2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

I BOUGHT 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I AM GETTING THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ON. CHECKED WITH OTHER SEQUOIA OWNER AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WENT TO CHECKED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ECU COMPUTER IS FAULTY. THE FAULTY ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH 03 SEQUOIA IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HERE ARE THE CODES: C1203, C1223,C1244. *TR

FOR NO REASON, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS (VSC TRAC) HAVE LIT UP AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL ECU. THE APPROXIMATE COST TO REPAIR IS $2000.00. THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL AS ITS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR ALL TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. *TR THE VEHICLE DOES IN FACT EXPERIENCE THE OCCASIONAL LOCKING UP OF THE BRAKES COUPLED WITH THE LOSS OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AND USUALLY OCCURS AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AGAIN. AS YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRIDING NOISE. WHILE THIS OCCURS, IF YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ITS VERY FIRM AND YOU CAN FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. *SMCH

VSC OFF, ABS, BRAKE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME ONLY AT FULL STOP (ENGINE RUNNING). AS SOON AS TAKING OFF (DRIVING) WITH OVER 5 KM/HR, ALL LIGHT WENT OFF. STOPPING THE VEHICLE, ALL LIGHT WILL CAME ON AGAIN. THIS CYCLE REPEATING WITH EACH AND EVERY STOP. DEALER DETERMINED THAN ONE OF THE VACUUM HOSE CRACKED AND REDUCED PRESSURE AT IDLE WOULD CAUSE LIGHT TO COME ON. ONCE HOSE HAVE BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. STRONGLY ADVISE SEQUOIA OWNERS BEFORE REPLACING ANY COMMUTER COMPONENTS OR EXPENSIVE MODULE, TO TALK TO THEIR DEALERS AND HAVE THE VACUUM SYSTEM CHECKED PRIOR TO ANY OTHER STEPS. IT IS THE LESS COSTLY REPAIR BEFORE ANY MAJOR ONES. *TR

SKID CONTROL ECU MODULE DOES NOT WORK ON 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VSC /TRAC LIGHTS COME ON. NOTHING SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS COMPONENT FAIL DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE - OUT OF WARRANTY. MULTIPLE SIMILAR PROBLEMS DISCUSSED ONLINE YET MANUFACTURE WILL NOT ADMIT ISSUE WITH WORKMANSHIP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PART (895410C062). *TR

IN 2007, TOOK MY 2003 SEQUOIA TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. NOW A YEAR LATER, THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE NOW HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1650. *TR

03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VSC, ABS, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AT 52,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING. YAW SENSOR DEFECTIVE. *TR

MY SEQUOIA 2003 WITH 31,000 MILES, IT SHOWED BRAKE LIGHT ON. SO I THOUGHT THE BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CHANGED SO I DID. BUT THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON AND OFF SOME DAYS. ABOUT 4 WEEKS AFTER, VSC LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER UNIT FOR TRACKING MUST BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ME PART AND LABOR $1650. DEALER PULLED UP CODES C1241, C1231, C1223, AND C1203. IT SEEMS FROM MULTIPLE IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, TOYOTA HAS MADE A FAULTY PART AND SHOULD MAKE THE RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CUSTOMER. *TR

THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO SKID CONTROL OR ABS AVAILABLE ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS COMPUTER IS BAD. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT CASE 200810010613. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FINE ANYTHING. THE WARRANTY RUN OUT AT 60,000 MILES AND I'M AT 59260. I HAVE TAKING THE VEHICLE 3 TIME. I BELIEVE THEY ARE TRYING TO WAIT FOR MY WARRANTY TO RUN OUT. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS BEEN RECENTLY COMING ON. I TOOK IT IN FOR NEW BAKE PADS AND TURNED OUT I NEEDED NEW ROTORS TOO. NOT MORE THAN 18 HOURS LATER THE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON?? I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON VERY FREQUENTLY AND HAD NEW BRAKE PADS PUT IN, A NEW CENSOR, AND STILL NOTHING. FINALLY AFTER I HAD TAKEN IT IN ON THAT BALL JOINT RECALL, THE LIGHT HAS NEVER BEEN ON AGAIN. I REALLY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY KIDS AROUND WITH A BRIGHT RED "BRAKE!" LIGHT ON. *TR