2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

THE VSC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SUDDENLY APPLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEARLY SENT ME INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VSC COMPUTER WAS BAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA DIED AT A RED LIGHT. IT STARTED FINE BUT WHEN PUT IN GEAR THE CAR DIES. THE DEALER STATES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC TELLS ME TO REPLACE ONLY A COUPLE OF SENSORS. TRIED TO CONTACT TOYOTA CORP. BUT JUST GOT THE RUN-AROUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AIR ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE. HE OPENED THE FLAP APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES TO DETERMINE IF THE AIR WAS COMING FROM THE SUNROOF. IMMEDIATELY, THE SUNROOF BLEW OFF THE VEHICLE BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALKED BACK TO RETRIEVE THE UNBROKEN SUNROOF GLASS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,400. UPDATED 09/25/08 *BF AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THAT THE ADHESIVE/GLUE FAILED. UPDATED 10/01/08. *JB

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, ALL ON AT ONCE. OBD II CODES POINT TO SPEED SENSOR, BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH AND ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGING BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. THE ABS AND VSC MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SWERVING UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

'VSC' AND 'VSC/TRAC OFF' LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF. APPARENTLY A VERY FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED AND REPORTED PROBLEM (NOT THE LIGHTS ALONE, BUT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS CAUSING THR LIGHTS) AMONG 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS, BUT NOTHING VOLUNTARILY DONE ABOUT IT BY TOYOTA. SHOULD BE A RECALL BASED ON ITS COMMON OCCURRENCE ON NUMEROUS SEQUOIA YEARS, BUT NO CULPABILITY ADMITTED YET. COST OF REPAIRS ESTIM. AT > $2,000 W/ NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

THE LOCK ON THE REAR DOOR IS BROKEN AND THERE'S NO WAY TO OPEN DOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ANYONE SITTING IN THE THIRD ROW OF THE TRUCK HAS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF TRUCK,ALSO YOU CAN'T GET TO SPARE TIRE IF YOU HAVE A FLAT. THE REAR WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN EITHER. TOOK IT TO BE REPAIR AND THE PARTS ARE ON ORDER AND THE DEALER WANTS 850.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS LOCK IS SUPPOSE TO BE STAINLESS STEEL AND ENCLOSED IN A COMPARTMENT WHERE IT SHOULDN'T RUST. *TR

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

I JUST REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AT COST OF $600 & NOW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NOT WORKING & REPAIR COST IS $2300. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLS THE BRAKES AND ENGINE TO HELP PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SKIDDING WHEN CORNERING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD OR SURFACE OR OPERATING STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY. *TR

REAR DOOR OPENER LATCH HAS BROKEN TWICE IN SIX YEARS FOR NO GOOD REASON. I HAVE NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR ONCE THIS OPENER LATCH IS BROKEN. THE LAST BROKEN LATCH IS AVAILABLE. *TR

I OWN A 2002 SEQUOIA. SATURDAY MAY 4, 2008 MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $5,000 TO REPAIR. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THOSE WHO WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER SLOPPILY MANUFACTURED PARTS DISINTEGRATED AND GOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER LINE ONLY TO BE REPEATEDLY TOLD TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TRY TO WORK OUT A DEAL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE COIL PACKS REPLACED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING IS THIS IS WAY OUT OF THE NORM FOR A TOYOTA, NEVERTHELESS CHARGING UNGODLY AMOUNTS FOR IT TO BE FIXED. HAD THIS CAR BROKEN DOWN ON ME WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR