2003 Toyota Sequoia complaints

SKID CONTROL ECU MODULE DOES NOT WORK ON 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VSC /TRAC LIGHTS COME ON. NOTHING SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS COMPONENT FAIL DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE - OUT OF WARRANTY. MULTIPLE SIMILAR PROBLEMS DISCUSSED ONLINE YET MANUFACTURE WILL NOT ADMIT ISSUE WITH WORKMANSHIP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PART (895410C062). *TR

IN 2007, TOOK MY 2003 SEQUOIA TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. NOW A YEAR LATER, THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1650. *TR

03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VSC, ABS, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AT 52,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING. YAW SENSOR DEFECTIVE. *TR

MY SEQUOIA 2003 WITH 31,000 MILES, IT SHOWED BRAKE LIGHT ON. SO I THOUGHT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CHANGED SO I DID. BUT THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON AND OFF SOME DAYS. ABOUT 4 WEEKS AFTER, VSC LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER UNIT FOR TRACKING MUST BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ME PART AND LABOR $1650. DEALER PULLED UP CODES C1241, C1231, C1223, AND C1203. IT SEEMS FROM MULTIPLE IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA HAS MADE A FAULTY PART AND SHOULD MAKE THE RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CUSTOMER. *TR

THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO SKID CONTROL OR ABS AVAILABLE ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS COMPUTER IS BAD. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT CASE 200810010613. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FINE ANYTHING. THE WARRANTY RUN OUT AT 60,000 MILES AND I'M AT 59260. I HAVE TAKING THE VEHICLE 3 TIME. I BELIEVE THEY ARE TRYING TO WAIT FOR MY WARRANTY TO RUN OUT. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS BEEN RECENTLY COMING ON. I TOOK IT IN FOR NEW BAKE PADS AND TURNED OUT I NEEDED NEW ROTORS TOO. NOT MORE THAN 18 HOURS LATER THE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON?? I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON VERY FREQUENTLY AND HAD NEW BRAKE PADS PUT IN, A NEW CENSOR, AND STILL NOTHING. FINALLY AFTER I HAD TAKEN IT IN ON THAT BALL JOINT RECALL, THE LIGHT HAS NEVER BEEN ON AGAIN. I REALLY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY KIDS AROUND WITH A BRIGHT RED "BRAKE!" LIGHT ON. *TR

PURCHASED NEW IN 07/2003, ON 9/21/08, OUR SEQUOIA WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES HAD ITS VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, & ABS LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS A BAD SENSOR AND A BAD ECU. WE LOCATED TSB.BR006-06 FOR THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE RECOMMENDED FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER BECAUSE OF A CHANGE IN THE SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT HELP. MY DEALER WANTED $1,300 FOR THE ECU AND $330 FOR THE SENSOR, BUT I GOT THEM DOWN TO $940 FOR THE ECU AND $240 FOR THE SENSOR. AFTER TAX IT WAS ABOUT $1300, PLUS $255 FOR THREE HOURS OF LABOR. THIS IS CLEARLY, IN MY OPINION A SOFTWARE BUG, SINCE THE NEW ECU HAS A NEW PROGRAM AS STATED IN THE TSB. I'M PRETTY UPSET THAT A SOFTWARE BUG ISN'T A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. I'M GOING TO APPROACH AN ATTORNEY TO START A CLASS ACTION ON THIS MATTER. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE WORTH THEIR CONTINGENCY. *TR

VSC/TRAC AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS O2 SENSOR. THEY REPLACED 02 SENSOR AND ALL LIGHTS CLEARED. AFTER ONE WEEK THE VSC0/TRAC LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THEY GO ON AND OFF EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE TRUCK. DEALER SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL ECU. WE DECIDED NOT TO REPLACE THE UNIT BECAUSE OF 1800.00 COST. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, I AM WRITING TO REQUEST THAT A FORMAL COMPLAINT BE FILED TO TOYOTA. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A FEW LIGHTS THAT WE ON IN MY DASH. THE SPECIFIC LIGHTS WERE THE VSC, VSC OFF AND THE ABS LIGHTS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR SKID CONTROL COMPUTERS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO HAVE REPLACED. MY QUOTE WAS FOR $1800 EXCLUDING TAX. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 47,000 MILES AND WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 60,000, BUT IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I DECIDED TO PASS. THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY FOR MY CAR WAS 55,000 MILES I BELIEVE AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AT 55,500 MILES....OF COURSE. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE SOME SORT OF RESOLVE FOR THIS SUCH AS A RECALL OF THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER OR CHANGING THIS ISSUE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN SECTION OF THE WARRANTY AS IT IS UNFAIR FOR THERE TO BE SO MANY PEOPLE TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AND SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO THE COMPUTERS MALFUNCTION SUCH AS ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATH. PLEASE TAKE WHATEVER ACTION NECESSARY TO SOLVE THIS UNNECESSARY ISSUE. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003, VTRAC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME UP ON THE DASH DURING A VERY WET INTERSTATE TREK TO MICHIGAN FROM CALIFORNIA. HAD NO CRUISE CONTROL BEFORE THIS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED THE YEAR BEFORE DURING THE SAME WET TREK ACROSS COUNTRY! THE TOYOTA DEALER IN SAGINAW MICHIGAN TOLD US THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE VTRAC AND ABS WAS DISPLAYING FAULT CODES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, COST $1200. THIS IS A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 70K MILES ON IT NOW (THE FAULT HAPPENED AROUND 66K MILES) WHICH IS NOW MUCH HARDER TO HANDLE UNDER HEAVY BRAKING, WHICH WE NEED MORE AND MORE WITH THE LOW QUALITY DRIVERS OUT THERE. IF THE GAS PRICES WEREN'T SO HIGH, THIS TRUCK WOULD BE OUT OF HERE HERE, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SELL IT FOR THE CURRENT VALUE, AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE, SO THIS SUV WILL NOW BE LIMITED TO TRIPS WHERE WE NEED THE STORAGE/TOWING CAPACITY. SO, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE 2 CARS, WE ONLY REALLY HAVE 1 1/2 NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS/DSC WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND WAS NOT A BIG DEAL. THE ISSUE WAS LATER DISCOVERED TO BE A COMMUNICATION ERROR BETWEEN THE SKID CONTROL AND THE ECM. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECM SHOULD BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE STEERING ANGLE ON THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO OFF AND A RE-CALIBRATION WAS PERFORMED. AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. SHE FELT VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND SWITCHING FROM BRAKING TO ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND COASTED MOMENTARILY UNTIL REACHING FULL ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,106 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION CONTROL COMPUTE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND HAS TAKEN OUT MY ABS BRAKES. THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS IS HAS FAILED BOTH TIMES. *TR

VSC,TCS LIGHTS GO ON AFTER A NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT ANTERIOR WHEEL / ENGINE. LIGHTS STAY ON. *TR

ON 4 OCCASIONS DASH LIGHT INDICATING VSC AND BRAKE PROBLEM APPEARED. EACH TIME THE BRAKING OF THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WAS COMPROMISED. EACH TIME THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. EACH TOYOTA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT REPLACED SKID COMPUTER ANYWAY. 8/20/08 PROBLEM RECURRED WITH DASH BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. BRAKING AGAIN COMPROMISED, HEARD LOUD "CLUNKING SOUND" COMING FROM CAR WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO SCOTTSDALE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. AGAIN, SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AND RETURNED CAR WITH NO REPAIR. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. TOYOTA INDICATED COMPLAINT IS NOW ON RECORD. PROBLEM WITH DASH BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND BRAKING DIMINISHED RECURRED AGAIN 8/27/08. AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF, INDICATOR NO LONGER LIT AND BRAKING BACK TO NORMAL. I FEAR FOR BOTH MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES. SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES A LARGE NUMBER OF SEQUOIA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, SKID CONTROL LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL JUST CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM NOTED. *TR

VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL, VEHICLE SKID CONTROL, ANTI BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS HAVE COME ON CAUSING CONCERNS OF SAFETY FOR MY FAMILY. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003: THE VSC/ABS/TRANSLATE ECU HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES RESULTING IN UNSAFE VEHICLE HANDLING. *TR

I HAVE A CONCERN OVER WHY THE ABS, BRAKE, AND OTHER LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ON SOME WEBSITES I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. WANTING TO KNOW IF ACTION HAS BEEN PURSUED FOR A RECALL IN THIS MATTER. THIS OCCURS EVERYDAY, ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN NOVEMBER 2007. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 5 TIMES. THEY JUST HAD A "REP" TO COME TO THIS LOCATION TO TEST THE VEHICLE AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET IN AN ACCIDENT AS WELL AS MY WIFE. THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH AFTER MAKING A TURN (UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, GOING VERY SLOW) AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO ACCELERATE FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IT MAY GO A WEEK OR 2 WITHOUT OCCURRING (DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH IT IS DRIVEN), AND THEN THE PROBLEM WILL SURFACE. THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER MODULE, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND THIS COULD BECOME A SERIOUS MATTER FOR MY FAMILY. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CHECKS IT OR THAT AN ERROR CODE DOES NOT SHOW UP. THE PROBLEM IS THERE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003, BOUGHT NEW MY COMPLAINT ECHOES WHAT A LOT OF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING REGARDING THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH APPARENTLY AFFECTS THE VSC/ABC/EBRAKE. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO WITH THE EBRAKE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING (RESTARTING THE CAR USUALLY RESOLVES), BUT EVENTUALLY GOT TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR THINKS IT'S IN A VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SITUATION AND ABS TRIGGERS AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL IS INOPERABLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FILLED WITH KIDS (AND HAVE 2 OF OUR OWN) SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE OUT THERE SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO IT. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN 2004. IT CURRENTLY HAS 30130 MILES ON IT. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THE PROBLEM: SPORADIC VSC/ATRAC MALFUNCTION. 1. I HAD BEEN ADVISED TO GO IN FOR TOYOTA CAMPAIGN SSC 50J FOR BALL JOINT SAFETY RECALL. THIS WAS DONE AT FREMONT TOYOTA ON MAY 30, 2008. 2. ON JUNE 12, 2008, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL STARTS DISENGAGING ON ITS OWN, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON US 101 NORTH FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM A TRIP TO MONTERREY BAY AQUARIUM. 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: THE VSC/ATRAC INDICATOR LIGHTS CHANGES STATE TO ON AND THE SYSTEM WILL INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TO RESET,I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM REPEATED A DOZEN TIMES, UNTIL I REACHED HOME. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FREMONT TOYOTA ON JUNE 14, 2008 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS ERROR CODE C1231 AND C1203 AND THE REASON IS FAULTY ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTERS. 4. I WAS NOT CONVINCED WITH THE ANSWER AND DECIDED TO DO MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA SITE AND DISCUSSION FORUMS ON THE NET AND FOUND OUT THAT TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE, TOYOTA MODIFIED ITS SKID CONTROL LOGIC AND THE VSC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM (PLEASE REFER NHTSA# 00303 & BR00203, DIAGNOSTICS CODES C1231 & C1203). 5. I CALLED UP FREMONT TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT WHAT I FOUND OUT AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE EXISTING VSC & ECU COM

I PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CONSUMER REPORTS AND THEY SUGGESTED I FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO YOU: I SUBSCRIBE TO MYCARSTATS CAR REPORT ADVISORY SERVICE. THEY PROVIDE INFO AND MAINTENANCE REPORTS ON VEHICLES LIKE MINE, 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THERE ARE REPEATED REPORTS OF FAILURES TO THE VSC/ABS/ESC SYSTEM. IN SOME CASES THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE INCIDENTS SEEM TO BE MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE VEHICLES HAVE HIGHER MILEAGE. IT ALSO SEEMS THE DEALERS ARE MILKING THE CAR OWNERS BY DOING BAND-AID FIXES TO THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE WARRANTY GOES OUT. IN SOME CASES THE REPAIR COST EXCEEDS $2500. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE AND OWNERS HAVE BEEN CRYING FOR A RECALL BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY HAVE BEEN CRYING TO THE WRONG PEOPLE - TOYOTA. CAN YOU GET INVOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED? MAYBE THAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED AND TOYOTA IS KEEPING IT QUITE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE, BUT HE JUST WANTED IT TO BE KNOWN THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/07/10.*JB

TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC ABS PROBLEM ON THIS 2003 SEQUOIA THE ABS BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITH OUT THE DRIVER BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS THUS FAR. THE VSC INDICATOR LIGHTS ALSO COME ON. *TR

03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRAC LIGHTS ON. SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS THE ABS/TRAC LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. WE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING OF THIS INCIDENT EVEN THOUGH WE HAD TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BEFORE WITH THE TRAC LIGHT STAYING ON ALL THE TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NOW OUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. OUR DEALERSHIP INSPECTED OUR VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ABS SKID CONTROL WAS MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER DOING A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS ECU AND GETTING AN UNFAIR PRICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ($1,600.00) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WE SAW THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS OUR VEHICLE. PARTS CAN ONLY BE FOUND THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP THUS WE ARE AT THE MERCY OF THE DEALERSHIPS. SEVERAL OF THE ISSUES HAVE ALL HAPPENED AFTER THE WARRANTIES HAVE EXPIRED, BUT WITHIN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM CLOSELY, WE SHOULD NOT BE REPLACING THIS PART AFTER 4 YEARS OF SERVICE. THANKS FOR YOU TIME AND ALL YOUR HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACKED BEFORE FALLING COMPLETELY OFF WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND FELL OFF APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE FAILURES WERE NOT CORRECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF

2003 4X4 TOYOTA SEQUOIA / 30K MILES. ONE MORE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE VSC/TRAC-ABS LIGHTS COMING ON DUE TO FAULTY VSC COMPUTER. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30,055 MILES AND IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S 60 MONTH/60,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY YET THIS IS NOT COVERED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IN EXCESS OF $2,000. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED BY THOUSANDS AND REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL AS TO ITS IMPENDING DANGER IT PUTS THE DRIVERS IN. *TR

VSC/ABS/SKID CONTROL COMPUTER FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES IN 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2WD. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM, FOR WHICH TOYOTA PROPOSES REPLACEMENT AT CONSUMER COST OF $1500+ FOR OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES. REQUESTED OUTCOME: TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER AT NO COST FOR PART; THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED FOR CONSUMER TO REPLACE. *TR

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED. THE PART ALONE IS $2,100.00, THEN LABOR TO INSTALL. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT WHICH SEEMS INTEGRAL TO THE VEHICLE'S STEERING AND HANDLING. TOYOTA PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IN MAY 2006 RECOGNIZING THIS DEFECT AND CHANGING THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 57, 000 MILES. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FOR SERVICE AND TO CHECK ON THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT BASED THE DIAGNOSTIC REPAIR CODES AND A REPAIR BULLETIN, HE RECOMMENDED A THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1667.00 THIS REPAIR RECOMMENDATION WHAT DISAPPOINTING FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS: 1.THIS IS A REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE VSC LIGHT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SOLUTION BY THE TOYOTA OF LONG BEACH REPAIR FACILITY WAS TO SIMPLY 'RESET' THE ECU. ATTACHED IS THE INVOICE. 2.SECONDLY, THE ECU IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE. IT IS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT IS DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE VSC, ETC. IF THE ECU CAN NOT BE REPROGRAMMED TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED, THEN THIS DESIGN FLAW THAT AGAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY OR AS RECALL. 3.THE DESIGN FLAW IS SERIOUS AND CRITICALLY AFFECTS THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. 4.FINALLY, THE ECU IS ESSENTIALLY A SMALL COMPUTER AND THE $1600 PRICE TAG TO REPLACE SUCH AND INEXPENSIVE PART IS ABSURD. IN THE EVENT THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT HONOR ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, TOYOTA, SHOULD REEVALUATE THE PRICING OF SUCH A SMALL BUT CRITICAL PART AND REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 4X4. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH VSC/ TRAC LIGHT COME AND GOES. I WENT TO DEALER WHEN THE CAR WAS UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY,DEALER TOLD ME THAT I HAVE LOW BRAKE FLUID CAUSING THAT PROBLEM. BUT CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AT THAT TIME. NOW CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I FOUND OUT I HAVE PROBLEM WITH COMPUTERS CONTROLLING VSC. AND IT WILL COST ME ALOT. I HAVE FOUND THAT LOTS OF SEQUOIA HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM AS MINE. I LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE FOR THIS MATTER. THE CAR NOW LITTLE UNDER 40,000 MILES. *TR

ABS, VSC, AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON ENGINE START AND WILL NOT EXTINGUISH. DEALER RAN CODES, CLAIMS FAULTY MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR, STROKE SENSOR, YAW RATE SENSOR, AND SKID ECU: $2777.50. VEHICLE MILEAGE 69872. AT APPROX 48K MILES SIMILAR EVENT WITH ADDITION OF ENGINE LIGHT, REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND RESOLVED. MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH AIRCRAFT ABS TELLS ME VERY UNLIKELY ALL SENSORS AND COMPUTERS FAIL SIMULTANEOUS BUT DEALER STICKING TO SCRIPT, CLAIMS FIRST EVER SEEN THIS TYPE PROBLEM. *TR

FAILURE OF SKID CONTROL ECU. FAILURE INITIALLY INTERMITTENT, BUT E-BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOT IDENTIFIABLE, BUT FAILURE PREVENTS SKID CONTROL FROM WORKING. *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE ON 2003 SEQUOIA @ 56,410 MILES (ORIGNAL OWNER). ECU FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY EVERY TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNER, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS IT'S LIMITED. THIS FAILURE REQUIRES THAT VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU / YAW RATE SENSOR BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $794.20 FOR PART AND LABOR AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. NOW, CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT AND NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE I'M VERY SUPRIZED NOT TO SEE A RECALL NOTICE TO DATE. *TR

ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH VSC. 2003 (41,000 MILES) TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW FOR THE VSC ACTIVATING AND BRAKES ENGAGING WHILE TURNING A CORNER IN NORMAL, DRY CONDITIONS. FROM 3 MPH TO MORE THAN 15+ MPH THE VSC ENGAGES AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VERY DANGEROUS! DEALERSHIP HAS FIXED PROBLEM EACH OF THE 3 TIMES. CAR WARRANTY IS NOW OVER AND PROBLEM PERSISTS. DEALERSHIP SAYS FOR $1500. THEY WILL REPLACE THE VSC COMPUTER...UTTER NON-SENSE!!! VERY UPSET THAT TOYOTA CONTINUES TO HIDE FROM THIS PROBLEM. WHILE RESEARCHING ON LINE I HAVE EASILY FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES AND COMPLAINTS.....PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!!!! *TR

SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH DOWN A QUIET STREET. *CN

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH INADEQUATE BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE NEEDS TO STAY FURTHER BACK FROM OTHER VEHICLES. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED A SECOND TIME A WEEK AFTER HAVING THEM MACHINED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM EXACERBATED WHEN HE WOULD TOW A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS AWARE THAT A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED WHICH STATED THE BRAKES WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 90,000 MILES - SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JULY 2003, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE TURNED ON BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY. UNTIL THE WEEKEND OF DEC 22, 2007, I REGARDED THIS ISSUE, MORE OR LESS, AS A NUISANCE PROBLEM. ON DEC 22, 2007 THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND PRETTY MUCH HAVE REMAINED ON. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION BY THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKES. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING OFF. THE DRIVER DOOR BROKE OFF AT ABOUT 41,000 MILES AND THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT AT A COST OF 180.00 DOLLARS. THEN AT ABOUT 56,000 MILES THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. IF I WAS TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT GOD FORBID, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE WRITTEN TOYOTA SEVERAL TIMES AND NO RESPONSE. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE SKID CONTROL FAILURE. MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS. MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING BOTH CONTROLLING COMPUTERS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD, THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. WITHIN A YEAR, THE REMAINING FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, INCLUDING THE HANDLE ON THE HATCHBACK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER; THIS WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS OF NOVEMBER 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,869.

VSC LIGHTS ARE ON. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 26,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, 3 OF THEM, ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND WERE BROKEN AFTER A YEAR OF USAGE. WITH THE HOT WEATHER HERE IN FLORIDA, THESE DOOR HANDLES BECOMES WEAK, EASILY CRACKED AND THEN BROKEN. THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EMERGENCY ISSUE BECAUSE WE OPEN OUR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. WITH THE HEAVY AND LARGE DOORS OF THESE SEQUOIAS, THE PLASTIC HANDLES ARE NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH MATERIAL LIKE METAL TO WITHSTAND THE OPEN AND CLOSE OPERATION OF THESE HEAVY DOORS. THESE ARE DEFECTIVE OR BELOW QUALITY TO USE PLASTIC MATERIAL FOR THESE DOORS. PLEASE HELP IN CORRECTING THESE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I OWNED SEVERAL TOYOTAS LIKE A 1987 TOYOTA COROLLA,1991TOYOTA CAMRY, 1997 TOYOTA AVALON AND A 1999 TOYOTA TACOMA...ALL OF WHICH I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAUSE THEY'RE MADE OF METAL. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY USED PLASTIC TO THE HEAVY DOORS OF THE SEQUOIAS...THANK YOU. *TR

1.) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE 2.) VSC OFF / TRAC OFF LIGHTS ON DASH STAY ON CONTINUALLY, AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL IS EFFECTIVELY DISABLED. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. 3.) TOYOTA DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF THE VSC ECU (STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER) AT A COST OF $1500-$2000. BASED ON THE NUMBERS OF THESE REPORTED INCIDENTS, I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND IS AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OIL GAUGE FAILED TO WORK AND REAR WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. *TR

TOYOTA HAS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THEIR VSC SYSTEM. MY DEALER WANTS $1800 TO FIX WHAT TOYOTA KNOWS IS A HUGE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA TUNDRA/SEQUOIA. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THE VSC COMPUTER AND ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER (ECC) FOR FREE. WHAT A BUNCH OF NON-SENSE! *TR

9/07 - A LOAD NOISE SOUNDED AND THE VEHICLES BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING AND APPROACHING A 4 WAY STOP LIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA FOR SERVICE THAT DAY. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, MAYBE IT WAS DO TO A LOW CHARGE FROM THE BATTERY. SO I HAD THEM REPLACE THE BATTERY. 10/1/07 A FEW WEEKS LATER I WAS ACCELERATING AND GOING ON TO THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE NOISE SOUNDED THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND ALL MY ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON THEN I COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I COASTED TO THE SIDE TURNED OFF THE KEY AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN NOTHING HAPPENED SO I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WAS WORKING AGAIN. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO FOLSOM LAKE TOYOTA AND 3 WEEKS LATER THEY STILL CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF MY VEHICLE WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. WHEN TAKING A TURN THE VSC SKID LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ACCELERATOR LOOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STALL BUT THE GAS PEDAL IS UNRESPONSIVE LEAVING YOU STUCK FOR 2-5 SECONDS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CAN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE IT. WE HAD A DISTRICT MANAGER FOR TOYOTA LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND COULDN'T HELP US EITHER. HOWEVER, HE DID TELL US THAT THE NEWER MODEL TOYOTAS HAVE BEEN UPDATED SO THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN. THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. IT IS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY NOW AND I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. I NEED HELP. *TR