2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

JUST BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE COUPLE WEEKS AGO...TO DISCOVER THAT VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMES GO ON WHEN DRIVING ON SURFACE ROADS AT NORMAL SPEED. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENT DURING A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. WHEN THAT OCCURS, HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS CONDITIONS ARE MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS GO ON AND A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE PULLS THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. NOT SAFE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY JUST COME ON THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE WILL BE LIKE YOU'RE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES REAL FAST UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THEN EVERYTHING WILL STOP. THIS IS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DRY ROADS.

THE ABS FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE KICKS IN WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN FEEL THE ABS PUMP THE BRAKE & THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN THE VSC & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. TWICE I'VE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY YAW CONTROL SENSOR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED.

"TAKATA RECALL", A MONTH AGO THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT CAME UP. AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE GAS CAP, IT WENT AWAY. THEN CAME THE GRINDING SOUND AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND ALSO, A FLAPPING SOUND (LIKE A FLAT TIRE) WHEN MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINT DETACHED FROM THE KNUCKLE LOWER CONTROL ARM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST STEERING CONTROL AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V225000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000. UPDATED 03/13/17.*JB

NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, THE VSC ALARM GOES OFF, THE CAR BRAKES VIOLENTLY AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. THEN THE VSC LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESET. UNDER WARRANTY, I WENT TO GILROYTOYOTA IN 2014 TO GET THIS FIXED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE YAW RATE SENSOR, HOWEVER THAT ISN'T COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. IT WOULD COST AROUND $800-$1000 TO REPLACE. THEY DID REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, AND THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE VSC LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR PULLED AND BRAKED AGAIN. VERY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND THE ALARM GOES OFF AND THE CAR BRAKES AND PULLS, COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT. MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AS WELL THAT I CAN FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ALWAYS ON ASPHALT, NOT ON DIRT OR IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. (I DON'T USE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE) HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, EITHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT.

DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THOUGHT TRANSMISSION OR CVS JOINTS HAD DISINTEGRATED. VSC LIGHTS LIT UP PULLED OVER .FOUND NOTHING WRONG? HAS DONE NUMEROUS TIMES DURING LAST YEAR. STARTED IN JULY 2015 INTERMITTENTLY AND CURRENTLY HAPPENS DAILY. AT 65 MPH' SUV FRONT END SLIPPED'. ALSO PULLS TO RIGHT. SCARY WHAT IF ON ROAD CURVING LEFT. PEOPLE COULD POSSIBLY GO OFF ROAD AND BE KILLED AND LIST IT AS 'DRIVER FELL ASLEEP'. READ ON TOYOTA FORUM WEBSITE, 2003 WERE RECALLED. WHY NOT 2002????? PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN 2002 SEQUOIA TO DEALER AND DELEAR CHANGED OUT SENSOR AND COMPUTER CHIP AND OWNERS STILL EXPERIENCED PROBLEM.

VSE/TRAC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, BEEPING SOUND. TRAVELING AT 70 MPH OR 65 MPH VEHICLE VEERS LEFT AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. JUST THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN 24 HOURS ON INTERSTATE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DISCUSSED IN A RECALL OF THE 2003 THROUGH 2005 MODELS. MANY PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE ARE REPORTED ON INTERNET FORUMS FOR THE 2000 T-MODEL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE DRY AND NO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON DASH WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 70 MPH. LF WHEEL BRIEFLY PULSED BRAKES FOR NO REASON. LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RE-STARTING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA TUNDRA/SEQUOIA VSC COMPUTERS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. 126K MILES ON VEHICLE.