2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

AS I DRIVE DOWN A HIGHWAY, GRAVEL ROAD, DRIVEWAY, STREET, ANYWHERE, GOING SLOW OR THE SPEED LIMIT, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VSC LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL START FLASHING ACCOMPANIED BY AN ALARM IN THE DASH, CAUSING THE CAR TO MOMENTARILY FEEL ALMOST AS IF ITS HYDROPLANING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT 2-3 TIMES EACH TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DOING IT WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN GO TO TAKE OFF AGAIN IT WILL FLASH THE LIGHTS AND MAKE A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECS NOT LETTING THE CAR MOVE AT ALL. THEN IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START MOVING AGAIN. I HAVE 7 KIDS THAT RIDE WITH ME DAILY AND I FIND THIS EXTREMELY SCARY. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR 6/01/2020 TO NOW/PRESENT/DAILY/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHIN TWO MINUTES, AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT STATED HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, VSC TRACK AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND INDEPENDENTLY WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND. ADDITIONALLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WITH AN ALARM SOUNDING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL LOSS POWER. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKED AND PULLED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMAL HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,860.

DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN 35 MPH ROAD AND ESC LIGHT STARTS FLASHING, DASH BEEPING, ANTI LOCK BRAKES START SURGING WITHOUT PRESSING PEDAL. CAR SHAKING. COME TO A STOP. AFTER 10 SECONDS, BEEPING STOPS, ESC STOPS FLASHING. TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. CAR DRIVES FINE NOW WITH LIGHTS ON. MECHANIC SAID NEED NEW BRAKES AND YAW SENSOR OUT OF CALIBRATION PROBABLY DUE TO BRAKES. REPLACED ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS, RE-CALIBRATED YAW SENSOR FOR $1000. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 600 MILES LATER. THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED, MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I RESEARCHED AND MANY 2002 SEQUOIAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 SEQUOIAS, THEY NEED TO COVER THIS YEAR. *TR

VEHICLE BODY (UNDERSIDE) WHICH ONLY HAS 130000 MILES IS TOTALLY RUSTING OUT. CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. TOYOTA REPLACED THE UNDERCARRIAGE IN THE PAST DUE TO RUST ISSUES BUT THEY HAVE RETURNED AND CORROSION IS EXCESSIVE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT MY JEEP YESTERDAY 2/29/2020 AND I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT FALL APART, SO I CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND THE SUB FRAME IS RUSTED SO BAD IT CAN'T EVEN GO ON A MECHANICAL LIFT BECAUSE I TRIED TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY COULDN'T DO IT AND I CAN'T EVEN GET BRAKES ON IT BECAUSE IT'S TO RUSTED... I HAVE 4 CHILDREN IS THIS IS NOT SAFE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

AT 247,000 PLUS MILES THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD SUDDENLY ENGAGE GOING AROUND SHARPER CURVES ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65+ MPH. RECENTLY THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AT 32 MPH AROUND A SHARPER CURVE ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER IN AUGUST 2019. AS OF FEBRUARY 2020 IT IS STILL NOT FIXED, DESPITE SPENDING A LOT OF MONEY. BESIDES BEING NERVE WRACKING, IT IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN SNOW AND ICE, THAT SHOULD QUALIFY FOR A RECALL.

WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. AFTER DRIVING A SHORT TIME THE VEHICLE BEEPS AND GOES INTO A SKIP AND BREAKS TO ONE SIDE. IT CORRECTS ITSELF IN A SECOND. SOMETIMES IT BEEPS AND NO SKID. THIS STARTED A YEAR AGO. FREQUENCY WAS A FEW TIMES A YEAR THEN. NOW IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I BELIEVE TOYOTA ADDRESSED THE ISSUE ON 2003'S, BUT NOT 2002'S. MOST OF TIME THE VEHICLE IS ON CITY STREETS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT.

I FORGOT TO MENTION IN COMPLAINT 11282925 THAT SOME OF THE DOZEN PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE VSC PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED BY TOYOTA. SO I COULD PAY THE DEALERSHIP THOUSANDS TO REPLACE SOME OF THE POSSIBLE CULPRITS BUT THE REAL PROBLEM COULD BE THE ITEMS THAT TOYOTA DISCONTINUED. TOYOTA CANNOT ISOLATE WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM IS AND HAS TO REPLACE POSSIBLE CULPRITS TO SEE IT IT FIXES THE PROBLEM. AFTER ALL OF THIS AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL COULD STILL HAVE THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE FAULTY PART(S) ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. REPLACING ITEMS ONE AT A TIME AND THEN DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY TO SEE IF IT'S SAFE IS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX ALL ITEMS AT THE SAME TIME AND ALSO PRODUCE THE PARTS THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED AS A WAY TO POSSIBLY TRY TO COVER UP THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE MANNER, THE REAR BRAKES EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED CAUSING MY SEQUIOA TO JERK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY, A BUZZER SOUNDS, AND THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. IF THOSE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED IT NO LONGER DOES THIS; HOWEVER, IF THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED IT'S A COIN FLIP WHETHER BEING JERKED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT PROBLEM IS. APPARENTLY IT COULD BE A DOZEN DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEY HAVE TO START REPLACING EACH ONE AT A TIME TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. TO REPLACE EVERYTHING IS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, PROBABLY MORE THAN THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE.