2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND THE HOOD AND TAILGATE LATCHES WERE UNABLE TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

AFTER PURCHASING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH ONLY 64K MILES I HAVE SINCE LEARNED ABOUT A RUST ISSUE WITH THE FRAME. WITH ME NOT BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND NOT HAVING MY NAME UPDATED IN TOYOTA'S SYSTEM SO I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE OR SERVICE CHAMPAGNE AS THEY CALL IT. I HAVE EMAILED TOYOTA CORP AND HAVE RECEIVED A CALL BACK AS WELL AS CALLING THEM DIRECT AT 1-800-331-4331. I AM BEING TOLD THAT DUE TO THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN ENDING JULY 2014 THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ANY TESTING OR REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN NJ AND THEN WENT ON TO UTAH SO IT'S SEEN ITS SHARE OF SNOW AND SALT. THERE IS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUST ALL OVER THE FRAME AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ITS SAFETY AND DRIVABILITY. I COULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE OWNER HOWEVER THIS IS AN ISSUE OF QUALITY FROM TOYOTA HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ANYMORE. AS I DIEHARD TOYOTA OWNER I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY I AM BEING TREATED AND FEEL FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT, STARTED TO SHAKE AND A BEEPING ALARM CAME ON, THE PICTURE OF THE VECHICLE SKIDDING ALSO LIT UP AND THE TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC ALSO LIT UP AND STAYED ON. UPON PULLING OVER AND CUTTING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING THE VECHICLE, THE LIGHTS WHERE NO LONGER LIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE PLACED A MACHINE ON IT TO SEE IF IT REGISTARS ANYTHING, AND NOTHING SHOWS UP. THIS REALLY SCARED ME AND DAUGHTERS TRACK TEAM MATES, BECAUSE WE WHERE NOT EXPECTING THIS. THIS IS THE ONLY VECHICLE I HAVE AT THIS TIME TO DRIVE, DO TO MY HUSBAND BEING DEPLOYED. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO RECALLS, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS TO MAKE BEEPING SOUND, CLUNKING AND THUMPING. GRINDING NOISE. BRAKING IS HARD AND SEEMS UNSTABLE. SKID CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND VSC TRACK LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS ON A FLAT, NORMAL ROAD CONDITION ON A SUNNY DAY. IT FEELS VERY DANGEROUS AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX IT ASAP. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS AND BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. UPDATED 09/18/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE CONCERNING THE VEHICLE IS IDENTICAL TO THE FAILURE DESCRIBED IN THE 2004-2005 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. UPDATED 2/3/2015 *JS

I DRIVE A 2002 SEQUOIA AND HAVE HAD ABOUT 8 INSTANCES WHERE THE TRAC OFF, TRC VSC, AND SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL COME ON WHILE THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT LOCKS UP AND A BEEPING ALARM SOUNDS AND A PULLING TO THE RIGHT WITH A GRINDING NOISE . THIS MORNING THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS STAYED ON WITH THE GRINDING NOISE SEEMS LIKE A FEW SECONDS LONGER THAN YESTERDAY . I WAS ABOUT TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD WHEN THE OTHER TWO LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR DROVE NORMAL WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON . WHEN YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE LIGHTS GO OFF. HOWEVER THE ERROR OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS NOW . THE ROADS I TRAVEL ARE MAINLY HIGHWAY AND HAVE BEEN DRY . I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT TOYOTA DID ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR .. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND NEEDS CORRECTION . ONE WOULD THINK THAT THE RECALL SHOULD EXTEND TO ALL YEARS . *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA & HAVE HAD ABOUT 10 INSTANCES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2014 WHERE THE TRAC OFF, TRAC VSC, AND SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL COME ON WHILE THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT LOCKS UP AND A BEEPING NOISE OCCURS ALL WHILE DRIVING. TODAY AUGUST 21, 2014 WHILE MAKING A U-TURN MY TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS (I REALLY HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE GAS TO GET IT TO GO). I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS ON VARIOUS SITES. APPARENTLY TOYOTA RECALLED THE 2003 MODELS FOR THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2002'S ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE OTHER YEARS INCLUDING THE 2002. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE IF SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE TOYOTA TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY. *TR

THE SKID CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND THERE IS A THUMPING AND GRINDING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE BEEPING WARNING SOUND. IT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS SOMETIMES WHEN BREAKING OR TURNING AND LOSING POWER. THIS LAST A FEW SECONDS THEN THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VSC OFF LIGHT AND ALL IS OK WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND AROUND A CURVE AT ABOUT 25MPH, MY 2002 SEQUOIA BEGAN BEEPING, MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM LASTED A FEW SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH WIDE STREETS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. CONSIDERING THAT I WAS ON A CURVE AND IT WAS RAINING, I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A ONE TIME ISSUE WITH TRACTION CONTROL. I DROVE THE TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS WITH NO ISSUES. YESTERDAY, MY WIFE WAS ROUNDING A CURVE AT ABOUT 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON DRY PAVEMENT AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. SINCE THEN, THE TRUCK WILL INTERMITTENTLY BEEP AND GRIND FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE THE VSC OFF LIGHT COMES ON. AS LONG AS THE LIGHT IS ON, INDICATING THE VSC IS DISENGAGED, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE WHEN ROUNDING A CURVE AND BRAKING, BUT THAT IS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DURING BOTH BRAKING AND ACCELERATING, AND WHILE ON FLAT GROUND OR A HILL. THE PROBLEM ONLY LASTS A FEW SECONDS, BUT YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING THAT TIME. THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, DECELERATE, BRAKE, OR PULL ON ITS OWN. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT LOSING CONTROL AND WRECKING, POTENTIALLY CAUSING INJURY TO MY WIFE AND KIDS OR ANOTHER DRIVER. UPON RESEARCHING, I FOUND RECALL NUMBER 10V176000, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA09006. THIS RECALL WAS FOR 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH A VERY SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM. WHY WAS THE 2002 MODEL NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE? *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE VSC TRAC BUTTON LIGHTS UP, VEHICLE STARTS BEEPING, THE TIRES SHAKE PULLING VEHICLE WHEEL LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE A V GRINDING SOUND COMES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED DOING V THIS FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS THEN STOPS. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MAY 2014, THEN NOTHING C AGAIN UNTIL JULY 2014. NOW IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES RANDOMLY THROUGH THE DAY FOR UP TO 15 SECOND STRETCHES AT VARYING SPEEDS. *TR