2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Complaints

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITHIN 10MIN ON AVERAGE THE TRAC OFF/VSC WARNING SOUNDS COME ON AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP. IT USUALLY STARTS AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 40MPH AND SOMETIMES EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT FOR THE SIGNS TO GO OFF AND FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL TO STOP. THIS DOESN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE SINCE IT JUST STARTS AGAIN WHEN I START THE CAR BACK UP AND DRIVE. ITS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT LONG DISTANCES. THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF GOING STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY WHILE IN MOTION.

WE HAVE HAD THE VSC/TRAC FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING ALARMS AS WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND/OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. INCIDENT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 SECONDS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL YOU STOP DRIVING. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR ON THE FREEWAY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIPS OR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

THE VSC,TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE WHILE NORMAL DRIVING IN CITY OR ON HWY,JERKS VEHICLE TO LEFT SUDDENLY ALSO MAKES BRAKING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE.

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAUSED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR CHIME WAS HEARD WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BRAKE WAS INADVERTENTLY APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALL ON ON THE DASH. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1ST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 03 MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDED A FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS IN OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR IT. DEALERSHIP WANTS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL ECU.

SEVERE PREMATURE FRAME RUST INCLUDING THE DISLODGE OF SPARE TIRE AND CARRIER, REPAIRED PERIODICALLY AT HIGH COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. FRAMES IN QUESTION WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECT IN CORROSION RESISTANT PROPERTIES THAT IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED. NTSB HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS CONDITION ON VARIOUS TOYOTA TRUCKS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR LIMITED MODEL YEARS VEHICLES BUT LEAVES MANY EFFECTED OUT OF THE CLASS. CONDITION EFFECTS MODEL YEAR 2000 AND UP ALL TUNDRA, TACOMA, SEQUIOA AND 4RUNNER VEHICLES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY BY IMPLEMENTING A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT HAS LONG SINCE EXPIRED ON THESE FAULTY VEHICLES. THIS CONDITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED WITH THESE FRAMES AS SO MANY CONTINUE TO BECOME UNSAFE OVER TIME WITH NO RESOLUTION DUE TO EXPIRATION OF THE "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN." CONDITION ALSO CAUSES FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LEADING TO TEMPORARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH IS VERY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILED (4 DAYS AFTER A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP). THE TIRE FOLDED UNDER THE CAR AND WE NEARLY HIT THE MEDIAN AND THEN THE CAR TO OUR RIGHT. WE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. $6,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I RAN MY VIN # THROUGH YOUR DATABASE AND 0 RECALLS WERE FOUND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.WE ARE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASE IT. THE LIGHTS COMES ON WITH A JERK OF A MOVEMENT TO ENGAGE THEVRC CONTROL LIGHTS ON.

FRAME RUST. MY MECHANICS WILL NOT LIFT THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST