2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 65,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH THE ABS VSC LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME DOES NOT CLEAR. DIAGNOSED BY TOYOTA DEALER AND SUGGEST TO REPLACE ABS CONTROL UNIT COSTING 1500.00. CALLED AMERICAN TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY BRUSHED ME OFF. I TOLD THEM I WORK FOR HONDA AS A TECHNICIAN AND TOLD THEM HONDA IS VERY GOOD IN ASSISTING CUSTOMERS WITH AFTER WARRANTY REPAIRS. STILL THEY DID NOT CARE. I STILL HAVE NOT HAVE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I'M HOPING WITH ALL OUR COMPLAINTS WE SEQUOIA OWNERS WILL GET THAT JUSTIFIED RECALL! *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FACTORY JACK FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASHING DOWN**CW** THE GEAR INSIDE THE JACK BROKE INTO 3 PIECES WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THE SUV TO FALL DOWN. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 64000 MILES. VSC/ABD LIGHTS CAME ON AND DID COME OFF. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ONE OCCASION AND QUICKLY CAME BACK, BUT MADE METAL GRINDING NOISE. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER, AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I WA S BEING TOLD O REPLACE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THEY SAID SINCE THERE WAS A TSB, THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO COVER 1/2 THE COST. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

'2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/TRAC/ABS INDICATORS BASED ON EDMUNDS.COM FORUMS AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PROBLEMS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO UNCONTROLABLE ACCIDENTS IF THIS ELECTRONIC COMPUTER IS NOT FIXED. TOYOTA DEALERS INIDICATE IF AN ISSUE, CAR WILL RESORT BACK TO CONVENTIONAL BRAKES & STEERING BUT EXAMPLES ON THIS WERE SHOWING FALSELY. THIS APPEARED TO NEED A FIX IMMEDIATELY AS THE ITEM WAS. BALL JOINT) RECALLED ABOUT 1-2 YRS AGO, AND NOW THE PROBLEM WAS SURFACING AGAIN.*AK

VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS ARE ON AFTER I START THE CAR AND PUT INTO DRIVE. DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID VSC COMPUTER IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT, BUT THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MPH AND THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA JUST CUT COMPLETELY OFF , NO POWER AT ALL. I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, AND IT WAS WITH MY FAMILY; WIFE , 5 AND 7 YEAR OLD CHILD, AND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO MERGE TO THE RIGHT TO GET OUT OF SPEEDING TRAFFIC AND ON O THE EMERGENCY LANE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CHECKED THE TROUBLE CODES, AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE VSC ECU COMPUTER THAT CONTROLLED THE SKID CONTROL, BUT COULD NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT FAILING AT THAT POINT. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS AGAIN DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH, AND THE CAR CUT OFF AGAIN , NO POWER AT ALL, AND AGAIN I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP , AS IT WOULD NT START THIS TIME , AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE VSC ECU, AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY, IT WOULD COST ME $1100 TO REPLACE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEQUOIA OWNERS AND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. I AM VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BOTH TIMES WHEN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! *AK

THE VSC & VSC TRAC HAS FAILED TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE WITH COSTLY REPAIRS, THE DEALER WAS OF NO HELP WITH THIS SITUATION THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED ON THIS CAR. *AK

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT HAS THE VSC LIGHT ON. THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THE VSC COMPUTER AND POSSIBLY ANOTHER COMPUTER NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DANGER IS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DURING BRAKE MALFUNCTION. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE HIGH COST. *AK

THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT COMES ON DAILY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SYSTEM RESETS WHEN THE CAR IS RESTARTED. DEALERSHIP, TOYOTA OF PLANO CANNOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THIS, AND SAYS IT IS JUST A GLITCH IN THE SYSTEM WITH NO FIX. HOW IS THE DRIVER TO KNOW WHEN TO IGNOR THE LIGHT OR RESPOND TO THE LIGHT. *AK