2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH AN 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE COME OFF AND ON AND ARE NOW ON PERMANENTLY RENDERING THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM USELESS. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRAC LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP INITIALLY. WORRIED THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM HAS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2003 SEQUOIA COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 WITH 95000 MILES. VSC, TRAC, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE CODES ARE FAULTY ECU. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1700. THE FOLLOWING WEEK LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME THEY TELL ME IT IS A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR ON THE FRONT RIGHT. THEY RECALIBRATED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IF IT COMES BACK THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $400. FOLLOWING WEEK, THE LIGHTS COME ON, SAME CODE FOR THE SPEED SENSOR, SO I HAVE IT REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. NOT CERTAIN WHAT WILL CODE THIS TIME. AFTER READING SEVERAL POSTS ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. SO, I'M FILING A COMPLAINT SENSE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL.*TR

IN 2005 BOUGHT 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 20,000MILES IN 2007 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DEALER CODES WERE C1223, C1247,C1203 HAD TO REPLACE COMPUTER ASSY. REPLACE TRANSLATE CONTROL UNIT AND RESET READINESS CODES. THIS COMPUTER CONTROLS TRACTION AND LOSS OF POWER. IN 7/09 THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS AND ABS CAME ON. I BELIEVE THESE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES THAT PLAGUE THIS TOYOTA MODEL AND RECALL IS INORDER. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS GIVEN? *TR

THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATED A WEEK AGO AND REMAIN ON. THE CAR WILL PERIODICALLY DECELERATE AND SWERVE SLIGHTLY WHEN I INITIALLY BEGIN ACCELERATION. I CANNOT ACCELERATE DURING THIS TIME. I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING. THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT (THE CAR WITH THE SKIDMARKS) LIGHTS UP AT THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENS DAILY, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES A DAY. I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR WILL GO OR NOT! MY HEART ALWAYS STOPS WHEN THIS HAPPENS! I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT MY BRAKE BOOSTER AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CONFIRMED THAT AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ANOTHER COMPUTER SYSTEM USUALLY FAILS WHEN THIS SYSTEM FAILS, BUT MY CAR HAD NOT INDICATED A FAILURE OF THAT COMPUTER YET...SO I AM EXPECTING THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ORDERED A BRAKE BOOSTER, GASKETS, AND A STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE. *TR

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE VSC OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL WENT ON, ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT THIS POINT WE REALIZED THAT OUR ABS MAY HAVE FAILED AND OUR FAMILY WAS IN DANGER. THE BRAKES NOW LOCK AND THERE IS A GRINDING AND SWAYING OF THE CAR. WE'LL BE TAKING IT IN TO BE CHECKED, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ARE CONCERNED WITH THE IMMINENT SAFETY ISSUES ALONG WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BY OTHER 2003 SEQUOIA OWNERS. *TR

DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VSC/TRAC/ AND ABS LIGHT GO ON. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT DANGEROUS BUT THE MANUAL SAYS TO TAKE IT IN ASAP. SPENT ~$1000 TO REPLACE THE CONTROL UNIT. *TR

ABS SKID CONTROL (ECU) AND BOOSTER ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. DEALER REPORTS THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN AND CONCERN YET TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE ABS AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A HABITUAL PROBLEM. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 24 I HAD A COLLISION WITH A DEER. ALL FOUR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WENT INTO A SKID AND HIT THE DEER. THE THINGS THAT I HAVE READ IS ITS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT. TOYOTA HAS AN ISSUE HERE THAT PUTS ITS OWNERS IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IF THERE WERE HABITUAL SEAT BELT ISSUES OR AIRBAG ISSUES THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I THOUGH I HAD WORKING ABS BRAKES AND DUE TO SOME KIND OF DESIGN FAILURE I DID NOT. *TR

A VSC/ ABS/ SKID LIGHTS STARTS TO TRIGGER ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 4WD WHICH WILL CREATE UNNECESSARY GRINDING SOUND... *TR