2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING ANY WHERE I WOULD LOSE POWER AND MY VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHTS AND SKID TRAC LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND I WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF IN ORDER TO GET MY POWER BACK. AND ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF MY DOOR HANDLES. AND BEFORE MY SUV WAS 3YRS I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN WHICH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE COME ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS BEEN UNPREDICTABLE SEEMINGLY COMING ON AND OFF IN CONDITIONS WHEN NOT NECESSARILY NEEDED. THIS HAS ONLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST TWO/THREE MONTHS. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES NOW AND THE CODE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS THAT ITS AN 02 SENSOR. I HAVE BEEN REASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT REPLACING THE 02 SENSOR WILL ALSO RESET AND EXTINGUISH THE VSC TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHTS THAT COME ON. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. THE LIGHTS STAY OFF UNTIL I GET THE VEHICLE ALMOST HOME THEN ALL THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AGAIN, THE TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE LISTENED TO THE DEALERSHIP LONG ENOUGH AND HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $800.00 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY DISBELIEF ON HOW REPLACING 02 SENSOR ( TWICE NOW) CAN FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL BUT THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT IT TAKES CARE OF IT. IT OBVIOUSLY HASN'T. THEY NOW WANT ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2002-2004 SEQUOIA'S. THE PROBLEM BEING WITH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL. I AM SURE THAT IF I BRING IT BACK NOW THEY WILL TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER TO THE TUNE OF $1700-$2400 AND FROM READING WHAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO REALLY FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT. I AM NORMALLY NOT A COMPLAINER AS I REALIZE ALL MECHANICAL PARTS WEAR OUT. HOWEVER WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE NUMBER OF SEQUOIA OWNERS WHO WERE ABLE TO DESCRIBE IN DETAIL THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH DEFECT TO REQUIRE A RECALL. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHEN SERVICED. DEALER DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. TOLD ME NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. AS OF TODAY THEIR IS MAJOR RUST ON FRAME AND COMPONENTS UNDER THE CAR. TRUCK IS BUILT IN SAME FACTORY AS TUNDRA WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR MAJOR RUST PROBLEM. BOTH CARS SHARE BASIC COMPONENTS. *TR

MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHTS LIGHT UP AT VARIOUS TIMES. I ALSO HEAR A GRINDING SOUND PERIODICALLY AND LOSE ALL ACCELERATION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A TREND WITH THESE VEHICLES. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATION/BRAKING. *TR

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT TO YOU. FIRST IS THE ABS BRAKING/VSC SYSTEM. SECOND IS THE EXCESSIVE RUST THROUGH OUT THE VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE/CHASSIS. FIRST, I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. AT 38,620 MILES, THE BRAKE, ABS, VSC ON, ANS VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT THE DEALER, THOMPSON TOYOTA, 122 W SWAMP ROAD, DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901, TEL 215 245 9460. THEY STATED THAT IT IS THE REAR BRAKE PADS THAT BEING WORN OUT AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES ON THE ROAD (AT 38660 MILES), THE IDENTICAL SITUATION OCCURRED AGAIN: THE BRAKE, ABS, VSC ON, ANS VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED AND WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS 'ABS ECU' REPLACEMENT. FURTHERMORE, THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS WON'T TAKE PLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE BASED ON THE ABS ECU REPAIR. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS QUOTED AT $2100.00. HOWEVER, THE MOST DISTURBING SAFETY FACTOR THE DEALER STATED IS THAT WHEN THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT ARE ON THERE IS NO ABS AND VSC FUNCTIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATIONAL STATUS. SECOND. I HAVE OWNED THREE TOYOTA IN THE PAST. THE SEQUOIA IS THE ONLY VEHICLE EXHIBITS EXCESSIVE RUST THROUGH OUT THE CHASSIS DESPITE REGULAR UNDER THE CARRIAGE WASHES AFTER EXPOSURE TO SALT DUE TO SNOWSTORMS. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET DISCLOSED THAT THESE ARE COMMON ISSUES WITH THE SEQUOIA. FOR SAFETY AND FINANCIAL REASONS, NHTSA SHOULD ENCOURAGE TOYOTA TO ADDRESS/RECALL THE ABS/VSC DEFECT(S) AND EXCESSIVE CHASSIS RUST IN ALL THE SEQUOIA(S) ON THE ROAD TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN ADVANCE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, FOLKS! *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACK, VSC, ABS LIGHT ARE ALL ON. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A CODE OF C1241 WHICH WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECU HAD SHORTED INTERNALLY AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL ECU AND RECALIBRATE ALSO BLEED BRAKE SYSTEM. AS YOU KNOW THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. THIS SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLS THE BRAKES AND ENGINE TO HELP PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SKIDDING WHEN CORNERING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD OR SURFACE OR OPERATING STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE AS THE CHARGE FROM THE DEALER WAS QUOTED AT $2714.12. THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE A RECALL FEATURE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN APRIL OF 2002. IN JANUARY OF 2004, I WAS ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP MY VEHICLE, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GET INTO THE SHOULDER AND FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER MIGHT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE, IT APPEARED AS THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BACK INTO ITS NORMAL POSITION BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY. DURING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12, 2010 THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE AND I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE ACCIDENTS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND ONCE AGAIN THE COMPUTER AND OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT SHOWING ANY PROBLEMS. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF SITTING THERE THE BRAKES RETURNED TO THEIR NORMAL POSITION JUST LIKE BEFORE. I THEN TOOK THE MECHANIC FOR A RIDE IN A BACK LOT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE THEM FAIL ONCE AGAIN. AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, THE BRAKES NEVER RETURNED TO THEIR NORMAL POSITIONS. I LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS IN THIS AREA AND HE SAID AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL TOYOTA ENGINEERS THAT IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS: 1)MASTER CYLINDER 2)BRAKE BOOSTER 3)BRAKE ACTUATOR 4)COMPUTER THE MECHANIC AND THE ENGINEERS FELT THAT IS WAS PROBABLY THE BRAKE ACTUATOR SO I WENT AHEAD WITH THE REPAIR. BUT THEY WERE NOT 100% SURE THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. BUT THEY DID AGREE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE BRAKES OF COURSE ARE WORKING. I TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THAT THESE ACTUATORS ARE BAD BUT ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VSC/ECU COMPUTER MODULES ARE A DEFECT AS WELL. *TR

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT AN INTERSECTION IN D POSITION, SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL, ABS, VSC AND TRAC AND CEL LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING TO THE SHOULDER WITH REMAINING SPEED OF VEHICLE, TURNED INTO P, THEN BACK INTO D, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITH CRUNCHING NOISE WHILE PRESSING BRAKES FIRMLY! SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED, THEN DROVE OK, BUT ABOVE MENTIONED LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR A AN HOUR. LATER THAT EVENING, THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED BACK OFF TO NORMAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT INVOLVING LOSS OF POWER IN COMBINATION WITH VSC TRAC AND CEL WARNING LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER. *TR

VSC TRAC,VSC OFF,ALL ON AT ONCE.OBD II CODES POINT TO SPEED SENSOR,BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH AND ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGING BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. THE ABS AND VSC MALFUNCTION CAN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE,AND SWERVING UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCE AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT HAS HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES REPLACE IN THE LAST YEAR. ALL THREE BROKE FROM INSIDE, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE REAR CARGO DOOR HANDLE BROKE THIS YEAR AND I HAVE HAD THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED. THE REAR WINDOW CONSTANTLY GOES OFF TRACK AND HAS TO BE FIXED FOR IT TO OPEN AGAIN. I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS TOYOTA. I HAD GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE ISSUES THE FIRST YEAR I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IT IS THE EXACT ISSUES THE COMPANY IS RECALLING FOR OTHER MODELS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I AM A WOMAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS LARGE OF A VEHICLE. STILL NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND YET I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES! *TR