2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

DURING MY EVENING COMMUTE WHILE DRIVING ON I-20 WEST AT 75 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL TUGGED AND THE FRONT BRAKE ENGAGED. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, THE SLIPPERY WET LAMP FLASHED AND AN ALARM BUZZER SOUNDED FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. AFTERWARDS, THE VSC TRAC AND TRAF OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON. I DROVE TO AN ORIENTATION AND WHILE ON THE WAY HOME AT 45 MPH, ALL OF THE PREVIOUSLY STATED ALARMS AND MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED WITH A LOUD NOISE. I STOP FOR GAS AT MY USUAL 1/4 TANK LEVEL AND WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM THE FUEL STATION, ALL ALARMS AND ALL MALFUNCTIONS RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD. THE ABS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH. I CALLED THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND COORDINATED TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN THE NIGHT DEPOSIT BOX FOR MAINTENANCE THE NEXT MORNING. TOYOTA KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS AND REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL ECU ANTICIPATING THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE RESOLVED. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD THE BRAKE FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACED ON 08/17/2012 AS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 262,223 MILES. THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITHIN DAYS. *TR

THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF SYSTEMS. REPEATEDLY, THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND REMAINS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. AGAIN, WHEN I TOOK IT THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE CODES. NO RESOLUTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT REPLICATE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL THE CODES. *TR

I WAS A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES FIRMLY PRESSED DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME. NOW THE VSC LIGHTS ARE LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY AND IT IS LURCHING AND POWER SURGING AT RANDOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ABNORMALLY ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TURNED THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL OFF BUT IT RE-ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

OUR 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS A COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT FRAME, REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND OTHER PARTS SUCH AS BRAKE LINES ETC. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE ANY FURTHER. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING DESPITE BEING IN PARK. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING FLUID. WE THEN DISCOVERED THAT IN ADDITION THE FRAME OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THE CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE RUSTED FRAME AND UNDER CARRIAGE. OUR DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN WONDERFUL AND RENTED ME A CAR AND WILL REPLACE THE FRAME BUT TOYOTA IS SAYING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENT. *TR

WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, I STARTED TO FEEL THE STEERING WHEEL WAS A LITTLE BIT HARD TO TURN. AS I MADE 2 MORE TURNS, IT SEEMED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARDER TO MANEUVER AND IT EVEN GOT ME TO A NEAR ACCIDENT WHEN I ALMOST HIT A CAR WHILE MY SEQUOIA WAS TRYING TO MAKE A WIDE TURN TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY I REACHED HOME FROM A MILE AND A HALF DRIVE WITHOUT HAVING ANY ACCIDENT. WHEN I CHECKED THE TRUCK UNDERNEATH, I FOUND OUT, THERE WAS A STEERING OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE GEAR ASSEMBLY NEAR THE BOOT. WHAT MADE ME MORE DISAPPOINTED WAS THAT I FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON THE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND WITH MOST PARTS OF THE CHASSIS ASSY AS WELL. I THINK THE RUST HAS EATEN THE METAL SO MUCH THAT IT MADE A HOLE THROUGH THE OIL LINE IN THE GEAR ASSY. THE RUSTING, I BELIEVE, WAS TOO MUCH FOR A TEN YEAR OLD SUV. *TR

THE ABS LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY INCIDENTS, THE VSC/TRACK LIGHT IS ON SOMETIMES IT LASTS UP TO ONE WEEK UNTIL I DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE CABLE OF THE BATTERY, RECENTLY THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CONSTANTLY, I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT CARS AND IS ALREADY ALTERING MY BLOOD PRESSURE. *TR

IT SEEMS ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM THINKS VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT IS NOT. VSC ACTIVATES IN RANDOM CONDITIONS AT RANDOM TIMES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-65 MPH. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSE OF POWER,PULLING TO ONE SIDE AND INADEQUATE BRAKING. VEHICLE BECOMES UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS DANGEROUS! A RECALL ON THE VSC SYSTEM & COMPONENTS FOR THIS VEHICLE IS IN ORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VSC TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.