2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

BRAKE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND ONE OTHER LIGHT COME ON WHEN IT'S COLD. THEY GO OFF WHEN IT'S ABOVE 40 OR SO DEGREES. REPLACED BRAKES AND FIXED PARKING BRAKE (DROVE WITH IT ON BECAUSE I GOT SO USED TO IGNORING ALL OF THE LIGHTS). LIGHTS WERE OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. 21 DEGREES OUT TODAY AND ALL THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. WILL CALL TOYOTA AND DISCUSS WHY I JUST SPENT $900 AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL COMING ON. *TW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION. THE SPEED RATE WAS REDUCED WITH CONTINUOUS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES, SO A REMEDY WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SUDDENLY ON VEHICLE WITH 62K MILES. UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT CORRECT. COST TO CORRECT IS $1,500 - $2,700. *TR

THE VSC / SKID CONTROLLER IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE 2005 SEQUOIA SR5 TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL LOGIC CIRCUIT WAS BAD. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER FOR $2700.00 I DECLINED THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE PRICE FOR THE REPAIR. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LAST YEAR (2008) AND THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT BEFORE SOME ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE ABS COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $2500.00. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 10/23/09 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/27/09

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, ON MY DASH BOARD THE VSC OFF, VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON THERE IS A COMPUTER FAILURE AND YOU COULD LOS ECONTROL. THERE IS A 'SERVICE BULLETIN' DATING BACK TO 2003 THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF COMPUTER FAILURE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT ON THE WEBSITES. *TR

OUR BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE MID 2008. WE'VE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER 3X TO DIAGNOSE. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE SERVICE REP SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID WHEN LIGHT IS ON, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, NOR THE STABILITY CONTROL. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE IS $2425 INSTALLED FOR A NEW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. WE KNOW OF AT LEAST TWO OF OUR FRIENDS THAT ARE HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY COMPUTER AND A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS WORKS BUT IT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE SKID CONTROL COMES ONE. WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOLD HER THAT THEIR WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS AND THAT IT WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2003-2005 MODELS. IF IM NOT MISTAKEN CONGRESS PASSED A LAW STATING THAT ALL VEHICLES STARTING WITH A CERTAIN YEAR HAS TO COME WITH STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. THEY WANT A LITTLE OVER THREE GRAND TO FIX IT. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A RANDOM EVENT BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS A PROBLEM WELL KNOWN TO TOYOTA. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION MAKES GRINDING SOUND, SOMETIMES VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VSC LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO SEVERE VIBRATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL ESU FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.