2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 Complaints

FIRST VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMPUTER FAILURE: MARCH 20 2009 DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS $1521. DUE TO OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY, WE PAID $50. SECOND VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMPUTER FAILURE NOVEMBER 15 2010 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA SERVICE. SINCE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DURING FIRST TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT "UPDATE" THE SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTER, NOR DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT @ DEALERSHIP DID NOT EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC WORK AND TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TIME WOULD HAVE TO BE "RE SCHEDULED" AT A LATER DATE. DUE TO MY TAKING THE DAY OFF FROM WORK TO DO THIS RECALL REPAIR, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO REPAIR WORK NOR IDEA AS TO WHY THE COMPUTER FAILED A SECOND TIME. THIS IS MY 3RD REAL ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP , AND I VOWED TODAY TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS FAILING TO REPORT THE PROPER OIL INFORMATION. IT FLUCTUATES AT RANDOM TIMES DROPPING TO THE LOW MARK AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. IF THIS SENDING UNIT DOES NOT INFORM ME OF THE TRUE REPRESENTATION OF OIL PRESSURE, IT COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE MY VEHICLE ENGINE AND HOPE THAT TOYOTA RECALLS THIS PART BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOGS FROM OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 10MONTHS....VSC TRAC, VSC OFF HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES INCLUDING TWICE IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE FIRST TIME THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLES VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON, THEY CAN BE RESET TEMPORARILY BY TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. MY FIRST PHONE CALL LAST MAY TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTHING IN THE MAIL, SO I CALL BACK IN JULY AFTER I HAD MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH THE VSC PROBLEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATING FOR MANY 2003 OWNERS THAT ARE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE THAT DO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. IF MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, IS MY VEHICLE SAFE? COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. I WAS A LIFELONG TOYOTA MAN, BUT NOT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO RECALL ALL OF THESE 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

THE VEHICLE , WHILE STARTING AND PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD, WOULD SEEM TO TRY TO TAKE OVER AND PULSATE AND APPLY THE BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS! I PAID FOR COMPUTER ANALYSIS TO BE DONE, WHICH VERIFIED THE C1231 ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAULT, BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY PRIOR EXPENSES DUE TO THEIR DEFECT. FRUSTRATING! *TR

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC CONTROL, VSC, AND ABS LIGHTS GOING, ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE NEW, BUT THEY WOULD GO OFF AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. NOW THAT HAVE COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS THE YAW SENSOR AND WILL COST AROUND $650 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PART FAILING AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS LOOKING INTO SINCE ITS PART OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC / ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER ON FRIDAY 10/01/2010 FOR A RECALL ON MY TOYOTA TO UPDATE THE VSC ECU. DEALER COMES BACK AND SAYS MY VSC ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $900.00 PRIOR TO UPDATING THE ECU. I DECLINED THE REPAIRS AND THEY HAD ME SIGN A RELEASE STATING TOYOTA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY FAILED COMPONENTS DUE TO MY DECISION. I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VSC, ABS AND TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN A YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE BILLED BECAUSE THE DECELERATION SENSOR ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5- COMMON PROBLEM LIKE OTHERS ABS/VSC TRAC/VSC OFF SENSOR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY ON. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR RECALL FOR SKID CONTROL ECU UPDATE AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THIS UP TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS ASKED - WHAT LIGHTS - YOU DID NOT TELL US SENSOR LIGHTS WERE ON - IT WILL BE $49.99 TO PULL VEHICLE BACK IN AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM NOT STUPID, THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS VEHICLE BEFORE AND ALL THEY TELL US IS WE HAVE TO REPLACE SEVERAL SENSORS - $3000.00 +. THERE ARE TOO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OUT THERE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO PUT THE FUNDS INTO FIXING A SERIOUS DEFECT. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2003. PROBLEM WITH TRAC/VSC AND ABS SYSTEM ARE ALWAYS LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THAT. CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM, IT ALWAYS IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY DEALER AND THEN REAPPEARS AT A LATER DATE. *TR

VSC AND TRAK OFF WARNING DASH LIGHT INDICATORS CONTINUE TO COME ON/OFF, NOW MORE FREQUENT AND INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ACCELERATIONS. INITIAL TRIGGERING OF INDICATORS WAS FEB 06 BUT WERE INTERMITTENT, NOW THEY ARE MORE FREQUENT. *TR