2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

MY 2002 SEQUOIA KEEPS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I HIT THE GAS FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL KEEPS COMING ON AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER AND I CANT DO NOTHING UNTIL HE STABILITY CONTROL QUITS WHAT ITS DOING. POINT BLANK TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING WITH ALL THESE 2002 SEQUOIAS AND THERE FAILING TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THERE ARE PEOPLES LIVES AT STAKE AND I'VE DONE HAD ALL THE WHEEL SENSORS CLEANED AND THE SYSTEM RESET AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. WHAT IF IT WAS YOUR KIDS THAT HAD TO DRIVE AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE YOU WOULD DO EVERYTHING YOU COULD TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR IF IT CAN BE FIXED. WERE SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY FIXING THESE SEQUOIAS AND IT NEEDS TO STOP. ALL IM ASKING IS PLEASE JUST TO CONSIDER RECALLING THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR FOR THE VSC, BRAKE SYSTEM. I SEE WHERE THE 2003 SEQUOIA IS COVERED, BUT NOT THE 2002'S. PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS IS THE CASE, WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR

I HAVE A SEQUOIA 2002. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF BIG MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. RECENTLY I EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENT WERE I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE YAW RATE SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE. I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE IS WAY PAST WARRANTY PERIOD BUT LET ME TELL YOU, IN SECURITY ISSUES WARRANTIES DOES NOT EXPIRES AND TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE FOR REPAIRS OR RECALL OR WHATEVER RESOURCES THEY HAVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THEIR SEQUOIA WITH RUSTY FRAME IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. TOYOTA TUNDRA FROM SAME YEAR, BUILT ON SAME FRAME HAVE BEEN SAFETY RECALLED DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE RUSTY FRAME. UPDATED 12/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE FILING THE COMPLAINT, HE HAD HIS VEHICLE INSPECTED AT THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE RUST ON THE VEHICLE WAS SURFACE RUST AND THERE WAS NO LOSS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. UPDATED 12/30/11 *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 - 66,462M. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. HOLES IN THE FRAME AND LOTS OF RUST IN KEY JOINS COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF VEHICLE. TOYOTA CORP. HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE FRAMES OF THE TACOMAS AND TUNDRAS HAD A PREMATURELY RUSTING PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAVE THE SAME FRAME. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE TWO VEHICLES BUT NOT THE SEQUOIAS. UPON CONTACTING TOYOTA CORP. THEY ASKED THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR FRAME INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION REPORT SAY: CUSTOMER REQ. INSPECTION - -> LOOKS LIKE HAMMER HOLE IN BOTTOM OF LT RAIL @ TRANS MOUNT CROSS MEMBER LOTS OF ROT/ MISSING METAL FROM FT RT SWAY BAR MOUNT LOTS OF ROT AT RR CROSS MEMBER (THAT SPARE HANGS FROM) WHERE MEETS RAIL ON LT SIDE. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT IN ALL HIS LIFE WORKING WITH VEHICLES HAS NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE SO DETERIORATED FROM RUST. ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THE TUNDRA'S RECALL. TOYOTA CORP. WILL NOT ADDRESS MY VEHICLE NOR THOSE OF OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS THAT I FOUND ON INTERNET FORUMS WITH THE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW INSTANCES WHERE TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE FRAME IN VEHICLES WITH HIGHER MILEAGE AND OLDER VEHICLE. TOYOTA CORP. CLAIMS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF THE 36K MILE WARRANTY THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PREMATURE ROTTING OF THE FRAME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN AN AVERAGE OF 7K MILES A YEAR, MAINTAINED PROPERLY AND IN MINT CONDITION. THE SEQUOIAS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FRAME RECALL FROM TOYOTA SINCE IT IS THE SAME FRAME AND MANUFACTURER OF THE TACOMA AND TUNDRA MODELS WHICH TOYOTA HAS ACCEPTED THESE VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH SUBSTANDARD FRAMES WHICH LEADS TO PREMATURE ROTTING. I ASK YOUR AGENCY TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THIS FRAME ISSUE WHICH MAY BE A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION SPECIALLY FOR THOSE UNAWARE THAT THEIR VEHICLES ARE ABOUT TO COLLAPSE BECAUSE OF FRAME ROT. *TR

VSC LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE AND THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER WITH THE RESULT ERROR 5 CYLINDER MISFIRE, FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE OTHER 2 WARNING LIGHTS THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY ADVICE ON. *TR

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT LAUNCH VEHICLE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING REPEATEDLY WITH LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME UP. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND ALL LIGHTS WERE GONE UPON RESTART. HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM WORSENED CONSIDERABLY AND MORE OFTEN THROUGH THE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2011 MONTHS, TO THE POINT OF OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AS THE DATE OF THIS WRITING, DECEMBER 3RD 2011. NEW WORSENED SYMPTOMS NOW INCLUDE FLASHING VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) AT LAUNCH FROM A STOP, WHICH CUTS ENGINE POWER AND COMPROMISES ACCURATE STEERING. SOMETIMES THE ABS, TRAC AND VSC LIGHTS COME UP IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES ONLY AFTER REPEATED INTRUSIVE ACTIVATIONS OF ABS/TRAC/VSC. ALL THESE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO STAYED ON ONCE FOR TWO ENTIRE DAYS AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE REST OVERNIGHT. ALL THESE DANGEROUS RANDOM INTERVENTIONS OF THE ABS/TRAC/VSC ELECTRONICS STARTED AFTER THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WERE CHANGED BY A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC (A1-UNITY BODY, 1420 HOWE ST IN VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA). THE VEHICLE WAS FEDERALLY AND PROVINCIALLY INSPECTED FOR CANADIAN IMPORTATION BY THE SAME MECHANIC BEFORE THESE PROBLEMS STARTED TO HAPPEN. IT WAS DEEMED TO BE IN EXCEPTIONAL MECHANICAL AND WORKING CONDITION FOR ITS AGE AND MILEAGE. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOW LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS ABS/TRAC/VSC DEFECT, DESPITE IT BEING OTHERWISE PERFECTLY DRIVABLE. TOYOTA MUST ISSUE THE SAME RECALLS THAT THEY POSTED FOR DEFECTIVE TRAC AND VSC FOR THE 2003 YEAR SEQUOIA MODELS FOR THE 2002 SEQUOIA MODELS. SEQUOIA VEHICLES HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE UPDATES AS FAR AS ABS/TRAC/VSC SYSTEMS ARE CONCERNED BETWEEN 2001 AND 2003, PROOF BEING THAT SUBSEQUENT MODEL YEARS FROM 2001 ALL EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEFECTS FOR THE SAME REASONS. 2001-2002 SEQUOIA VSC RECALLS NEED TO BE ISSUED NOW! *TR

5TH/REAR DOOR FLEW OPEN SOMETIME BETWEEN COMING TO A NORMAL STOP AT 40 MPH EMPTYING ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE REAR. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FOR TWO DAYS OR SO PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, (FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ABOUT A MONTH). *TR

02 TOYOTA SEQUOIA PURCHASED NEW. VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. THE VSC/ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BRAKE ISSUE.. AFTER READING OVER NUMEROUS POSTS, FORUMS, COMPLAINTS, ETC DETERMINED THERE ISN'T A REPAIR AND THAT FISHING FOR A POSSIBLE REPAIR WOULD BE A HUGE COST.. AS TIME PROGRESSES IT INCREASES IN SEVERITY AND PROBLEMS. NOW FRONT BRAKES ARE CONSTANTLY GRINDING! IT RESULTS IN VERY POOR PERFORMANCE, EXTREME DANGER AND AN EXTREMELY BAD GRINDING/DRAGGING NOISE. RECENTLY REPLACED BOTH FRONT CALIPERS, PADS, REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID, BLEED THE SYSTEM AND STILL NO BETTER. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS UN-DRIVE-ABLE. IT IS NO LONGER SAFE AS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. THIS IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING SITUATION THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS. IT IS DISGUSTING THAT TOYOTA REACTS TO NEWS REPORTS AND SADLY A FATALITY TO INITIATE A MASSIVE RECALL DUE TO FLOOR MATS OBSTRUCTING GAS PEDALS, BUT WHEN THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE SUCH AS THE FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM THEY COMPLETELY IGNORE THE ISSUE. TOYOTA DOES NOT ACT AS IF CUSTOMER IS NUMBER ONE. THEIR MOTTO THE NEXT CUSTOMER IS NUMBER 1...THOSE WHOM HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED ARE LOCKED IN AND WE WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS WE ARE FORCED. I PRAY THAT NO ONE IS INJURED OR DIES AS A RESULT OF THIS. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME! INSTEAD OF ALLOCATING A HUGE SUM OF YOUR BUDGET TO PAY YOUR ATTORNEY'S WHY NOT STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING AND ACTUALLY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? 4 RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR IS PITIFUL. THE NUMBER OF MAJOR OR RE-OCCURRING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR ARE SO EXTENSIVE THAT YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED. I GUESS IT'S DIFFICULT TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE LITTLE PEOPLE WHEN YOU'RE SITTING ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN, BUT REMEMBER WHAT GOT YOU TO THAT POINT, YOUR REPUTATION THROUGH CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE HAVE NO PROBLEM KICKING YOU OFF THE MOUNTAIN. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL WAKE UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AT POINTS WHERE THE FRAME WAS BOLTED TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO RUST ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND THE FRONT STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000.