2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

UN SAFE 2002 SEQUOIA VSC TRAC, VSC OFF HAVING SOME PROBLEM WITH YOUR SEQUOIA VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT AUTO-ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE. LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON HARD AND FLAT ROAD AND LOSE POWER ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND ME UNSAFE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH VSC SENSOR ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING BOTH IN THE CITY AND ALSO HIGHWAY. BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ON TODAY TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS INFACT A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE NUMBER OF CASES CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND THAT THERE CURRENTLY WAS NOT RECALL FOR THE YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHILE I AM AWARE OF THE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED WITH TOYOTA CARS, IT IS QUITE ALARMING AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEM WITH THIS SENSOR. THE SENSOR ENGAGES FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON. WHILE CONVEYING THIS CONCERN TO TOYOTA, THERE WAS NOT MUCH SATISFACTION OFFERED EXCEPT THAT THE ISSUED WOULD BE LOGGED AND I RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

THE REAR HATCH ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WILL OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN , BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL NOT. WHEN IT DOES OPEN, IT WILL NOT LOCK. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE, THERE IS NO WAY TO LOWER THE SPARE. *TR

REAR DIFFERENTIAL RUSTED OUT. LUBRICANT LEAKAGE CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER HAVING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER REBUILT. NOW WHEN BRAKING OCCURS THERE IS PULSATION OF THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS (DRY LEVEL PAVED ROAD CONDITIONS) - THIS PULLING IS MORE SEVERE IF BRAKING OCCURS WHEN CORNERING. THE CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING? *TR

02 SEQUOIA -SUN AT 6PM DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON I 75 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN THEN BRAKES STARTED SCREECHING LOUDLY RATTLING.. VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER LEFT AND JERK. SKID LIGHT CAME ON WITH BEEPING SOUND. TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON IMMEDIATELY HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. ONCE IT WAS SAFE TO STOP I DID SO AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN AND STARTED DRIVING AT 35MPH. THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AT THIS POINT. IN A FEW MINUTES THEY CAME BACK ON AND THE EVENTS STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR THEM TO CHECK THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID TIRES WERE FINE. THEN TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC, THEY SAID ISSUE WAS A YAW RATE SENSOR. ADVISED THEM THAT WEB HAD A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME INCIDENT. ASKED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER IN PRICING. THEY ONLY GAVE ME A 10% DISCOUNT. ALSO CALLED CORPORATE THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS WAY PAST WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. PAID $1K TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; THE VEHICLE ALSO BEEPED AND THE FRONT BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PULL TO THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE YAW RATE SENSOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE INNER LINE OF THE DOORS WAS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HIS WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGING CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE GRINDING/CLASHING NOISE TYPICAL OF TRACTION-CONTROL ENGAGEMENT, BEEPING FROM DASH (INDICATING SYSTEM ERROR OR DISENGAGEMENT?), AND "TRAC OFF" AND "VSC TRAC" LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. ORIGINALLY PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED AFTER AN HOUR OR MORE OF HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVING, USUALLY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE. RECENTLY STARTED OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. ALSO NOTICE VIBRATION DURING BRAKING (SIMILAR TO WARPED ROTORS) GOES AWAY WHEN TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED VSC OFF/VSC TRAC PROBLEM. LIGHTS GO ON W/CLICKING AND BRAKES GRIND AND LOCK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. I WAS ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT AND WAS, FORTUNATELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. IT IS AS IF I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THIS HUGE VEHICLE. I HAVE IT IN THE DEALER NOW AWAITING REPAIR ESTIMATE AND DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN FOREWARNED IT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR