THING THEY TELL YOU IS THAT YOU NEED A NEW ECU COSTING CLOSE TO $3000.00. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE, MIDDLE ROW, FOLDING SEAT DOES NOT LATCH. HAD PROBLEMS W/ IT BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH STARTING AROUND ONE YEAR OF US, LATER BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO LATCH. DEALER SAYS THE BAR IN THE SEAT IS BROKEN (BUT NOW OUT OF WARRANTY). $800+ TO REPLACE, DEALER OFFERED $300 DISCOUNT TOWARD REPAIR. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - ALMOST CRASHED WHEN A MALFUNCTION WITH THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL ECU OCCURRED. CAUSED CAR TO LOSE POWER, BRAKE FLUTTERED AND MADE GRINDING NOISE, AND ALARM SOUNDED IN CABIN OF CAR. TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. THOUSAND OAKS TOYOTA (CA) PULLED CODES C1203 AND C1231. QUOTE FOR REPAIR = $2100.00 (TO REPLACE TRANS LATE ECU AND SKID CONTROL ECU). UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE 41K MILES ON IT AND WARRANTY ENDED AT 36K (36 MONTHS WAS UP IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR). MANY REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM IN SEQUOIAS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *NM

WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THE TRAC SYSTEM LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON AND THE BRAKES FELT MUSHY; WE TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH SEEMED TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. THEN ABOUT 9 MO TO A YEAR LATER THE LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON AGAIN AND THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE, TOYOTA STATED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM FLUID AND THE MASTER CYLINDER AT OUR COST BECAUSE WE HAD TAKEN IT ELSEWHERE AND THEY FELT THAT IT HAD CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID, WHICH OUR MECHANIC STATED IN WRITING WAS NOT. ALTHOUGH WE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE TOYOTA FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY; WE GOT THE VEHICLE REPAIRED THROUGH OUR OWN MECHANIC AND THEN SHORTLY LATER THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN A CRASH ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE SEQ WOULD BE REPAIRED VIA INS THERE WAS A CODE THAT SHOWED UP ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT SHOWED THAT BRAKES INDEED DID FAIL; HOWEVER WHEN TAKING IT TO TOYOTA THE SAME CODE DID NOT SHOW UP. THE VEHICLE DID WELL, HOWEVER WE LIVE BY A DIRT ROAD AND WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD OR GOING AROUND A CORNER QUICKLY THE TRAC SYSTEM LIGHTS GO ON AND NOW THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE IT WON'T GO WHEN THE TRAC SYSTEM IS ON AND YOU SLOW DOWN OR START UP AGAIN--AT PRESENT THE SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF; IT HAS REALLY NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. *NM

WHEN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION IN TO DRIVE ALL THE LIGHTS WORK EFFECTIVELY, BUT THE LIGHT THAT INDICATES THE VEHICLE IS IN THE D POSITION (DRIVE) BURNS OUT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM THAT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER IS AWARE OF AS A CONSISTENT DEFECT. *JB