2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

MY VSC AND VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS IN DASH PANEL LIT UP. I LOOKED IN OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IF THAT HAPPENS. DEALER SAID I HAD A BAD ECU COMPUTER AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $2500. AFTER THIS WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK VEHICLE UP I NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT ANOTHER CODE CAME UP AND THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $614. I THINK THAT IS CRAP AND THAT THESE SYSTEMS ARE RELATED AND GO TOGETHER AND BOTH SHOULD BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, LOCAL REPAIR SHOP GOT TRANSMISSION TO WORK, SAYS IT WILL FAIL AGAIN SOON AND RECOMMENDED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPLACE IT. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DENIED THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM WITH OUR VEHICLE. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE WIDESPREAD AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS WITH '00 TO '02 TOYOTA SEQUOIA/TUNDRA TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON CONTINUOUSLY. INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ACROSS OTHER MODELS LIKE THE TUNDRA AND 4RUNNER IRRESPECTIVE OF MODEL YEAR, AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSORS SHIPPED WITH THE VEHICLES. *TR

MY 2002 SEQUOIA NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION DECEMBER 13, 2008. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER , IT HAD ONLY 81,000 MILES, HAD EVERY RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE DONE. I WENT IN FOR A MINOR SERVICE OCTOBER 30 AND THEY REPLACED A PULLEY AND BELT ALSO (ABOUT $500) BECAUSE OF SAN ENGINE HISSING WHEN THE CAR WAS IDLE. THE CAR NEVER WAS THE SAME AFTER I PICKED IT UP. WHEN I WOULD BE DRIVING I WOULD FEEL SOMETHING "SLIP" OCCASIONALLY WHEN IT WAS CHANGING GEARS. THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD ALSO RANDOMLY BE VERY HARD TO MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, OR FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ETC. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA SERVICE THE DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING OUT OF FEAR OF DRIVING THE FAMILY AND BREAKING DOWN. THEY HAD ME DRIVE A MECHANIC WITH ME AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT DO THE "SLIPPING ENGINE NOISE AND THE CAR SHIFTER WENT EASILY INTO PARK AND DRIVE FOR THE SHORT TIME HE WAS WITH ME. HE REASSURED ME IT WAS NOTHING. SO THANKSGIVING DAY I LOADED MY FAMILY INTO MY HUSBANDS MERCEDES BECAUSE I KNEW MY SEQUOIA , AND I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. THIS CONTINUED ON WITH ME HAVING TO ALTER MY PLANS BECAUSE I KNEW SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. THEN DEC. 13TH I WAS THANKFULLY BY MYSELF, ON THE 91 FWY JUST EXITED THE FAST TRACK AND WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE ON A BUSY SAT AFTERNOON WHEN THE ACCELERATOR JUST STOPPED MAKING THE ENGINE GO. I WAS GOING UPHILL AND LUCKILY I THOUGHT QUICKLY TO GET OVER 5 LANES OF BUSY TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER WITH NO ENGINE SPEED EXCEPT WHAT WAS LEFT BEFORE IT !!!. I SAW MY LIFE PASS BEFORE ME BUT WAS LUCKY!SO AFTER A $300.00 TOW BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. $4000.00 LATER WITH ONLY 81,000 MILES . THAT JUST IS WRONG. FOR A COMPANY THAT LIKES TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY AND GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE, I FIND THIS DISGUSTING! *TR

DRIVING A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK RATTLES AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND VEHICLE ALMOST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND VEHICLE HAD TO STOP. TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY, WAITED AND RESTARTED TRUCK AGAIN. LIGHTS WENT OFF AND AFTER A SHORT DRIVE FROM INCIDENT , IT HAPPENED AGAIN NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND SLOWED DOWN. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN AND RESTART. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. HAD HISTORY OF AT LEAST 3-5 SEPARATE INCIDENTS FAR APART IN OCCURRENCE BUT RESOLVES OR HIDES ITSELF. NO PARTS REPLACED AS OF YET, BUT AWARE OF OTHER OWNER'S HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH VSC/ABS /TRAC ON THIS TOYOTA MODEL. *TR

TRANSLATE/ SKID CONTROL ECU FAILING NOTICE WHEN WEATHER IS COLD/WET. ONCE CAR IS WARMED COMPUTERS WORK. WHEN CAR WAS NEWER SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME LIGHT. WOULD RESET ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF/ON. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN THAT SAME CAR MODEL AND YEAR TENDS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DEFECTIVE VSC COMPUTER IN 2002 WHICH CONTROLS ANTI-LOCK & SKID CONTROL. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR LIFT DOOR ON OUR 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA REFUSED TO OPEN. AS I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, IT FINALLY OCCURRED TO ME THAT, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED TO DISABLE THE BATTERY AND A FIRE WERE TO START IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE VEHICLE, THE IS NO WAY TO REMOVE OCCUPANTS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE OR FOR THE OCCUPANTS TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THERE IS NO PHYSICAL MECHANISM FOR UNLOCKING AND OPENING THE REAR DOOR WITHOUT ELECTRICITY BEING AVAILABLE TO THE DOOR AND THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WORKING PROPERLY. WHY HAVE MANUFACTURERS OF SUVS BEEN ALLOWED TO DESIGN AUTOMOBILES THAT DO NOT ALLOW FOR AN ESCAPE MECHANISM FROM THE INSIDE GOING OUT THE REAR DOOR? THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN (IT PROBABLY ALREADY HAS HAPPENED DURING A WRECK). *TR

VSC, TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. SO, OUR VEHICLE HAS NO ANTILOCK BRAKING CAPABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL OR SKID CONTROL. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED--AT A COST OF $2200. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO REMEDY IT. *TR

1. WHILE DRIVING ALONG, THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE VSC TRAC AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. 2. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, I DARE NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW. 3. I CANNOT AFFORD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR RIGHT NOW, SO I MUST NOW RIDE MY BIKE OR THE BUS ANYWHERE I NEED TO GO. *TR