2004 Toyota Sequoia complaints

WE WERE EXPERIENCING OCCASSIONAL DASH BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION ABOUT EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER ISSUE, I MENTIONED THE BRAKE LIGHT. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER HAVING THE COMPUTER REPLACED, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON TWO MORE TIMES WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN. THE NEXT DAY AS I WAS STARTING TO SLOW APPROACHING A TURN THE TRUCK SUDDENLY BRAKED VERY HARD AND IT FELT LIKE WE WERE GOING TO START SKIDDING. THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED AUTOMATIC APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES AND PROVED TO BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. LUCKILY FOR US THERE WERE NO CARS FOLLOWING AT THE TIME. THIS EPISODE ILLUMINATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS. WHATEVER TOYOTA REPLACED NOT ONLY DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT APPARENTLY MADE THE VEHICLE MORE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. IT IS NOW AT TOYOTA FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. I SEE THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON ISSUE, AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SYSTEM ON THE SEQUOIAS. THERE SHOULD BE A DEVELOPED REPAIR PLAN TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION AND TO KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFE. *TR

THE VSC TRAC ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 48,645 MILES. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC - ($110 TO PLUG IN THE DEVICE THAT READS THE CARS DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER). DEALER INFORMS US THE SKID CONTROL ECM IS BAD. THE COMPUTER, SKID CONTROL IS $1340.24 DOLLARS - TOTAL PARTS AND LABOR $1,646.24. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND SPEAKING WITH LOCAL TOYOTA OWNERS, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN OFTEN REPEATED SCENARIO WITH MOST FAILURES IN THE FORTY THOUSAND MILE RANGE WITH SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES IF NOT IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED. THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA COMPUTERS CONTROLLING THE ABS BRAKES AND ANTI SKID CONTROL AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM REPAIRED BY TOYOTA. BY THE WAY, THE NEW CONTROLLER COMES WITH JUST A ONE YEAR WARRANTY. *TR

DETAILS: THE DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FOLD-IN MOTOR RUNS NON-STOP AS LONG AS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. THE MIRROR DOESN'T ACTUALLY FOLD IN, BUT ITS MOTOR RUNS CONSTANTLY.. *TR

VSC LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS THEY STILL COME ON PERIODICALLY. I HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT. *TR

REAR WINDOW IN HATCH NO LONGER GOES UP OR DOWN. *TR

REAR HATCH RELEASE HANDLE IS CORRODED AND FROZEN. DEALER MUST BREAK IN FROM THE INSIDE, REMOVE BACK PANEL TO REPAIR. DEALER HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER SEQUOIAS. HANDLE POORLY DESIGNED IF PRONE TO FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. $600 EXPENSE TO REPAIR. *TR

MY 2004 SEQUOIA HAS A PROBLEM WITH SKID CONTROL ECU. THIS COMPUTER MODULE CONTROLS THE ABS BRAKES. PER THE DEALER, WE WILL LOSE THE POWER TO THE ABS IF IT FAILED. I HAVE THE BREAK LIGHTS SHOWING UP ON MY DASHBOARD. PER MY RESEARCH ONLINE ALOT OF TOYOTA SEQUOIAS STARTING AT YEAR 2002 HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS SEEM TO BE MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. PER MY DEALER, THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THIS QUOTE BELOW IS FROM OWNERS MANUAL "THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. THIS SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLS THE BRAKES AND ENGINE TO HELP PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SKIDDING WHEN CORNERING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD OR SURFACE OR OPERATING STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY." PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER, AS MANY PEOPLE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES HAVE ISSUES, AND IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX, MINIMUM OF $1500. THIS CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS, CAUSE OF DEATH. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, 79,000 MILES, VSC LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHTS ON AND WILL NEED A MAJOR REPAIR. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - ENGINE WILL BEGIN TURNING OVER LIKE IT IS ATTEMPTING TO START WITHOUT KEY IN THE IGNITION. IT TURNS OVER LIKE THIS INTERMITTENTLY EVERY 30-45 SECONDS UNTIL THE BATTERY RUNS COMPLETELY DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS. DEALER STATES IT IS ECU COMPUTER OR STARTER, BUT CAN NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THIS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VSC, TRAC AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. IF I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON THEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ONE WEEK NOW. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WANT $2100 TO FIX THE COMPUTER. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES CONTROL OF ACCELERATION WHEN TURNING AND CAUSES OTHER VEHICLES TO NEARLY CRASH INTO MY VEHICLE. THE VSC (VEHICLE SKID CONTROL) SYSTEM ACTIVATES IN ERROR DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT DUE TO FAULTY SYSTEM (THIS IS KNOW PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA). SECONDARY PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM DOES NOT DISENGAGE WHILE IN SNOW AND IT GETS STUCK. *TR

VEHICLE HAS FAULTY VSC COMPUTER. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I NOTICED SEVERAL IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS. AS A RESULT OF THE EXTENT OF THE COMPLAINTS, I FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL FROM TOYOTA TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE $1615.00 TO FIX IT. *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND COMPONENTS. SHAKING AND WEARING UNEVEN. TOYOTA WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR WARRANTIES. I KNOW THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE SECOND TOYOTA I HAD WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A WARNING TO ALL...SPEAK-UP...MAKE THEM STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT,BEFORE SOMEONE GET BADLY HURT OR DIES OVER FAULTY EQUIPMENT. YOU GOT IT TOYOTA..FIX-IT-RIGHT. SHOW US THE LOVE... WE HAVE GIVEN YOU . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT BRAKE, VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THERE WAS ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. A LOCAL REPAIR MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE ECU MODULE WAS FAILING. THE ECU MODULE WAS CLEANED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE ECU MODULE WAS CLEANED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND BRAKES WERE FAILING AND REPAIRED THEM. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE TWO WEEKS AGO, SHE NOTICED A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ECU MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST OF REPAIRS WOULD BE $2,000. NO RECENT REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,200. UPDATED 01/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE ECU MODULE WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 01/21/009

ABS ,BRAKE LIGHT,TRAC OFF COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL I TURN ENGINE OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED IN MAY '05. ROUGHLY 6 MONTHS INTO OWNERSHIP - MY BRAKE LIGHT, VSC (TRACTION CONTROL) AND TRACK OFF LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED IN DEC '07 AND THIS SEEMED TO CLEAR UP THE ISSUE. IN SEPT '08, MY BRAKE LIGHT STARTED LIGHTING UP AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY AND ON 12/1/08, MY VSC AND TRACK OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I BROUGHT IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1800. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2002. THE FAILURE OF THESE SYSTEMS LEAVES ME WITHOUT ABS AND WITHOUT VSC (TWO OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THE CAR I DID) AND AT AN INCREASED RISK OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION DONE ON THIS COMPONENT TO DETERMINE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC COMPUTER AND BANK SENSOR FAILURE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON DEALER EXAMINED - SAYS SKID CONTROL ECU AND BANK SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

VSC/TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS ON I-10. LIGHTS HAVE REMAINED ILLUMINATED DESPITE 2 COMPUTER RESETS. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE INTERNET CHAT ROOMS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE '03 AND '04 SEQUOIA. THE MOST COMMON FIXES HAVE BEEN TO REPLACE THE TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER AND/ OR THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR

EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR ON DASH WOULD PERIODICALLY COME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO GET LIGHT TO GO OFF WOULD BE TO RESTART CAR. PROBLEM OCCURRED OFF & ON FOR 18 MONTHS & 3 VISITS TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. ON 3RD TRIP, DEALERSHIP ISOLATED PROBLEM TO STROKE SENSOR & ABS ECU. THEY REPLACED PART #89541-0C062 ($1252.50 PART) AND PART #44610-0C041 ($712.23 PART). OUR '04 SEQUOIA HAS LESS THAN 32,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM. *TR

VSC, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS IN DASH COME ON AND DO NOT GO OFF. AFTER DEALER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART THAT IS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED AS A RECALL ITEM ON THIS MODEL. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FOLD-IN MOTOR RUNS NON-STOP AS LONG AS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. THE MIRROR DOESN'T ACTUALLY FOLD IN, BUT ITS MOTOR RUNS QUITE LOUDLY. *TR

BEGAN WITH E-BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING AND ONLY TURNING OFF WHEN CAR TURNED OFF. TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT TELL WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. NEXT WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN MY ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE VSC, TRAC OFF AND E-BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAM ON. I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER LOOKING AT MY SKID CONTROL COMPUTER THAT HAVE CODES C1223 ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, C1247 STROKE SENSOR, C1310 ACTIVE BOOSTER SOLENOID. THEY ALSO FOUND A TSB BR006-06 CONTROL COMPUTER LOGIC CHANGE. THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY WANTED ME TO PAY $3600 TO REPLACE, THEY THEN SAID THEY WOULD GIVE ME A "ONE TIME GOOD FAITH REPLACEMENT" I PICKED MY CAR UP ON FRIDAY NIGHT WITH A "NEW" COMPUTER INSTALLED, BY MONDAY AT NOON IT HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN. I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET A TOW BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO WILL NOT TAKE MY CALLS. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT...... I'VE BEEN LUCKY TWICE, NOT SURE I WILL BE LUCKY A THIRD TIME. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD TO MY CHILDREN, MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AROUND THESE CARS. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC AND ABS BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT COME ON. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT ALSO SOMETIMES CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON ITS OWN. *TR

IN OCT. OF 2007 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, TRAC LIGHT, AND VSC LIGHTS ACTIVATED ON OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WE BROUGHT OUR SUV IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE. ON 8/4/08, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE ADDED ELEMENT OF A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKES ENGAGING IN A VERY ABRUPT MANNER. THIS SPONTANEOUS BRAKING COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A REAR END OR ROLL OVER SITUATION SHOULD THE WRONG CONDITIONS EXIST. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER. THE SERVICE ADIVSOR INFORMED US THAT OUR VSC COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE REPLACEMENT WOULD COST $1252.00 FOR THE PART ALONE WITH A TOTAL COST OF $1400.00 TO ADDRESS THIS MALFUNCTION. RESEARCH OF RELATED PROBLEMS REVEALED THAT THE VSC COMPUTER SEEMS TO BE GOING BAD ON 2001 AND NEWER TUNDRAS AND SEQUOIAS. WE CONTACTED REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO IN TURN REFERRED US BACK TO THE DEALER CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION AND INDICATED THAT AN OUT OF WARRANTY GOODWILL REPAIR WAS DECLINED DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE NOT "LOYAL" TOYOTA CUSTOMERS. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE, PRIOR TO THIS TOYOTA I DROVE A TOYOTA 4X4 FOR OVER 150,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE USED TO TRANSPORT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. I REALIZE THAT VEHICLE SKID CONTROL IS NOT A FEATURE ON MOST VEHICLES, AND IT'S PURPOSE IS TO MAINTAIN CONTROL IN A SKID SITUATION, BUT AT THIS POINT THE FACT THAT IT IS MALFUNCTIONING IS A LIABILITY RATHER THAN A BENEFIT. *TR

JUST BOUGHT A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE VSC SKID CONTROL COMPUTER HAS TO BE REPLACED. ITS $1500 TO REPLACE. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

*******2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LTD VSC COMPUTER FAILURE, WHEEL LOCKUP ON LEFT********* BRAKE LIGHT, VSC AND TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 20 MPH AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CAR PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST BRAKE PEDAL EFFECTIVENESS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT AND BRAKE FEEL AND EFFECTIVENESS APPEARS OK. I TOOK THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON AND WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. FOR 2 YEARS MY LOCAL DEALER IN BUTLER, PA COULD NOT GET A FAILURE CODE. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR DIAGNOSTICS, THE CAUSE WAS THE ECM PART NUMBER 89541-OC062 AT A COST OF ABOUT $1377.00. THEY REPLACED IT AT THE GREAT DEALERSHIP IN LANGHORNE,PA. I HAVE 55,659 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THE REPAIR THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON ONE TIME AND STAYED ON, WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR IT WENT AWAY. I WILL RETURN TO DEALER TO HAVE THIS CHECKED AGAIN NEXT TIME IT COMES ON. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS LOCKUP OF THE WHEEL AND LOSS OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS IS A REAL BIG SAFETY ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME TO TELL ME IF NHTSA IS LOOKING INTO THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU! *TR

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 35,500 MILES. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA TO CHECK ON THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT, VSC TRACK LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT BASED THE DIAGNOSTIC REPAIR CODES AND A REPAIR BULLETIN, THE SKID CONTROL ECU MUST BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1668.90 THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND TOYOTA'S ARE LOOKING LESS THAN GOOD AT THE MOMENT. THE ECU IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE, IT'S A COMPUTER CHIP THAT IS DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE VSC. 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 A RECALL. THE DESIGN FLAW IS SERIOUS AND AFFECTS THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. FINALLY, THE ECU IS ESSENTIALLY A SMALL COMPUTER AND AT A HIGH PRICE TAG TO REPLACE SUCH AND INEXPENSIVE PART IS ABSURD. I OWN 3 TOYOTA SUV'S AND IF TOYOTA DOES NOT HONOR ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, THEN I WILL NOT KEEP, PURCHASE, NOR RECOMMENDED A TOYOTA AGAIN. I HOPE TOYOTA DOES THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

BRAKE LIGHT, VSC AND TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. INITIALLY THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WAS TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND OCCASIONALLY THE VSC LIGHT WOULD COME ON BUT LASTLY ALL CAME ON WITH A WEIRD SOUND AS IF THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED WHEN I WAS GOING TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS IF I LOST PRESSURE AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR DIAGNOSTICS, THE CAUSE WAS THE ECM PART NUMBER 89541-0C062 AT A COST OF ABOUT $1800.00. I HAVE JUST RAN OUT OF WARRANTY SEVERAL MONTH BACK AND I ONLY HAVE 38970 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

ON JULY 6TH AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON MY SON AND I WENT TO PULL OUR BOAT OUT OF THE WATER WITH OUR 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.(WE BACKED THE TRAILER INTO THE WATER AND LOADED OUR BOAT ONTO THE TRAILER AS WE ALWAYS DO. WE THEN SECURED THE BOAT TO THE TRAILER AND PROCEEDED TO PULL THE TRUCK AND LOADED TRAILER UP THE HILL ABOUT 30 FEET AND PARKED ON THE BOAT LAUNCH RAMP. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE SEQUOIA IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HIGH, IN PARK, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, WE HEARD A REPEATED CLICKING SOUND AND THE BOAT AND TRAILER CAME ROLLING BACK DOWN THE LAUNCH RAMP INTO THE WATER NARROWLY MISSING MY SON AND I. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WAS THE FACT THAT THE BOAT TRAILER JACKKNIFED AGAINST THE LEFT REAR BUMPER OF THE TRUCK. THE REGIONAL INSPECTOR, JIM TEELY FINALLY INSPECTED THE SEQUOIA ON JULY 15TH. ACCORDING TO JIM TEELY, WHOM I HAVE SPOKEN WITH ON THE TELEPHONE, THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE INSPECTION THAT WAS DONE WAS CURSORY AT BEST. UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN PHYSICALLY EXAMINED BY TOYOTA I AM NOT COMFORTABLE TOWING MY BOAT AND ESPECIALLY NOT PARKING THE SEQUOIA (TOWING OR NOT) ON AN INCLINE. WE LIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PARK ON A HILL WILL BE A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE FOR US. TOYOTA HAS STILL NOT DETERMINED WHAT CAUSED THIS ACCIDENT.*TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SKID CONTROL ECU HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AS THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUALLY LIGHT UPS ON MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THREE OCCASIONS, ONE OF WHICH MY ENTIRE FAMILY INCLUDING TWO SMALL CHILDREN WERE TRAVELING ACROSS STATE FOR CHRISTMAS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ACROSS THE INTERNET OF SIMILAR VSC COMPUTER FAILURES AND TOYOTA'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS TIME THAT THE NHTSA APPLIED THE APPROPRIATE PRESSURE TO TOYOTA TO GET THEM TO INITIATE A RECALL AND REPAIR PROGRAM FOR THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA (67,000 MILES) TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR ON 10/13/2007. FRONT BRAKES REPLACED AND ROTORS TURNED. ON 10/15/2007 CHECK ENGINE, VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ON 10/20/2007. DEALER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COST $1390. *TR

MY TRACTION CONTROL, SKID CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, THE BRAKES WOULD SUDDENLY GRAB, MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE, THEN BRING THE CAR TO A QUICK AND SUDDEN STOP. I NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 DIFFERENT CAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPING. I TOOK THE CAR TO BOTH A TOYOTA DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOP SPECIALIZING IN TOYOTA CARS. BOTH REPORTED THIS WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAD TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM ON 5 - 6 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS PER MONTH. THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES REPORTED FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER INCLUDED CO215 (LR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTION), CO1223 (BRAKE PEDAL STROKE FORCE SENSOR MALFUNCTION), CO1247 (ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION), AND CO1310 (SOLENOID CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION). THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED BOTH THE ABS/SKID CONTROL ECU AND ACTIVE BOOSTER SOLENOID FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2410. IF THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM, WHY HAS TOYOTA NOT IMPLEMENTED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. *TR

SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WITH JUST OVER 52,000 MILES, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO GO OFF WOULD BE TO STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ADVISED US TO CHECK THE BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS FINE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ANTI-SKID ECU COMPUTER COMPONENT WAS GOING OUT. THEY SAID IT WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE; HOWEVER, WE FEEL LIKE IT MOST DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SEQUOIA'S ARE PRONE TO ROLL OVER IN ACCIDENTS, AND THE ANTI-SKID FUNCTION IS CRITICAL. WE HAVE DONE RESEARCH, AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT IT IS A PROBLEM. DESPITE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM, A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE MAJOR ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS OF INNOCENT PASSENGERS TO GET TOYOTA TO ISSUE A RECALL? BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FACTOR, WE ENDED UP SPENDING $1,507.48 IN ORDER TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. WITH LESS THAN 53,000 MILES ON A SEQUOIA, IT IS RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO SPEND THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. THE ORIGINAL ANTI-SKID ECU IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE; TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. NONE OF THE 4 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER HEAD, HEART AND BODY. THERE WAS MAJOR VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. THERE IS A POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 47000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. IN JULY OF 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD CALL HIM WHEN THEY ARRIVED. IT IS NOW SEPTEMBER OF 2007 AND THE PARTS REMAIN UNAVAILABLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,200.

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I TOOK IT IN FOR NEW TIRES,WITH BALANCING AND AN ALIGNMENT. THEY ALSO DID BRAKE WORK ON THE FRONT. IT NEEDED CALIPER PINS AND THE ROTORS WERE TURNED. IT HAD 47,481 MILES ON IT. WHEN MY WIFE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM NEVER ONCE BEFORE MALFUNCTIONED UNTIL AFTER THE SERVICE AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE DEALER MESSED SOMETHING UP. THEY CLAIM THEY DID NOTHING TO CAUSE IT. WE TALKED THE HEAD MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP. THE MANAGER DENIED THAT IT COULD BE IN ANY WAY THEIR FAULT. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE SERVICE CAUSED THE FAILURE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TOYOTA HAS THEIR MECHANICS DO BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO A FULL INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE NOW IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. I CURRENTLY CAN'T AFFORD THE $1500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. COULD IT BE RELATED TO THE KIND OF TIRES PUT ON OR DUST OR METAL IN THE SENSORS? FAILURE CODES ARE C0210 (RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR SIGNAL MALFUNCTION, C1223 (ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION) , AND C1310 (ACTIVE BOOSTER SOLENOID). THE SEQUOIA'S VSC LIGHT COMES ON OFTEN AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ABOUT 2 BAD ACCIDENTS. WE CURRENTLY DRIVE IT BUT DON'T RELY ON IT FOR PASSING. IF THE SYSTEM FAILS WE JUST HAVE TO DRIVE SLOW AND STAY IN OUR LANE. I DO KNOW THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO USE A DIFFERENT SKID CONTROL COMPUTER IN NEWER MODE

I OWN A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE VSC LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON. THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THE VSC COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST. THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT IS COMMON ON THE SEQUOIA, BUT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE COST IS 1500 + THE DANGER IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKE MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATS THAT I SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE, BUT 2 TIMES I HAVE LOST ABILITY TO USE BRAKES. ITS NOT UNTIL I RESTART THE CAR THAT THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. DANGEROUS, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THIS TRUCK, ITS TIME FOR A RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A SLIGHT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWER TRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A SAFETY RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS A WHILE AGO. ON JULY 25, 2007, HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED REGARDING THE BRAKES. AT THAT TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OUTER EDGES OF HIS TWO FRONT TIRES WERE COMPLETELY BALD. THE SERVICE STATION STATED THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF TREAD ON THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY HAD LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,120.

TOYOTA SENT A RECALL NOTICE SSC 70B - FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE ABOUT A MONTH BEHIND, THEY WOULD CALL UPON RECEIPT OF PARTS. AS OF TODAY, JULY 19, ONLY A FEW PARTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN MY NAME WOULD COME UP FOR REPAIR. HOPEFULLY, I WILL NOT BE DEAD FROM AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE BY THE TIME THEY RECEIVE THE PARTS. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS LONG FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY THIS HAZARDOUS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE EIGHT TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON IE. GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND GAS INDICATOR WENT TO EMPTY REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK, BRAKE LIGHT CAM ES ON. ALL OF THIS IS SPORATIC AND HAS NO PATTERN. WE HAVE FRIENDS THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENS ON THIER 2004 SEQUOIA.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 07V013000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL OTHER DEALERS, BUT NO ONE ANSWERED THE PHONES. NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS INAPPLICABLE.

VSC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE ON 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VSC OFF LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOLD IT IS A $2000 FIX BY THE DEALER. *AK

TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER FAILURE. ANTI - SKID COMPUTER FAILURE. VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL COMPUTER FAILURE ON 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VEHICLE IS JUST OVER THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS 41,800 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO SAFETY RECALLS 05V225000 AND 07V013000) REGARDING SUSPENSION: LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED FOR TWO YEARS. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLEWAS KEPT FOR SEVERAL HOURS ,AND WAS THEN TOLD TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS IN MARCH 2007. PRESENTLY, NO FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.*AK