2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

VECH. SKID CONTROL ALARM AND REACTION TAKES PLACE WITHOUT WARNING OR JUSTIFICATION. VEHICLE BRAKES COME ON WITH WARNING AND CAR SHAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKES WHICH ARE AUTOMATICALLY BEING APPLIED AND BRAKE ANTI SKID SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN TRAVELING APPROX 45 MPH. THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT REACTION OF THE VECH. THIS HAS HAPPEN MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND TOYOTA WANTS ME TO PAY $2,100 TO CORRECT THEIR ENGINEERING ERROR. SHOULD I SUBMIT A BILL FOR MENTAL ANGUISH? *TR

THE VSC. TCS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON IN VEHICLE AND AFTER READING THE ABOUT INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN OTHER 03 SEQUOIAS, I AM NERVOUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 85,000 MILES. SKID CONTROL UNIT IS BAD. MY ABS, TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON. EVERY SO OFTEN MY BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO ON TOO. THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL RESOLVE BY TURNING OFF ENGINE AND START AGAIN. OTHER LIGHTS STAY ON. ASKED TOYOTA DEALER. THEY GAVE ME A PRICE OF $2600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW SKID CONTROL AND DECAL SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VSC/ABS/BRAKE CONTROLLER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES IN WHICH THE TECHNICIANS CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM SENSOR FAILED. THE TECHNICIANS REPLACED THE TRANSLATE COMPUTER, THE ECU, THE TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,322 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 11/10/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSC/BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON, SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS AND THEN REGAINS POWER AGAIN. THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND BRAKE POWER BOOSTER WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/16/09

I'VE OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL. THE SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED REPEATED FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON, AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE GONE OFF WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ( AND NOT BRAKING ). THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SAYS I NEED A NEW $2,000 COMPUTER FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND UNSAFE, AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS FLAW IN THEIR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S TRAC SYSTEM IS FAILING WHICH IS CAUSING MY CAR TO BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR HAS BEEN RELIABLE UNTIL NOW. WE WERE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-40MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST BRAKED BY ITSELF WITHOUT ME STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. SOON AFTER I NOTICED THAT THE TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ALL ON INSIDE MY DASH. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME BUT MY FAMILY WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE WE WERE ALMOST STRUCK FROM BEHIND . THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNDER THIS CONDITION . I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING IT BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T WANT TO GET KILLED DRIVING IT . I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT'S $2000-3000 JOB . I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE I WANTED A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR BUT IT HAS NOW BECOME AN UNSAFE CAR AND A HEADACHE. I AM BEING TOLD THAT I NEED A SKID BOOSTER, BRAKE BOOSTER AND BRAKE MODULE. I THINK IT'S ALL PART OF THE ABS PUMP ASSEMBLY. MY MFG WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND MY VEHICLE DOES HAVE ABOUT 78K MILES ON IT WHICH PUTS ME IN A BAD SPOT . PLEASE HELP! *TR

THE TRAC/VSC LIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE ILLUMINATED AND MY CAR'S BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE SKIDDED A FEW FEET TO THE RIGHT AND I HIT THE CURB. THIS WAS IS A SCHOOL ZONE AND LUCKILY NO CHILDREN WERE HIT. INTERNET SEARCHES SAY THAT IT IS A FAULTY SKID CONTROL ECU THAT WILL COST $1500 TO $2000 TO REPLACE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS AND WILL BE FORCED TO UNSAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

WE OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEMS IS FAILING. THIS FIRST OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS. THE SYSTEM WOULD SUDDENLY ACTIVATE WHILE MOVING LOSING ALL POWER AND MOST OF THE STEERING CONTROL. WE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER FOR APPROX $2000, WITH NO ASSURANCE THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR SPORADICALLY BUT NOW OCCURS CONSTANTLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC IN PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

SEPT 09 - VCS & TRAC LIGHTS WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY FOR LAST 6 MONTHS. FINALLY YESTERDAY THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. LIGHTS CAME ON, BRAKES STARTING VIBRATING, THROTTLE CONTROL WAS IMPAIRED. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING VS COMPUTER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VS SYSTEM HAS HAD A PROBLEM. IN 07 THE DEALER REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR ASS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED VCS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON, LOSS OF BRAKING AND ACCELERATING CONTROL. FORTUNATELY WHEN THEY FAILED SPEED WAS LOW THERE FORE IT WAS EASY TO COME TO A STOP. I HAVE REQUESTED OLD PART RETURNED TO ME. *TR

THE DASH VSC TRAC & ABS SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2WD HAVE BEEN ON CONSTANTLY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THEY FIRST APPEARED WHEN I STARTED MY ENGINE BEFORE I EVEN PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE. THIS IS MY SECOND SUCH FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS JUST WEEKS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE TO REPAIR WAS ABOUT $2100. AFTER SOME COMPLAINING, THE DEALER SPLIT THE COST WITH ME. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR, BY GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS AND/OR DEATH RESULTING FROM THE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEM CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP AND LOSE POWER. *TR