2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING REPAIRS OR A DIAGNOSTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 155,000.

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 03 -- BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON STARTING ABOUT 50,000 MILES, IT STAYS ON FOR WEEKS THEN GOES OUT, THEN COMES ON AGAIN. BOTH THE VSC TRACKING LIGHT COME ON AND OFF, NOW MOSTLY ON ALL THE TIME AND NOW THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND ACTS LIKE THE BREAKS ARE ON WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING. WE HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE RESET THE LIGHT NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT IT NEVER REALLY LASTS FOR LONG. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, I KNOW WE CAN'T BE THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. IT IS NOW BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE SHAKING AND LACK OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - THE VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WITH A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR SHUDDERED TO A STOP DURING ACCELERATION. BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY QUICKLY PULLING THE CAR OVER. JUST CHECKED WITH TOYOTA AND MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING BEHIND NOT INCLUDING ALL SEQUOIA'S WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE...VSC, TRAC, AND ABS FAILURE...ALL 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *TR

THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON SOMETIMES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SOMETIMES NOT. I WAS TOLD IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE 2,800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE EBS SYSTEM OR SOMETHING. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. *TR

THROUGHOUT THE TIME PERIOD I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I HAVE EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS LOW SPEED VEHICLE CONTROL ISSUES, WHEN TRAVELING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES, RELATING TO THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN A FEW MILES PER HOUR AND PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 15 MILES PER HOUR, ON MUDDY OR ICY ROADS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WILL KICK IN, PROBABLY AS IT SHOULD, WHILE BRAKING OR INITIATING A TURN, AS INDICATED BY A VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING IN THE DRIVERS CONTROL CONSOLE. HOWEVER, WHILE IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE VSC SYSTEM TO RESPOND, THE VSC IN THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA RESPONDS IN A DANGEROUS MANNER WHICH IS MUCH LESS EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE THAN THE VSC SYSTEMS IN ALL OTHER VEHICLES I OWN OR HAVE DRIVEN. WHEN THE VSC SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED, AS INDICATED BY THE VSC LIGHT COMING ON, POWER IS LOST TO ALL WHEELS IN THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HANDLING CHANGES ABRUPTLY. THE CHANGE IN HANDLING RESULTS IN SEVERE UNDERSTEER, AS COMPARED TO WHEN POWER IS BEING DELIVERED TO ALL FOUR WHEELS, AND THE VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERSHOOTS ANY CORNER THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AROUND. WHEREAS I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER AND PLAN FOR SUCH ISSUE, I HAVE NOT SO FAR EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, BUT SHOULD THE VSC ISSUE ARISE AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME, WHEN THERE IS LESS ROOM FOR MANEUVERING, SUCH AS DURING AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER, THE SUDDEN SEVERE UNDERSTEER COULD DEFINITELY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND A STRANGE SOUND IS HEARD FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE TIRES ARE EITHER SLIPPING ON SNOW AT THE TIME OR LOOSE GRAVEL LEFTOVER FROM THE SNOW. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ECU UNITE FOR $1000 BECAUSE IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE MAY 2010 RECALL BASED ON OUR VIN NUMBER. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT HAS A FAULTY SKID CONTROL UNIT AND NEEDS THE ECU REPLACED. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2003 SEQUOIAS FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED ON THAT LIST SINCE THEY ARE ONLY TARGETING CERTAIN CARS FROM THAT YEAR, NOT ALL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $3,000 TO FIX MY CAR, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. I HAVE ONLY 35,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE IN THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE CAR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DUE TO THE FAULTY VSC. I FEEL THAT OUR SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY DUE TO TOYOTA'S REFUSAL TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND ARE INDEED RECALLING FOR. MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST AND FIXED LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE SHAKING STOPPED AFTER FIVE SECOND BUT THE LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE; ON THE FIRST VISIT, THE DEALER TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AND ON THE SECOND VISIT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSLATE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 65-75 MPH, THE TRAC OFF AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.