2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Electronic Stability Control (esc) Problems

I TOOK MY SEQUOIA TO HAVE AN AIRBAG RECALL FIXED AND A RECALL THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SKID CONTROL MODULE BEFORE I TOOK IT TO HAVE THESE RECALLS DONE MY 2 VSC LIGHTS (VSC OFF LIGHT AND VSC TRAC LIGHT) ON THE DASH WERE ON AND SO WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT I THOUGHT MAYBE THE SKID CONTROL RECALL WOULD FIX THE VSC LIGHT BUT NOW BOTH OF THE VSC LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AND MY BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW ALSO COMING ON WHEN I START MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY BRAKE POWER IS DIMINISHED AND MY VEHICLE SHAKES BAD WHEN HITTING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR JUST TO SLOW DOWN IN GENERAL AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEREVER I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME BUT AS LONG AS THE VSC LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AREN'T ALL LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AT THE SAME TIME MY BRAKES AREN'T AS DIMINISHED BUT BOTH OF THE VSC LIGHTS STAY ON AND MY VEHICLE STILL SHAKES WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. ALSO WHEN BOTH OF THE VSC LIGHTS ARE ON ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT MY VEHICLE WANTS TO SPIN THE BACK TIRES WHEN I'M TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY FOR A SECOND THEN PROCEED.

Mileage: 237,649

TRAC OFF VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. SEEMS TO BE FAULTY SENSOR. BRAKE LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ON WITH NO ISSUE WITH BRAKES. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED. ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, THE ANTISKID CONTROL ACTIVATES WHEN THE CAR IS GOING LESS THAN 30 MPH SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL AND SHAKES. AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE NEXT TIME YOU DRIVE BUT WILL COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ARE ON.

Mileage: 170,000

MY VSC/VTC LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON SINCE I HAVE OWNED MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE A BRAKE LIGHT THAT COMES ON CONSTANTLY. I AM ONLY ABLE TO RESET THE BRAKE LIGHT BY TURNING OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTING. I HAVE REPLACED ALL 4 ROTORS, CALIPERS AND FUEL LINES MORE THAN 3 TIMES SINCE BUYING THE TRUCK NEW. BRAKE PADS ARE CHANGED IN THE FRONT TIRES CONTINUOUSLY! THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THIS TRUCK! I WAS TOLD BY MANY MECHANICS THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE SKID CONTROL / TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO TURN OFF IS TO HAVE TOYOTA FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE SEQUOIA'S. ALSO, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH TO THIS VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE WHICH BREAKS REPEATEDLY!! IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND THE ONLY EXIT WERE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR TAIL GATE FROM INSIDE!!! ONCE THAT STUPID PLASTIC HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE BREAKS, YOU CANNOT OPEN THE REAR HATCH ON THE SEQUOIA!! IT BECOMES A DEATH TRAP IN THE THIRD ROW SEATING AREA!!

Mileage: 900

MY 2003 SEQUOIA GOT VSC OFF, VSC TRAC, AND BRAKE INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT AGAIN SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE SENSORS AT DEALER FEW YEARS AGO. VERY DISAPPOINTING. I DON'T KNOW IF TOYOTA HAS EVER SINCE RECALL IN 2010.

VSC, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. NO TRACTION CONTROL WHEN BUTTON PUSHED. DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED TRACTION CONTROL BEEPS WHEN NOT EVEN APPROPRIATE. HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO BRAKE, NO BRAKES LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO NO BRAKES! I HAVE RESEARCHED RECALL MY VIN# NOT LISTED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS! UNSAFE! TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL MORE VEHICLES. NOT A HAPPY TOYOTA CONSUMER!

Mileage: 215,000

VSC AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON AND STABILITY CONTROL IS OFF. THIS HAS BEEN IN THIS STATE FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL INTERACTIONS WITH TOYOTA REGARDING REPAIRING UNDER THE RECALL. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN MAY. THE RECALL ONLY COVERS CARS MANUFACTURED THROUGH APRIL. HAVING WORKED IN A TOYOTA PLANT FOR 5 YEARS, I KNOW THAT IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE DEFECTIVE PARTS COULD BE IN THE PLANT SEVERAL MONTHS PAST APRIL. YESTERDAY, MY BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING RANDOMLY, WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND THE CAR WAS NOT REACTING NORMALLY TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANICM. THE TROUBLESHOOTING CODES HAD TO DUE WITH THE STABILITY CONTROL COMPUTER.

Mileage: 820

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF THE SHOALS, S 5100, US-43, TUSCUMBIA, AL 35674) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

Mileage: 163,000

THE TRAC LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT ARE ON WHICH CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AT LEAST EVERY 3 MONTHS SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND THE TRUCK SOMEWHAT DECELERATED TO ALMOST AN SUDDEN STOP AND THOSE TWO ABOVE LIGHT ENGAGED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THESE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON SINCE JULY 2017. I HAVE CALLED THE TOYATO RECALL CENTER AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER. THE TOYATO DEALDHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME 114.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH RIGHT NOW I CAN NOT AFFORD. I AM PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE USED AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT ON AND EVERY TIME I HAVE BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED IT'S ABOT $365.00 A POP. PLEASE ADVISE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND IT A VERY COME DEFECT ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE AROUND BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND COSTS SOMEONE THEIR LIFE OR OTHERS THEIR LIVES.

Mileage: 223,465

SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND A MAJOR PROBLEM NOT ONLY WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT OTHER YEARS AND MODELS AS WELL THE PAINT BUBBLING AND COMING OFF THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY HOOD AREA AND TOP OF VEHICLE, HAS TO BE BAD PAINT TOYOTA IS USING

Mileage: 200,000

I WENT OUTSIDE AND TURNED THE CAR ON AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS, VSC OFF, AND VSC TRAC DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND DID NOT TURN OFF. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE BLOCK AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ABS / VSC TRAC SYSTEM ON THE 2003 SEQUOIA. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER MODULES REPLACED FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND 60,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PARTS HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AN SUV WITH THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS NOT FUNCTIONING.

Mileage: 108,800

SKID CONTROL ECU ISSUE...MY 2003 RECENTLY STARTED HAVING A FAILURE IN THE ECU AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES TO GO INTO ABS MODE RANDOMLY DURING ACCELERATION AND NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHT, VSC OFF AND TRAC OFF ALL GO OFF AND THE BRAKES GO OUT AND ALMOST CAUSE ME TO WRECK. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND I'M CURIOUS WHAT TOYOTA IS DOING OR NOT DOING TO FIX THIS. I HAD THE ECU RECALL "SOFTWARE UPGRADE" BACK IN 2011. THEY ONLY WARRANTIED THE WORK FOR 1 YEAR, WELL NOW MY COMPUTER IS FAILING AND REPLACEMENT IS $1500. THIS IS A FORMAL COMPLAINT BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT I COULD HAVE HAD A REPLACEMENT ECU YEARS AGO AND I WASN'T INFORMED

Mileage: 163,500

MY VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS POPPED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHILE TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT, PAVED HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS NOT BRAKING WHEN ALL LIGHTS SUDDENLY APPEARED. I WAS CRUISING COMFORTABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON STRAIGHT, FLAT, PAVED ROAD. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED BY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC EXPLAINED THIS CAN BE VERY HAZARDOUS AS THIS SYSTEM CANNOT BE DISABLED. SO, THESE LIGHTS MAY POP ON AND OFF, AND THE VSC SYSTEM MAY SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGE WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR CONTROL, AND THIS CAN GREATLY AFFECT ACCELERATION AND CAUSE ACCIDENTS. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING OPERATIONALLY TO CAUSE THESE LIGHTS TO COME ON AND I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT WHICH COULD HAVE VERY STRONG SAFETY IMPLICATIONS.

Mileage: 180,000

I JUST HAD TO SPEND OVER 1,200 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSISTED IT WAS ROUTINE EAR AND TEAR. MY BREAKS WOULD NOT WORK, AND I JUST HAD NEW ONES PUT ON 09/2015, AND THE VSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. THE CAR JUMPS, AND SOMETHING HAS NOT BEEN RIGHT. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP!

I HAVE A NOTICE FOR REVISION "SAFETY RECALL DSF". THE RECALL SAYS I NEED TO BRING IN FOR AIR BAG REPLACMENT FOR PASSANGER FRONT SEATS. SO AUGUST 31,2015 I TOOK MY SEQUOIA TO TOYOTA OF KNOXVILLE TN. OFF OF PARKSIDE DR. IT WAS LOOKED OVER AND I WAS TOLD THEY NEEDED TO ORDER PARTS AND I WOULD BE CALLED FOR THE REPAIRS ONCE THE PARTS CAME IN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. IT IS NOW MAY 23,2016 AND I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED FOR REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED. ALSO THE TRAC CONTROL BUTTON STOPPED WORKING AND LIGHTS ON THE DASH. WAS THERE A RECAL FOR THIS ALSO?

Mileage: 190,000

HELLO, I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUIOA WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VCS LIGHTS ARE BOTH ON. I SAW ON YOUR PAGE SOME REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION ON THIS MAKE/MODEL RECALL. I'VE REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MAKE/MODEL BUT THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUES?? THE RECALL WAS THAT TOYOTA HAD TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND UPGRADE PROGRAM LOGIC IN ITS VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VCS) SYSTEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THEY PROVIDED ME WITH 3 CODES: C1203 - ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION C1360 - VEHICLE SKID CONTROL MASTER PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION P0420 - CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD THESE ARE ALL SYSTEM ISSUES. CAN YOU HELP ME?

Mileage: 167,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 40 MPH, I NOTICED MY BRAKE, TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE. I NOTICED THAT BRAKING WAS NOT AS RESPONSIVE (INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE; ABS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENGAGING) AND WHEN SPEEDING TO OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS SLOWING ITSELF DOWN. IT IS CURRENTLY AN EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL SEASON WHERE I AM AND HAVING THE VEHICLE IN THIS STATE IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY OR WHEN IT STARTS TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN SUDDENLY. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTARTING IT AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS, THE LIGHTS MENTIONED ARE STILL ILLUMINATED EXCEPT THE BRAKE LIGHT. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM SURPRISED TOYOTA IS NOT PAYING FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THIS DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT DRIVER MISUSE.

Mileage: 272,590

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC), TRACTION CONTROL (TRAC), AND ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) DASH LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT ALL SYSTEMS ARE OFF OR MALFUNCTIONING. CAN CONFIRM THAT THE TRAC, VSC, AND ABS ARE INACTIVE ALL OR MOST OF THE TIME. THE ABS INTERVENES AT RANDOM UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS WITHOUT CAUSE AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 20MPH) AND MAKES BRAKING DIFFICULT AND INCONSISTENT IN CONDITIONS WHERE ABS IS NOT NORMALLY NEEDED. IN THAT SITUATION THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO DEPRESS AND BRAKING FORCE IS INCONSISTENTLY APPLIED WITH LITTLE CONTROL GIVEN TO THE OPERATOR IN TURN EXTENDING THE BRAKING DISTANCE WITHOUT DUE CAUSE OR WARNING. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS STATING IDENTICAL AND/OR SIMILAR OBSERVATIONS AND EXPERIENCES. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE VSC CONTROL MODULE, A KNOWN PROBLEMATIC COMPONENT ON THIS GENERATION OF SEQUOIA AND MORE SPECIFICALLY MODEL YEAR 2003 VEHICLES. A RECALL FOR THE VSC SYSTEM WAS ISSUED IN APRIL/MAY 2010 UPGRADING THE CONTROL LOGIC OF THE VSC SYSTEM IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003 VEHICLES. LET IT BE KNOWN THAT THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE IN JUNE OF 2011 WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE AS IT HAS BEEN EITHER INTERMITTENT OR CONSTANT SINCE THEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHT, AND SERVICE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFLASHED THE ECU, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE RECALL REPAIR SINCE MID 2008 TO 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V286000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS WAITING FOR THE PART FROM THE DEALER TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BSC ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SKIT CONTROL NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. ALSO, THE ECU AND THE TRANSLATE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN APRIL 2014. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM VSC) ACTIVATES RANDOMLY CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO BE APPLIED AT RANDOM. THIS WAS A MINOR ANNOYANCE AT FIRST BUT SOON BECAME A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. WHEN INCLEMENT WEATHER HIT IN DECEMBER 2014 THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE TO DRIVE IN EVEN LIGHT SNOW; EVEN WHEN I HAD IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IN JANUARY 2015, IT WAS SNOWING AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT SO THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE INTERMITTENTLY ON THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME. THE THING IS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS OFF-ROAD TIRES AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE IT EXTREMELY STABLE IN ANY WEATHER. IN FEBRUARY 2015, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR CHILDREN AND THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO-WAY STOP PREVENTING IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THEY HAD TO STOP TO PREVENT A COLLISION. A QUESTION: WHAT IF THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME? I APRIL HAD MY SEQUOIA LOOKED AT BY VANDERSTYNE TOYOTA IN ROCHESTER NY AND THEY FOUND THAT THE YAW RATE SENOR HAD A SHORT RESULTING IN CONSTANT APPLICATION OF THE VSC SYSTEM AND QUOTED ME $660.00 TO "FIX" THE ISSUE. I PROCEEDED TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE ON THE NET AND IT APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH OWNERS OF TOYOTA SEQUOIAS, SIENNAS AND SOME 4 RUNNERS. AND MANY OF THE OWNERS WHO HAD THE YAW RATE SENSOR REPLACED CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WILL NOT HAVE THIS WORK DONE IF THERE IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS 100%. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, BBB AND THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. *TR

Mileage: 217,995

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND TURNING INTO/ACROSS TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM ACTIVATES IMPROPERLY, CAUSING LOSS OF NORMAL ACCELERATION RATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-10 SEC (LOWER TIMES ARE ACHIEVED BY REDUCING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR (COUNTER INTUITIVE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC) TO GET THE SYSTEM TO DEACTIVATE. THE ACTIVATION IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE, BUT EXPOSES THE VEHICLE TO CRASHES BY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COME UP TO SPEED QUICKLY- ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA ISSUED RECALL 10V176000 TO CORRECT IN APR 2010. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT RECALL ONLY COVERS EARLY BUILD 2003 SEQUOIAS AND MINE WAS BUILT TWO MONTHS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE REDUCING SPEED, THE TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 55 MPH, THE ABS,TRACK CONTROL SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND SUDDENLY THE ACCELERATION STOPS I PRESS THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I TURN MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, AND ACCELERATE AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WORKED. BUT IT'S BEEN DOING THAT ON EVERYDAY BASIS THE MECHANIC SAID IS THE VEHICLES COMPUTER, IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM? CAN SOMEONE HELP? *TR

Mileage: 110,000

I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME VSC PROBLEMS AS I READ IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, ALONG WITH OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. RANDOMLY (OR SO IT SEEMS) THE VSC, BRAKE LIGHTS, DRIVE LIGHT AND OTHERS WILL GO ON AND OFF. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AND EVERY TIME I GO TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, THEY AREN'T ON AND THEY "CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG." *TR

Mileage: 140,000

FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE VSC OFF LIGHT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE VSC TRAC LIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AS THE LIGHTS ONLY STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN DON'T COME BACK ON UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL DATABASE FOR MY VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT INCLUDED, ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES MATCHING MY VEHICLE'S GENERAL DESCRIPTION. I LIVE IN A VERY WET AREA OF THE COUNTRY AND RELY ON THIS SYSTEM TO WORK PROPERLY. FROM WHAT I CAN READ THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS, TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT EVERY VEHICLE THAT IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, AS IT APPEARS TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WIDESPREAD THAN FIRST THOUGHT. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WITH MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY FIRST TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY SHOCKS AND SPRINGS ALL THE WAY AROUND. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FAULT CODES TO WORK WITH FROM THE COMPUTER. I LIVE ON A WINDY ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS. EVERYTIME I GO AROUND A TURN, WHICH IS ALL OF MY ROAD, THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS ON, THE BRAKE PEDDLE PULSES AND THE BREAKS GRIND UNTIL I COME OUT OF THE TURN AND MY WHEELS ARE STRAIGHT. JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CAN'T STOP MY TRUCK FAST IF A DEER OR OTHER WILDLIFE RUNS ACROSS THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 137,000

GOING AROUND A TURN IN THE MOUNTAINS AT A SLOW SPEED, MY TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AND THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, I LOOSE THE USE OF THE BRAKES COMPLETELY UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME MY SPRINGS AND SHOCKS WERE BAD. I REPLACED ALL 4 OF THE SPRINGS AND SHOCKS AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE VSC, AND TRAC, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL LIT UP WHILE COMING INTO AN INTERSECTION, WHERE I HEARD A GRINDING CLUNKING NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN, AS I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, COASTED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, MADE OTHERS BRAKING TO AVOID ME AS I STEERED AWAY FROM THEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE YEARS BUT THIS WAS THE SCARIEST, AS IT HAPPENED GOING INTO AN INTERSECTION. IT HAS HAPPENED BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO TIE THIS ISSUE TO THE RECALL REGARDING THE VSC ECU TRAC LIGHT RECALL FROM SEVERAL YEARS AGO. I'VE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CO. *TR

Mileage: 161,980

WE BOUGHT THIS 2003 SEQUOIA LIMITED 2 WHEEL DRIVE NEW, AND IT HAS BEEN A GOOD CAR OVER ALL. BUT THE VSC TRACS, BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FLASHED ON AND OFF SPORADICALLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, WHEN DRIVING AND OR WHEN BRAKING. THEY USUALLY DON'T EFFECT THE CAR, BUT RECENTLY WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THEM ALL COMING ON WHEN BRAKING, AND WE SEEM TO LOOSE POWER AND THE POWER STEERING IS LOST MOMENTARILY UNTIL WE COME TO A STOP, AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY LAST WEEK WHEN COMING INTO AN INTERSECTION DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH, AND ALL OF THE VSC, TRAC, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ABRUPTLY CAME ON, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE, AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, TRYING TO COME TO A STOP, I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME FOR THE INTERSECTION, BUT WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID BEING HIT BY CROSS TRAFFIC, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL APART UNDERNEATH. I INSPECTED IT AND SAW NOTHING, BUT KNOW THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS AND PAY FOR BEING A RECALL ITEM. I CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER FOR THIS ISSUE, WHICH WAS A RECALL IN 2010. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. STATED IT WAS A BAD COMPUTER, AND SOME VSC MODULE SENSOR? DIDN'T STATE TOYOTA WOULD COVER THE COST OR HELP WITH THE COST. EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S FOR YEARS, AND WAS A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. WHY WOULD TOYOTA NOT COVER THE COST TO FIX THIS IF IT IS A RECALL ITEM? I WANT IT FIXED BUT WITH THE MILES I HAVE ON IT, DON'T WANT TO SPEND MUCH MONEY ON IT, ESPECIALLY AN ITEM THAT IS A RECALL PROBLEM WITH MANY LIKE MINE. WHAT SHOULD I DO? WAIT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT, HIRE A LAWYER, AND SUE? FRUSTRATED TOYOTA OWNER IN TEXAS. *TR

Mileage: 161,980

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

THE VSC OFF/ TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THE BRAKE STARTED TO JUMP AND THE CAR PULLED HARE TO THE LEFT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT A WAY BUT THE LIGHTS ALL CAME BACK ON. HOWEVER THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEQUOIA AND I HAVE SEEN NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

Mileage: 185,790

AT RANDOM TIMES, THE VSC AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY SEVERELY GRIND AND STOPPING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO COMPLETELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA MANY TIME OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE CHILDREN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE!! TOYOTA EITHER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR THAT A SENSOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1600.00. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH OLDER SEQUOIAS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE OWNER! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING TOYOTA DID NOT DO RIGHT! *TR

I HAVE MY A/C ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND TRAC AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HEAPING SINCE 60000 MILES AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT BUT NOT ON MINE. THEY DO TEST AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TRUN THE CAR OFF THEY COME OFF.

Mileage: 87,000

VEHICLE ALMOST LOST CONTROL DURING A 25MPH TURN IN LIGHT RAIN CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS BRAND NEW TIRES AS WELL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FAULT. THE FAILURE TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THE VSC PRESSURE SENSOR UNIT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, SKID, LOSS OF ABS AND SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO CRASH. *TR

Mileage: 99,103

UPON NORMAL DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ACCURATELY AND QUICKLY ENOUGH AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO RANDOMLY ILLUMINATE 3 INDICATOR LIGHTS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE 3 INDICATORS ARE BRAKE, TRAC OFF, VSC OFF. BEFORE THESE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BECOME VERY HARD TO PRESS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REQUIRE MUCH MORE FORCE APPLIED TO IT THUS CAUSING A DECREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 58,600

WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, VSC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE, LOST SPEED. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, VSC LIGHT WENT OUT, ENGINE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. CONSIDERING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 495, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. NO ICE, NO SNOW, NO RAIN, ROAD WAS DRY AND LEVEL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 128,450

RECEIVED TOYOTA FACTORY RECALL FOR CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND DUE TO EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND ALSO FACTORY TOYOTA FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONE DAY LATER RECEIVED PHONE CALL THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE AND THAT THEY HAD SPRAYED THIS COATING ON THE VEHICLE. I PICKED UP VEHICLE AND THIS CORROSIVE CHEMICAL IS DRIPPING OF THE VEHICLE AND IS NOT DRYING. CONCERNED FOR ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO, I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ASSURING THAT THE FRAME IS SAFE.

Mileage: 148,000

THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AT RANDOM AND WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER SAID MINE IS NOT AFFECTED BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS SINCE I RECEIVED A NOTICE AND THE LIGHTS DO COME ON. I ALSO HEAR GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES. TOYOTA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE FIX. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

VSC/ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IN TO DEALER REPLACED SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND STILL LIGHTS STAYED ON. NOW I MUST REPLACE YAW SENSOR FOR MORE MONEY. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MOST SEQUOIAS OF THE 2003 YEAR MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES - HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST MONTH. ON 10/19/13, TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED - STARTED PULSATING. PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND DID NOT STEP ON BRAKES HARD OR FAST - JUST SLOWING DOWN FOR LIGHT. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR. TOOK TO DEALER SAID WAS ABS COMPUTER AND NOT IN RECALL. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ABS COMPUTER. SERVICE WAS NOT PERFORMED. LOOKING TO REPLACE COMPUTER CHEAPER. DEALER SERVICE CHECK IN LADY SAID THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OUR YEAR/MAKE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR FAILING BRAKES?? *TR

Mileage: 118,200

VSC AND VSC OF LIGHTS ARE ONCODES C1223 ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, C1231 STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, AND C1247 STROKE SENSOR INDICATES NEEDS THE SKID CONTROL ECU T 2.0 REPLACED SKID CONTROL ECU 08/01/2010 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOUND P0031 AF SENSOR B1S1 T1.0 PARTS REPLACED. 6/01/2013 AGAIN VSC TRAC OFF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DEALERSHIP WANTS 1400.00 FOR NEW COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 66,253

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE MANUAL TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AS SUGGESTED BY TOYOTA, UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING CHANGED. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNED ON & OFF. LESS THAN 5 MONTHS EARLIER, I HAD MY ALL OF MY BRAKES REPLACED, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY BRAKES ARE FAULTY. I BECAME ALARMED BY THESE ELECTRONIC MISCUES - SO I WENT ONLINE TO EXPLORE WHETHER THIS WAS A COMMON THREAD WITH OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS. I DISCOVERED VERY QUICKLY THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VSC / ENGINE / AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECOMING ACTIVATED. I WAS HOPING THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT IS NOT. I AM HOPING FOR A REMEDY THAT WON'T HAVE EXTENSIVE COSTS TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

WHEN HAVE THE CAR ON AND RUNNING THE TRACTION LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

AFTER SKIDDING IN GRAVEL, THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED UPON GETTING BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND REACHING 40MPH SPEED, VEHICLE RANDOMLY OPERATES AT LOWER SPEED WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, WHEN TOWING THE CHANGING SPEED IS DANGEROUS. TOYOTA DEALER STATES MY SEQUOIA IS NOT COVERED ON RECALL DUE TO VIN # ALTHOUGH ITS THE SAME COMPUTER ISSUE. REPAIR COST FROM THE DEALER $900 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

HI I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, AND THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE CAME ON ALL AT ONCE, TOOK IT TO AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY RAN THE SCANNER IT SAID TO CHANGE THE O2 SENSOR, WHICH I DID AND NOTHING CHANGED, I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN COMING UP QUIET A LOT IN THIS MODEL, CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 - WITHIN MONTHS OF TAKING NEW CAR DELIVERY, VSC ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS WOULD BLINK INTERMITTENTLY AND ON OCCASION THE AUTO WOULD DECELERATE. AS THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING/UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. TROUBLE WOULD CONTINUE WITH LESS FREQUENT DECELERATION BUT MORE FREQUENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION UNTIL, AFTER A FEW YEARS, THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON AND INVOLUNTARY DECELERATION SEEMED TO CEASE. TWO DIFFERENT FACTORY DEALERSHIPS PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES. ONE SAID YAW SENSOR AND OTHER SENSORS NEED REPLACEMENT (OUT OF WARRANTY); THE OTHER, MORE RECENTLY SAID THAT BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR NEED REPLACEMENT (OUT OF WARRANTY). VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BRAKE NORMALLY AND ABS DOES FUNCTION KEEPING THE SUV STEERABLE DURING PANIC STOPS. TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES WERE NOT TESTED BY THIS DRIVER. SEARCH OF INTERNET BASED USER GROUPS SHOWS THIS PROBLEM COMMON IN EARLIER YEAR SEQUOIA/TUNDRA MODELS. COSTS OF REPAIRS RANGE FROM $1600 FOR YAW SENSORS TO $3700 FOR BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATORS. TOYOTA USA IS UNRESPONSIVE UNLESS REPAIRS ARE UNDERTAKEN AND MAKES NO WARRANTY OF COOPERATION SHOULD REPAIRS PROVE INEFFECTIVE OR UNNECESSARY. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS AND OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 AND LIMITED MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

CONCERN STARTED WITH A VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMING ON AND OFF IN AN INTERMITTENT FASHION WITHOUT PATTERN OR EXTERNAL CAUSE. THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT REMAIN ON BUT INSTEAD WOULD GLOW FOR A BRIEF BIT OF TIME AND THEN EXTINGUISH. THE VEHICLE DID EXHIBIT A SPONTANEOUS DECELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE OPERATING AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 20 MPH) AND ON LEVEL, SMOOTH GROUND. THE EPISODES WERE BRIEF AND NORMAL BRAKE OPERATION RETURN IMMEDIATELY ONCE SPEED DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. IN THE DECADES THAT I HAVE OPERATED THIS AUTOMOBILE, THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT FROM LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY TO BEING ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY; THE SPONTANEOUS BREAKING HAS SEEMINGLY CEASED SINCE THESE LIGHTS HAVE REMAINED ON. DEALERSHIP AND FACTORY WERE INFORMED OF THIS CONCERN WITH EACH SERVICE VISIT. DEALERSHIP RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AN INTERMITTENT CONCERN. ONCE THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON, I WAS INITIALLY INFORMED THAT THEY SUSPECTED A DEFECTIVE YAW SENSOR AND MORE RECENTLY, MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE BOOSTER COMPONENTS; WARRANTY PERIOD HAD LAPSED AND NO EXTENSION WAS OFFERED. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS CONCERN HAVE DRAGGED ON FOR 10 YEARS WITH DEALERSHIP AND FACTORY POSITION THAT REPAIRS, BE THEY DIAGNOSTIC (THE YAW SENSOR REPLACEMENT) OR DEFINITIVE (BOOSTER AND BRAKE SYSTEM), WERE NOT WARRANTY ISSUES DESPITE THEIR INTERMITTENT PRESENTATION DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. MY PERIODIC PRACTICAL TESTING OF THE BRAKES DEMONSTRATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY DESPITE WARNING LIGHT INDICATIONS TO THE CONTRARY. CURRENT DEALERSHIP ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATORS IS $3800 WITH A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. TOYOTA USA'S POSITION IS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AS OF APRIL 2013. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

VSC TRACTION AND ABS CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS STAY LIT. LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND NOW STAY LIT ALL THE TIME SO HAVE NO WARNING IF ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL OR HAS OTHER ISSUES. LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN TRACTION CONTROL ON/OFF. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER, 3-26-07, AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH AN INTERNAL COMPONENT, YAW RATE SENSOR. REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING AS THIS APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TOYOTA DENIED CLAIM. HAVE SEEN VEHICLES PRODUCED 1 MONTH EARLIER ARE NOW UNDER RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUES NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 10V176000. DEALER COST TO REPAIR AT TIME WAS $1433. HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ODDITIES ON OCCASIONS. *TR

Mileage: 51,548

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE ACROSS THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR POSITION FOR THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA WENT NOSE DOWN AND STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED AND I HAD NO CONTROL. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES. I FEEL LIKE I WILL HIT SOMEONE OR SOMEONE WILL HIT ME! *TR

Mileage: 141,235

MY WIFE WAS ON FREEWAY, DRIVING OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 2WD, WHEN VSC LIGHT LIT UP AND A BUZZER SOUNDED. AT THE SAME TIME, HER VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN, CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND HER TO HAVE TO BRAKE TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING HER VEHICLE. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A HORRIFIC GRINDING AND BANGING SOUND. MY WIFE FOUND A SAFER PLACE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND STOP THE VEHICLE. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE WAS "FLAT-BED" TOWED TO REPAIR GARAGE. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

VSC, TRAC, BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VSC AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AFTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WAS COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. .

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT ONE IS COMING UNLESS THIS GETS FIXED. THE VTRAC CONTROL SYSTEM THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SELECT MODELS IN THE 2003 MODEL YEAR IS AFFECTING MINE AS WELL, TOYOTA STATES THEY WON'T FIX IT UNDER RECALL DESPITE BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

ONE DAY THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON THE DASH, SHORTLY AFTER THIS HAPPENED WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND FIX. THE FIRST TIME I DROPPED IT OFF FOR THE DAY THEY CALLED AFTER AND SAID THE MACHINE TO TEST THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN, AND THAT IT WOULD BE A DAY OR TWO BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED, WELL I NEEDED MY VEHICLE SO I WENT A PICKED IT UP. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FINALLY TESTED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FIT THE CRITERIA FOR VIN IDENTIFICATION. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE CONSIDERING ALL THE INFORMATION STATED ON THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. AFTER DAYS OF RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THAT MULTIPLE SENSORS AND ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COSTING IN THE RANGE OF $2000.00 PLUS DOLLARS. ALSO I HAVE READ MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE THIS ONE. THESE LIGHTS ARE ON THE VEHICLE FOR A REASON AND TOYOTA PUT THE RECALL OUT FOR A REASON SO FIX THE PROBLEMS!!!! *TR

Mileage: 125,000

PROBLEM ONE: "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM BUT THEN DOESN'T COME BACK ON AT NEXT RESTART OF CAR. BRAKE FLUID AND ALL MECHANICS ARE OK. BRAKING DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BUT I AM WORRIED THAT THERE WILL BE AN ABS FAILURE THAT I'LL IGNORE BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY WARNING LIGHT. SOMETIMES THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON AT LOW SPEED. PROBLEM TWO: FRAME IS NEARLY RUSTED OUT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SIMILAR TUNDRA, AND SUPPOSEDLY A RECALL FOR THESE PARTICULAR SEQUOIAS IN SOME STATES, BUT NOTHING COMES UP FOR MY VEHICLE IN INDIANA. VEHICLE, PURCHASED FROM TOYOTA DEALER OXMOOR TOYOTA A YEAR AGO, IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 146,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY TRANSFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS... ALL ON, ALL AT ONCE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE WITH THESE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR. MANY OTHERS WENT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM AND FILED A COMPLAINT. IF THEY GET ENOUGH OF THESE THEY WILL GO TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

VSC TRACTION CONTROL & ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON. VEHICLE SKID ON WET SURFACE WHILE MAKING TURNS AT NORMAL SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON MAY 25, 2012. I NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A DEFECTIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ASSURED ME THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE AND THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE. ALL THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME: TRAC, VSC OFF, AND ABS LIGHTS. I ALSO CHECKED THE VEHICLE HISTORY ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE AND IT IS RECORDED THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER WORKED ON THIS PROBLEM ON 07/23/2009 WHEN THE CAR HAD 97,187 MILES. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS 50,000 SEQUOIA'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, MY SEQUOIA'S VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. PLEASE HELP. IN ADDITION THE LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 97,187

THE VEHICLE ABS, TRAC AND VSC TRAC SENSORS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO AWAY UNLESS COMPUTERS AND SENSORS ARE REPLACED. DEALERS HAVE INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS AND COMPUTERS MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

ABS,VAC,TRAC LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH ABS VSC CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS HAVE GONE ON SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH THE LAST 9 YEARS, 90,000 MILES. WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERS AS WELL AS MECHANICS MANY TIMES. WE HAVE REPLACED THE YAW RATE SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR AND WERE QUOTED A PRICE OF 2500 TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR/COMPUTER. OTHER TIMES THEY CANNOT READ THE CODES IN ORDER TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. MANY OTHER 03 SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE FEEL THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE SEQUOIAS THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE/CONCERN.THEY PREFER TO TELL US THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *TR

ABS, VCS TRAC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT ON/OFF. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

DURING MY WORK COMMUTE THIS MORNING THE "VSC TRAC" AND "VSC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND STAYED ON. *TR

Mileage: 50,808

IT WAS RAINING, I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN ,10 - 15 MPH THE BACK TIRE STARTED TO SPIN, THE VSC TRAC,VSC OFF,AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON, THIS IS AFTER THE TRK. WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT A RECALL ON THE VSC. THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER A RECALL, WE PARKED THE SEQUOIA AND WONT DRIVE IT UNTIL IT'S REPAIRED, SAFETY REASONS, I MOVED IT , TRIED TO GO OVER A CURB ON AN ANGLE AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE JUST WAS SPINNING ON THE ASPHALT ROAD. THIS CANT BE GOOD FOR THE SEQUOIA ,ITS 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AND ITS MAKING A NOISE, IN THE DRIVE TRAIN ,CLUNKING?? IT SLIDES IN THE RAIN (BAD ) AND WONT STOP ON WET ROADS VERY WELL , IT SLIDES TO A STOP. I DON'T HAVE ALOT OF TIME TO RESEARCH THE VSC PROBLEM ,BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL THE SEQUOIA'S 03-05 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, FOR THE COST OF THIS TRK. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2004 WE NOTICED THAT THE TRACTION LIGHTS ARE COMING ON PERIODICALLY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA SERVICE TO CHECK THE ISSUE AND BEEN CHARGED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SENSOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED AND EVEN GOT WORST: THE TRACTION AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY ON NOW. IN 2010 WE RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL WITH REGARD TO THE ABOVE ISSUE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 4248 MORSE RD., COLUMBUS, OH 43230. THE CAR WAS SERVICED BUT A FEW HOURS AFTERWARDS ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS ON THE VEHICLE COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT, WHICH WAS DONE, AND THAT AND ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES WILL BE CHARGED IN FULL. WE LOOKED UP THE RECALL DOCUMENT AND REALIZED THAT IT IS CLEARLY SPECIFIED UNDER REMEDY THAT: IF THE REFLASH CANNOT BE COMPLETED ON A PARTICULAR VEHICLE, THE ECU WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. SINCE THE MANUFACTURER DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL REQUIREMENTS WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE ISSUE TO YOUR ATTENTION AND SEEK YOUR INTERVENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE RESULT INDICATED A FAULTY VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER AFTER THE DATES INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 IS HAVING ABS LIGHTS,BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ON PROBLEM. BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA. VSC/TRAC LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR(BRAND NEW FROM THE LOT); THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THESE LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. FOUND OUT THE THERE IS A RECALL LAST YEAR, 2010, BUT I DID NOT GET ANY NOTICE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER JUNE 30, 2011, PAID FOR THE CHECK UP, INITIATED THE FLASHING OF ECU TO CORRECT TROUBLE CODE C1247, AND THEY SAID THAT ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ME $1500.00 MINIMUM, MAYBE MORE TO FIX THE VSC/TRAC/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS NOW 110.000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA -TIM HOWE OF 1800 331-4331 HOT LINE NUMBER, THEY CAN NOT GIVE ANY FREE SERVICE AND PARTS DUE TO OVER 100K MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS NOT MY FAULT, THERE WERE 50,000 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAVE BEEN AFFECTED WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THE FACT THAT I DID NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE TO THEM, IT IS JUST FAIR ,TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE REPAIR WHETHER THE MILES IS LESS OR OVER 100K MILES. I MAINTAIN MY CAR TO THE FULLEST BEST, JUST TO NAME ONE RECORD, I SPENT $2000.00 FOR VALVES ADJUSTMENTS AND BELTS REPLACEMENTS AT THE SAME DEALER. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THIS REPAIR AS PER THE RECALL ISSUED ON APRIL 2010. THIS REPAIR IS A BIG AMOUNT OF MONEY ON MY PART, CONSIDERING MY JOB IS ONLY TEMPORARY. ANY ASSISTANCE TO GIVE PRESSURE TO TOYOTA WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.

Mileage: 110,000

VEHICLE VIOLENTLY STOPS OR DECELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER HITTING BRAKES *TR

Mileage: 133,750

2003 SEQUOIA. VSC/TRAC LIGHTS COME ON JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. PLUS PARKING BRAKE LIGHT. HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF TO RESET. THE DEALER SAID MY COMPUTER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO I MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET. LOOKED ON-LINE AND FOUND DOZENS OF SITES AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *LN

Mileage: 84,000

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2003. WE USE IT SPARINGLY, SO IT ONLY HAD 18,743 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AS OF DECEMBER 23, 2010 (A DATE REFERRED TO AGAIN BELOW). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY COPELAND TOYOTA, BROCKTON, MA, AND WAS TROUBLE-FREE UNTIL RECENTLY. ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY WIFE IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN THE PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE NEXT PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF ME (FORTUNATELY UNOCCUPIED). ON DECEMBER 17, 2010, AGAIN WITH MY WIFE IN THE VEHICLE, I HAD BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET AND HAD THE VEHICLE AT ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS UP A HILL BEHIND ME. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT, AS DID THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON DECEMBER 20, 2010. THE SERVICE ADVISOR PROFESSED TO NOT KNOWING WHAT CAUSED THE LURCHING, SAID THERE WAS NO RELATED RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND TOLD ME THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SHOWED CODES IN THE SYSTEM INDICATING A FAULTY VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (VSC ECU). IT TOOK THE DEALER FOUR DAYS TO GET TOYOTA TO "RELEASE" A REPLACEMENT ECU, WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON DECEMBER 23, 2010 AT A COST (MATERIALS AND LABOR) OF $650.00. THIS WAS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION; WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT IT OCCURRED WHERE IT DID. *TR

Mileage: 18,740

SKID CONTROL ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEED WITH GRINDING NOISE, MILEAGE 66,000; WARNING LIGHTS FOR TRACTION CONTROL, ABS,PARKING BRAKE, STABILITY CONTROL ALL ACTIVATED. TOOK INTO DEALER WHERE SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED, DROVE 5 MILES AND HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK AT THE DEALER NOW, WAITING TO SEE WHO PAYS. THIS HAPPENED IN 2004 AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND THE FAULTY SKID CONTROL ECU UNIT WAS REPLACED, NOT REPROGRAMMED, AT MY INSISTENCE, HAVING BEEN AWARE OF THE FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN.

Mileage: 65,747

AFTER YEARS OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS/VSC/TRAC LIGHTS COMING ON, I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL REQUIRING A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE UPDATE WAS PREFORMED, AND THEN THE DEALER SAYS THE YAW SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR THE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. UNLESS I SUBMIT TO THE DEALER'S EXTORTION OF $700, I HAVE A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE YAW SENSOR THAT HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

Mileage: 104,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2007 WITH 43,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN 30,000 MILES IN 4 YEARS. WHEN I FIRST PICK THIS CAR IT LOOKED GREAT. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP IT HAD A DENT IN THE BACK, AND THE DVD PLAYER DIDNT WORK AND WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A WATER LEAK THAT TOYOTA HAD TO REPAIR AND REMOVE AN ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH IT. LATER, I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE MY GAS TANK LEVEL INDICATOR REPAIRED BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS TIME CONSUMING AND BASICALLY WAS ADVISED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT SO, I DIDNT GET IT DONE. I REPLACED MY BATTERY, CONSTANTLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AS THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL ON MY LEFT FRONT FENDER. TIE RODS WERE REPLACED THAT HAD BROKEN, WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE PLATINUM COVERAGE THAT I PURCHASED FOR 1000.00. IVE HAD A VSC LOGIC RELAY REPLACED AND TRIM REPAIRED THAT WAS LIFTING OFF. NOW MY COVERAGE ON THE PLATINUM PLAN WAS OVER 4-10-2010 ON THE 17TH OF AUGUST MY REAR WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN, ABOUT THREE DAYS LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. ON THE 19TH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL INITIATED AND WHEN ITS INITIATED TO GO OFF THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENGAGED, BLINKING. EVEN TILL TODAY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED UP YOU HAVE TO DIS-ENGAGE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. SO I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA . THATS WHEN THIS FINAL HORROR BEGAN. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED (SUNDAY), AND THE NEXT DAY (MONDAY) I TOOK IT BACK FOR SERVICE. AFTER THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TREND HERES WHAT I WAS TOLD: THE REAR WINDOW MOTOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAR WINDOWS. 690.00 MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY.1165.00 CCNTER DIFFERENTIAL.2134.00 SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER.492.00

Mileage: 76,000

BROUGHT MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS A SAFETY RECALL TO UPGRADE PROGRAM LOGIC IN ITS VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH BOTH MY VSC LIGHTS AND THE ABS LIGHT PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PUT IT BACK ON THE TESTING STATION AND DETERMINED THAT NOW MY DECELERATION SENSOR (YAW RATE SENSOR) IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMPONENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ENTIRE VSC SYSTEM, AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I AM NOW FACING A HUGE BILL WHICH AMOUNTED FROM BRINGING IN THE CAR TO ADDRESS A SAFETY RECALL. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT THE SITUATION, AND I NEED TO RESOLVE IT WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. THIS SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLS THE BRAKES AND ENGINE TO HELP PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SKIDDING WHEN CORNERING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD OR SURFACE OR OPERATING STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY. MINE IS FAULTY, AND NEITHER TOYOTA NOR THE DEALERSHIP CARE. *TR

Mileage: 89,250

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. RECENTLY, THE ABS, VSC AND VSC TRAK LIGHTS HAVE COME ON THE DASH AND STAY ON. THESE SYSTEMS ARE SAFETY-RELATED IN THAT THEY CONTROL THE BRAKING AND VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IN THE EVENT OF SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, THE FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE, BY NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

I HAD MY BRAKES LOOKED AT BY DEALER DUE TO PULSATING AND NOT FEELING LIKE THEY SHOULD. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE VSC, ABS, TRAC LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. SAFETY RECALL A0G REFLECTS PROBLEMS WITH THE VSC/ECU WHICH ALSO WORKS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE DECELERATION SENSOR/CIRCUIT. THE DEALER "PEDERSON TOYOTA" HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE DECELERATION SENSOR COSTING $99.50 - DIAGNOSTIC, $445 - PART, AND $99.50 - LABOR. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. DECELERATION IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. ALSO, THE DECELERATIONS SENSOR/CIRCUIT THEY ARE TELLING ME NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IS PART OF THE VSC/ECU THAT IS RECALLED. ALL THREE PARTS WORK TOGETHER AND NOT ONE OF THEM CAN DO THEIR JOB WITHOUT THE OTHER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 71,000

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER STATES EXTREME SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE FOUR ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION RECALL, BUT HE BELIEVES THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AS THERE IS AN EXTREME SHAKING AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL RECALL, BUT THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE STILL ON, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT COULD BE A MYRIAD OF THINGS WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGY DURING APPLICATION AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNLIMITED. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY DURING APPLICATION AFTER THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FAILURE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SKID CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSC, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND HAVE BEEN ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER OR BRAKED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE GOING INTO SLOW TURNS. THE TOYOTA RECALL CENTER ASSURED THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED WITH THE UPDATED ECU. UPDATED 10/04/10

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WAS VALID FOR ONE YEAR; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER SKID SEAL, PART#B9541-0C062 AND THE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY, PART#B9630-0C011. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CURRENTLY, THE VSC TRAC, VSC, ABS AND EMERGENCY HANDBRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE DEALER AND REPAIR SHOPS, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE, BUT TO AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY THE MANUFACTURER/DEALERSHIP CAN REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE THIS IS A TOYOTA-FIX-ONLY, WE CANNOT SIMPLY AFFORD TO GET THIS FIX. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED ALMOST $700 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A DIFFICULT AMOUNT TO DIGEST, ESPECIALLY WITH A FAMILY WITH MULTIPLE KIDS. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, VSC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES @ 20K MILES AND NOW @ 80K MILES. FIRST TIME @ 20 K MILES, DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM SO THEY SAID I MIGHT FORGET TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP...BUT NOW AFTER 5 YEARS, THE VSC AND ABS LIGHT STARTED POPPING UP AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING 60 MILE/HOUR, I HAVE BROUGHT THE CA TO DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY HAVE CHARGED ME ALMOST $ 500 TO GET THESE LIGHTS CAME OFF INCLUDING A SERIES OF UNNECESSARY PARTS REPLACING AND TUNE UP. LESS THAN ONE MONTH, THESE LIGHTS - VSC AND ABS CAME ON AGAIN, BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT FAILED FOR ANOTHER CODE WHICH REQUIRE ANOTHER $ 500 TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS FRUSTRATED SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK HOME, BUT I STILL FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD CONSIDER THIS ISSUE AND RECALL SINCE SO MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED A SIMILAR ISSUE - VSC AND ABS LIGHT INTERMITTENT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THROUGHOUT THE TIME PERIOD I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I HAVE EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS LOW SPEED VEHICLE CONTROL ISSUES, WHEN TRAVELING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES, RELATING TO THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN A FEW MILES PER HOUR AND PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 15 MILES PER HOUR, ON MUDDY OR ICY ROADS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WILL KICK IN, PROBABLY AS IT SHOULD, WHILE BRAKING OR INITIATING A TURN, AS INDICATED BY A VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING IN THE DRIVERS CONTROL CONSOLE. HOWEVER, WHILE IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE VSC SYSTEM TO RESPOND, THE VSC IN THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA RESPONDS IN A DANGEROUS MANNER WHICH IS MUCH LESS EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE THAN THE VSC SYSTEMS IN ALL OTHER VEHICLES I OWN OR HAVE DRIVEN. WHEN THE VSC SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED, AS INDICATED BY THE VSC LIGHT COMING ON, POWER IS LOST TO ALL WHEELS IN THE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE HANDLING CHANGES ABRUPTLY. THE CHANGE IN HANDLING RESULTS IN SEVERE UNDERSTEER, AS COMPARED TO WHEN POWER IS BEING DELIVERED TO ALL FOUR WHEELS, AND THE VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERSHOOTS ANY CORNER THE DRIVER IS TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE AROUND. WHEREAS I AM A CAREFUL DRIVER AND PLAN FOR SUCH ISSUE, I HAVE NOT SO FAR EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, BUT SHOULD THE VSC ISSUE ARISE AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME, WHEN THERE IS LESS ROOM FOR MANEUVERING, SUCH AS DURING AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER, THE SUDDEN SEVERE UNDERSTEER COULD DEFINITELY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT HAS A FAULTY SKID CONTROL UNIT AND NEEDS THE ECU REPLACED. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2003 SEQUOIAS FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED ON THAT LIST SINCE THEY ARE ONLY TARGETING CERTAIN CARS FROM THAT YEAR, NOT ALL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $3,000 TO FIX MY CAR, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. I HAVE ONLY 35,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE IN THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE CAR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DUE TO THE FAULTY VSC. I FEEL THAT OUR SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY DUE TO TOYOTA'S REFUSAL TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND ARE INDEED RECALLING FOR. MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST AND FIXED LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I HAD FILLED A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VSC TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHT/ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AS A RESULT OF ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE SWITCH. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY VIN # IS NOT ONE FOR RECALL AND THAT THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE ISSUES. ON THIS SITE IT STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS CLOSED AND TOYOTA IS RECALLING THEM. WHAT IS THE STATUS? THANKS *TR

Mileage: 103,300

VSC TRAC AND VSC AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES CAN BE RESET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON. LOSS OF POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES. LATELY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE VSC TRACK AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AT EXACTLY 108,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE EXCEPT WHEN IT SEEMS THE COMPUTER PARTS ARE PROGRAMMED TO FAIL. I USE TO COMMUTE IN HEAVY SLOW TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN USING THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.. THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN HOWEVER THE VSC/TRACK LIGHT STILL ON APPEAR T BE A COMPUTER DEFECT. I SEE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE TIPPING BIG PROBLEM MAYBE THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO TOYOTAS VEHICLES SUPER ACCELERATING JUST A THOUGHT! *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WE OWN A TOYATA SEQUOIA LTD 2003 MODEL YEAR. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER REGARDING BRAKING ISSUE. IF WE EVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, FOR SOME REASON THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WILL START TO LOCK UP, THAT WOULD SHAKE THE SUV AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER NEVER DETERMINED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS EVEN THOUGH WE ENDED UP PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT NEVER MADE A DIFFERENCE. EVENTUALLY WE STOPPED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON OUR VEHICLE, THAT ALSO STOPPED THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS FROM LOCKING UP. DURING THIS PERIOD THE CAR PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY ALSO CRASHED INTO OUR GARAGE AND BROKE THE GARAGE DOORS. WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON AND IN PARK, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, THE SUV HAD CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE; EVEN THOUGH THE SUV WAS IN PARK POSITION GEAR AND WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/TRAC COMPUTER PROBLEMS CAUSING UNNECESSARY BRAKING. ALSO BREAKING OF REAR DOOR LATCH AND INABILITY TO OPEN REAR DOOR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VSC COMPUTER CONTINUES TO BREAK LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO TRACTION CONTROL. ON SNOWY AND ICY ROADS THE CAR WILL SPIN OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE AND NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE VSC TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR IN 4WD ALL THE TIME TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING ON SNOWY OR WET STREETS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. THERE ARE PAGES UPON PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO WARRANTY THE PROBLEM OR CONDUCT A RECALL. THE PART ITSELF IS APPROXIMATELY $1600. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE VSC COMPUTER REPLACED ONCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE NEW COMPUTER IS BROKEN AGAIN. IT WAS FIRST REPLACED ON 1/24/07 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 25,253 MILES ON IT. IT BROKE AGAIN ON 5/19/09 WITH 38,995 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VSC IS STILL INOPERABLE. I DON'T TRUST DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY WIFE OR CHILD. BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO SPEND $2K TO FIX A VEHICLE JUST TO TRADE IT IN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE TOLD ME I HAVE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE NO LONGER BEING ON WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 43,000 MILES AND THEY VSC HAS BROKEN TWICE. I HAVE GROWN INCREASING CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ESPECIALLY SINCE I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THAT IS MY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 25,253

ABS AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 4

VSC AND TRAC WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN DRIVING. SKID CONTROL LIGHTS FLASH, INDICATING COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BRAKING WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED ON NORMAL, DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM TOYOTA ON11/21/2009. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAYED ON EVERY TIME I STARTED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS THEN IT WENT OUT. THEN IT WOULD INTERMITTENLY COME ON AND RESET WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. TOOK IT BACK TO TOYOTA AND THEY FOUND FAULT CODE C1310. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE POWER BOOSTER INSIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER A WEEK OF ARGUING WITH THEM THEY CHANGED IT. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY CHECKED AGAIN AND SAID CODE C1310 HAD TRIGGERED BUT THIS TIME IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT FOR ME. I CHECKED THE OWNERS FORUMS FOR SEQUOIA'S AND THIS APPARENTLY IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IGNORES. THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME AS LONG AS THE LIGHT IS ON I WILL NOT HAVE ABS AND MY ANTI-SKID CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION.

Mileage: 118,500

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED. PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS WITH "VSC TRAC", "TRAC OFF" AND "ABS" LIGHTS GOING ON (USUALLY IF TIRES WERE ON SLIPPERY SURFACE). LIGHTS USUALLY WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO YEARS AGO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED ECU COMPUTER AND TRANSLATE COMPUTER WHEN CAR DIED AFTER THESE LIGHTS WENT ON. NOW LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN AND NOT GOING OFF. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. DEALER CHARGED ME $160 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LED THEM TO TELL ME IT'LL COST $2,300 TO DO WHAT AMOUNTS TO "EXPLORATORY SURGERY", AND BY THE WAY, MY AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED AND THEY CAN'T RESET THEM WITHOUT ME PAYING SAID $2,300 AND POSSIBLY MUCH MORE AS THEY USE A TRIAL AND ERROR APPROACH TO "FIXING" WHATEVER PROBLEM THERE IS (CAR SEEMS TO BE DRIVING OK AT THE MOMENT WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ON.) A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWED DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, SOME WITH VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS (THAT I HAVE NOT HAD YET). VERY DISCONCERTING, ESPECIALLY SINCE I ALSO OWN A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY! DEALERSHIP VERY OPAQUE ABOUT THE PROBLEM - THEY DON'T SEEM TO HAVE A CLUE WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS AT ROOT. FROM MY BASIC RESEARCH, IT SEEMS IRREFUTABLE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS DESIGN PROBLEM IN 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO TOYOTA FOR MANY YEARS. FIRST, ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS SITUATION, AND SECOND, IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO EXCEPT PAY TO SUPPOSEDLY "FIX" THE CAR? HERE IS JUST ONE SAMPLE OF A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR "TOYOTA SEQUOIA SKID CONTROL COMPUTER" WHERE YOU CAN SEE COMMENTS THAT GO BACK TO JANUARY 2004: HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEHELPER.COM/TOPIC181494.HTM. *TR

Mileage: 59,100

SKID CONTROL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. IT WAS ENGAGED ON A HOT DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT FREEWAY. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE LIGHTS ARE NOW ON AND WON'T TURN OFF. *TR

FOR THE PAST 6MONTHS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND SHUT OFF RANDOMLY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO ANSWER FOR WHY, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. NOW THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO DANGER AGAIN BUT THAT IT WILL COST 1600 TO FIX. IF I DO NOTHING THEN IT WILL BE FINE TOO. NONE OF IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE BRAKE AND VEHICLE SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, ONE YEAR LATER THE FAILURE RESURFACED. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM AT AN EXPENSE OF $2500.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATE 12/14/09 *CN UPDATED 12/16/09*JB

Mileage: 55,000

THE VSC TRAC AND ASB LIGHT HAVE COME ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 4X4. THE DEALER WANTS $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 134,000

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - HAS SKID/TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR FAILURE (VSC TRAC) WHICH EFFECTS THE ABS - THERE'S NONE NOW. WE WENT THROUGH THIS NOVEMBER 2008 AND PAID EXTENSIVELY FOR THE REPAIR ARE RELIVING IT AGAIN NOW. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS COMMON AND WILL COST US $2K TO FIX. I AM FINDING THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS IS A TOYOTA PROBLEM AND NEEDS A RECALL - NOT A CONSUMER ONLY PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE OUR CAR ON OUR TRIP TO RELATIVES AT CHRISTMAS. $2K EATS UP XMAS BUDGET! TOYOTA ADMITS IT'S COMMON - THEY NEED TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! MANY REPORTING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AND INABILITY TO BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 163,244

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNINGS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 12/9/09 *CN UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

Mileage: 84,000

I'VE OWNED A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL. THE SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED REPEATED FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ON, AND ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE GONE OFF WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ( AND NOT BRAKING ). THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SAYS I NEED A NEW $2,000 COMPUTER FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY AND UNSAFE, AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS FLAW IN THEIR ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

SEPT 09 - VCS & TRAC LIGHTS WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY FOR LAST 6 MONTHS. FINALLY YESTERDAY THEY FAILED COMPLETELY. LIGHTS CAME ON, BRAKES STARTING VIBRATING, THROTTLE CONTROL WAS IMPAIRED. DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING VS COMPUTER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME VS SYSTEM HAS HAD A PROBLEM. IN 07 THE DEALER REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR ASS. WHEN THIS HAPPENED VCS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON, LOSS OF BRAKING AND ACCELERATING CONTROL. FORTUNATELY WHEN THEY FAILED SPEED WAS LOW THERE FORE IT WAS EASY TO COME TO A STOP. I HAVE REQUESTED OLD PART RETURNED TO ME. *TR

Mileage: 151,128

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 VSC LIGHTS ON AND OFF FOR ENTIRE DURATION OF OWNING THE VEHICLE...WAS "FIXED" AT AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER EARLY ON IN OWNERSHIP AND SINCE WILL RANDOMLY GO ON AND OFF. MOST RECENTLY WILL BE OFF WITH START OF VEHICLE AND WITH ACCELERATION OR TURNING WILL SET OF ABS LIGHT AND BEEP, LOOSE POWER AND THEN THE VSC LIGHTS WILL BE ON, WHEN YOU LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. SOME DEALERSHIPS SAID TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM, DON'T FEEL SAFE WHEN THE MOST RECENT EVENTS CAUSE THE LOSS OF POWER. I DON'T WANT TO BE GOING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENS! *TR

Mileage: 105,881

FOR THE PAST YEAR INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON, IF I TURNED OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED THEN THE LIGHT STAYS OFF UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. NOW WITH 80,000 MILES ON 2003 SEQUOIA VSC OFF, VSC TRAC & CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON GOING ABOUT 30 MPG. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOUND OUT THERE IS A 'SERVICE BULLETIN' DATING BACK TO 2003 THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF COMPUTER FAILURE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS WEBSITE I'VE FOUND OVER 200 COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS EXACT ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA OR ANY REGULATORY GOVERNMENT AGENCY ISSUING A RECALL SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHY?? WHAT IS THE WAIT? DOES A TRAGEDY NEED TO OCCUR? HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE LOGGED? I'M WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF ANY 'GOOD WILL' ACTION WILL BE TAKEN SINCE THE REPORTS I'VE READ HAVE INDICATED THE REPAIR/FIX COST IS BETWEEN $1,600.00-$2,200.00 FOR THE CONSUMER WHICH OBVIOUSLY SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE SINCE 2003. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

UNCONTROLLED STOPPING OF VEHICLE WITH OUT BRAKING; DRIVING ON CITY ROADS CAR BRAKED ON ITS OWN TO THE POINT THE CAR HALTED, AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR BE HIT BY CARS BEHIND ME; HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN A 3 MILE STRETCH WHILE DRIVING KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL.; SKID CONTROL ECU WAS REPLACED, ALSO FAULTY DECELERATION SENSOR, FAULTY STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, OLD PARTS HELD BY INSTALLER. *TR

Mileage: 112,312

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING WHEN IN MOTION AND TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES AND SHUTTERED. IT'S IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY SAY IT'S AN ABS SKID CONTROL ECU THAT WENT OUT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR MODEL AND A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

VSC/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE ON, THE VSC/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE OFF. AFTER A FEW YARDS OF DRIVING, THE LIGHTS TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 62,601

WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MY 2003 SEQUOIA'S ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN ACCELERATING AROUND CORNERS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VSC COMPUTER. YESTERDAY, AUGUST 13, WHILE ON VACATION, THE VSC, TRAC OFF, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VSC COMPUTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND WOULD AGAIN HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS BETWEEN 1500-2100 DOLLARS. THE DEALER (WEST ASHLEY TOYOTA, CHARLESTON, SC) STATED IF I DID NOT REPLACE IT, IT COULD ACTIVATE AND CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A FAIL SAFE AND HE DID NOT KNOW. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

MY ABS, VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM HAS FAILED. TROUBLE CODES INDICATE SYSTEM FAILURE AND WILL REQUIRE NEW ABS, TRAC AND ANTI SKID ECU. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR DONE YET. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY WITHOUT THESE FEATURES. I AM AWARE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 99,001

STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH AN 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS HAVE COME OFF AND ON AND ARE NOW ON PERMANENTLY RENDERING THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM USELESS. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRAC LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP INITIALLY. WORRIED THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM HAS MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2003 SEQUOIA COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 WITH 95000 MILES. VSC, TRAC, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE CODES ARE FAULTY ECU. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1700. THE FOLLOWING WEEK LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME THEY TELL ME IT IS A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR ON THE FRONT RIGHT. THEY RECALIBRATED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IF IT COMES BACK THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $400. FOLLOWING WEEK, THE LIGHTS COME ON, SAME CODE FOR THE SPEED SENSOR, SO I HAVE IT REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. NOT CERTAIN WHAT WILL CODE THIS TIME. AFTER READING SEVERAL POSTS ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. SO, I'M FILING A COMPLAINT SENSE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL.*TR

Mileage: 95,000

IN 2005 BOUGHT 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 20,000MILES IN 2007 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DEALER CODES WERE C1223, C1247,C1203 HAD TO REPLACE COMPUTER ASSY. REPLACE TRANSLATE CONTROL UNIT AND RESET READINESS CODES. THIS COMPUTER CONTROLS TRACTION AND LOSS OF POWER. IN 7/09 THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS AND ABS CAME ON. I BELIEVE THESE ARE ALL SAFETY ISSUES THAT PLAGUE THIS TOYOTA MODEL AND RECALL IS INORDER. ARE WE GOING TO WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE A RECALL IS GIVEN? *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATED A WEEK AGO AND REMAIN ON. THE CAR WILL PERIODICALLY DECELERATE AND SWERVE SLIGHTLY WHEN I INITIALLY BEGIN ACCELERATION. I CANNOT ACCELERATE DURING THIS TIME. I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING. THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT (THE CAR WITH THE SKIDMARKS) LIGHTS UP AT THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENS DAILY, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES A DAY. I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, NOT KNOWING IF MY CAR WILL GO OR NOT! MY HEART ALWAYS STOPS WHEN THIS HAPPENS! I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED THAT MY BRAKE BOOSTER AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND CONFIRMED THAT AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ONLINE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT ANOTHER COMPUTER SYSTEM USUALLY FAILS WHEN THIS SYSTEM FAILS, BUT MY CAR HAD NOT INDICATED A FAILURE OF THAT COMPUTER YET...SO I AM EXPECTING THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ORDERED A BRAKE BOOSTER, GASKETS, AND A STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 102,700

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE VSC OFF AND TRACTION CONTROL WENT ON, ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AT THIS POINT WE REALIZED THAT OUR ABS MAY HAVE FAILED AND OUR FAMILY WAS IN DANGER. THE BRAKES NOW LOCK AND THERE IS A GRINDING AND SWAYING OF THE CAR. WE'LL BE TAKING IT IN TO BE CHECKED, OBVIOUSLY, BUT ARE CONCERNED WITH THE IMMINENT SAFETY ISSUES ALONG WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BY OTHER 2003 SEQUOIA OWNERS. *TR

Mileage: 101,233

DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VSC/TRAC/ AND ABS LIGHT GO ON. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT DANGEROUS BUT THE MANUAL SAYS TO TAKE IT IN ASAP. SPENT ~$1000 TO REPLACE THE CONTROL UNIT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

ABS SKID CONTROL (ECU) AND BOOSTER ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. DEALER REPORTS THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND SEEMS TO BE A PATTERN AND CONCERN YET TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 100,026

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE ABS AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND IT TO BE A HABITUAL PROBLEM. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 24 I HAD A COLLISION WITH A DEER. ALL FOUR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I WENT INTO A SKID AND HIT THE DEER. THE THINGS THAT I HAVE READ IS ITS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT IT IS NOT. TOYOTA HAS AN ISSUE HERE THAT PUTS ITS OWNERS IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IF THERE WERE HABITUAL SEAT BELT ISSUES OR AIRBAG ISSUES THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I THOUGH I HAD WORKING ABS BRAKES AND DUE TO SOME KIND OF DESIGN FAILURE I DID NOT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

VEHICLE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER IS FAULTY AND CAUSE RANDOM BRAKING OR THROTTLE REDUCTION. KNOWN PROBLEM BY TOYOTA. REQUIRES NEW COMPUTER WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE THAT "FIXES" A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA CLAIMS DOESN'T EXIST. OVER $2000. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE IN JANUARY 2003 THE VSC & TRAC LIGHT WERE COMING ON UPON VEHICLE START UP SPORADICALLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. ON OCCASION THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON. SOMETIMES I WOULD HAVE A FOOT ON THE GAS & IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE WAS BEING APPLIED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEY SAID THEIR WASN'T AN ISSUE. I LEFT IT OVERNIGHT AND THE LIGHTS DIDN'T COME ON AT 2000 MILES. THIS CONTINUED SPORADICALLY FOR A YEAR USUALLY DURING COLDER WEATHER. IN JANUARY 2004 AT 16,870 MILES THE VCS/TRAC CAME ON WHEN NEAR TOYOTA AND FINALLY WAS VALIDATED & REPLACED DUE TO TSB BR002-03, PART#89630-0C011. THE ISSUE STILL CONTINUES STILL IN COLDER WEATHER. IN DECEMBER 2005, AT 48,000 THE VCS/TRAC & ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON, AND STAYED ON ALL DAY & TOYOTA REPLACE THE CAT CONVERTER. TWO WEEKS LATER I RETURN WITH ALL THREE LIGHTS ON & THEY REPLACE THE CAT CONVERTER AGAIN. NOW THE ISSUES ARE SPORADIC ALL YEAR LONG. IN AUGUST 2008 AT 89,000 MILES DURING SERVICE WORK THEY ARE ABLE TO PULL CODES WITH VSC/TRAC LIGHTS OFF. THEY REPLACE ECM TO CORRECT STEERING ANGLE & DECELERATION. THE LIGHTS STILL CAME ON LAST WEEK AGAIN AT START UP AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. STILL LOOKING FOR A RESOLUTION... *TR

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ECU IS OUT THIS WAS OUT AT 53,000 MILES AND IS GOING TO COST 1300 FOR THE PART AND 500 FOR LABOR! READING THIS IS A HUGE ONGOING COMPLAINT WITH THE 2003 SEQUOIA'S. SHOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED A RECALL DUR TO THE HUNDRED AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS STRICTLY REGARDING THE ECU SKID CONTROL LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

VSC/TRAC/ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN A NAGGING PROBLEM WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD THE SEQUOIA TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH A SENSOR DURING ONE VISIT AND THE COMPUTER DURING ANOTHER VISIT. STILL, INTERMITTENTLY ONE OR TWO TIMES A MONTH, THE LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING EVEN ON STRAIGHT DRY CLEAR ROADS. PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES TURN THE LIGHTS OFF BUT NOT ALWAYS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON I DO NOT HAVE USE OF THE VSC/TRAC OR ABS SYSTEMS. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE LIGHTS HAVE TURNED BACK OFF SO THERE IS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IN ITSELF IS A SAFETY CONCERN. YOU CAN BET THAT I WILL HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE IF THERE IS EVER AN ACCIDENT WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON. THIS HAS ABSOLUTELY MADE ME UPSET TO THE POINT THAT I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA EVER AGAIN UNLESS TOYOTA ISSUES A RECALL AND REPLACES ALL OF THE SENSORS AND RELATED COMPUTER COMPONENTS SO THAT THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND STAY OFF. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WHEN THE CAR WAS JUST A FEW DAYS OLD THE BATTERY FAILED ON ME. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER I FOUND OUT THAT INTERNALLY SOME OF THE BATTERY CELLS CAME LOOSE FROM THE CONNECTORS WHICH DID NOT GIVE ME ENOUGH VOLTAGE OR AMPS TO CRANK THE ENGINE OVER. THIS WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BUT I STILL WONDER IF THIS CAUSED SOME SORT OF DAMAGE TO THE VSC/TRAC/ABS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC LIGHT DATE SEPT-2006 ISSUE WITH TRACK VSC, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SENOR CHANGED, COST US $550, JULY 2007, ECU FOR SKID CONTROL CHANGED, WE PAID $1437 FOR THIS SERVICE DEC 2008, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VCS LIGHT ON AGAIN, ADJUSTED SENSOR $80, JAN 2009, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VCS, LIGHT AGAIN, AT FIRST, THEY QUOTED $2300 FOR REPAIR CLAIMING THE COMPUTER NEED CHANGING, AFTER I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHARGES, THE CALLED ME BACK AND CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE ISSUE, AND LATER THEY SAID IT WAS CALIBRATION. THEY DECIDED NOT TO CHARGE US. NOW, FEB 2009, LIGHTS ON AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC LIGHTS ON AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 61,907

WHILE DRIVING ALONG AT CITY STREET SPEEDS, DURING DRY WEATHER, ON PAVED ROADS, MY VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON. NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THEN A BUZZER SOUNDS FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THEN AT THE SAME TIME, A STRANGE GRINDING SOUND COMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR, AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO START WORKING FOR NO REASON. I QUICKLY PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR. I CHECK THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AND SEE NO INDICATION OF RUNNING OVER ANYTHING. I THEN START THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ARE BACK TO NORMAL (OFF). THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A MONTH, FOR ABOUT A MONTH OR 2 NOW. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAYS THE SKIP CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH INCLUDES VSC/ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON VEHICLE, THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. MY LAST SERVICE ON THIS VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE BRAKE REPLACEMENT AFTER WHICH THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AT RANDOM. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS TO BE ON IN ORDER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE, WHICH IS AN INCONVENIENCE IN ITSELF. I FINALLY MANAGED TO CATCH THE BRAKE LIGHT ON AND THIS IS WHAT I WAS CONFRONTED WITH. NO INJURIES OR DEATH SO FAR IT THAT WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 91,900

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 4WD. IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN 2003 BRAND NEW. THE VSC OFF LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHTS ARE ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE SENSORS ON THE BRAKES OR THAT I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR. I HAVE BEEN DOING THE REPLACEMENT DEALS FOR THE PAST THREE TIMES ALREADY AND IT IS STILL GIVING ME THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS DUE TO A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. IT BECOMES A GREATER PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DISABLES THE VEHICLE CONTROL MECHANISM RESULTING IN LOSS OF SKID CONTROL. THE BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE AND THERE IS NO TRACTION DURING A SKID. IT IS A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHEN DRIVING DURING THE WINTER OR WHEN IT IS RAINING AND THE ROADS ARE WET AND SLIPPERY. I WAS TOLD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY AND PLUG IT BACK IT TO RESTART THE COMPUTER BUT IT DOES NOT KEEP THE VSC OFF AND ENGINE LIGHT FROM COMING ON. I AM BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND HOPE TO GET THEM TO REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY CAR OWNERS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE HIGHWAY SAFETY COMMISSION SHOULD REQUIRE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL OWNERS FOR FREE. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

VSC/TRAC OFF & ABS FAILURE REQUIRING COMPUTER AND YAW SENSOR REPLACEMENT. I TOOK MY 2003 SEQUOIA TO THE LOCAL DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. IN 2006 BECAUSE THE LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE WERE ON. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE - VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THEY COULD NOT MIMIC THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I ARGUED WITH THEM, BUT LOST THAT ARGUMENT. LUCKILY FOR ME THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACING IN A FEW MONTHS, AND WHEN REPLACED PROBLEM WENT AWAY. NOW THAT MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED (LAST MONTH) THE VSC/TRAC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN. I DIDN'T RUSH IT IN BECAUSE OF MY PRIOR EXPERIENCE OR I WOULD HAVE HAD IT IN WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. NOW THEY WANT $2200 TO REPLACE COMPUTER AND YAW RATE SENSOR. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TOYOTA. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY REFUSE ANY RESPONSIBILITY ALTHOUGH THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW ISSUE. IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS. LUCKILY MY DRIVING IS IN A VERY SMALL COMMUNITY AND I DON'T DRIVE VERY FAST. *TR

Mileage: 56,535

VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD RESET EVERY TIME. DEALER IS VAGUE ON CAUSE AND SAYS PROBABLY GAS CAP SEAL. REPLACED OXYGEN COMPONENTS ONE TIME. HAPPENING AGAIN. I SUSPECT FAULTY PART OR COMPUTER WITH THE CAR THAT IS NOT YET DOCUMENTED. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

SIMILAR COMPLAINT AS MANY. I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT IS ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. BUT COMPUTER SCANNER SHOWS NO CODES THAT VERIFY ANY DEFECTS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

VSC, ABS AND TRAC LIGHT COMING ON. *TR

I BOUGHT 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I AM GETTING THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ON. CHECKED WITH OTHER SEQUOIA OWNER AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WENT TO CHECKED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ECU COMPUTER IS FAULTY. THE FAULTY ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH 03 SEQUOIA IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HERE ARE THE CODES: C1203, C1223,C1244. *TR

VSC OFF, ABS, BRAKE AND TCS LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME ONLY AT FULL STOP (ENGINE RUNNING). AS SOON AS TAKING OFF (DRIVING) WITH OVER 5 KM/HR, ALL LIGHT WENT OFF. STOPPING THE VEHICLE, ALL LIGHT WILL CAME ON AGAIN. THIS CYCLE REPEATING WITH EACH AND EVERY STOP. DEALER DETERMINED THAN ONE OF THE VACUUM HOSE CRACKED AND REDUCED PRESSURE AT IDLE WOULD CAUSE LIGHT TO COME ON. ONCE HOSE HAVE BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. STRONGLY ADVISE SEQUOIA OWNERS BEFORE REPLACING ANY COMMUTER COMPONENTS OR EXPENSIVE MODULE, TO TALK TO THEIR DEALERS AND HAVE THE VACUUM SYSTEM CHECKED PRIOR TO ANY OTHER STEPS. IT IS THE LESS COSTLY REPAIR BEFORE ANY MAJOR ONES. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

SKID CONTROL ECU MODULE DOES NOT WORK ON 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VSC /TRAC LIGHTS COME ON. NOTHING SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS COMPONENT FAIL DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE - OUT OF WARRANTY. MULTIPLE SIMILAR PROBLEMS DISCUSSED ONLINE YET MANUFACTURE WILL NOT ADMIT ISSUE WITH WORKMANSHIP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PART (895410C062). *TR

Mileage: 69,000

03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. VSC, ABS, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. AT 52,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING. YAW SENSOR DEFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NO SKID CONTROL OR ABS AVAILABLE ON MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS COMPUTER IS BAD. TOYOTA WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT CASE 200810010613. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

PURCHASED NEW IN 07/2003, ON 9/21/08, OUR SEQUOIA WITH ONLY 39,000 MILES HAD ITS VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, & ABS LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THERE WAS A BAD SENSOR AND A BAD ECU. WE LOCATED TSB.BR006-06 FOR THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE RECOMMENDED FIX IS REPLACEMENT OF THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER BECAUSE OF A CHANGE IN THE SOFTWARE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT HELP. MY DEALER WANTED $1,300 FOR THE ECU AND $330 FOR THE SENSOR, BUT I GOT THEM DOWN TO $940 FOR THE ECU AND $240 FOR THE SENSOR. AFTER TAX IT WAS ABOUT $1300, PLUS $255 FOR THREE HOURS OF LABOR. THIS IS CLEARLY, IN MY OPINION A SOFTWARE BUG, SINCE THE NEW ECU HAS A NEW PROGRAM AS STATED IN THE TSB. I'M PRETTY UPSET THAT A SOFTWARE BUG ISN'T A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. I'M GOING TO APPROACH AN ATTORNEY TO START A CLASS ACTION ON THIS MATTER. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL BE WORTH THEIR CONTINGENCY. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

VSC/TRAC AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WAS O2 SENSOR. THEY REPLACED 02 SENSOR AND ALL LIGHTS CLEARED. AFTER ONE WEEK THE VSC0/TRAC LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND THEY GO ON AND OFF EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE TRUCK. DEALER SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL ECU. WE DECIDED NOT TO REPLACE THE UNIT BECAUSE OF 1800.00 COST. *TR

Mileage: 10,100

2003 TOYOTA SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, I AM WRITING TO REQUEST THAT A FORMAL COMPLAINT BE FILED TO TOYOTA. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR INTO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A FEW LIGHTS THAT WE ON IN MY DASH. THE SPECIFIC LIGHTS WERE THE VSC, VSC OFF AND THE ABS LIGHTS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA AND THEIR SKID CONTROL COMPUTERS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE PART TO HAVE REPLACED. MY QUOTE WAS FOR $1800 EXCLUDING TAX. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 47,000 MILES AND WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 60,000, BUT IT WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I DECIDED TO PASS. THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY FOR MY CAR WAS 55,000 MILES I BELIEVE AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AT 55,500 MILES....OF COURSE. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT THERE CAN BE SOME SORT OF RESOLVE FOR THIS SUCH AS A RECALL OF THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER OR CHANGING THIS ISSUE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN SECTION OF THE WARRANTY AS IT IS UNFAIR FOR THERE TO BE SO MANY PEOPLE TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE AND SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES TO THE COMPUTERS MALFUNCTION SUCH AS ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLE DEATH. PLEASE TAKE WHATEVER ACTION NECESSARY TO SOLVE THIS UNNECESSARY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 55,500

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003, VTRAC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME UP ON THE DASH DURING A VERY WET INTERSTATE TREK TO MICHIGAN FROM CALIFORNIA. HAD NO CRUISE CONTROL BEFORE THIS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED THE YEAR BEFORE DURING THE SAME WET TREK ACROSS COUNTRY! THE TOYOTA DEALER IN SAGINAW MICHIGAN TOLD US THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROLLING THE VTRAC AND ABS WAS DISPLAYING FAULT CODES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, COST $1200. THIS IS A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH 70K MILES ON IT NOW (THE FAULT HAPPENED AROUND 66K MILES) WHICH IS NOW MUCH HARDER TO HANDLE UNDER HEAVY BRAKING, WHICH WE NEED MORE AND MORE WITH THE LOW QUALITY DRIVERS OUT THERE. IF THE GAS PRICES WEREN'T SO HIGH, THIS TRUCK WOULD BE OUT OF HERE HERE, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SELL IT FOR THE CURRENT VALUE, AND BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE, SO THIS SUV WILL NOW BE LIMITED TO TRIPS WHERE WE NEED THE STORAGE/TOWING CAPACITY. SO, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE 2 CARS, WE ONLY REALLY HAVE 1 1/2 NOW. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION CONTROL COMPUTE FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND HAS TAKEN OUT MY ABS BRAKES. THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS IS HAS FAILED BOTH TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

VSC,TCS LIGHTS GO ON AFTER A NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT ANTERIOR WHEEL / ENGINE. LIGHTS STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

ON 4 OCCASIONS DASH LIGHT INDICATING VSC AND BRAKE PROBLEM APPEARED. EACH TIME THE BRAKING OF THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WAS COMPROMISED. EACH TIME THE TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER FOR REPAIR. EACH TOYOTA SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT REPLACED SKID COMPUTER ANYWAY. 8/20/08 PROBLEM RECURRED WITH DASH BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. BRAKING AGAIN COMPROMISED, HEARD LOUD "CLUNKING SOUND" COMING FROM CAR WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO SCOTTSDALE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. AGAIN, SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AND RETURNED CAR WITH NO REPAIR. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. TOYOTA INDICATED COMPLAINT IS NOW ON RECORD. PROBLEM WITH DASH BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND BRAKING DIMINISHED RECURRED AGAIN 8/27/08. AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF, INDICATOR NO LONGER LIT AND BRAKING BACK TO NORMAL. I FEAR FOR BOTH MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES. SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES A LARGE NUMBER OF SEQUOIA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A CONCERN OVER WHY THE ABS, BRAKE, AND OTHER LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. ON SOME WEBSITES I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. WANTING TO KNOW IF ACTION HAS BEEN PURSUED FOR A RECALL IN THIS MATTER. THIS OCCURS EVERYDAY, ONCE THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003, BOUGHT NEW MY COMPLAINT ECHOES WHAT A LOT OF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING REGARDING THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WHICH APPARENTLY AFFECTS THE VSC/ABC/EBRAKE. PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO WITH THE EBRAKE LIGHT RANDOMLY COMING ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING (RESTARTING THE CAR USUALLY RESOLVES), BUT EVENTUALLY GOT TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR THINKS IT'S IN A VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SITUATION AND ABS TRIGGERS AND APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL IS INOPERABLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FILLED WITH KIDS (AND HAVE 2 OF OUR OWN) SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE OUT THERE SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK INTO IT. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN 2004. IT CURRENTLY HAS 30130 MILES ON IT. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. THE PROBLEM: SPORADIC VSC/ATRAC MALFUNCTION. 1. I HAD BEEN ADVISED TO GO IN FOR TOYOTA CAMPAIGN SSC 50J FOR BALL JOINT SAFETY RECALL. THIS WAS DONE AT FREMONT TOYOTA ON MAY 30, 2008. 2. ON JUNE 12, 2008, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL STARTS DISENGAGING ON ITS OWN, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON US 101 NORTH FREEWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM A TRIP TO MONTERREY BAY AQUARIUM. 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM: THE VSC/ATRAC INDICATOR LIGHTS CHANGES STATE TO ON AND THE SYSTEM WILL INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TO RESET,I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM REPEATED A DOZEN TIMES, UNTIL I REACHED HOME. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO FREMONT TOYOTA ON JUNE 14, 2008 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS ERROR CODE C1231 AND C1203 AND THE REASON IS FAULTY ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTERS. 4. I WAS NOT CONVINCED WITH THE ANSWER AND DECIDED TO DO MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE NHTSA SITE AND DISCUSSION FORUMS ON THE NET AND FOUND OUT THAT TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE, TOYOTA MODIFIED ITS SKID CONTROL LOGIC AND THE VSC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM (PLEASE REFER NHTSA# 00303 & BR00203, DIAGNOSTICS CODES C1231 & C1203). 5. I CALLED UP FREMONT TOYOTA IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT WHAT I FOUND OUT AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE EXISTING VSC & ECU COMPUTERS, WITH UPDATED/REDESIGNED MODULES AT MY EXPENSE (COSTS OF $2700) I THINK THIS IS UNREASONABLE SINCE, I CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT SINCE THE FIX CALLS FOR A COMPUTER UPGRADE. I AM WRITING TO LET YOUR OFFICE KNOW THAT TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. I CAN BE REACHED AT (510) 471-6937 IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS. SINCERELY, SHAJI RAVINDRANATHAN *TR

Mileage: 30,558

TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC ABS PROBLEM ON THIS 2003 SEQUOIA THE ABS BRAKES INTERMITTENTLY COME ON WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITH OUT THE DRIVER BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS THUS FAR. THE VSC INDICATOR LIGHTS ALSO COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2003 4X4 TOYOTA SEQUOIA / 30K MILES. ONE MORE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE VSC/TRAC-ABS LIGHTS COMING ON DUE TO FAULTY VSC COMPUTER. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 30,055 MILES AND IS STILL UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S 60 MONTH/60,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY YET THIS IS NOT COVERED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IN EXCESS OF $2,000. THIS COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED BY THOUSANDS AND REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL AS TO ITS IMPENDING DANGER IT PUTS THE DRIVERS IN. *TR

Mileage: 30,055

VSC/ABS/SKID CONTROL COMPUTER FAILURE AT 50,000 MILES IN 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2WD. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM, FOR WHICH TOYOTA PROPOSES REPLACEMENT AT CONSUMER COST OF $1500+ FOR OUT OF WARRANTY VEHICLES. REQUESTED OUTCOME: TOYOTA SHOULD REPLACE THE COMPUTER AT NO COST FOR PART; THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED FOR CONSUMER TO REPLACE. *TR

Mileage: 50,897

VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER MUST BE REPLACED. THE PART ALONE IS $2,100.00, THEN LABOR TO INSTALL. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER REPORTS OF FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT WHICH SEEMS INTEGRAL TO THE VEHICLE'S STEERING AND HANDLING. TOYOTA PUBLISHED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN IN MAY 2006 RECOGNIZING THIS DEFECT AND CHANGING THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 57, 000 MILES. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA OF HUNTINGTON BEACH FOR SERVICE AND TO CHECK ON THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) LIGHT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT BASED THE DIAGNOSTIC REPAIR CODES AND A REPAIR BULLETIN, HE RECOMMENDED A THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1667.00 THIS REPAIR RECOMMENDATION WHAT DISAPPOINTING FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS: 1.THIS IS A REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE VSC LIGHT TO A TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SOLUTION BY THE TOYOTA OF LONG BEACH REPAIR FACILITY WAS TO SIMPLY 'RESET' THE ECU. ATTACHED IS THE INVOICE. 2.SECONDLY, THE ECU IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO ONGOING MAINTENANCE. IT IS A COMPUTER CHIP THAT IS DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE VSC, ETC. IF THE ECU CAN NOT BE REPROGRAMMED TO FUNCTION AS INTENDED, THEN THIS DESIGN FLAW THAT AGAIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY OR AS RECALL. 3.THE DESIGN FLAW IS SERIOUS AND CRITICALLY AFFECTS THE SAFETY AND STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. 4.FINALLY, THE ECU IS ESSENTIALLY A SMALL COMPUTER AND THE $1600 PRICE TAG TO REPLACE SUCH AND INEXPENSIVE PART IS ABSURD. IN THE EVENT THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT HONOR ITS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, TOYOTA, SHOULD REEVALUATE THE PRICING OF SUCH A SMALL BUT CRITICAL PART AND REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE ON 2003 SEQUOIA @ 56,410 MILES (ORIGNAL OWNER). ECU FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY EVERY TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNER, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS IT'S LIMITED. THIS FAILURE REQUIRES THAT VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU / YAW RATE SENSOR BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS $794.20 FOR PART AND LABOR AT THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. NOW, CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT AND NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE I'M VERY SUPRIZED NOT TO SEE A RECALL NOTICE TO DATE. *TR

Mileage: 56,410

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 90,000 MILES - SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JULY 2003, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE TURNED ON BY ITSELF INTERMITTENTLY. UNTIL THE WEEKEND OF DEC 22, 2007, I REGARDED THIS ISSUE, MORE OR LESS, AS A NUISANCE PROBLEM. ON DEC 22, 2007 THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND PRETTY MUCH HAVE REMAINED ON. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATION BY THE OPERATION OF THE BRAKES. *TR

1.) NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE 2.) VSC OFF / TRAC OFF LIGHTS ON DASH STAY ON CONTINUALLY, AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL IS EFFECTIVELY DISABLED. RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE. 3.) TOYOTA DEALER IS RECOMMENDING REPLACEMENT OF THE VSC ECU (STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER) AT A COST OF $1500-$2000. BASED ON THE NUMBERS OF THESE REPORTED INCIDENTS, I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT AND IS AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT TO BE PAID BY THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 101,550