2003 Toyota Sequoia complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICE MY TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE , ALSO NOTICE LOSS OF POWER TO MY VEHICLE . *TR

THE VSC TRAK LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO MY MECHANIC. IT WORRIES ME THAT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, OVER AN OVER AGAIN. CAN THIS BE FIXED PERMANENTLY? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. AN ESTIMATED TIME TO RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD NOT BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME VSC PROBLEMS AS I READ IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. RANDOMLY (OR SO IT SEEMS) THE VSC, BRAKE LIGHTS, DRIVE LIGHT AND OTHERS WILL GO ON AND OFF. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND EVERY TIME I GO TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY AREN'T ON AND THEY "CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG." *TR

FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE VSC OFF LIGHT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE VSC TRAC LIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AS THE LIGHTS ONLY STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN DON'T COME BACK ON UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL DATABASE FOR MY VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT INCLUDED, ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES MATCHING MY VEHICLE'S GENERAL DESCRIPTION. I LIVE IN A VERY WET AREA OF THE COUNTRY AND RELY ON THIS SYSTEM TO WORK PROPERLY. FROM WHAT I CAN READ THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS, TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT EVERY VEHICLE THAT IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, AS IT APPEARS TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WIDESPREAD THAN FIRST THOUGHT. *TR

I RECEIVED A D3F RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA IN THE SPRING. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT HAVING THE REPAIR MADE AND WAS TOLD AS LATE AS JULY 31, THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. RECENTLY THE E04 RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT OUT, ALONG WITH MILLIONS OF OTHER RECALL NOTICES, FOR THE SAME PART. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EO4 RECALL NOTICE. HOWEVER THE EO4 RECALL NOTICE SUPERSEDED MY RECALL NOTICE, SO I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT ALL OF THE CARS COVERED UNDER THE EO4 NOTICE WILL RECEIVE THE REPLACEMENT PART THAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR BEFORE MY CAR, BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EO4 NOTICE. HOWEVER, THE D3F NOTICE HAD THE FOLLOWING WORDING "IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUSLY INJURING THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT OR OTHER OCCUPANTS." THIS SEEMS TO BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME ISSUE AS THE EO4 NOTICE. IN ADDITION, BECAUSE I'M NOT COVERED UNDER THE EO4 NOTICE, THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT EVEN DEACTIVATE MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THEY JUST SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT NOT WANT TO LET ANYONE RIDE IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THEY GET THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR MY CAR - WHICH WILL MOST LIKELY BE YEARS! THIS IS AN UNREASONABLE EXPECTATION. IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER, THEY NEED TO FIND AN ALTERNATE SOURCE AND SEEK REMEDIAL ACTION AFTER THEY HAVE CORRECTED THE SAFETY ISSUES IN THE CARS THEY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V350000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE VSC CONTROL SYSTEM HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY...ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PROBLEM FROM THE TIME WE BOUGHT IT

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WITH MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY FIRST TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY SHOCKS AND SPRINGS ALL THE WAY AROUND. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FAULT CODES TO WORK WITH FROM THE COMPUTER. I LIVE ON A WINDY ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS. EVERYTIME I GO AROUND A TURN, WHICH IS ALL OF MY ROAD, THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS ON, THE BRAKE PEDDLE PULSES AND THE BREAKS GRIND UNTIL I COME OUT OF THE TURN AND MY WHEELS ARE STRAIGHT. JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CAN'T STOP MY TRUCK FAST IF A DEER OR OTHER WILDLIFE RUNS ACROSS THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA (AND A NUMBER OF TOYOTA MINI-VANS) ARE PLAGUED WITH A DEFECTIVE AND COSTLY REPAIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAR HATCHES ON A NUMBER OF TOYOTA VEHICLES. THE HANDLE THAT OPERATED THE HATCH IS VERY FRAGILE AND BREAKS FREQUENTLY. THIS PLASTIC HANDLE BREAKS ON A 1-2 YEAR BASIS AND THE REPAIR COST IS OVER 400 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE HANDLE. OPENING THE HATCH IS NOT POSSIBLE WHEN THIS BREAKAGE OCCURS AND ANYTHING THAT WAS PLACED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE. ALSO, WHEN THE HATCH IS CLOSED AND THE LATCH IS BROKEN, NONE OF THESE VEHICLES CAN GAIN ACCESS TO THEIR SPARE TIRE WHICH IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND IS REMOVED USING A TOOL THAT IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE WHEN THE HATCH IS OPEN. SO, WHEN THE HATCH BREAKS, YOU ARE STUCK ON THE ROAD IF YOU HAVE A FLAT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS. IT IS ONE THING TO CHANGE A TIRE - IT IS ANOTHER TO NOT BE ABLE TO CHANGE A TIRE DUE TO TOYOTA'S IGNORANCE. I HAVE HAD 4 HANDLES THAT HAVE BROKEN TO THE TUNE OF 1600 DOLLARS FOR A 1 DOLLAR PIECE OF PLASTIC. SOMEONE NEEDS TO SLAP TOYOTA AROUND AND GET THIS ON A RECALL LIST. VARIOUS U-TUBE AND OTHER FORUMS GO INTO THE TOYOTA HATCH PROBLEM. PLEASE CONSIDER CONTACTING TOYOTA AND REQUIRING THEM TO FIX THEIR TIME BOMB JUST WAITING TO EITHER HURT OR LEAVE BUYERS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A CHEAP PIECE OF PLASTIC. THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A LOUD BANGING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER CHASSIS WAS RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

GOING AROUND A TURN IN THE MOUNTAINS AT A SLOW SPEED, MY TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, I LOOSE THE USE OF THE BRAKES COMPLETELY UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME MY SPRINGS AND SHOCKS WERE BAD. I REPLACED ALL 4 OF THE SPRINGS AND SHOCKS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

WE HAD A STEERING LEAK, SO WE BROUGHT OUR VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. THE MECHANICS DISCOVERED THAT OUR FRAME HAD ADVANCED AND UNSAFE LEVELS OF EROSION AND BREAKDOWN, FAR BEYOND THE AGE AND CONSIDERED CARE OF THE VEHICLE. WE FOUND THERE WAS A FRAME RECALL ON OUR MAKE AND MODEL, BUT TOYOTA IS SAYING IT EXPIRED TWO WEEKS BEFORE (JULY 31ST). WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED ONCE ABOUT THIS OR ANY OTHER RECALL FOR THE SEQUOIA, BUT RECEIVE OTHER NOTICES FOR OUR OTHER TOYOTA REGULARLY. TOYOTA IS DOING NOTHING TO ASSIST IN REPAIR OR TRADE IN (WE PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TOYOTA FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, MCGEE IN HANOVER MA THREE YEARS AGO) AND WE ARE LEFT WITH A FAMILY VEHICLE THAT WE OWE $6K ON, YET HAS NO SALE OR TRADE IN VALUE DUE TO IT'S COMPROMISED STATE, AND ONE WE CAN'T DRIVE OUR CHILDREN IN. WE INVESTED NUMEROUS REPAIRS DUE TO THE VEHICLES AGE RECENTLY ($2K THIS WINTER, ALONG WITH NEW TIRES, ETC), ANTICIPATING THIS, LIKE OTHER TOYOTAS WE HAVE OWNED, WOULD GET US A COUPLE MORE YEARS. AFTER OPENING A CASE WITH TOYOTA AND REACHING OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE ARE LEFT FRUSTRATED AND WITH NO OPTIONS, AND STRESS AND COST ARE ACCUMULATING AS WE DEAL WITH CAR RENTALS, ETC.DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE A CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TOTAL REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VSC, AND TRAC, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL LIT UP WHILE COMING INTO AN INTERSECTION, WHERE I HEARD A GRINDING CLUNKING NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, AS I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, COASTED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, MADE OTHERS BRAKING TO AVOID ME AS I STEERED AWAY FROM THEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE YEARS BUT THIS WAS THE SCARIEST, AS IT HAPPENED GOING INTO AN INTERSECTION. IT HAS HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO TIE THIS ISSUE TO THE RECALL REGARDING THE VSC ECU TRAC LIGHT RECALL FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I'VE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CO. *TR

WE BOUGHT THIS 2003 SEQUOIA LIMITED 2 WHEEL DRIVE NEW, AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR OVER ALL. BUT THE VSC TRACS, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FLASHED ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, WHEN DRIVING AND OR WHEN BRAKING. THEY USUALLY DON'T EFFECT THE CAR, BUT RECENTLY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THEM ALL COMING ON WHEN BRAKING, AND WE SEEM TO LOOSE POWER AND THE POWER STEERING IS LOST MOMENTARILY UNTIL WE COME TO A STOP, AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY LAST WEEK WHEN COMING INTO AN INTERSECTION DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH, AND ALL OF THE VSC, TRAC, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ABRUPTLY CAME ON, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE, AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME FOR THE INTERSECTION, BUT WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID BEING HIT BY CROSS TRAFFIC, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL APART UNDERNEATH. I INSPECTED IT AND SAW NOTHING, BUT KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS AND PAY FOR BEING A RECALL ITEM. I CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH WAS A RECALL IN 2010. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. STATED IT WAS A BAD COMPUTER, AND SOME VSC MODULE SENSOR? DIDN'T STATE TOYOTA WOULD COVER THE COST OR HELP WITH THE COST. EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S FOR YEARS, AND WAS A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WHY WOULD TOYOTA NOT COVER THE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED FRAME RECALL ISSUES. BOUGHT NEW FROM DEL TOYOTA IN PENNSYLVANIA (DEALER # 9001) HAVE HAD SEVERAL UNRELATED/POSSIBLE RELATED RECALLS SINCE PURCHASE. JULY: RECEIVED MAILING FROM TOYOTA IN REFERENCE TO POSSIBLE FRAME RECALL. SET UP DEALERSHIP APPT. 7/24/14: DROPPED OFF CAR @ DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REVIEW, PROVIDED WITH RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS, AFTER THEY FORGOT ABOUT US IN THE WAITING AREA. IN 24H DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED US: NO RUST & WILL APPLY RUST PROTECTANT COATING. 24H LATER: NOTIFIED BY DEALERSHIP: FOUND A HOLE ON CROSS MEMBER THAT HOLDS THE TRANS ON LEFT SIDE. SPOKE WITH HEAD OF MAINTENANCE REGARDING ISSUE & RESOLUTION. OUTCOME: FRAME REPLACED @ NO COST BUT, IF CERTAIN PARTS ARE BROKEN DURNING THE REMOVALS OR INSTALLATION THE COST IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE FRAME WILL TAKE 1-2 MONTH TO ORDER. TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT OFFER A RENTAL DURING THAT TIME & THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE "I WOULDN'T LET YOU LEAVE IF IT WASN'T SAFE." INITIATED A TOYOTA CLAIM NUMBER, SHOULD BE CONTACTED BY CASE MANAGER WITHIN 24 BUSINESS HOURS. NO CONTACT YET. UPON RESEARCHING LIKE ISSUES WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. A LARGE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE HANDED A VERY LARGE BILL AFTER THE FRAME INSTALLATION & ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE ISSUES STEMMING FROM THE FRAME REPLACEMENT. THE COSTS ARE NOT BEING COVERED BY TOYOTA. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN FEAR THAT I WILL CRASH/BE INJURED OR CAUSE SOMEONE ELSE TO CRASH/BE INJURED. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THE

THE VSC OFF/ TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THE BRAKE STARTED TO JUMP AND THE CAR PULLED HARE TO THE LEFT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT A WAY BUT THE LIGHTS ALL CAME BACK ON. HOWEVER THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEQUOIA AND I HAVE SEEN NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES, THE VSC AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY SEVERELY GRIND AND STOPPING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO COMPLETELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA MANY TIME OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE CHILDREN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE!! TOYOTA EITHER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR THAT A SENSOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1600.00. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH OLDER SEQUOIAS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE OWNER! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING TOYOTA DID NOT DO RIGHT! *TR

STREET LIGHTS CAME ON, SVC, TRACK OFF AND ABS. THAT WILL COST AROUND $1150. PLUS TAXES. THAT I THINK IS NOT RIGHT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN MANY COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS MATTER. AND FOR THIS MILEAGE IT SHOULDN'T BE THE TIME PLEASE WE NEED HELP BECAUSE IF WE GET MINIMUM WAGE THAN WE WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I HAVE MY A/C ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND TRAC AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HEAPING SINCE 60000 MILES AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT BUT NOT ON MINE. THEY DO TEST AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TRUN THE CAR OFF THEY COME OFF.

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VEHICLE ALMOST LOST CONTROL DURING A 25MPH TURN IN LIGHT RAIN CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS BRAND NEW TIRES AS WELL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FAULT. THE FAILURE TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THE VSC PRESSURE SENSOR UNIT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, SKID, LOSS OF ABS AND SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO CRASH. *TR

UPON NORMAL DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ACCURATELY AND QUICKLY ENOUGH AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE 3 INDICATOR LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE 3 INDICATORS ARE BRAKE, TRAC OFF, VSC OFF. BEFORE THESE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME VERY HARD TO PRESS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REQUIRE MUCH MORE FORCE APPLIED TO IT THUS CAUSING A DECREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, VSC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE, LOST SPEED. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, VSC LIGHT WENT OUT, ENGINE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. CONSIDERING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 495, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. NO ICE, NO SNOW, NO RAIN, ROAD WAS DRY AND LEVEL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. *TR

RECEIVED TOYOTA FACTORY RECALL FOR CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND ALSO FACTORY TOYOTA FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONE DAY LATER RECEIVED PHONE CALL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE AND THAT THEY HAD SPRAYED THIS COATING ON THE VEHICLE. I PICKED UP VEHICLE AND THIS CORROSIVE CHEMICAL IS DRIPPING OF THE VEHICLE AND IS NOT DRYING. CONCERNED FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO, I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ASSURING THAT THE FRAME IS SAFE.

THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AT RANDOM AND WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER SAID MINE IS NOT AFFECTED BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS SINCE I RECEIVED A NOTICE AND THE LIGHTS DO COME ON. I ALSO HEAR GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES. TOYOTA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE REAR DOOR LATCH OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE VSC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY CARRIAGE WAS RUSTED, RESULTING IN DIMINISHED BRAKING CAPABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHEN YOU GRAB THE REAR HANDLE TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH, THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY BECOMES DISENGAGED FROM THE ASSEMBLY INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WHEN YOU GOOGLE THE FOLLOWING, "SEQUOIA REAR LATCH" OR "SEQUOIA REAR LATCH CABLE" OR "SEQUOIA REAR LARCH PROBLEMS" OR "SEQUOIA REAR HATCH PROBLEMS" YOU WILL GET HUNDREDS OF HITS. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. SEQUOIA INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ALSO REPEATEDLY BREAK. EVERY TIME THERE'S A BREAK WITH THE REAR LATCH, IT'S A $500 FIX. *TR

VSC/ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IN TO DEALER REPLACED SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND STILL LIGHTS STAYED ON. NOW I MUST REPLACE YAW SENSOR FOR MORE MONEY. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MOST SEQUOIAS OF THE 2003 YEAR MODEL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES - HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST MONTH. ON 10/19/13, TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED - STARTED PULSATING. PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND DID NOT STEP ON BRAKES HARD OR FAST - JUST SLOWING DOWN FOR LIGHT. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR. TOOK TO DEALER SAID WAS ABS COMPUTER AND NOT IN RECALL. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ABS COMPUTER. SERVICE WAS NOT PERFORMED. LOOKING TO REPLACE COMPUTER CHEAPER. DEALER SERVICE CHECK IN LADY SAID THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OUR YEAR/MAKE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR FAILING BRAKES?? *TR

THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR AND WINDOW TRACKS HAVE RUSTED COMPLETELY. THE MOTOR HAS FAILED AND THE WINDOW TRACKS ARE COMPLETLY RUSTED AWAY. THE WINDOW IS NOT UNOPERABLE. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE O2 SENSOR WIRING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THE ABOVE VEHICLE REGARDING FRAME RUST. I BELIEVE THAT THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RUST ISSUES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO JERK WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE VSC, VSC TRAC AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND UNTIL BECOMING PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,342.

WIRE THAT GOES INTO WIRING CONNECTION TO A/C FAN MOTOR IS ON SIDE NEAR BOTTOM OF MOTOR AND IS EXPOSED TO EXCESS WEAR WHEN FEET ARE PLACED IN FOOT WELL AS TOE-END OF SHOES CAN CONTACT/WEAR AGAINST THE WIRES. THE WIRING ALSO HAS TO GO THROUGH A SHARP 180 DEGREE TURN TO ENTER CONNECTION. INSULATION ON WIRING FAILED AND CONDUCTORS SHORTED, PARTIALLY MELTING THE CONNECTOR AND PRODUCE AN ACRID SMELL. FUSE DID NOT OPEN. WIRING AND/OR CONNECTOR MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 168,879.

VSC AND VSC OF LIGHTS ARE ONCODES C1223 ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, C1231 STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, AND C1247 STROKE SENSOR INDICATES NEEDS THE SKID CONTROL ECU T 2.0 REPLACED SKID CONTROL ECU 08/01/2010 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOUND P0031 AF SENSOR B1S1 T1.0 PARTS REPLACED. 6/01/2013 AGAIN VSC TRAC OFF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DEALERSHIP WANTS 1400.00 FOR NEW COMPUTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW ON THE 5TH DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REGULATOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE MANUAL TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AS SUGGESTED BY TOYOTA, UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING CHANGED. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNED ON & OFF. LESS THAN 5 MONTHS EARLIER, I HAD MY ALL OF MY BRAKES REPLACED, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY BRAKES ARE FAULTY. I BECAME ALARMED BY THESE ELECTRONIC MISCUES - SO I WENT ONLINE TO EXPLORE WHETHER THIS WAS A COMMON THREAD WITH OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS. I DISCOVERED VERY QUICKLY THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VSC / ENGINE / AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECOMING ACTIVATED. I WAS HOPING THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT IS NOT. I AM HOPING FOR A REMEDY THAT WON'T HAVE EXTENSIVE COSTS TO ME. *TR

WHEN HAVE THE CAR ON AND RUNNING THE TRACTION LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE ON THIS 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THIS TIME THERE IS A WARNING THAT THE AIRBAGS COULD PROPEL FRAGMENTS TOWARD OCCUPANTS OWING TO IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED PROPELLANT CHARGES. THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT NOR MITIGATION PROCEDURE OFFERED. TOYOTA DOES NOT STATE IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO OPERATE NOR DO THEY COMMENT ON THE STABILITY OF THE CHARGES OR IF SPONTANEOUS INFLATION RISKS HAVE INCREASED. NO GUIDANCE IS FORTHCOMING FROM TOYOTA EXPECT WAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

AFTER SKIDDING IN GRAVEL, THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED UPON GETTING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND REACHING 40MPH SPEED, VEHICLE RANDOMLY OPERATES AT LOWER SPEED WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, WHEN TOWING THE CHANGING SPEED IS DANGEROUS. TOYOTA DEALER STATES MY SEQUOIA IS NOT COVERED ON RECALL DUE TO VIN # ALTHOUGH ITS THE SAME COMPUTER ISSUE. REPAIR COST FROM THE DEALER $900 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. *TR

HI I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, AND THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE CAME ON ALL AT ONCE, TOOK IT TO AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY RAN THE SCANNER IT SAID TO CHANGE THE O2 SENSOR, WHICH I DID AND NOTHING CHANGED, I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN COMING UP QUIET A LOT IN THIS MODEL, CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 - WITHIN MONTHS OF TAKING NEW CAR DELIVERY, VSC ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS WOULD BLINK INTERMITTENTLY AND ON OCCASION THE AUTO WOULD DECELERATE. AS THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING/UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. TROUBLE WOULD CONTINUE WITH LESS FREQUENT DECELERATION BUT MORE FREQUENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION UNTIL, AFTER A FEW YEARS, THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON AND INVOLUNTARY DECELERATION SEEMED TO CEASE. TWO DIFFERENT FACTORY DEALERSHIPS PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES. ONE SAID YAW SENSOR AND OTHER SENSORS NEED REPLACEMENT (OUT OF WARRANTY); THE OTHER, MORE RECENTLY SAID THAT BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR NEED REPLACEMENT (OUT OF WARRANTY). VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BRAKE NORMALLY AND ABS DOES FUNCTION KEEPING THE SUV STEERABLE DURING PANIC STOPS. TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES WERE NOT TESTED BY THIS DRIVER. SEARCH OF INTERNET BASED USER GROUPS SHOWS THIS PROBLEM COMMON IN EARLIER YEAR SEQUOIA/TUNDRA MODELS. COSTS OF REPAIRS RANGE FROM $1600 FOR YAW SENSORS TO $3700 FOR BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATORS. TOYOTA USA IS UNRESPONSIVE UNLESS REPAIRS ARE UNDERTAKEN AND MAKES NO WARRANTY OF COOPERATION SHOULD REPAIRS PROVE INEFFECTIVE OR UNNECESSARY. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS AND OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 AND LIMITED MODELS. *TR

CONCERN STARTED WITH A VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMING ON AND OFF IN AN INTERMITTENT FASHION WITHOUT PATTERN OR EXTERNAL CAUSE. THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT REMAIN ON BUT INSTEAD WOULD GLOW FOR A BRIEF BIT OF TIME AND THEN EXTINGUISH. THE VEHICLE DID EXHIBIT A SPONTANEOUS DECELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE OPERATING AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 20 MPH) AND ON LEVEL, SMOOTH GROUND. THE EPISODES WERE BRIEF AND NORMAL BRAKE OPERATION RETURN IMMEDIATELY ONCE SPEED DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. IN THE DECADES THAT I HAVE OPERATED THIS AUTOMOBILE, THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT FROM LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY TO BEING ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY; THE SPONTANEOUS BREAKING HAS SEEMINGLY CEASED SINCE THESE LIGHTS HAVE REMAINED ON. DEALERSHIP AND FACTORY WERE INFORMED OF THIS CONCERN WITH EACH SERVICE VISIT. DEALERSHIP RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AN INTERMITTENT CONCERN. ONCE THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON, I WAS INITIALLY INFORMED THAT THEY SUSPECTED A DEFECTIVE YAW SENSOR AND MORE RECENTLY, MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE BOOSTER COMPONENTS; WARRANTY PERIOD HAD LAPSED AND NO EXTENSION WAS OFFERED. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS CONCERN HAVE DRAGGED ON FOR 10 YEARS WITH DEALERSHIP AND FACTORY POSITION THAT REPAIRS, BE THEY DIAGNOSTIC (THE YAW SENSOR REPLACEMENT) OR DEFINITIVE (BOOSTER AND BRAKE SYSTEM), WERE NOT WARRANTY ISSUES DESPITE THEIR INTERMITTENT PRESENTATION DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. MY PERIODIC PRACTICAL TESTING OF THE

VSC TRACTION AND ABS CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS STAY LIT. LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND NOW STAY LIT ALL THE TIME SO HAVE NO WARNING IF ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL OR HAS OTHER ISSUES. LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN TRACTION CONTROL ON/OFF. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER, 3-26-07, AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH AN INTERNAL COMPONENT, YAW RATE SENSOR. REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING AS THIS APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TOYOTA DENIED CLAIM. HAVE SEEN VEHICLES PRODUCED 1 MONTH EARLIER ARE NOW UNDER RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUES NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 10V176000. DEALER COST TO REPAIR AT TIME WAS $1433. HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ODDITIES ON OCCASIONS. *TR

THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT I HAD THE REAR BEARINGS REPLACED AND THEY WHERE RUSTED OUT TOO. ALL MOST ALL OF THE BOLTS ON THE FRAME ARE RUSTED CANT CHANGE ANY PARTS ON THE FRAME DO TO THE RUST MY WIFE WILL NOT LET THE KIDS RIDE IN THE TRUCK IAM THINKING ABOUT CALLING THE LOCAL NEWS AND HAVE THEM DO A STORY ON IT I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND FIXES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE ACROSS THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR POSITION FOR THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

STARTED CAR UP AND PUT IT IN REVERSE ALL THE SUDDEN THESE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BAKES NOW FILL FUNNY. *TR