2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE JERKS TO THE RIGHT, THE ANTI SKID LIGHT STARTS BEEPING, SOMETHING STARTS GRINDING UNDER THE HOOD, AND THEN IT ALL STOPS AND THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL COME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE VSC LIGHTS WENT OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. SINCE THEN, THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME EXACT THING EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SOMETIMES THE TRANSITION IS SMOOTH AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 20-25 SECONDS FOR THE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD TO GO AWAY.

DRIVING ON PAVED PUBLIC ROAD, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS IN SUMMERTIME AT LOW SPEED,10-20 MPH, THE VSC AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT UP WITH AND AUDIBLE BELL TYPE ALARM AT THE SAME TIME THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES A LOUD THUMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WITH VERY HARD FRONT END VIBRATION. AT WHICH TIME THERE IS NO BRAKE CONTROL, STEERING CONTROL OR ACCELERATION CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS THAT HAS CAUSED A FEW NEAR MISS VEHICLE COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR OFF THE ROAD TOWARDS AN EMBANKMENT. THE SEQUOIA WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY CAN ONLY CLEAR THE FAULT CODE IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. SINCE THE FAULT CODE HAS BEEN CLEARED, 5 MORE EPISODES OF THE SAME IDENTICAL SENERIOS WITH BOTH WET AND DRY ROAD CONDITIONS BUT NOT STANDING WATER ON THE ROADWAY, AND ALSO A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING SPEEDS BETWEEN 60-70 MPH. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT ANOMALY, BUT HAPPENS 3-4 DAYS IN A ROW BETWEEN INSTANCES.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL. IT IS TAKING WAY TO LONG TO GET PART IN. WE ARE INSTRUCTED NOT TO OPERATE VEHICLE WITH OCCUPANTS IN FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. IT HAS BEEN MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED RECALL. WHEN CAN I EXPECT THE AIRBAG INFLATOR? IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT TO PERFORM MY DAILY ACTIVITIES.

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, WHILE COASTING VEHICLES ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON SUDDENLY CAUSING ME TO VEER RIGHT, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY NEXT TO ME. CONDITIONS DID NOT WARRANT THE ESC TO COME ON SINCE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND I WAS COASTING. PLEASE ADDRESS TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR THERE WILL BE INJURIES OR DEATHS.

THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES: GRINDING NOISE, CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING VSC AND TRAC ARE DISENGAGED. CAN DRIVE OK AFTER THIS OCCURS. HOWEVER, WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OUT AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2010 FOR THE 2003 MODEL SEQUOIA WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER THIS RECALL FOR SOME REASON DID NOT COVER THE 2002 WHICH IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE OTHER YEARS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN SEQUOIAS!!! *TR..UPDATED 10/26/16 *BF UPDATED 10/16/217*CN

IN APRIL, 2013 TOYOTA ANNOUNCED A SAFETY RECALL TO INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. IT HAS BEEN 2 YEARS, TOYOTA HAS NOT AUTHORIZED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO PERFORM THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V312000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A DRY PAVED ROAD. THE VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, AND THE BRAKES INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE, MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) FOR THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - THIS FAILURE IS MOST LIKELY RELATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH OVER A BUMPY ROAD, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME RUSTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

AFTER DRIVING 45 MILES THEN DRIVING IN A BUSY TOWN THEN BACK 45 MILES TO HOME TOWN I WAS GOING 55 MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN I LOST POWER, A DINGING NOISE HAPPENED AND I LOST BREAKAGE, THE VCS OFF AND VCS TRACK LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE START DRIVING ROUGH. I THEN WENT HOME. THEN AFTER A FEW HOUR I HAD TO GO GET MY SON I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, AFTER ONLY GOING 3 MILES AND WITH MY SON IN THE VEHICLE IT MADE THE DING NOISE LOST POWER LIGHTS VCS OFF VCS TRAK LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, VERY SCARY, HOPE THEY RECALL IT SOON, MY SEQUOIA WAS MADE AUGUST 2002. *TR