2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Electronic Stability Control (esc) Problems

WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY AND LURCHED THE VEHICLE, THE VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND A WARNING BUZZER WENT OFF. AFTER LOOKING INTO THINGS, THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE 2001 AND 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT CAUSE THIS EXACT THING TO HAPPEN TO PLENTY OF OTHER PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN AN EVALUATION DONE ON THIS MATTER AND IT WAS RULED THAT THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE DOES NOT WARRANT A RECALL. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL BEING ISSUED ON THE MULTIPLE FAILURE POINTS IN THE VEHICLE'S SYSTEM AND PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS FOR PARTS AND LABOR WHEN THE MANUFACTURER'S DESIGN DIDN'T LAST? I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY FATHER TO FEEL MORE SAFE IN, AND THAT IS THE LAST THING THAT HE FEELS WHILE DRIVING IT. I AM NOW REQUIRED TO DRIVE OUR AFFECTED VEHICLE AND HAVE TO BE CONSTANTLY PAYING ATTENTION SO THAT THE ABS SYSTEM DOESN'T SHOOT ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 146,000

THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION CONTROL TURNS ITSELF ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. HAS NO CORRELATION TO DRIVING CONDITIONS, TYPE OF ROADWAY, OR SPEED VEHICLE IS MOVING. THERE IS A BEEP AND THEN A PULL ON THE STEERING WHILE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SENSATION OCCURS. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD, THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE BECAUSE YOU CANNOT STOP. MECHANIC HAS TRIED TO REPAIR BUT IS UNABLE TO ROOT THE CAUSE. THE LAST TIME WAS SO BAD, MY HUSBAND THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO CRASH ON THE HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP. *TR

Mileage: 188,000

WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET WITH NO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS (RAIN, WET ROAD, ETC.) HAD ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 35MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRAC OFF, VSC, AND SKID LIGHTS ILLUMINATED (POSSIBLY FLASHING) AND A WARNING BEEPING SOUND WENT OFF. THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING METAL ON METAL SOUND AND THE CAR WAS SHUTTERING (VIBRATING). I IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO DEPRESS THE BREAKS, AND WHILE THE CAR DID BEGIN TO SLOW FURTHER THAN IT ALREADY WAS, I DID NOT FEEL LIKE I COULD HAVE COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS IF I HAD TOTAL CONTROL OF THE BREAKS. I LOOKED AHEAD TO SEE WHERE I COULD PULL INTO TO GET OFF THE ROAD WHEN THE LIGHTS/WARNING SOUND WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THIS WAS AFTER ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS. I DROVE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO A GAS STATION TO GET GAS. THE VEHICLE SEEMED FINE. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 MORE MINUTES TO HOME SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. DURING THAT 5 MINUTE DRIVE IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. THE EXACT SAME BEHAVIOR, I WAS ALREADY SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING PROBABLY 15-20MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS THE BEHAVIOR STOPPED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. I WAS ONLY ABOUT 30 SECONDS FROM HOME. CONTINUED HOME AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE YOUR BREAK SYSTEM ACTIVATE UNCONTROLLABLE. IT WAS TERRIFYING AT 35 MPH, I CAN'T IMAGE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AT 65MPH. A FEW SECONDS OF RESEARCH SHOWS HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED PULLING THE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM TO DISABLE IT, BECAUSE NOT HAVING IT IS SAFER THAN YOUR BREAKING SYSTEM UNCONTROLLABLY GOING OFF ON YOU. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A FATAL ACCIDENT!

Mileage: 99,200

TWICE, ONCE IN NOV. 2019 AND AGAIN N MAR,.2020, THE ELECTRONIC SKID CONTROL HAS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING AND WITHOUT REASON, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. BOTH OCCASIONS OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 40 NEAR RALEIGH , NC. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY, SOLID (NO SAND OR GRAVEL) SURFACE. WHEN THE SYSTEM ENGAGED AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLY, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED (GRINDING METAL-ON-METAL SOUND0, AND THE ENGINE SPEED WAS REDUCED. IN ADDITION, THE TRAC AND VSC ICONS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE RE WAS A BEEPING SOUND. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD THERE BEEN A VEHICLE IN THE LANE TO MY RIGHT, I COULD NOT HAVE AVOIDED HITTING THEM. FORTUNATELY, NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT THIS WAS PURELY LUCK. AFTER THE FIRST EVENT I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MARK JACOBSON TOYOTA IN DURHAM, NC ON NOV 14, 2019 ( I HAVE THE SERVICE RECEIPT.) THEY STATED THAT THEY "COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" AND SAID THAT THEY DID A "ZERO POINT CALIBRATION." I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AFTER THE SECOND EPISODE SINCE IT HAPPENED JUST YESTERDAY. A SURVEY OF THE INTERNET REVEALS MULTIPLE OTHER FIRST GENERATION SEQUOIA OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME THING, BUT THERE IS NO REPORTED SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY "FIX" THAT WORKS CONSISTENTLY IS TO REMOVE THE ABS SYSTEM FUSE; HARDLY A SOLUTION, SINCE IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME TO DISABLE A CRITICAL AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY SYSTEM. NEVERTHELESS, GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ENERGIZED, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM IS THE LESSER OF TWO EVILS. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOU HELP IN FINDING A SAFE SOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 195,000

WHILE DRIVING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, ON THE FREEWAY OR ON CITY ROADS, I SUDDENLY HEAR BEEPING SOUND, GRINDING NOISE, MOMENTARY DECELERATION AND THEN THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNS ON. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IDLING AND STATIONARY. I AM AFRAID THAT I MIGHT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN DECELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON THE WAY TO THE OFFICE 5 DAYS A WEEK. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS COVERING 2003 SEQUOIA MODELS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE 2001 SEQUOIA MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD INCLUDE 2001 MODELS IN THE RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 120,000

TOYOTA RUST ISSUE ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA V8 SR5. USED TO TRANSPORT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND CHILDREN, BUT NO LONGER SAFE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND INABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. VEHICLE VEERS TO RIGHT AND LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. TODAY, I ALMOST SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING AROUND 60 MPH AND SLOWED TO EXIT AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO LIFT DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. RECOMMENDED TO HAVE THE FRAME REPLACED, BUT THAT'S WELL BEYOND THE COST I'M WILLING TO PAY. RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES AND TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT -- IF NOT PAY TO HAVE NEW FRAMES DONE OR REIMBURSE PEOPLE FOR THE MANY WHO HAVE THESE ISSUES. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 154,000 MILES AND IS OTHERWISE IN IMMACULATE SHAPE AND CONDITION DUE TO PROPER MAINTENANCE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED QUICKLY BY TOYOTA. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR THE REASONS I'VE MENTIONED. EXCESSIVE RUST AND INABILITY TO CONTROL A VEHICLE IS NOT SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS LOW MILES FOR THE MAKE/MODEL, AND HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. PLEASE EXPEDITE SO I CAN RECOVER FINANCIALLY FROM THIS OR HAVE A VEHICLE THAT I CAN FEEL SAFE USING AGAIN WITH MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

Mileage: 154,760

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRAC, VSC TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VEHICLE BREAKS HARD AND JERKS THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT.

Mileage: 294,000

THE FRAME IS RUST AND I HAVE PROBLEM SOMETIME IN STERING SOSTN AND THE TRCTION CONTROL THE LIGHT IS ON SOMETIME AND I NEED TURN OFF MY SUV WHAIT A MINUTE AND TURN IN FOR THE LIGHT TURN OFF

Mileage: 234,000

DRIVING 45MPH ON STRAIGHT ROAD THE VEHICLE VSC ENGAGED PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT AND DECELERATING QUICKLY. I PULLED OVER, CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT THE 2 MILES TO DEALERSHIP. WITHIN 100' OF DEALERSHIP I CROSSED INTERSECTION AND CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED, ENGAGED THE ASSISTANCE AGAIN AND I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY TRUCK THAT SWERVED AND ALMOST HIT PEDESTRIAN. DEALER SAID IT WAS A YAW STEERING SENSOR. PART WAS UNOBTAINABLE OR POSSIBLE WITHIN 8 WEEKS, AND NO AFTER MARKET PARTS AVAILABLE. MECHANIC RECOMMENDED VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN. TOYOTA DECLARED PART OBSOLETE. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS WAS ALREADY AT THE NHTSA ATTENTION BUT THAT THEY CLOSED THE INVESTIGATION. HOW IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?

Mileage: 156,000

THE TRACTION CONTROL PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AT ANY SPEED. I ALMOST CRASHED TODAY.

Mileage: 165,000

TSC OFF AND TSC TRAC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND ABS SYSTEM ACTUATES WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WHERE APPLYING THEMSELVES, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND VIBRATING AND SLOWING DOWN AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. IT SCARED ME AND I ALMOST HAD A PANIC ATTACK. I PULLED OFF TAYLOR ROAD(CITY STREET) AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CHECKED TO SEE IF I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I RESTARTED TO CAR AND THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON AND I TOOK THE CAR HOME. MY WIFE IS NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VSC (ANTI-SKID) SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO CUSTOMER CARE PROGRAMS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

Mileage: 188,000

WHILE DRIVING GOING ANY SPEED LOW OR HIGH A VSC TRAC OFF LIGHT APPEARS ON THE GAGE CLUSTER AND STARTS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE AND ABS LOCKS UP ON MY PASSENGER SIDE PULLING ME TO THE RIGHT ALMOST HITTING ANOTHER CAR OR ANY PEDESTRIANS THAT MAY BE THERE.

Mileage: 98,650

WHILE DRIVING OUR 01 SEQUOIA SR5 WITH ONLY 85,000 MILES ON SIDE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5MPH TO 70 MPH, THE SUV'S BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGES FOR NO REASON WHILE THE VEH. IS IN MOTION. THE VSC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON ALONG WITH THE ALERTING SOUND. WHEN THE BRAKES ENGAGE, THE VEH. VEERS TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEH. GOES INTO A SKID DUE TO THE BRAKES BEING SUDDENLY ENGAGED. THE VEH. ALSO DECELERATES SUDDENLY AS IF IT HAS LOST POWER. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHO CAN'T TELL IF YOU ARE BRAKING BECAUSE THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE SEEN TO PREVENT A COLLISION. THANKFULLY WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACT DEFENSIVELY AND AVOID COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEH.'S. AND ROADSIDE OBJECTS. WE HAVE SEEN SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM LIKE THE YAW RATE SENSOR BEING REPLACED. THE COST OF THE PART IS $568.00 WITHOUT THE INSTALL COST.THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF IT OCCURS AT THE WRONG TIME, A PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY IS GOING TO OCCUR. I HAVE SEEN WELL OVER 50 COMPLAINTS ON THIS FROM OTHER OWNERS AND A CLOSED NHTSA INVESTIGATION ON THIS EXACT ISSUE. THEY RECALLED THE 2003 SEQUOIA FOR THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS IN ALL MODEL YEARS BEFORE A LIFE IS LOST. SEE 2003 RECALL INFO BELOW: 2003 SEQUOIA RECALL #10V176000 RECALL DATE 04/30/2010 COMPONENT ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL READ MORE AT HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RECALLS/TOYOTA-SEQUOIA-2003/#QJWYC1MK25OVHGFX.99 READ MORE AT HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RECALLS/TOYOTA-SEQUOIA-2003/#QJWYC1MK25OVHGFX.99

Mileage: 84,800

WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT, DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE VSC HAS BEEN ACTIVATING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO JERK TO THE RIGHT. AS THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT THERE IS A CHIME, THEN THE VSC AND TRAC SYSTEM SHUTS ITS SELF OFF AND THE "OFF" LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VSC IS ON AGAIN AND THE CYCLE REPEATS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. THERE IS NO WAY TO PREDICT WHEN THE WHEEL WILL BE JERKED AGAIN. SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 154,075

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

IN MOTION AT HIGHWAY OR CITY ROADS: VEHICLE WHILE RUNNING FINE , ALL OF SUDDEN GOES OFF COURSE , LOOSES STABILITY, LOOSES ALL POWER , ACCELERATION COMES DOWN AUTOMATICALLY , AND HEAR A GRINDING NOISE ,AND VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON . A REAL DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN VEHICLE LOOSES STABILITY CONTROL

Mileage: 140,000

VSC TRAC LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, ACTIVATES BRAKES AND CAR PULLS AND SWERVES WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 270,000

MY 2001 SEQUOIA, SUDDENLY SHOWING THE VSC LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME! THERE IS A VERY ROUGH FEELING WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR LIKE SOMETHING IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS VERY WRONG. THERE IS A TWICE BEEP AND THE CAR, WILL SUDDENLY PULL TO THE LEFT MOMENTARILY AND THEN RELEASE ITSELF BUT THE LIGHTS NEVER GO OUT UNLESS CAR IS OFF. I CAN FEEL THE BRAKES LIKE SHAKING.I S SCARY AND THIS HAPPEN LIKE 4 TIMES.THE LAST IS IN THE HIGHWAY.IS MAKE A NOISE LIKE A SCRATCH METAL.I KNOW I'M NOT THE FIRST ONE .PLEASE TOYOTA FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

INTERMITTENT VSC CONTROL WARNINGS, BREAKING ENGAGED WITH PULLING VEHICLE STEERING TO THE RIGHT. SOMETIMES WITH ONLY THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CHECK LIGHTS. FIRST OCCURRENCE DAY AFTER PURCHASE OF THIS USED VEHICLE (50 MILES). TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND COULD NOT FIND NOTHING WRONG, VERY SCARE . SPEED HAS BEEN BETWEEN 10 TO 65 MPH. HIGHWAY AND CITY DRIVING.

Mileage: 157,850

MY 2001 SEQUOIA (151,000 MI) WHICH HAS BEEN GARAGED AND MAINTAINED METICULOUSLY IS SUDDENLY SHOWING THE VSC LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME! THERE IS A VERY ROUGH FEELING WHEN I'M DRIVING THE CAR LIKE SOMETHING IN THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS VERY WRONG. THERE IS A "CLUNKING" NOISE AS SLOW AS 5 MPH AT ALL TIMES AND ALL SPEEDS. AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY PULL TO THE LEFT MOMENTARILY AND THEN RELEASE ITSELF BUT THE LIGHTS NEVER GO OUT UNLESS CAR IS OFF. I HAVE READ THE 138 COMPLAINTS AT THE DOT.GOV SITE ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND THUS FAR, TOYOTA CORP IS IGNORING THE COMPLAINTS.WHERE IS THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW ALOT OF OWNERS WHO HAVEN'T EVEN INVESTIGATED WHY IT'S HAPPENING IN THIER TRUCK TOO. HOW CAN THEY DO BUSINESS LIKE THIS ??? THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA !!! I WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO HAVE TOYOTA REPAIR THEIR PROBLEM ON THEIR PRODUCT. JUST FIX YOUR PROBLEM TOYOTA AND I WILL CALL OFF THE DOGS... SIMPLE STUFF.

Mileage: 151

I AM HEARING A RATTLING SOUND THAT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE. I HAD RECENTLY (10 DAYS) REPLACED ALL THE SHOCKS WITH BILSTEIN AND REPLACED THE TIRES WITH PIRELLI ATR P265/76R-16. THE PROBLEM APPEARS MORE PRONOUNCED IN A TURN AND OVER MORE ROUGH ROAD (NOTHING CRAZY, ASPHALT HIGHWAY). I DO NOT NOTICE THE SOUND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I SUSPECT THAT THIS CONDITION MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATC OR VSC SYSTEM. I TRIED TO DISCONNECT THE VSC SYSTEM HOWEVER I STILL WOULD OCCASIONALLY GET THE NOISE. THIS IS SIMILAR TO A PROBLEM I HAD 6 YEARS AGO: WHILE IN MOTION, ENTERING A DOWNHILL TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS SHEARING OFF. THE CONDITION WAS MORE COMMON IN A TURN, BUT COULD BE INDUCED IN A BUMP. I HAD RECENTLY INSTALLED NEW TIRES AND A SUSPENSION SO THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT THE SLIGHTLY OVERSIZED TIRE (P265/75R-16) WAS HE CAUSE. I REPLACED THE BRAND NEW PIRELLI TIRES WITH THE FACTORY SIZE MICHELLIN'S HOWEVER THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I HAD THE VEHICLE RE-INSPECTED AND THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A WORN RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. I PAID TO HAVE A NEW ASSEMBLY INSTALLED; THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN TEST DRIVEN IT EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS WHEN I DROVE IT. AFTER RETURNING TO THE DEALER I HAD THE HEAD MECHANIC TEST DRIVE WITH ME; HE STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL VSC OPERATING CONDITION. I INSISTED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE HIGHER UP AND HAPPENED TO CONNECT WITH A TOYOTA FACTORY ENGINEER FROM JAPAN. AFTER A TEST DRIVE HE CONCLUDED THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING IN THE VSC SYSTEM. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION THEY DISCOVERED A SENSOR WAS BAD. I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AS WELL. NOW, I AM BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS, COINCIDENTALLY, AFTER A TIRE REPLACEMENT USING A PIRELLI P265-75R-16 AND NEW BILSTEIN SHOCKS.

Mileage: 219,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 30-45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED TO THE LEFT AS IF SOMEONE ELSE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. IF I HADN'T MOVED FAST IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN THE NEIGHBORING LANE. THERE WAS A BEEP AT THE SAME TIME AND THE TRAC LIGHT AND VSC TRAC LIGHT WENT ON. UPON FURTHER TESTING THE YAW RATE SENSOR HAD A FAIL CODE OF C1234 AND THE CODE C1363 BOOSTER PEDAL FORCE SWITCH VAULT WAS ALSO AFFECTED. OUR YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. I HEAR A RECALL IS IN THE WORKS FOR THIS. IF AO I WANT A REFUND PLEASE. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 142,996

REGARDLESS OF SPEED A WARNING BELL WILL SOUND, SEVERAL INSTRUMENT LIGHTS COME ON AND THE BRAKES ACTIVATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS NUMEROUS TIMES WITH SEEMINGLY NO COMMON DENOMINATOR. NEITHER SPEED NOR STEERING INPUT SEEM TO BE THE TRIGGER FOR THIS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WITH NO SATISFACTION AND CONTACTED TOYOTA OF AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH NO SATISFACTION.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING ON DRY ROADS, THE VSC ANTI-SLIP COMES ON AND STARTS BRAKING, OCCASSIONALLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO ONE SIDE, AND ENGAGES THE ABS WHICH MAKES THE CAR VIBRATE AND MAKES THE DRIVER QUESTION WHETHER THE BRAKES WORK OR NOT.

Mileage: 160,000

THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND ARE STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT DOWN. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AS SOON AS STARTUP. SOMETIMES WHEN IDLING. SUSPENSION IS VERY STIFF, AND STEERING SEEMS AFFECTED AS WELL AS ENGINE SEEMS TO LUG WHEN DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS COME ON.

Mileage: 10

AUDIBLE SOUND GOES OFF; TRUCK ABS BRAKES AND PULLES TO THE RIGHT; VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON; GRINDING NOISES COMES FROM FRONT AND MIDDLED OF TRUCK. THIS OCCURED WHILE RIDING HWY I-95S AT 80MPH ON SUNNY DRY DAY. THIS HAS TO HAPPEN MUTIBLE TIMES OVER LAST 5YRS; MILEAGE WHEN IT STARTED WAS 128,000 AND PRESENT HAVE 159,000.

Mileage: 128,000

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LOCKS UP WITHOUT WARNING AND ANTI SKID LIGHT AND ALARM COME ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VCS TRAC LIGHT AND THE VCS OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON AND CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL ITS TURNED OF THEN THIS HAPPENS AGAIN .

Mileage: 166,000

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015, I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 37 TOWARD CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, AND OUT OF THE BLUE MY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE HAD A HARD SHAKE/SHIMMY IN THE REAR END. IT ROCKED MY REAREND LEFT TO RIGHT. VERY SCARY. LUCKILY I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL. THE TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR WENT OFF. I BRAKED, THINKING MAYBE I HAD HAD A TIRE GO FLAT QUICKLY. VERY SCARY AT 75 MPH. ALSO VERY LUCKY THAT NOT SEMI'S OR VEHICLES WERE NEAR ME. I TURNED THE SEQUOIA OFF AND GOT OUT TO CHECK THE TIRES. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I GOT BACK IN AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS HAD GONE OFF, SO I STARTED TO ACCELERATE BACK INTO TRAFFIC...AND THE SEQUOIA WENT CRAZY AGAIN, REAR END SHAKING, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS GOING OFF. IT WAS 8 PM, DARK. I WAS TOO SCARED TO TRY DRIVING AGAIN, SO I CALLED FOR A TOW. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THERE WERE MANY. SOME PEOPLE SAY IT IS AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL SENSOR. EACH WHEEL HAS ONE AND MAYBE ONE WENT OUT CAUSING THAT WHEEL TO ROTATE DIFFERENTLY FROM THE OTHERS, JERKING THE CAR AROUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! I HAD BEEN IN SAN ANTONIO, TX RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC JUST 3 HOURS BEFORE AND HAD THIS JERKING THAT CAUSED SWERVING HAPPENED ON THE DOWNTOWN HIGHWAYS, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. PEOPLE SHOULD BE WARNED AND TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL VEHICLES AFFECTED, BECAUSE FROM MY RESEARCH, THERE ARE A LOT OF AFFECTED SEQUOIAS.

Mileage: 188,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A CHIME SOUNDED AS THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE VEHICLE'S SKID CONTROL SYSTEM DISENGAGED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE TRAVELING 74-75MPH IN MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON A DRY HIGHWAY PASSING A SLOWER SEMI-TRUCK ON A STRAIGHTAWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD GRINDING NOISE, THE VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS FLASHED FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF HIGH-PITCHED BEEPS. THE SUV LOST PARTIAL CONTROL, AUTOMATICALLY SLOWING A LITTLE AS IT PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, SCARILY CLOSE TO THE BIG RIG. HOWEVER, THE SCARIEST PART WAS THAT DRIVER INPUT CONTROLLED NOTHING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DRIVERS MANUAL SAID IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED 3 OTHER TIMES ON THE REMAINING 700 MILES OF MY TRIP. EACH TIME AFTER AN INCIDENT THE SUV DID FINE AS LONG AS THE "VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL OFF" LIGHTS WERE ON. BUT AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THEY WOULD RESET AND TURN OFF. THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN BACK ON. TOYOTA CLAIMED NO RESPONSIBILITY. THEY REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AT A COST TO ME OF $1123.36. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ENOUGH MILES TO SEE IF THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED 23 PAGES OF 2001 SEQUOIA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND EVEN A RECALL FOR 2003 MODELS WITH THE SAME SAFETY DEFECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THERE ARE INJURIES OR FATALITIES.

Mileage: 157,400

STARTED WITH BOTH VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ON. IN BOTH WARM AND COLDER TEMPERATURES, THE CAR ABS ENGAGES. FEELS LIKE DRIVING OVER GRAVEL. CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE OR ANOTHER, AND BRAKING SEEMS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS BECAME MORE AND MORE COMMON. IT STARTED ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, TO ALMOST EVERY TRIP. TOYOTA READ CODES AND STATED THAT IT WAS YAW RATE SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OVER A COST OF $1800. WE CHANGES IT AND THE CAR ACTED NORMALLY FOR 1 DAY. A DAY LATER THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THE SKIDDING OCCURRED AGAIN. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE YAW RATE SENSOR AND PERFORMING A 0-POINT CALIBRATION, THEY READ THE CODES, AND SHOWED THE FOLLOWING: C0371 YAW RATE SENSOR OUTPUT SIGNAL MALFUNCTION C1208 STEERING POSITION SENSOR OUTPUT SIGNAL MALFUNCTION C1234 MALFUNCTION IN YAW RATE SENSOR C1271 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1272 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1273 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1274 LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1275 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1276 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT FRONT SPEED SENSOR C1277 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1278 ABNORMAL CHANGE IN OUTPUT VOLTAGE OF LEFT REAR SPEED SENSOR C1279 DECELERATION SENSOR IS FAULTY C1281 MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR OUTPUT SIGNAL IS FAULTY THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE COST OF REPAIRING ALL OF THESE SENSORS WAS APPROX $4500. THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ALL OF THESE SENSORS GAVE OUT AT THE SAME TIME, TO ME IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXPLOIT OF YET ANOTHER SHORTCOMING OF THIS CAR. CURRENTLY IF THE CAR SITS IDLING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINS, THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON REGARDLESS OF TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 100,000

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VIOLENTLY EXPERIENCED A VSC TRAC ERROR WHEN DRIVING NEXT TO A SEMI ON THE FREEWAY. IT ALMOST PULLED MY CAR INTO THE SEMI, AND THEN OFF THE ROAD AS THE WHEEL JERKED, BRAKES AND ENGINE RESPONSE CUT SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS HIGHWAY ISSUE HAPPENED LAST MONTH, AND JUST THIS WEEK, THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, OCCURRING ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO TRIGGERS. THE STEERING WHEEL SOMETIME SHAKES, AND SOMETIME PULLS SUDDENLY. IT OCCURS SOMETIMES DURING A SLOW TURN, BUT IS ALSO HAPPENING JUST DRIVING AT 25 MILES AN HOUR DOWN A STRAIGHT ROAD.....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF UPDATED 12/28/2015*JS

Mileage: 179,000

WAS DRIVING 60MPH & CAR HAD LOUD NOISE FROM UNDER CAR. DEALER SAYS IT MIGHT BE SKID CONTROL MODULE OR YAW CONTROL? IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT DEALER CAN NOT TELL ME IF REPAIR WILL WORK. MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT SENSOR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I CAN TURN OFF ENGINE & RETART, THEN DRIVE AGAIN. OFTEN, THE VSC LIGHTS STAY LIGHT UP ON DASHBOARD. DEALER PUT COMPUTER ON CAR FOR LOCATING REPAIR CODES. BUT DEALER IS STILL NOT SURE WHAT WILL FIX VEHICLE

Mileage: 195,000

WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED TO THE LEFT, I WAS STARTLED, IT'S GOOD I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL AND DID NOT HIT ANYBODY . I WAS JUST PLAIN LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO VEHICLE ON MY LEFT BUT WHAT IF IT HAPPENED ON A RAINY DAY? *TR

Mileage: 115,000

A LOUD NOISE DRIVER SIDE, VSC LIGHT ON AND ABS. *TR

Mileage: 218,645

THE TRACTION CONTROL ON MY 01 SEQUOIA COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING AT AROUND 10 MPH . THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS TO ACCIDENTS. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO ASKS ME TO KEEP IT OVER NIGHT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALL ME AND TELL MORE THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU AND THE TRANSLATE ECU ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THEY TELL ME BECAUSE IF THE YEAR AND MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE TO REPLACE THEM IT WOULD BE AT MY COST $2500 IF MY COST. HOW CAN THEY TELL YOU THAT SOMETHING THEN MANUFACTURE IS FAULTY THEN TRY TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE IT. NOW I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH FOUR CHILDREN AS I COMMUTE DAILY BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD THE REPAIR OR TO BUY A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 196,596

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS SHOWN RANDOM ACTIVATION OF THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON DRY, SMOOTH PAVEMENT. EACH INCIDENT THE SAME THING HAPPENS: THE ACTIVATION OF A BRIEF AUDIBLE WARNING BEEP, THE VSC INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES ALONG WITH THE SLIPPERY SURFACE LIGHT (TWO SQUIGGLY LINES) AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGINS RANDOMLY APPLYING HARD ABS BRAKING TO THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT COMING FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BRAKES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE PULSATING DURING EACH OF THESE INCIDENTS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IT JERKS AND SWERVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN CONTROL IS TO REDUCE THE SPEED AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS CUT OFF. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT. AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR MORE OR OVER NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL NO LONGER BE LGO OUT. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK DIAGNOSED WITH THE YAW RATE CENSOR CODE BY ONE REPAIR SHOP AND ONE AUTOPARTS STORE. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE IS NOT A PREDICTABLE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SEEMS TO CAUSE AN OCCURRENCE. MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE USAGE THIS SUV FOR FEAR THAT ANOTHER INCIDENT MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!!! IT IS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. I HAVE 98,200 MILE ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 93,400

AT HIGHWAY SPEED GOING DOWN HILL FULLY LOADED AT NIGHT IN SIERRA WITH TEMPS IN LOW 30S AND NO SNOW IN THE AREA WHERE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, MY 01 TOY SEQUOIA PULLED TO THE LEFT WITHIN SECONDS BOTH TRAC OFF/VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. ALL OF MY MUD AND SNOW TIRES HAVE GOOD TREAD. LUCKILY, I HAD BOTH HANDS FIRMLY ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT HAPPENED. ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED. THESE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON UNTIL TO DATE (1/17/16) BECAUSE I HAVE NOT TAKEN IN TO TOY DEALERSHIPS; GUESS MANY THIRD PARTIES DON'T WANT TO MESS AROUND WITH THIS ISSUE. MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN POSTED IN REGARDS TO VSC ISSUE. TOY NEED TO RECALL THIS MODEL NOW. *TR

Mileage: 147,880

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS EXHIBITED RANDOM ACTIVATION OF THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON DRY, SMOOTH PAVEMENT. EACH INCIDENT IS CHARACTERIZED BY: THE ACTIVATION OF A BRIEF AUDIBLE WARNING BEEP, THE VSC INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHES ALONG WITH THE SLIPPERY SURFACE LIGHT (TWO SQUIGGLY LINES) AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGINS RANDOMLY APPLYING HARD ABS BRAKING TO THE WHEELS INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, BACK TO FRONT, ACCOMPANIED WITH A LOUD GRINDING NOISE THAT APPEARS TO EMANATE FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM. DURING THESE INCIDENTS, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS IT JERKS FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. THE ONLY VIABLE RESPONSE IS TO REDUCE SPEED AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. TO RECOVER CONTROL, THE VEHICLE IGNITION MUST BE TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES WITHOUT WARNING AND THERE IS NOT PREDICTABLE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SEEMS TO INITIATE AN OCCURRENCE. MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE DRAMATICALLY REDUCED THE USAGE THIS SUV FOR FEAR THAT ANOTHER INCIDENT MAY RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! *TR

Mileage: 112,500

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, TRAC, EMERGENCY BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS ARE ALL ILLUMINATED. SEEMS LIKE EVERY SEQUOIA 2001 - 2005 HAS THIS PROBLEM. AFTER LOTS OF RESEARCH IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A FAULT WITH THE VSC COMPUTER AND ECU COMPUTER WHICH DEALERS WANT $2000 AND UP! THESE MALFUNCTIONS IN COMPUTERS AFFECT THE VEHICLES ABS BRAKES, AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WHICH POSES A THREAT TO SAFETY OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. *TR

Mileage: 173,000

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT ~40MPH, CAR JEERED TO THE RIGHT AND MADE A NOISE AS IF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE PUMPING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VSC & TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. VEHICLE THEN DROVE NORMALLY UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED REPEATEDLY MAKING IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW YAW SENSOR - $558. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT. SKID LIGHT AND SOUND CAME ON FOLLOWED BY VSC AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS. VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, STOPPED, AND THEN DID IT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT HAPPENED FEW TIMES, TOOK IT TO DEALER CAN NOT FIND ISSUE BUT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 230,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,086.

Mileage: 122,086

APPEARS CARS STABILITY SYSTEM CAME ON WITH APPLICATION OF BRAKES, NOISE ON THE BRAKES. WEATHER WAS CLEAR. VSC, TRACK LIGHT CAME ON. HAPPENS EVERY FEW WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

IT FEELS LIKE ITS SLIPPING AND THE WARNING SIREN GOES OFF, TRAC & VCS LIGHTS START FLASHING AND VEHICLE STARTS GRINDING SOUNDS LIKE METAL ON METAL AND LOOSE CONTROL OF CAR, CAN'T BRAKE, CAN'T STEER JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO PASS AS YOU ARE ROLLING AWAY. VERY VERY SCARY - WHAT IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY??? NOT A HAPPY TOYOTA OWNER RIGHT NOW!!!!THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS, I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT SOUND JUST LIKE MINE ON THE INTERNET AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT - ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOME FATALITIES TO HAPPEN. THIS IS MY 1ST TOYOTA AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND UP UNTIL NOW THIS HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE TO DRIVE (14YEARS). NOW I'M AFRAID FOR MY LIFE... *TR

Mileage: 170,700

ALL OF A SUDDEN A GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE, ANTI SKID BEEPING, VSC LIGHT POPPED ON. VERY HARD TO STEER AND BRAKES NOT WORKING WELL. HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. PULLED OVER, TURNED VEHICLE OFF. ENGINE ON, DROVE OFF, 5 MILES LATER, ALL OVER AGAIN, BUT MORE SEVERE. NOT SAFE AT HIGH SPEEDS, MORE THAN 25 MPH. THIS OCCURRED IN AUGUST, NO SNOW, NO RAIN, DRY CEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

DRIVING ON HWY APPROX 65 MPH. VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ONE. GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AS VEHICLE PULLED. I WAS BY MYSELF THANKFULLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND GLAD MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND HAD THE STABILITY CONTROL ECU REPLACED - 945.00. WOULD HAVE BEEN 1,200.00 BUT THE DEALER WAIVED THREE OF THE FIVE HOURS OF LABOR. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL AND IS VERY UNSAFE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED FROM TOYOTA DEALER AS A FAMILY VEHICLE BECAUSE MY WIFE AND I HAD OUR FIRST CHILD. VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. WHY IS THIS NOT A SAFETY RECALL? I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT WERE EXACTLY LIKE MINE EXPERIENCE. *TR

Mileage: 94,000

I OWN A TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2001 LIMITED. LIKE 6 MONTHS AGO I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AROUND 60 MPH UPHILL. SVC-TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND SOME NOISE THIS HAPPENED IN DRY PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER THAT, SOME TIMES THE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH OUT NOISE. AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN ALL LIGHTS WERE GONE. I SCANNED TO SEE IF ANY CODE WAS STORED BUT NOTHING. UNTIL ONE DAY DRIVING ON MAIN BOULEVARD SPEED AROUND 40 MPH IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR PULLED ME TO THE RIGHT AND LOUD GRINDING NOISE HAPPENED AT SAME TIME. THIS SOUND AND SHAKE OF THE VEHICLE LAST NO MORE THEN 15 SECONDS. AFTER THAT, IT STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN UP TO THE TIME THAT IT WAS HAPPENING EVERY MILE. THE CAR WAS BRAKING ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND LEFT REAR WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SCANNED AND NOTHING, ASKED ME IF I COULD LEAVE THE CAR ONE MORE DAY. NEXT DAY THEY CALL ME TO SAY THAT YAW RATE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. I REPLACED, SENSOR PLUS LABOR WAS $ 800. I HAVE NOT FELT THAT PROBLEM AGAIN. TOYOTA PEOPLE SEEM THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING. AT FREEWAY SPEED THIS WILL CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IT IS THE BIG QUESTION. *TR

Mileage: 96,500

BOUGHT MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2 YEARS AGO (OBVIOUSLY USED) AND THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS HAVE COME ON IN THE PAST BUT NEVER REALLY EFFECTED DRIVING. THEY WOULD GO BACK OFF BY THEMSELVES BECAUSE THE BUTTON ON THE DASH DIDN'T TURN THEM OFF. TODAY I WENT TO DRIVE IT AND NOTICED THE LIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN. AS I'M DRIVING, I'M NOTICING THAT THE VEHICLE IS ACTING LIKE I'M DRIVING ON WATER (ALMOST LIKE I'M IN 4X4 MODE) AND IT'S SHAKING BAD BECAUSE THE ROADS ARE DRY. MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND REATTACHED. THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND DROVE FINE ON THE TEST DRIVE. TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND WENT TO LEAVE LATER, THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON AND IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. IT KEEPS JERKING AND IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LOOKED FOR A TOYOTA RECALL BUT FOUND NOTHING EXCEPT A LOAD OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY TO GET REPAIRED AND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING JUST TO PAY YOUR BILLS AND SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY, YOU DEFINITELY DON'T HAVE AN EXTRA $2000 LAYING AROUND TO FIX SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL. NOT EVEN SURE WHAT TO DO NOW SINCE I STILL OWE ANOTHER YEAR ON THIS VEHICLE. *JS

Mileage: 212,000

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VSC WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER THE LEAVING THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000. ..UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF

Mileage: 143,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, ON MAY 24, 2014, I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY KIDS THROUGH INTERSTATE 15 SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. MY TRUCK PULLED ME TO THE RIGHT IN WHICH I HAD TO REACT FAST AND HOLD ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS. VSC-TRAC OFF LIGHT TURNED ON WITH A BEEPING NOISE. I TRIED TO BREAK AND MY TRUCK LOST CONTROLLED AND BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING METAL NOISE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK AND STEERED STRAIGHT. THIS LASTED ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I HAD MY KIDS WITH ME. IF I HADN'T REACTED FAST, WE WERE GOING TO BE THROWN OFF THE FREEWAY. I TOOK IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THE COMPUTER SCANNER SHOWED-NO ACTIVE FAULTS. VSC- IS THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. THE VSC AUTO ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES. THERE'S A BUTTON THAT TURNS OFF AND OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD. I NEVER TOUCH THIS BUTTON. THIS VSC LIGHTS OFF AND ON AND PULLS THE CAR WITHOUT A WARNING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN ESCONDIDO AND SPOKE TO MIKE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE SAID HE'S NEVER HEARD ANYBODY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S A RECALL IN THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. MY TRUCK HAS 189000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY FOR MY CHILDREN AND IT IS VERY SCARY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO US. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO THEM BUT TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE FRAME OF 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. PLEASE ASSIST US WITH THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 189,000

DRIVING INTO LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS DRY WARM CONDITIONS AND AT 70 MPH MY CAR VIBRATED LOUDLY AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT HARD. PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND DID NOT GO BACK OFF UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF ONLY TO COME BACK ON AFTER 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ANOTHER LANE WITH ANOTHER CAR BESIDE ME. VERY SCARY!! DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I HAVE OWED THIS CAR SINCE IT HAD 64000 MILES WHEN I BOUGHT IT NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I SEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2003 YEAR MODELS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS,BUT NOTHING FOR MY YEAR MODEL. HELP ME GET MY SUV FIXED. I WANT TO TRUST IT AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

1.ON DRY PAVEMENT CIRCULAR ENTRANCE/EXIT RAMPS THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM KICKS IN AT ABOUT 35-40 MPH WHICH IS NOT ONLY ALARMING BUT POSSIBLY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE IS TAILGATING. I'M ASSUMING THIS IS SOMETHING RELATED TO PULLING G FORCES SINCE IT'S NEVER DONE THIS IN A STRAIGHT LINE. 2.I TESTED UNDER BOTH 2WD AND 4WD AND IT BEHAVED THE SAME. 3.WHEN I KICKED IN THE VSC OFF BUTTON UNDER 4WD BEFORE ENTERING THE RAMP, THE VSC DID NOT KICK IN, SO THAT SEEMS TO BE WORKING. SEE NUMEROUS OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS AT THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SEQUOIA/2001/BRAKES/ELECTRONIC_STABILITY_CONTROL.SHTML. *TR

Mileage: 83,500

VSC LIGHT ILLUMINATION/FAILURES INITIALLY APPEARED AT 42,000 MILES, VERY INTERMITTENT AND SEEMINGLY RANDOM. FREQUENCY INCREASED AFTER 75,000 MILES; ABS LIGHT APPEARED LATER. 1. VSC OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATED (VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL) INITIALLY AT INTERMITTENT TIME WHILE DRIVING, NOW ILLUMINATED FULL-TIME. 2. VSC TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATED (VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL) INITIALLY AT INTERMITTENT TIME WHILE DRIVING, NOW ILLUMINATED FULL-TIME. 3. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED (ANTI LOCK BRAKES) INITIALLY AT INTERMITTENT TIME WHILE DRIVING, NOW ILLUMINATED FULL-TIME. ABS NOW INOPERABLE. TESTED TO VALIDATE INOPERABLE STATUS - FULL BRAKE LOCKUP, NO ABS OPERATION. VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL NOW INOPERABLE. SPUN OUT TWICE RECENTLY IN SLOW SPEED RIGHT HAND OFF-CAMBER TURN ON WET PAVEMENT.

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT WILL FLASH AND ENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT AND SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THEN AFTER 1-10 SECONDS IT WILL STOP AND THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT WILL STAY ON. IT SCARES YOU EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS, MOST ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A GOOD GRIP ON THE WHEEL YOU WILL BE IN THE OTHER LANE BEFORE YOU KNOW WHATS HAPPENING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL TROUBLE LIGHTS IN COLD WEATHER. WHILE DRIVING IN SUB FREEZING WEATHER ON WET HEAVILY SALTED NEARLY CLEAR (POSSIBLE SLIGHT SLUSH FROM SNOW DUSTING) INTERSTATE ALONG A STRAIGHT SMOOTH SLIGHT UPGRADE STRETCH, THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DIVER ACTION (STEERING, BRAKING, OR ACCELERATION) EXPERIENCED A REAR END SWERVE TO THE RIGHT AND INABILITY TO CONTROL. RESULT WAS LEAVING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY DOWN A 25-30 FOOT EMBANKMENT (NO GUARDRAIL) AND A VEHICLE ROLL (ONE TIME, ENDING UP WHEELS DOWN, STILL RUNNING). TRAVEL WAS AT OR BELOW THAT OF TRAFFIC. NO OTHER VEHICLES EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY ON THE SAME STRETCH OF ROAD. IT IS BELIEVED THAT A SUDDEN RANDOM ACTUATION OF THE STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM INITIATED THE EVENT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A GENERIC ISSUE WITH THE TOYOTA SYSTEM SPANNING SEVERAL MODELS AND YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 139,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 180,000

MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS MY 2001 SEQUOIA WILL SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES STRONGLY WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES CAUSING THE STEERING TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THANKFULLY THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING TO DRIVE, SO THE SPEEDS HAVE BEEN MUNICIPAL SPEED, RATHER THAN HIGHWAY. AT THE SAME TIME, A WARNING BELL SOUNDS AND THE VSC AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON IN YELLOW. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, THE VSC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ALREADY ON, SO THE SUDDEN BRAKING DOES NOT OCCUR. IF THE LIGHTS ARE OFF, I HAVE LEARNED TO PREPARE FOR THE SUDDEN BRAKING. I WILL TAKE THIS TO TOYOTA BEFORE THE SNOW FLIES HERE IN NORTHERN NY BECAUSE THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE ROADS ARE SNOW AND ICE COVERED. *JS

Mileage: 142,000

DRIVING THE FAMILY FROM CO TO CA. ON THE LAST LEG BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND LOS ANGELES. CRUISING ALONG AT 75 WHEN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BRAKED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DECELERATING. LONGEST 5 SECONDS OF MY LIFE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE TO MY IMMEDIATE LEFT. TAKING IT TO A DEALER SHORTLY FOR CONSULTATION. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED! *TR

Mileage: 147,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STARTED GRINDING WHILE I WAS PRESSING THE GAS AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS LOOSING POWER, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE CAR WAS LOSING POWER AND CONTROL. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING VERY BADLY. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE SERVICED FROM THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I WILL TALK WITH AN ATTORNEY ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS BECAUSE I AM VERY AFRAID OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE AND KIDS. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 120,000 MILES ON IT AND ON 3/3/13 I HAD A VERY BAD INCIDENT HAPPEN WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC). THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN LESS THAN A MILE. I WAS DRIVING ON SUNNY DAY ON A STRAIGHTAWAY ABOUT 35 MPH BOTH TIMES WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE BRAKES PEDAL FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD BROKEN WITH IT, AND IT WOULD NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CAR FOR LACK OF A BETTER WAY TO WORD IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED. AT THIS POINT I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND I HAD TO DO SOMETHING ASAP. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A VERY STEEP DOWNWARD BANK. I WAS LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAD 2 ADULTS AND 4 CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I FEEL LUCK THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED! I AM NOW AT THE POINT THAT I?M SCARRED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. THINK ABOUT THIS, WHAT A HORRIBLE FEELING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH AND WHEN WILL THIS HAPPEN AGAIN? SO NOW I AM AT THE POINT DO I SELL IT BECAUSE I DON'T TRUST IT AND PASS ON A PROBLEM TO ANOTHER PERSON. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT: AS I WAS DRIVING THEN SUDDENLY THE TRUCK STARTED TO BEEP AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH AND MADE A BRAKING SOUND. AND I WENT INTO THE SIDE AND HIT A SMALL POST AND THE SEAT BELT TIGHTEN. NOW MY BACK HAS BEEN HURTING ME SINCE. AND SOME LIGHTS WERE ON. THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS WERE ON. THEN AFTER THAT ONE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING VERY CAREFUL BUT IT WILL STILL DO THE SAME THING. THE BEEP STARTS AND THE SWIRLING BACK AND FORTH. BUT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SLOWER TOO SO I DON'T GET OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS VERY SCARY. AFTER THE I TURN OFF THE TRUCK THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON. BUT THE THING IS THAT IT JUST HAPPENS. I HAVE NO I IDEA WHEN OR WHAT TIME. I HOPE I CAN GET HELP ON FIXING THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 173,817

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT AT 5 MPH. OUR VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT WHILE A BUZZER WENT OFF & THEN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 20-25 MPH. ON BOTH OCCASIONS OUR VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS LIFE SAFETY DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY TOYOTA FOR THE 2003 SEQUOIA'S AND BY THE VAST AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS SHOULD EXTEND TO EARLIER MODELS AS WELL. I RECENTLY TOOK OUR SEQUOIA INTO A MECHANIC AND THEIR TROUBLE SHOOTING REVEALED THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, COSTING OVER $3400. *TR

Mileage: 107,901

WIFE WAS PULLING OFF FROM A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT (SKIDDING CAR ICON) AND WARNING BUZZER CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND, VIBRATING, AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, TURNED IT OFF, AND CALLED ME TO COME SWAP VEHICLES WITH HER. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, OF COURSE, THE SYMPTOMS HAD GONE AWAY. SEVERAL DAYS LATER ON A FAMILY TRIP, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING SHE HAD DESCRIBED. WE PULLED OVER, THE NOISE STOPPED, AND THEN THE VSC/TRAC AND TRAC OFF CAME ON. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FIX. TOO MANY VEHICLES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, OVER SEVERAL PRODUCTION YEARS (2003'S ACTUALLY HAVE A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE). HOWEVER, READING VARIOUS FORUMS HAS MADE ME THINK TOYOTA DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS. BUT IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECKED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TODAY DRIVING AT 40MPH MY 2001 SEQUOIA SUDDENLY JOLTED AND BRAKE WITH A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, THIS WHILE I WAS USING THE GAS PEDAL! IT WAS VERY SCARY AND SHOCKING THAT IT COULD POSSIBLY DO SUCH AN UNSAFE MANEUVER. MY CHILDREN & I WERE TERRIFIED AS THE BEEPING STARTED AND THEN A STEADY NOISE WHILE THE GRINDING PERSISTED. I AM SO GLAD THE CAR BEHIND US DID NOT PLOW INTO US, AND STILL DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY DID NOT. TO EVERYONE THAT HAS STATED THIS: "PEOPLE WILL BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS", YOU ARE VERY CORRECT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE SUCH A FAULTY SYSTEM IN A CAR ON THE ROAD. WE HAD IS TOWED AWAY, AND FRANKLY I KNOW NOT WHAT TO DO SINCE READING ALL OF THESE OTHER INCIDENTS. EVEN IF WE HAVE IT FIXED, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL NOT CEASE. I HAD THIS HAPPEN TWICE IN THE LAST 2 DAYS, BUT THOUGHT I'D RUN OVER A POTHOLE OR SOMETHING. TODAY, IT WAS SMOOTH PAVEMENT AND NICE WEATHER. WE REALLY NEED A RECALL TO SAVE LIVES! *TR

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT. VSC AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, STOPPED, AND THEN DID IT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT HAPPENED WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND SCARED EVERYONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO US, BUT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 164,359

OH HWY 26 IN LEFT LANE. ALARM SOUNDS VSC TRAC LIGHTS COME ON. VEHICLE SURGES TO THE RIGHT. I HAD TO CORRECT IT, TO KEEP IT IN MY LANE. DRY PAVEMENT TOTALLY UNANNOUNCED. VERY SCARY SITUATION. WHOLE FAMILY IN CAR AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 145,000

GOING AROUND SLIGHT CURVE. ALARM SOUNDED VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE TRIED TO STEER OFF ROAD INTO A DITCH. TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO CORRECT IT BACK ON THE ROAD. PERFECT WEATHER DRY PAVEMENT. NOT THE FIRST TIME THE SYSTEM HAS DONE CRAZY THINGS. *JB

Mileage: 151,969

HAD JUST TURNED ONTO A ROAD AT 25 MPH AND VCS/TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON, STARTED BEEPING, MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND WAS HARD TO STEER, PULLED OFF ROAD AS THINKING I HAD RAN OVER SOMETHING....VERY SCARED. NOW DOES IT APPROXIMATELY 2 X WEEKLY WITH NO RHYME OR REASON. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TWO DAYS AGO, I HAPPENED TO BE ON MY WAY HOME ON A BACK ROAD AND ONLY GOING AROUND 40 MPH WHEN MY STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, VSC TRAC, AND TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED MAKING A BEEPING NOISE AND I COULD NOT CONTROL MY VEHICLE. THIS IS FOR A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SINCE ON DIFFERENT FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA AND HOPE THAT THERE WILL BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM OR THEY COULD BE FACING SOME LAWSUITS IF THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS PERSIST AND SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED BECAUSE OF NEGLIGENCE ON TOYOTA'S PART. AS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, WE HAVE OWNED TOYOTA VEHICLES FOR YEARS, MY GREAT UNCLE WAS EVEN ASKED TO BE IN A TOYOTA COMMERCIAL BECAUSE OF THE DEVOTION OUR FAMILY HAS HAD TO TOYOTA. I REALLY HOPE THEY DO THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE THERE WILL BE CHALLENGES MADE AGAINST THEIR COMPANY IF NOT. *TR

Mileage: 181,008

RECENTLY, MY 01 SEQUOIA HAS BEEN MAKING A LOUD METAL-LIKE GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. SOUNDED LIKE IT CAME FROM THE ENGINE OR THE TIRES. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BECOME UNSTABLE ON THE ROAD AND IT WAS SWERVING, THE VSC TRAC LIGHT AND VSC OFF LIGHT FLASHED AND BEEPED RAPIDLY, AND WORST THING OF ALL WAS THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK EITHER. THE MORE I PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, THE MORE THE METAL GRINDING NOISE WAS INTENSIFIED. FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BE DROPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR THE TIRES WERE SCRAPED TO THE BONE. PROBLEM FIRST HAPPENED IN APRIL, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING BECAUSE AS FAST AS IT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE, IT QUICKLY WENT AWAY ALSO. HOWEVER, 2 WEEKS AGO, MY HUSBAND AND MY SON WERE IN MY CAR AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT LASTED LONGER AND MY HUSBAND HAD TO TRY HIS BEST TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS SWERVING AND SHAKING SO BAD, AND THE LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS BACK. WE KEPT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE FOR A WEEK IN HOPES THAT IT WILL "GO AWAY." TODAY, 5/16/12, AS I'M DRIVING AT 50MPH IT HAPPENED AGAIN.THANKFULLY, THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME, AND JUST A TRUCK A LITTLE WAYS AHEAD OF ME. BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55MPH, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. I PUT PRESSURE ON MY BRAKES TO NO AVAIL BECAUSE THE MORE I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKES, THE LOUDER THE NOISE WAS AND THE MORE THE CAR WAS SHAKING. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING EVENTS IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I SAW THAT I WAS APPROACHING THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FAST AND I COULDN'T STOP, I TRIED TO PULL TO THE SIDE BUT THERE WERE NO ROOM BECAUSE THE SIDES WERE JUST GUARD RAILS. AT THAT POINT, I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON MY BRAKES BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANNA BE KILLED OR HURT ANYONE ELSE, SO MY CAR FINALLY STARTED TO SLOWED DOWN. THE SCARIEST PART WAS THAT I COULD NOT BRAKE. THE MORE I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE LOUDER THE NOISE, AND THE MORE THE CAR WAS SHAKING.

Mileage: 174,000

RECENTLY HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED, WHILE ACCELERATING UP FREEWAY ON RAMP I COULD FEEL POWER BEING TAKEN AWAY, LOOKED DOWN AND SKID CONTROL LIGHT WAS LIT UP. ASKED MECHANIC ABOUT IT AND RECOMMENDED ZERO POINT CALIBRATION TO REST SENSORS FOR STEERING YAW AND PITCH. AFTER ZPC VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS WERE ON. CODE PULLED C1231 STEERING ANGLE. ZPC AGAIN. CODE AND LIGHTS STILL, CODE WILL NOT CLEAR WITH TOYOTA INTELLIGENT 2 SCANNER. MONITORING STEERING SENSOR WITH SCANNER SHOW BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE NUMBERS WITH ZERO AT WHEELS STRAIGHT. MECHANIC WANT TO CHANGE OUT SPENDY VSC CPU AND TRANSLATE CPU AND SAYS THAT IS NO GUARANTEE TO FIX. I AM DRIVING IT WITH LIGHTS ONE DUE TO UNABLE TO PAY $2K FOR SOMETHING OUT OF KNOW WHERE AND NO PART PHYSICALLY BROKE TO PROMOTE. IN LOOKING AROUND I SEE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WAS DRIVING OUT MY DRIVEWAY, NOT GOING FAST AT ALL...TURNED ON A MAJOR STREET AND SUDDENLY, A PICTURE OF THE SKIDDING CAR APPEARED AND THEN THE TRAC/VSC LIGHTS CAME ON WITH A HORRENDOUS NOISE. TOOK CAR TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AFTER RELINQUISHING $100.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE LIGHT AND NOISE FROM THE VSC ENGAGING OR DISENGAGING IS REALLY LOUD AND HAS HAPPENED EVERY DAY SINCE THE INITIAL ISSUE. DOES THIS PRESENT A PROBLEM? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED FOR WORK AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. I'VE SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT FAIL TO DO A RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND VEHICLE TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AND THEY CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. IT FEELS LIKE THEIR IS LESS TRACTION AND THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO WEAR. *JS

Mileage: 115,000

VEHICLE: TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2001 4WD LTD TEMPERATURE: 87 DEGREES F CONDITIONS: SUNNY & CLEAR - NO RAIN/WATER PRESENT - NO OBVIOUS SLIPPERY CONDITIONS SURFACE: PAVED SURFACE ROAD ACCESSORIES ACTIVE: AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON & RADIO WAS ON WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED (VEHICLE SYMBOL THAT INCLUDES 3 WAVY LINES) AND SOUNDED AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE "VSC TRAC" & "VSC OFF" LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. TO MEMORY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BEING PRESSED AS NORMAL. WHEN THE ABOVE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED A NEGATIVE SENSATION COULD BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT VEER OFF COURSE. NEXT, THE EMERGENCY FLASHER HAZARD LIGHT WAS TURNED ON, THE A/C & RADIO WERE TURNED OFF AND THE FOUR MAIN WINDOWS WERE LOWERED TO THEIR FULL DOWN POSITIONS BY THE DRIVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A SIDE STREET APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE AHEAD, STOPPED AND PARKED. THE DRIVER KEPT THE VEHICLE RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY THE DRIVER FOR SIGNS OF OBVIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE BRAKE, DRIVELINE AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS DID NOT SHOW ANY OBVIOUS SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS CHECKED AND IT DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE CURRENT STATE. THE VEHICLE'S A/C SYSTEM WAS SWITCHED BACK ON (THE RADIO WAS LEFT OFF) AND THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES, PARKED AND TURNED OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS OF THE VEHICLE BEING PARKED & NOT RUNNING THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE PREVIOUS DASHBOARD LIGHTS AT FIRST DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE OF DRIVING THE "VSC TRAC" & "VSC OFF" LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES, PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THERE WERE NO UNUSUAL MECHANICAL SENSATIONS FELT OR HEARD DURING EITHER 10 OR 50 MILE DRIVES. *TR

Mileage: 171,150

VSC LIGHT WAS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE(SEQUOIA) WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL ECU. THE VSC LIGHT STARTED COMING BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY TOYOTA SAID IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2400 TO FIX. SINCE THE LIGHTS ONLY CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEMS AND I DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SPARE I DIDN'T GET THE REPAIRS DONE. WHILE HAVING MY ROTORS TURNED AT THE DEALERSHIP THE MECHANIC SAID THEY NOTICED THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON. THEY SAID THEY WORKED ON MY VEHICLE FOR 3 HRS(AT NO CHARGE-JUST DOING ME A FAVOR)) TO TRY AND REMEDY THE VSC LIGHT PROBLEM. WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE WARNING LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, I STARTED HEARING WARNING BEEPS, THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME! I PULLED OVER AND HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS SKID CONTROL ECU AND WOULD COST $2400 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS CAR AND WOULD FIX IT IF I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. BECAUSE OF NECESSITY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR AND DEALING WITH THE DAILY SCARE BUT LATELY IT HAS BEEN GETTING SO BAD THAT I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO TRADE IT IN BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 56,493

THE "VSC OFF" AND VSC SKID LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON TO THE PRESENT DATE. WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON ALL VSC FUNCTIONS STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. REPAIR WAS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. AN ESTIMATE OF APPROXIMATELY $2200 WAS GIVEN TO REPLACE THE VEHICLES ECU. NO REPAIR WAS MADE. OCCASIONALLY THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION FOR A BRIEF PERIOD (USUALLY LESS THAN 2 SECONDS) AS IF SOMETHING HAS CUT POWER 20-30%. I SUSPECT IT WAS THE VSC SYSTEM TRYING TO CUT ON OR ENGAGE. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR SOME TIME. VEHICLE NOW HAS 178000 MILES. *TT

Mileage: 140,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION ON HIGHWAY. VSC AND TRAC LIGHT CAME ON, THEN COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO PULL OVER EXTREMELY FAST BEFORE GETTING REAR ENDED BY OTHER VEHICLES. CAN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT WITH ENTIRE FAMILY IN CAR. LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON, OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. CAR WAS NOT SAFE AT ALL! TOYOTA NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS VSC ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 135,000

DRIVING MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2001 SEQUOIA AND THE VSC SYSTEM GOES OFF LIKE WE'RE ON ICE. DOES IT UNTIL THE SYSTEM STAYS OFF. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS RANDOMLY. VERY SCARY... RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 146,533

SKID CONTROL ENGAGE UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 10

BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY APPLY ON THERE OWN, PULLING THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT. I AM SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE OPTION OF DISABLING THE VSC ON THIS VEHICLE BUT THAT FUNCTION DOES NOT WORK. IT WILL DISABLE ITSELF AFTER AN EPISODE, LATER IT WILL SELF ENABLE AND IT STARTS OVER AGAIN. I'VE HAD IT IN TO TOYOTA SERVICE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW CPU, BUT THAT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY FIX THE PROBLEM. I'VE SEEN OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON MANY SEQUOIA OWNER FORUMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR SEQUOIA OWNERS. THE DEALER HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE ABS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE TRAC AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SKID COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,791. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 176,791

VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT, ABS, AND VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON. GET GRINDING NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AS THE ABS APPLIES THE BRAKE AND STEERING WHEEL AND VEHICLE PULLS EXTREMELY TO THE RIGHT. ALMOST LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE IF YOUR NOT EXPECTING IT. THIS HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE RESET WHICH FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE INCORRECT BRAKE FLUID WAS USED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE GASKET LINING TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

Mileage: 150,000

MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED IT'S BRAKES AND VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS EVENT REPEATED ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET HOME. IT ALMOST FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN IN THE LEFT LANE, I WOULD HAVE HIT ANY CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE OR IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER AT THE TIME, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID ME. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN MULTIPLE YEARS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EARLY 2003 MODELS. TOYOTA SERVICE SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YAW SENSOR AND AN $800 REPAIR.

Mileage: 196,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. DURING THE FAILURE, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 119,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 119,000

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VSC TRAC/VSC OFF SKID CONTROL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE SHUTTERS AGGRESSIVELY AND DECELERATES SUDDENLY (OCCURRED AT LEAST 8 TIMES BETWEEN 65 AND 45 MPH). VEHICLE BECOMES VERY UNSTABLE AND DIFFICULT TO CONTROL UNTIL FULL STOP. UNSAFE TO OPERATE!! *TR

Mileage: 112,000

THE VSC AND OTHER LIGHTS IN DASH LIGHT UP AND HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLES BRAKES TO ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. ITS PULLS THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY TO THE TO LEFT. IT HAPPENS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND THE COST TO REPLACE IT IS 1,200 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VSC-TRAC, VSC-OFF, ABS, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WARNING LIGHTS FOR VEHICLE SKID CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND PARKING BRAKE ARE CONSISTENTLY ON REPORTING A FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) SEEMS TO BE FAILING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT RATCHETING OR GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES THE WHEELS AND STEERING TO VIBRATE IMMENSELY AND HAVE FEELINGS OF LOST CONTROL (STALLING) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT ALL DIFFERENT ROAD SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE, THE "VSC OFF" AND "TRAC" LIGHTS ON MY DASH COME ON. THIS COULD INDICATE POTENTIAL VSC COMPUTER FAILURE. THE SYSTEM IS TIED IN WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND FAILURE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 142,528

VSC / TRAC SYSTEM ENGAGES RANDOMLY... SOMETIMES THREE TIMES PER WEEK. STARTED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. VARIOUS SPEEDS, VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES... NOTHING CONSISTENT. IT HAS PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD TWICE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME JUST ENGAGES WITH A RUMBLE SOUND AND HARD TO DRIVE. THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS FINDS NOTHING. I HAVE USED AUTO-BLOG AND DISCOVERED DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 150,040

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HAS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST SUMMER 2009, AND NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME CONSISTENT AND AT EVERY ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLS MOMENTARILY AND THE VSC LIGHT/S COME ON THE SAME TIME. THE REASON I MENTION BOTH THE VSC AND THE ABS, IS THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE INTERWORKED FOR CONTROL, AND AT THIS TIME IT COULD BE EITHER OR BOTH WHICH ARE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 158,800

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HAS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST STARTED TO OCCUR SUMMER 2010. THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT RATCHETING OR GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES THE WHEELS AND STEERING TO VIBRATE IMMENSELY AND HAVE FEELINGS OF LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT ALL DIFFERENT ROAD SPEEDS, SPECIFICALLY IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT FULL HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE REASON I MENTION BOTH THE VSC AND THE ABS, IS THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE INTERWORKED FOR CONTROL, AND AT THIS TIME IT COULD BE EITHER OR BOTH WHICH ARE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 158,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC AND TRACTION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, LIMITING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

Mileage: 115,000

THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, ALARM BEEPS, GRINDING NOISES AN DIFFICULTY STOPPING CAR. THIS HAPPENED AT 35 MPH THE FIRST TIME ON DRY ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO JUST PULL OVER IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND BRING CAR IN. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AT 65/70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL INTO BREAK DOWN LANE, CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, WHILE DRIVING IN BREAKDOWN LANE TO NEXT EXIT, HAPPENED AGAIN. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN AREA, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHERE CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM EITHER. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE VERY SCARY AND FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. DUE TO PICK UP VEHICLE FROM DEALER TOMORROW BUT HAVE PRINTED OUT NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO SHOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. FAILURE OF VSC ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. REPLACED 3 PARTS....YAW SENSOR, BRAKE BOOSTER AND CPU. OLD CPU PART IS IN MY OFFICE. SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 ON REPAIRS AND TOYOTA'S HQ IN CALIFORNIA RESPONSE WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY". *TR

Mileage: 70

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, EVERY SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE HAS NOT RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY DECELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 5 MPH WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL EXHIBITED UNKNOWN SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 31,000

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY LURCHES FORWARD WHEN IN GEAR WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES AND WILL NOT ALLOW THE ACCELERATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA YAW SENSOR FAILED WHILE ON I95, CAUSING A LOUD WARNING BUZZER, THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED, BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO QUICKLY SLOW THE SUV AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE UNTIL THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. WE HAD TO PAY TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE YAW SENSOR, THE SECOND TIME SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2001. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS IN 2003/4. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED OVER TEN COMPLAINTS TO DEALER SINCE PURCHASE THAT VSC LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER STARTING TRUCK. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO COME TO NEAR VEHICLE ROLLOVER ON THE INTERSTATE AND MANY NEAR CRASHES WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE MISSES..BECAUSE YOU ALMOST LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. I CANNOT DRIVE IT NOW DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS IGNORED AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED . I HAD NOTICED IT MAYBE A FEW YEARS BEFORE. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN GO OFF. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN MY VEHICLE MUCH UNTIL LATELY AND NOW IT OCCURS IF I GET INTO MY VEHICLE AND BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS IN MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA COME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND RESTARTS THE ENGINE, THE LIGHTS GOES OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED BACK IN THE SPRING OF 2003 AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER THE NEW VEHICLE'S 3 YEAR WARRANTY. I TOLD THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM DURING MY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NO CODE RECORDED IN THE COMPUTER. THEY MAKE ME FEEL LIKE I WAS DRIVING AGGRESSIVE AND CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS ON AND OFF FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS TILL LAST MONTH (JULY, 2009) WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING IN LA FREEWAY. HE WAS FACING THE LOST OF ENGINE POWER AND UNABLE TO SPEED UP WHEN THE VSC AND TRACTION LIGHTS COMES ON. HE HAS TO PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I BEGIN TO SEARCH THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY 2001 SEQUOIA. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS EXPERIENCING FALSE SKID INDICATIONS RESULTING IN DANGEROUS APPLICATIONS OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE. THE INDICATIONS ARE ILLUMINATION OF THE SKID SYMBOL, RAPID ANTISKID SERVO ACTION, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE APPLICATION WHICH LAST FROM ONE SECOND TO AS MUCH AS 30 SECONDS. ONCE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE APPLICATION STOPS, THE SKID SYMBOL IS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS OCCURS IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS AT LOW OR HIGH SPEED, SMOOTH ROAD SURFACES, AND WHETHER GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. I HAVE HAD THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONNECT THEIR COMPUTER SEVERAL TIMES TO DETERMINE A CAUSE AND THEY CAN NOT DEFINITIVELY TELL WHAT HAS FAILED. SOMETIMES THEY TELL ME IT COULD BE THE YAW SENSOR OR THE SKID CONTROL ECM, BUT THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ABOUT A YEAR. INITIALLY, THE FIRST SIGN OF A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND THE THROTTLE WENT TO IDLE AND THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, AND ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. TOYOTA SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE CABLE AND THROTTLE SENSOR AND I PAID THEM TO REPLACE BOTH PARTS. SHORTLY AFTER THIS, THE FALSE SKID FAILURES BEGAN. THE FALSE SKID FAILURES OCCUR RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AND RECENTLY, THE FREQUENCY OF OCCURRENCE HAS INCREASED. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

I HAVE A SEQUOIA 2001 LIMITED AND THE VSC TRAC AND OFF LIGHT COME ON AFTER YOU DRIVE FOR A WHILE AND WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT BACK AGAIN THE LIGHTS GO OFF. IT HAPPENED BEFORE LAST YEAR IN 2008 A FEW COUPLE OF TIMES AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID IT WAS OK. NOW IN 2009 IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS THE CAR WILL SHAKE A BIT AND WOULD MAKE THIS BEEP BEEP SOUND THEN IT LOOSES ACCELERATION AND LOOSES POWER TEMPORARILY AND I CAN NOT SEEM TO APPLY THE BREAKS PROPERLY BEFORE THE VSC TRAC VSC OFF LIGHTS GO ON AND STAY ON. THEN BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND ON THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES. I AM TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT I AM THAT IT MAY CAUSE AND ACCIDENT SINCE IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BREAK. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

VSC ANTI - SKID AND ECU LIGHTS STAY ON AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

THE "VSC TRAC" LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT & ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON. I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRAC LIGHT SINCE THE FIRST 20K MILES. HAVE HAD IT IN ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE DEALER WITH NO FIX. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 100K MILES. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY, OFTEN IN THE COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

VSC AND VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHT STAYING ON TOYOTA SEQUOIA TURNING TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF. VEHICLE CAN LOOSE TRACTION DURING DIFFERENT ROAD CONDITIONS. OVER $2000 TO FIX FROM DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY 2001 SEQUOIA HIT A POT-HOLE. THIS WAS BACK IN 2004 AND THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS LONG OUT OF WARRANTY AND I CAN'T AFFORD ANY EXPENSES RIGHT NOW. THAT'S JUST ONE OF A FEW MAJOR COMPONENTS TO GO. IN 2003 THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAD 88,000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS BEYOND THE 60,000 DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. HOWEVER, TOYOTA DID PAY FOR HALF OF THE $4000 BILL WITH THE DEALERSHIP PICKING UP A 1/4 OF THE BILL. I PAID THE REST. WAS PAYING HALF AN ADMISSION BY TOYOTA THAT THEY PROVIDED A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I DO KNOW THAT THE DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE OLD TRANSMISSION AND SHIPPED IT OFF TO TOYOTA AND I NEVER HEARD ANOTHER WORD ABOUT IT. THE BRAKES ON THESE BIG VEHICLES HAVE BEEN A SORE SPOT WITH ME. I'VE HAD TO CHANGE BRAKES AND ROTORS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS. AND LAST ON MY LIST OF COMPLAINTS IS THE TAILGATE. IT HAS RUSTED OUT PREMATURELY AND IT IS MORE THAN A $1,000 TO REPLACE. I USE BUNGIES TO KEEP IT CLOSED UP AND I HAD TO PROP THE WINDOW UP SINCE THE TRACKING SYSTEM IN THE TAILGATE RUSTED OUT AND FELL APART. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

WITH NO PRIOR WARNING SYMPTOMS, THE "VSC TRAC" "VSC OFF" BRAKE" AND ABS" LIGHT COME ON IN MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. IT STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO JUST ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT NOW IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I PUT THE CAR IN MOTION. IT SEEMED TO ME AT FIRST THAT IT HAPPENED MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD (THE HIGH 30S IS ABOUT AS COLD AS IT EVER GETS HERE, THOUGH.) THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. SEE HERE: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-SEQUOIA/62954-VSC-TRAC-VSC-OFF-BRAKE-ABS-2/. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

THE VSC COMPUTER ON MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS ACTING UP AS MANY MEMBERS ON THE TUNDRASOLUTIONS MESSAGE BOARD HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND BASICALLY TO FIX IT THE WHOLE COMPUTER NEEDS REPLACED FOR A HEALTHY SUM OF MONEY. *TR

VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD GO ON AND OFF. IT STARTED AROUND 30,000 MILES AND WOULD LIGHT UP AFTER GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP OR DURING A TIGHT TURN. AT 67,000 MILES IT WENT OFF AT 60 MPH DURING AN ON RAMP ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A VIOLENT SHANK OF THE VEHICLE AND DANGEROUS STOP. A CRASH WAS AVOIDED. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID BRAKE BOOSTER, YAW SENSOR, AND CPU ERROR. ALL THREE REPLACED OVER A 18 MONTH PERIOD STARTING WITH YAW SENSOR. TOTAL RESULTING IN $3000 OF REPAIRS. I HAVE OLD CPU AND TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED 6 TIMES AND THEY REFUSE TO ASSIST IN REPAIR COSTS. I FEEL THIS WAS A FAULTY CPU UNIT INSTALLED. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

ABOUT 1YR AGO VSC TRAC, TRAC OFF, ABS, & BRAKE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND STAY ON. MY SYSTEM FOR THESE BRAKING FEATURES NO LONGER WORK. I FOUND OUT FROM RESEARCH THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THE 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT I OWN AND WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO HELP GET IT RECALLED BY TOYOTA. THE REPAIR IS 2 SEPARATE COMPUTERS THAT CAN BE AS MUCH AS 2200 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 98,500

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA- 48K MILES..VEHICLES TRACTION CONTROL AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE CAR. JUST BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON, THE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND LOSES POWER. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR. ANYWHERE FROM 1MIN TO 15MIN FROM THE START OF DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS ONCE THE VEHICLE IS UP TO SPEED, WE HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN IN TO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR PULLED SO VIOLENTLY AND DIDN'T HAVE POWER. THE CAR WILL SHAKE AND PULL AND THE ONLY WAY WE'VE GOTTEN IT TO STOP IS BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND REDUCING SPEED (LESS THAN 30 MPH). AFTER WE REDUCE THE SPEED, THE TRAC AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR IS DRIVABLE UNTIL YOU CYCLE THE IGNITION. IT'S PRETTY SCARY. MY FATHER-IN-LAW TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEIR DIAGNOSIS IS SKID CONTROL ECU FAULTY, MUST REPLACE. DTC CODES C1363 AND C1234. THE COST THEY QUOTED HIM WAS $2415.99 + $200 LABOR. WE HAVEN'T DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE NEW ECU BECAUSE WE FEEL ITS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY OR SHOULD BE A TSB. I'VE SINCE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA'S RESPONSE IS TO JUST REPLACE THE ECU. SOME OF THEM EVEN GOT INTO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SHAKING. *TR

Mileage: 48,700

VEHICLE OFF AND ON THE STABILITY CONTROL KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND IS DOING QUIT OFTEN TOOK IT IN AND DEALERS SAYS IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT COST ALOT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIX AND WHEN IT COMES ON THE HIGHWAY TRUCK STALLS AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE IT CAUSES IT TO STALL OR SLOWS IT DOWN IT OCCURS OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THE VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT CAME ON A FEW DAYS. WE TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU HAS FAILED. WE ARE TOLD THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THIS AT A COST OF $2,400. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM, CATCHING FIRE, ETC. AND THIS PROBLEM IS LIFE THREATENING. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGING ME. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WE HAD A 100,000 MILE SERVICE WITH A TOYOTA DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER THE VSC/ABS LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THEY INSIST IT IS THE SKID CONTROL AND ECU COMPUTERS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHEN WILL NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS AND FORCE A RECALL? *TR

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON CONTINUOUSLY. VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER SWITCH AND/OR SKID CONTROL ECU. VSC IS NON-FUNCTIONING WHILE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AFFECTING VEHICLE HANDLING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS (SAFETY ISSUE ). REPAIR COST IS SUBSTANTIAL. HAVE FOUND MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2001-2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS ON TUNDRA SOLUTIONS FORUM AND RELATED DISCUSSIONS AT EDMUNDS .COM. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

BRAKE, ABS, SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON , DEALER SERVICE CHECKED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING BATTERY WHICH WAS DONE BY THEM. FOLLOWING DAY WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON INTERMITTENTLY , RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON WHILE THE DEALER HAD IT. WAS ADVISED IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, JUST MALFUNCTIONING WARNING LIGHTS. NOW( OCTOBER 2007) THE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON AND WHEN RETURNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AGAIN WAS TOLD THIS TIME IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECU, AND RECOMMEND REPLACING SKID CONTROL ECU. WAS ALSO TOLD IT THAT THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN LIGHTS WERE ON SO HANDLING WOULD BE AFFECTED (SAFETY ISSUE ). AT THIS TIME I AM GATHERING INFORMATION ON WHETHER IT SHOULD BE REPLACED OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 121,390