2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

(1) THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, & TRACTION CONTROL FLICKERED, AND THEN REMAINED ON PERMANENTLY. (2) THE ABS AND VSC HAVE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE BRAKING & STABILITY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY HANDLING SITUATIONS, ENDANGERING PERSON(S) IN VEHICLE. (3) TECHNICIAN AT MARIN TOYOTA IN SAN RAFAEL, CA STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2002 SEQUOIA. (4) SEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS AND THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE ALSO SHOW THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. (5) OUR FAMILY NEEDS TO BE SAFE IN THIS CAR. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE. MY VSC/TRAC SENSOR AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT A WEEK. TWO DAYS AGO I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN MY SKID LIGHT CAME ON THE GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. AN ONCOMING BUS HAD TO SLAM ON IT'S BRAKES AND SWERVE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WE WERE ALL VERY SHAKEN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALER TODAY, TOYOTA OF DALLAS, AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $4,500 BY DAN LAWSON, ASST SVC MGR, TO FIX THE ECU/ABS COMPUTER. I FELT THE PRICE WAS OUTRAGEOUS AND WENT TO THE NHTSA SITE TO COMPLAIN. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS PART. I AM ALSO OUTRAGED BY THE PRICE QUOTED BY MY TOYOTA DEALER. IT'S SEEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE AT LEAST BEEN QUOTED PRICES $2000-3000 LESS THAN TOYOTA OF DALLAS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMMEDIATELY. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS CORRECTED??? *TR

THE REAR HATCH LATCH ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS FAILED TWICE IN SIX YEARS. THIS GIVES THE LATCH AN AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF 2 YEARS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE LATCH JUST PRIOR TO FAILURE WOULD NOT HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE LATCH WHEN IT FAILS DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE CLOSED AND SECURED. IF THIS FAILS WHILE OUT IN THE VEHICLE THIS FORCES ONE TO DRIVE HOME OR TO A REPAIR FACILITY WITHOUT THE REAR HATCH PROPERLY CLOSED. *TR

MY VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT UP ON MY DASH, STAY LIT, GO OFF COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES FOR A FEW HOURS SOMETIMES FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS ABOUT TWICE A YEAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS TWICE. TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AT RANDOM TIMES. REAR WINDOW MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE INTERNALLY. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS. LH POWER MIRROR MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, MOTOR MAKES CLICKING SOUND AND WILL NOT ADJUST. FACTORY DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. *TR

VSC/TRAC/PARKING BRAKE/ABS LIGHT TURNED ON. DEALER SAID ECU CONTROLLING THESE FUNCTIONS SHUT DOWN. REPLACED ECU FOR $2,000. *TR

(1)THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, & TRACTION CONTROL FLICKERED, AND THEN REMAINED ON PERMANENTLY. (2)THE ABS AND VSC HAVE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE BRAKING & STABILITY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY HANDLING SITUATIONS, ENDANGERING PERSON(S) IN VEHICLE. (3)RIGHT TOYOTA IN AZ COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH TECHNICIAN STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2002 SEQUOIA. *TR

TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND A GRINDING NOISE SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE COST TO REPAIR IS CLOSE TO $3,000. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU HAVE TO RECEIVE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE! *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL AND VSC TRAC LIGHT COME ON. VSC CONTROLS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (TOWN AND COUNTRY TOYOTA, CHARLOTTE, NC). THIS DEALER SAYS A NEW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER IS REQUIRED. UPON RESEARCHING VARIOUS CONSUMER WEBSITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DEFECT. SEE TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM FOR SPECIFIC REFERENCES TO THIS. IT APPEARS THAT NHTSA HAS ALREADY FILED MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS. AS A RESULT OF THIS FINDING, PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER HAS BEEN POSTPONED. *TR

VSC SYSTEM HAVING INTERMITTENT ISSUES (GRINDING NOISES WHEN ENGAGED, INOP SOMETIMES) BUT HAS NOT COMPLETELY DIED. I FIND THE ISSUE IS VERY COMMON AND VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I BELIEVE THIS CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE WITH VSC AND IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT DIES. I JUST BOUGHT IT LESS THAN 1 MONTH AGO WITH 72K MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED A GASKET THAT WAS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON OCTOBER 1, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED AND WOULD COST $2,500 TO REPLACE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,330 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.