2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS EXPERIENCING HEAVY FRAME RUST, TO THE POINT OF BEING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT THAT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA FRAMES ARE IDENTICAL AND BUILT BY THE SAME FACTORY. THE SAME MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR HEAVY FRAME RUST, BUT THE SEQUOIA'S HAVE NOT. I FEEL THAT THE SEQUOIA MODELS ARE SEEING THE SAME RUST PROBLEM FOUND ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA'S AND SHOULD LIKEWISE BE RECALLED AS WELL. *KB

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2 DAYS AGO FROM THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE COMES UNDER NO WARRANTY, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 OWNERS. THE PROBLEM ' TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS THE SKID ECU AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $1200.00 FOR THE PART AND $232.30 FOR LABOR. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS IS THE BRAIN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE ABS WILL LOCK UP AND THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH THE CAUSE AND DEFECT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM I HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HOPING TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE RESULT INDICATED A FAULTY VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER AFTER THE DATES INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA A MONTH AGO FROM THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE COMES UNDER NO WARRANTY, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS. THE PROBLEM - VSC TRAC LIGHT ON, OFF, BRAKE LIGHT , ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHANGED THE AIR/FUE; SENSOR FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHT WERE CLEARED. HOWEVER, DRIVING THE VEHICLE BACK HOME, VSC TRAC LIGHT ON/OFF AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCHED THE CAUSE AND DEFECT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM I HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HOPING TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION. THANKS. *TT

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED 5 TIMES. THE SYSTEM FAILED AT 54,546, AGAIN AT 78,358, AGAIN AT 93,939, AGAIN AT 104,238, AND THE LAST TIME AT 145,000. THE FIRST TIME CODE C124 C1231 REPLACED STEERING SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME CODE C1231 REPLACED STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THE THIRD TIME CODE C1203 1231 REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THE FOURTH TIME NO CODE INDICATED, BUT REPLACED SKID CONTROL ECM. THE FIFTH TIME I BROUGHT IN IN FOR THE RECALL, IT DID NOT QUALIFY AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT, SO I DO NOT HAVE A CODE YET. I AM IN A BATTLE WITH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT WHO SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. I HAVE PAID PORTIONS THE FIRST 2 OCCASIONS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS IT HAPPENS ONE OF TWO WAYS. THE FIRST WAY IS WHEN I THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AND IS AT ABOUT 4 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR THINKS I AM SKIDDING, THE BRAKES GO ON AUTOMATICALLY, A HORRIBLE SCREECHING SOUND OCCURS, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED AND THE SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATED AND BOTH THE VSC LIGHTS GO ON ON THE DASHBOARD. THE SECOND WAY IS THAT I START THE CAR AND AT SOME TIME WHILE DRIVING THE SYSTEM SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO ON INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT ENGAGED. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE MUSHY PEDAL SYNDROME, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT AS WELL, BUT I NEVER ASSOCIATED THE SYMPTOM WITH ANYTHING SPECIFIC. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS OFTEN AS I AM LEAVING MY 300FT DRIVEWAY AND ENTERING MY STREET. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS HE LOST CONTROL OF IT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE FROM MY PERSONAL MECHANIC (JUNE 2011) AFTER HE HAD REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, HE WARNED ME ABOUT SERIOUS UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. DESPITE MY VEHICLE ONLY HAVING 64000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME HE INDIRECTLY SUGGESTED SELLING THE VEHICLE IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO AS THIS PREMATURE RUSTING WILL BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I WON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH. I WONDER WHY THE TUNDRA HAD A RECALL ON THE FRAME AND NOT THE SEQUOIA? IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE?

MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 IS HAVING ABS LIGHTS,BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ON PROBLEM. BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA. VSC/TRAC LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR(BRAND NEW FROM THE LOT); THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THESE LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. FOUND OUT THE THERE IS A RECALL LAST YEAR, 2010, BUT I DID NOT GET ANY NOTICE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER JUNE 30, 2011, PAID FOR THE CHECK UP, INITIATED THE FLASHING OF ECU TO CORRECT TROUBLE CODE C1247, AND THEY SAID THAT ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ME $1500.00 MINIMUM, MAYBE MORE TO FIX THE VSC/TRAC/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS NOW 110.000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA -TIM HOWE OF 1800 331-4331 HOT LINE NUMBER, THEY CAN NOT GIVE ANY FREE SERVICE AND PARTS DUE TO OVER 100K MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, THERE WERE 50,000 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THE FACT THAT I DID NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE TO THEM, IT IS JUST FAIR ,TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR WHETHER THE MILES IS LESS OR OVER 100K MILES. I MAINTAIN MY CAR TO THE FULLEST BEST, JUST TO NAME ONE RECORD, I SPENT $2000.00 FOR VALVES ADJUSTMENTS AND BELTS REPLACEMENTS AT THE SAME DEALER. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS REPAIR AS PER THE RECALL ISSUED ON APRIL 2010. THIS REPAIR IS A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY ON MY PART, CONSIDERING MY JOB IS ONLY TEMPORARY. ANY ASSISTANCE TO GIVE PRESSURE TO TOYOTA WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 'S 'YAW SENSOR'. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN THE VCS AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHAKE/SHIFT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO INJURY OR INCIDENT OTHER THAN NEEDING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOT TO HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRS COMPLETED. REPAIR REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW YAW SENSOR TO BE INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE OLD PARTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE DEALER FOR US TO RETAIN. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH A SEVERLY RUSTED FRAME. IT HAS APROX. 16" LONG RUST HOLE IN IT APROX 1-2" WIDE,JUST UNDER DRIVERS FLOOR AT BOTTOM OF FRAME,RIGHT WHERE THE REAR TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER ATTACHES TO FRAME. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE BRAND NEW (PURCHASED IN SEPT. OF 2002) AND VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 63,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND SERVICED AND THE TOYOTA "FTS" INSPECTED IT AND TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES AND DOCUMENTED IT ON 5/5/2011 AND REPORTED FINDINGS TO FACTORY AND DEEMED MY VEHICLE "UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO PERFORATION IN FRAME". I WAS INSTRUCTED BY TOYOTA FTS TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORPORATE HEADQUATERS AND SEE WHAT CAN/WILL BE DONE BY TOYOTA. AFTER 3 CALLS OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS CONCERN ALTHOUGH THE TUNDRA HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH RUSTING FRAMES AND TOYOTA IS REPLACING THEM UNDER AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY AND BOTH VEHICLES USE THE SAME CHASSIS TYPE AND ARE MADE IN SAME PLANT. UPON RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE (VIA THE INTERNET) I FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND TOYOTA SEEMS TO BE TREATING ALL OF IT'S SEQUOIA OWNERS IN THE SAME FASHION.PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW THEIR FRAME HAS RUSTED AND POSSIBLY BREAKS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL POSSIBLY INJURING OR KILLING IT'S DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS. TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND THEIR FAILURE TO PROPERLY PROTECT THEIR FRAME FROM RUSTING THROUGH DUE TO ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS THAT ARE SEEN IN CERTAIN PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES (AS STATED BY ONE OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP'S THAT I HAD SPOKEN TO) WHEN REFERING TO THE TUNDRA AND I FEEL THAT TOYOTA IS ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO EXCLUDE ITSELF FROM ANY PROBLEMS TO THE SEQUOIA. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT WAS ON THE TUNDRA AND INCLUDE THE SEQUOIA.