2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ECU FAILS TO RESET AFTER ABS, VCU, SKID CONTROL & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ON. TOLD BY DEALER THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ECU (OVER $2300.00) AND THAT CHANGING IT MAY NOT SOLVE THE ABS LIGHT PROBLEM. I MAY HAVE TO THEN REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER FOR AN ADD'L $ 1200.00. THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO REPLACE A $2300.00 PART AND STILL NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. ALL THIS TELLS ME IS THAT THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM AND MAKE EXPENSIVE REPAIR SOLUTIONS. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC (TRACTION CONTROL) SYSTEM RANDOMLY FAILS ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IS AND COMPLETELY RANDOM. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL INSTANCES AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. WHEN THE VSC SYSTEM FAILS THE CAR LOOSES ALL TRACTION CONTROL AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGER THE MASSIVE REAR WHEEL DRIVE CAR IN BAD WEATHER. THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON RANDOMLY -- OFTEN SCARES THE DRIVER AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND THEN MANAGES TO RE-SET ITSELF. SOMETIME IS ONLY LASTS MINUTES AND OTHER TIMES IT LAST DAYS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THIS PROBLEM IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS. NORMAL DRIVING WILL LEAD UP TO THIS FAILURE --- AGAIN IT IS RANDOM AND NOT LINKED TO ANY ONE EVENT. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE OPERATOR LOOSES ALL TRACTION CONTROL ALONG WITH SEVERAL LIGHTS (INCLUSIVE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT) BEING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE CAR IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL IN THE SNOW OR RAIN GIVEN THE REAR WHEELS START TO SLIP IMMEDIATELY. AS STATED, THIS HAS BEEN INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. NOTE -- THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER AND LATELY THE OCCURRENCES HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR

THE VSC/ TRAC LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON, TURN OFF BY ITSELF, NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING OF THE VSC/ TRAC BUTTON. *TR

2002 SEQUOIA FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM - I HAVE READ AD NAUSEUM ON THIS SUBJECT ON YOUR SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS - WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO FORCE TOYOTA TO DEAL WITH THIS - ARE YOU WAITING FOR A FAMILY TO DIE

I HAVE TO HAVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICED EVERY 2000 MILES BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID "THEY ALL DO THIS AND YOU HAVE NO WARRANTY COVERAGE OR RECALL NOTICE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY". SEEMS THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS NOT PROPER FOR THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND GOES INTO "ANTI LOCK" MODE. IT'S A SCARY FEELING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY, BUT THE LIGHTS DO STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY WHY THE VSC TRAC,TRAC LIGHTS, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND. THE LATEST DEALERSHIP WANTS TO ADD AND REMOVE PARTS AT WILL WITH NO CERTAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ORIGINALLY THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE $1921 AND NOW THEY ARE COMING BACK SAYING IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $2500. *TR

TO DATE, THE REAR DOOR HATCH, INSIDE DRIVER PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE AND NOW THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAVE CRACKED. ALL COMPONENT HAVE BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY, MAKING OPENING THE DOORS IMPOSSIBLE. THIS CREATES A DANGER FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGERS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT READILY EXIT VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TURN ON THE ROAD THE REAR TRUNK OPENED SPILLING ALL CONTENTS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LATCH HAS BEEN AN ISSUE BEFORE - APPEARS LOCKED BUT REALLY IS NOT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH SOMEONE BEHIND ME NOT TO MENTION THAT IF A CHILD (OR ANIMAL) WAS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT. THE LATCH WAS RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF OVER $300.00. TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THIS SHOULD BE - ALONG WITH THE LEATHER SEATS PEELING AND THE RUST ALL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO ALSO REPLACE STABILITY LINKS (NOT BALL JOINTS WHICH ARE UNDER RECALL) RODS AS WELL - TO THE TUNE OF ALMOST 1K...ALSO RUSTED. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT RUSTING ISSUE WITH THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES! (TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002). *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2 WHEEL DRIVE SUV NEAR THE END OF MARCH 2009, THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME ON. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON A DRY ROAD AT NIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MOVED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK THE MANUAL WHICH EMPHASIZED THE POSSIBLE SERIOUSNESS OF EACH LIGHT. IT SAID TO CONTACT A TOYOTA DEALER. I CALLED EARNHARDT TOYOTA IN MESA ARIZONA WHO FINALLY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS LATER FOR THE VSC/TRAC/BRAKE/ABS PROBLEM, AND A FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION/PULSATION. NO HELP ON THE PULSATION PROBLEM SINCE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO TURN THE ROTORS AGAIN. ON THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL/ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE OFFERED THAT IT WAS A "COMMON" PROBLEM, COULD BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE GAS CAP OR AN EXPENSIVE COMPUTER (IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS). HE SATED THAT NO "CODES" WERE SET OTHER THAN A "LOW VOLTAGE" WHICH COULD BE CAUSED BY A BAD BATTERY OR CORRODED CONNECTION. I CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS COMPLETELY, CHECKED THE BATTERY, AND MADE SURE THE GAS CAP WAS TIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHTS NOW COME ON AT SOME POINT EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE SEQUOIA. EARNHARDT TOYOTA TOLD ME IT SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE ACTUAL BRAKING SYSTEMS. HOW DO THEY KNOW THAT? BEING TOLD OF A FALSE CONTINUOUS OR INTERMITTENT SAFETY WARNING LIGHT CAN LULL ONE INTO A QUESTIONABLE SENSE OF SAFETY. THESE LIGHTS AND SAFETY SYSTEMS NEED TO WORK RELIABLY WITHOUT HAVING TOYOTA JUST SAY THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS COMMON PROBLEM. DOES IT AFFECT ACTUAL VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND EMERGENCY BRAKING? ON NUMEROUS INTERNET SITES, I FIND THIS SAME PROBLEM IS MENTIONED FREQUENTLY. ALSO A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE ON FILE NOW WITH THE NHTSA. I RELY ON THE WARNING LIGHTS AND THEIR UNDERLYING SYSTEMS TO WORK AS ADVERTISED, BUT TOYOTA NOW MAKES ME DOUBT THAT RELIANCE. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A LARGE "BODY COUNT" FOR NHTSA TO ORDER A RECALL TO FIX THIS WELL KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM? *TR