2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

HOLES IN THE FRAME AND EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE LIFT GATE. THIS IS A 2002 SEQUOIA WHICH WAS IN THE RUST BELT FROM 2002 TO 2011. IN 2011 MOVED TO LOUISIANA. I HAD RUST ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2002. IN 2006, THE LIFT GATE WINDOW RUSTED OUT AND COULD NO LONGER USE THE LIFT GATE WINDOW. SINCE THEN, MORE RUST WAS DEVELOPING IN THE LIFT GATE AND ELSEWHERE. IN 2013, I RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIRE CABLE. THE LOUISIANA DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THAT THE MECHANISM WAS RUSTED AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THEY ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT UNIT TO INSTALL. IN THE MEANTIME, I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE SEVERE RUST ISSUES IN THE CAR. THEY DID A RUST INSPECTION AND SAID IT PASSED. IN 2014, I RETURNED TO THE SAME LOUISIANA DEALERSHIP FOR THE TAKATA RECALL. AT THAT TIME, I TOLD THEM MY CONCERN REGARDING THE RUST, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE RUST BELT ATM LEAST 4 MONTHS A YEAR. THEY SAID THE FRAME PASSED THE RUST INSPECTION AND PROVIDED ME WITH AN "OPERATIONAL FLOWCHART" FOR FRAME RUST. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF I FIND A HOLD IN THE FRAME LARGER THAN 10MM, IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IN 2015, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE RUST BELT ABOUT 7 MONTHS. THAT YEAR I HAD TO INSTALL 2X4 SUPPORTS TO HOLD UP MY LIFT GATE WINDOW. IN 2016, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE RUST BELT ABOUT 5 MONTHS. IN FEBRUARY 2017, I FOUND AT LEAST 1 RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME AS PER THEIR OPERATIONAL FLOWCHART. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RUST HOLE, THEIR COMMENT WAS THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO. I SPOKE TO TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE TO WITHSTAND RUST. I AM ALSO DRIVING A 1998 FORD THAT WAS IN THE RUST BELT LONGER THAN THE 2002 SEQUOIA WITH NO FRAME RUST. THE FRAME ON THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING AND NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY REPAIRED. SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTO.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MFG. AUGUST 2002 HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. APRIL 1, 2002 TO APRIL 17 2003 THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNDER NHTSA # 10V17600 AND # EA09006 HAD THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALLED FOR PROBLEMS ON THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. MY SEQUOIA THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THEN GO OFF, EVEN WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE DRY, OR WHEN EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED, WHEN I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE.. IN FEBRUARY 2017 I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LITE COME ON , AND ALSO THE VSC LIGHTS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAM ON. I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE, THEY CODED THE MACHINE, WHICH A GENERIC P1126 LIGHT CAME ON ALSO, WHICH WAS A DEFECTIVE MAGNETIC CLUTCH CODE. AFTER THEY CODED THE TOYOTA, ALL THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OFF THIS PAST WEEK, WITH 125 MILES PLACED ON VEHICLE.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIAL HAS THE VSC AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON.WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THEY WERE OFF, THEN THEY JUST STAY ON STEADY.

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

I PURCHASED MY SEQUOIA IN 2003 AND THE TRAC OFF/VSC TRAC LIGHTS STARTED TURNING ON A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER EVERY TIME I BRING THE CAR FOR SERVICE AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. ONCE I TURN OFF CAR THE LIGHTS GO OFF. WELL, ON JULY 2015 WHILE TRAVELING ON A WINDY ROAD AT 35 MPH, WE HEARD AN WARNING ALARM SOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE STEERING LOCKED FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS AND THE CAR FELT LIKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE OR DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE CAR RESUMED BACK TO NORMAL AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL AND IT DID THE EXACT THING, INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. I THOUGHT I HAD RANED OVER SOMETHING, BUT THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW EVERY TWO WEEKS AFTER I GET ON THE FREEWAY THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN, ONE TIME IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ENGINE FELL OFF. SOMETIMES IS WORSE THAN OTHERS AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 25 OR 65 MPH. A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 AND THE ALARM CAME ON, THE GRINDING AND DRAGGING NOISE AND MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND SWIRVED TO THE RIGHT. I JUST BARELY MISSED A MOTORCYCLIST. LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I PURCHASED TOYOTA FOR THEIR SAFETY AND QUALITY REPUTATION. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS MY PRIORITY. AS I STATED BEFORE, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO MY TOYOTA DEALER FOR YEARS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. NOW MY PROBLEM IS MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST A LIGHT TURNING ON. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN AND WE SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR A LOSS OF LIFE TO HAPPEN. ANY CAR THAT LOSES POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING SHOULD BE OF GRAVE CONCERN TO ALL. I LOVE MY CAR BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN.

WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL VSC/TRAC IS BEING ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE'S CONTROL IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE VSC/TRAC COMPUTER, AND THE CAR WON'T SLOW DOWN, UNTIL THE VSC/TRAC TURNS OFF. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT IS TURNED ON, AND GRINDING NOISE IS BEING HEARD WHEN IT HAPPENS.

COMPLAINT - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHILE TURNING ON CITY STREET & HIGHWAY I ENCOUNTERED TWO SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ABS & ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION AND FEELS LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MECHANISM IS BEING ENGAGED. THE JERKING PULL RESULTED IN CROSSING MULTIPLE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS REGAINED. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE DEATHS KNOWN ISSUES WITH OTHER SEQUOIAS. *TR

THE BRAKES OF THE CAR ,AND WE I DRIVE I CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 80 MILES PR HOUR BECAUSE IT CHECKS.I FIXED THE BRAKES AND THE LIGHT STAY ON FOR EVER NOW EVERY TIME I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO TAKE THE FOOT BRAKE.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I ENCOUNTERED TWO SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES THAT WERE RECALLED AS PART OF A PRIOR NHSTA CAMPAIGN (10V-176). WHILE MY TOYOTA IS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE SAME WINDOW OF A RECALL, MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NHSTA HAS OPENED AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION (PE16006) IN RESPONSE TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. ISSUE #1: TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CODE BASED ON THE VCS WARNING LIGHT INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH THE CENTER POSITION OF THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR (SAS). THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE ECU PROGRAMMING WAS UPDATED TO RESOLVE THE SAFETY ISSUE. ISSUE #2: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH A FAULTY YAW RATE SENSOR. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND PULLS VERY HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION AND FEELS LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MECHANISM IS BEING ENGAGED. THE JERKING PULL RESULTED IN CROSSING MULTIPLE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS REGAINED. THE MECHANIC EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO REGAIN COMPOSURE AFTER ALMOST GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE FAULTY YAW SENSOR WAS REPLACED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. AFTER EXPERIENCING THE ISSUES WITH THE TOYOTA SENSORS THAT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, I HAD THE FAULTY SENSORS REPLACED. I HAVE REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA BUT WAS DENIED. THE REPAIR WAS FOR THE SAFETY ISSUES WHICH ARE UNDER RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR (APRIL 2002 ' APRIL 2003), AS MY VEHICLE IS MANUFACTURED IN MAY 2002. THE REPAIRS INCLUDED THE DEFECTIVE STEERING SENSOR AND THE YAW STABILITY SENSOR REQUIRED TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

WHEN I ENTERED THE FREEWAY, MY VSC TRAK AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SUDDENLY. I EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND INSPECTED MY VEHICLE, TO FIND NOTHING VISIBLE. I RE-ENTERED THE FREEWAY, TRAVELED APPROX 100 MILES, WITH NO ISSUE. THEN, THE SAME EVENING, I EXITED THE TOLL ROAD NEAR MY HOME, WHEN THE VSC TRAK AND VSC OFF LIGHTS FLASHED AND BEEPED, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP ON AND OFF VIOLENTLY, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS POSSESSED. I MANAGED TO GET IT HOME, AS I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FROM THERE, WHERE I PARKED IT, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE...THE YAW SENSOR. BUT, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, AFTER TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, AT ANY SPEED, AND WITH NO WARNING OR VISIBLE REASON FOR DOING SO. THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE A DEADLY DISASTER AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT AN ISSUE TO IGNORE OR TAKE LIGHTLY.