2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 60,000 MILES, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS CORRODED. THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY, AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR WERE REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. IN 2004 THE FAILURE RESURFACED. THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS $3,000.00. HOWEVER AT 90,000 MILES THE GARAGE DISCOVERED THAT THE UNDER FRAME CARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. A SAND BLAST MIGHT CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT IT WAS NOT GUARANTEED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF PREMATURE CORROSION, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUIOA 4WD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC OFF, VCS TRAC LIGHTS ARE ALL ON AND VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. AFTER CHECKING WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES ONLINE AND BY PHONE, IT APPEARS THE "SKID CONTROL ECU WITH ACTUATOR" IS THE PROBLEM AND THIS PART RUNS OVER $2000 DOLLARS! I UNDERSTAND REPAIRS COME WITH THE TERRITORY, BUT WHEN THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE SEQUIOAS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, I JUST ASSUMED THERE WOULD BE A RECALL. "NOT SO" ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. THEY DEEM IT A RARE OCCURENCE AND A CUSTOMERS PROBLEM IF NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM CAR-MART AND THEY WONT HELP EITHER. I'M JUST A WORKING STIFF FOLKS. I CAN EITHER GET THE VEHICLE FIXED OR FEED MY KIDS. GUESS I'M WALKING THE 45 MINUTES TO WORK EACH WAY WHEN THINGS GO BAD IF TOYOYO GETS THEIR WAY. THANKS. SORRY FOR VENTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA .WHEN DRIVING THE VSC LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52000.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE @ 62,000 MILES WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING VSC/ABS SYSTEM. SEE THAT THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED, BUT CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF INFO AND COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS ISSUE. DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH ALL RELATIVE WARNING LIGHTS & VEHICLE HAS NO ABS NOR VSC FUNCTIONALITY. HOW COULD THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES WELL DOCUMENTED, CHRONIC FAILURE NOT BE RECALLED? IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE 2002 MODEL YEAR EITHER. THIS IS VERY INAPPROPRIATE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR GET INJURED BEFORE THIS WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE IS RESPONSIBLY ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. I HOPE MY COMPLAINT HELPS THE TALLY TOWARDS THIS RECALL. CONSUMERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BOUGHT IT WITH A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM THAT FAILS. TOYOTA MUST BE MADE TO RECTIFY THIS PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY ISSUE! *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAD A REAR TIRE BLOW OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0736-91

WE OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, AND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008, 4 LIGHTS CAME LIT ON THE DASHBOARD OF OUR SUV. THEY ARE THE VSC, VSC TRAC, BRAKE, AND THE ABS LIGHT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO 3 TOYOTA DEALERS HERE IN CINCINNATI AND THEY ARE ALL SAYING THAT THE "SKID CONTROL ECU WITH ACTUATOR" NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WILL COST ROUGHLY $2500.00 TO HAVE THE DEALER DO THE REPAIRS. AFTER GETTING ONLINE, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE VERY MANY TOYOTA OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THAT THE NHTSA IS PRESSING TOYOTA TO RECALL THIS COMPUTER SYSTEM. AS SUCH, I WANTED TO MAKE THE NHTSA AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS WE ARE EXPERIENCING AS WELL. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WE COULD DRIVE THE CAR BUT WE WOULD JUST NOT HAVE OUR ABS. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN OUT ON THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS COVERED IN RUST. SHE CONSTANTLY HAS TO REPLACE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST OVER $3,000. SHE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

ALL BRAKE RELATED LIGHTS (VSC, BRAKE, SKID CONTROL ETC.) ON THE DASH OF MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA JUST CAME ON. TWO MECHANICS WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE CAUSE WAS, THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TODAY SAID THE COST TO REPAIR THE ECU SKID CONTROL COMPUTER (OR CHIP) WOULD BE $2400. NO BRAKING PROBLEMS AS YET. MANY COMMENTS ON CHAT ROOMS HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT, AND THAT IT CAN HAVE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR

THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA COMES ON AT VERY RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES IT IS WITHIN SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE, OTHER TIMES IT ISN'T UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30 MINUTES OR LONGER. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO ANTI LOCK MODE, MAKING A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE, AND PULLING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SIDE. ONCE THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY, BUT THE LIGHTS DO STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. *TR

TODAY ON MY WAY HOME, THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. WHENEVER I APPLY MY BRAKES, THE CAR SHAKES A LOT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROTORS BUT I NOW THINK IT WAS THIS SYSTEM TURNING ON WHEN IT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO. ON THE WAY HOME TODAY, MY SEQUOIA DID NOT SHAKE AT ALL. THERE ARE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF THREADS ON TUNDRASOLUTIONS AND EDMUNDS ABOUT THESE LIGHTS COMING ON WITH 00-03 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. MOST EVERYONE HAS HAD TO HAVE A COMPUTER REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS. QUOTES FOR THIS ARE BETWEEN $1,500 AND $2,500. I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE WE EXPECTING OUR SECOND CHILD AND NEEDED A LARGER VEHICLE. I CHOSE A TOYOTA BECAUSE OF RELIABILITY BUT I'M AFRAID THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR