2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM APPLIES BRAKES WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE WILL COME TO A STOP AND LOOSE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. *TR

CONTROL PANEL DASH 'BRAKE' ICON KEEPS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE BRAKE ICON ON THE DASH PANEL NOT TO ILLUMINATE IS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE BRAKE ICON ILLUMINATES AGAIN AFTER DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN A COUPLE OF MILES TO THOUSANDS OF MILES. A COUPLE OF TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKE ICON ILLUMINATED, I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY PLUGGED IN A COMPUTER ANALYZER WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS (NO ERROR CODES). THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I HAD 20000 MILES. I AM NOW AT 128,000 MILES. *TR

CONTROL PANEL DASH 'BRAKE' ICON KEEPS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE BRAKE ICON ON THE DASH PANEL NOT TO ILLUMINATE IS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE BRAKE ICON ILLUMINATES AGAIN AFTER DRIVING AFTER DRIVING ANYWHERE BETWEEN A COUPLE OF MILES TO THOUSANDS OF MILES. A COUPLE OF TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME THE BRAKE ICON ILLUMINATED, I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY PLUGGED IN A COMPUTER ANALYZER WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE COMPUTER DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS (NO ERROR CODES). THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I HAD 20,000 MILES. I AM NOW AT 128,000 MILES. *TR

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS COME ON WHILE IS RUNNING , ONLY WAY TO TAKE IT OFF IS TURNING THE CAR OFF. *TR

FOR THE PAST 6MONTHS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND SHUT OFF RANDOMLY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO ANSWER FOR WHY, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. NOW THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO DANGER AGAIN BUT THAT IT WILL COST 1600 TO FIX. IF I DO NOTHING THEN IT WILL BE FINE TOO. NONE OF IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. *TR

THE RUST RECALL FOR THE 2000-2003 TOYOTA TUNDRAS SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S FOR THEY ARE BUILT ON THE SAME CHASIS. I HAVE A LOT OF VISIBLE RUST ON MY 2003 SEQUOIA AND AM GETTING WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK. WE DO LIVE IN ILLINOIS WHICH IS ONE OF THE STATES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. *TR

VSC/TRAC LIGHT WARNING & SENSOR IS ON....PARKING BRAKE GOES OFF & ON. VEHICLE STOP SUDDENLY. I TOOK TO DEALER & DIAGNOSED IT AS "STEERING ANGLE SENSOR" FOR ABS HARD CODE C1231....TOTAL REPAIR QUOTE $743. *TR

ABS, VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE "ON" ALL CAME UP AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS A RAINY DAY IN HOUSTON, TX. HAD TO RUN 55MPH AT 65MPH SPEED LIMIT DUE TO RAIN FOR SAFETY PRE-CAUTION. AT THE TIME I REACHED MY WORK PLACE (APPROX 10MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE), ALL 3-LIGHTS (ABS, VSC, TRAC) TURNED ON. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, ACQUIRED IT FROM TOYOTA DEALER 15 OCTOBER 2009. WITH THIS INCIDENT, GOT CURIOUS OF ANY RECALLS, COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES WITH 2003 SEQUOIA. UNFORTUNATELY, I JUST REALIZED THAT I AM AMONG OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. THE FRONT END SUSPENSION MAKES NOISES WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 40 - 60 MPH. ALSO SHOWING ARE SIGNS OF IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR ON THE FRONT TWO TIRES EQUALLY, THE INSIDE TREADS ARE WEARING CAUSING ME TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED EARLY. SINCE I HAVE NOTICE THE TIRE WEAR, MY SEQUOIA HAS HAD AN ALIGNMENT, BUT THERE ARE STILL SIGNS OF TIRE WEAR. WHAT CAN I DO TO RESOLVE THE FRONT END AND TIRE WEAR PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

THE SKID AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS TURN ON FOR NO REASON AND THEN THE SYSTEM IS DISABLED ALL TOGETHER. I SPENT A $1000 ON IT AND IT CAME BACK AGAIN. AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGR WITH 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, I AM CERTAIN IT IS A MARGINAL DESIGN AND TOYOTA IS WASTING PEOPLE'S TIME AND MONEY. *TR