2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Service Brakes Problems

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VSC AND TRAC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THESE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON. OCCASIONALLY BRAKE WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE AND PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS WHILE TRYING TO STOP.

Mileage: 126,000

AT ON OR ABOUT 7:30 PM ON MAY13TH 2018 OUR SON WAS DRIVING THE FAMILIES 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA NORTHBOUND IN 2 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY AND NO OTHER TRAFFIC PRESENT. WEATHER WAS INCLEMENT, VISIBILITY CLEAR BUT NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR FLORIDA. HE WAS TRAVELING 41 MPH IN A 45 IN THE LEFT LANE. NO SOONER THAN HE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHT CONTROLLED, (HE HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY) DID HE GO THROUGH WHAT THE DEPUTY SAID WAS A SLIPPERY SECTION OF THE ROAD WAY COVERED WITH STANDING WATER. HE RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR TO DIMINISH HYDROPLANING AND NO SOONER THAN THAT INSTANT THE VSC LIGHTS (VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL) LIGHTS ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH. HE REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CREATED A PIVOT POINT FOR THE CAR TO SPIN AROUND 180 DEGREES CLOCKWISE, NOW FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS HE WAS NOW IN THE RIGHT LANE. HE WAS FRANTICALLY ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE BY CONSTANTLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLES MOTION HOWEVER UNSUCCESSFUL AS HE WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKING PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE, THE CAR NOW STILL IN MOTION, HIT THE CURB, AND LEFT THE ROADWAY BY GOING NOW BACKWARDS DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT OF OVER 12 FEET AND CAME TO A HALT. LUCKILY, A SHERIFFS DEPUTY WAS TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND HAD WITNESSED THIS AND WAS ABLE TO SAVE MY SONS LIFE BY HIS QUICK RESPONSE. THE CAR HAD TO BE EXTRACTED OUT OF THE CULVERT WITH RECOVERY CRANES. OUR FAMILY IS SO GRATEFUL TO THE DEPUTY AND THAT WE HAVE OUR SON ALIVE AND WITHOUT A SCRATCH. HE IS A BIT WORN FOR WEAR BEING SHOOK UP LIKE THAT. THE SEQUOIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY TOYOTA AND WE ENJOYED YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE OWNERSHIP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT.

Mileage: 145,350

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY THEN THE GEARS WERE MOVED WHILE HAVING FOOT ON BRAKES HOWEVER THE BREAKS WERE STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE STOPPED CAUSING IT TO RUN INTO THE HOUSE WHICH HAD CAUSED UNBELIEVABLE DAMAGE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

Mileage: 300,000

WAS TOLD BY A REPAIR SHOP THAT MY ESC ABS AND BREAK COMPUTER ARE MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING MY MY BRAKE PEDAL TO BE HARD WHEN APPLIED ALSO ABS SYSTEM OPERATES WHILE BRAKING WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND AT NORMAL SPEEDS AND CITY TRAFFIC DURING NORMAL BRAKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING CONSOLE ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

FRONT SUSPENSION MAKING HUMMING NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE IN MOTION, AND VIBRSTION IS FELT THROUGHOUT VEHICLE, PASSENGER SIDE REAR AXLE SEAL IS LEAKING CAUSING ROTOR TO SMOKE. FRONT DRIVER SIDE CALIPER PISTON IS JAMMED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, VSC, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, AND OTHER BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THE CODES THAT APPEARED DURING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE CODES INDICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,400. UPDATED 12/21/16*LJ UPDATED 06/25/18*JB

Mileage: 155,400

ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 65 MPH. ALARM TONE STARTED, AND CAR SLOWED WITH A PULSATING BRAKING ACTION. AFTER A SHORT TIME ALARM STOPPED AND BRAKING ACTION STOPPED. VERY SCARY...AFRAID TO DRIVE NOW.

Mileage: 153,000

THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WONT GO IN SO I CANT WEAR A SEATBELT , THE VSC TRAC AND CHECK ENGININE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON AND THE BRAKES SLIP

Mileage: 122,000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, IT CURRENTLY HAS 155,600 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH TOYOTA AND THIS VEHICLE UNTIL MY RECENT INCIDENTS INVOLVING INABILITY TO STOP WHILE AT SLOW SPEEDS, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE AND SHAKING AND THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE WHEN THIS OCCURS: BRAKE, VSC, AND TRAC CONTROL. AFTER READING THE MANY REPORTS, I REALIZE THAT THIS IS QUITE COMMON AND AM UPSET THAT TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT! I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AS IT WAS SO FRIGHTENING THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE IT. THE SENSORS WERE NO LONGER ON AND TOYOTA TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG (MY FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY THEM A FEW MONTHS PRIOR). IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER, THIS TIME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND GOT THE LIGHTS TO GO OFF, THEN I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO MY MECHANIC. HE FOUND THREE ERROR CODES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. HE SAID IT'S EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE SO HE RESET THE SYSTEM AND WE DECIDED TO SEE IF THAT WORKS. NOW, A WEEK OR SO AFTER THE RESET, IT HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN IN TRAFFIC. AFTER READING ALL OF THE OTHER VERY SIMILAR REPORTS, I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE MY CAR! PLEASE MAKE TOYOTA BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY! I FOUND REPORTS ON THIS DATING BACK TO 2004 AND I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON THE 2003 MODELS.

Mileage: 155,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE FOR THE BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND GAVE THE CONTACT A REFERENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

ABS/ TRAC/SKID LIGHT COME ON AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND BRAKES JERK YOU BACK AND FORTH ON ROAD. IF SOMEONE WERE NEXT TO YOU, YOU WOULD HIT THEM. SUV MAKE ABS GRINDING SOUND WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT IS IN NUTURAL, WONT MOVE. IF YOU TURN SUV ON OFF A FEW TIMES,ITS START ACTING NORMAL AGAIN. MY TEEN AGE DAUGHTER WAS JURKED OF ROAD INTO GRASS 2TIMES THIS MTH. BOUGHT SUV NEW.

Mileage: 160,000

SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY MY BRAKES LIGHT WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD COME ON AND WOULD ONLY TURN OFF THE LIGHT IF I TURN OFF THE ENGINE. MANY TIMES ON STREET SPEED (10-45 MPH) IF THE VSC,TRACK OFF AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AT THE SAME TIME,THE CAR WILL LOOSE POWER ON THE BRAKES AND WILL HAVE A GRINDING AND VIBRATING NOISE. I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND TOLD ME BRING THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN SO THEY COULD DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. WHY WAIT FOR SOMETHING SERIOUS TO HAPPENED BEFORE THEY COULD CHECK MY CAR? *TR

Mileage: 115,000

MY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE VSC AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHT . I CLEAR CODES BUT THEY RETURN. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE USE IT MAINLY TO PULL OUR BOAT .

MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS LOOKING TO MAKE A TURN AT THE LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE GAVE ME A HUGE JERK AND THE BRAKES BEGIN TO GIVE OUT. AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE THE VS AND BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE POSTING THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE VEHICLE. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP SINCE MY CHILDREN DRIVE MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES. HELP!!! I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF IT'S REPUTATION. HOWEVER, AFTER SEEING ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOYOTA REFUSAL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, MY FAMILY WILL BE LOOKING ELSE WHERE.

Mileage: 152,000

I BOUGHT MY CAR USED TWO WEEKS AGO FROM AN INDIVIDUAL. I NOTICED ON MY WAY HOME THAT THE SEATBELT LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO BACK OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT. A FEW DAYS LATER, AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY DAUGHTER'S DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THE NEXT TIME I STARTED UP, THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. IT CAME ON AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE NEXT LIGHT TO COME ON WAS MY FUEL LIGHT. THE GAUGE SAID MY CAR WAS ON EMPTY, AND I KNEW I HAD AT LEAST HALF A TANK OF GAS. I BEGAN TO GROW CONCERNED WITH THE VEHICLE, SO I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER YESTERDAY. THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW SEATBELT CLIP AND A FUEL SENSOR, WHICH ARE "MINOR", BUT THAT I ALSO NEEDED A NEW MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS, AND SEVERAL OTHER BRAKE-RELATED ISSUES, PLUS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SKID CONTROL - ALL TO THE TUNE OF $5,900. I DECIDED TO GET A SECOND OPINION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IN RESEARCHING THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, I SAW MANY PEOPLE HAVE POSTED COMMENTS REGARDING THE SKID CONTROL/BRAKE SYSTEM ON 2002-2004 SEQUOIAS. APPARENTLY A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2003, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO HELP OWNERS OF 2004 MODELS, AND I AM WONDERING WHY.

Mileage: 158,000

BRAKES DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SEQUOIA HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA LAST MONTH THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT I WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE MY TIME HAD EXPIRED! HOW CAN THAT BE POSSIBLE IF THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SEQUOIA? SURE ENOUGH I WAS DRIVING AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM STOPPING AS HAD BEEN NOTED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNFAIR! IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT TOYOTA WILL BE LIABLE! WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS??? *TR

Mileage: 98,000

UPON LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY MULTIPLE TIMES CAR STARTS BEEPING AND LIGHTS FLASHING AND FINALLY CORRECTS ITSELF. IN 2010 I HAD "YAW RATE SENSOR" REPLACED AT A COST OF $511.00. THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTINUED TO COME ON. I FINALLY TOOK IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED THE "SKID CONTROL ECU" REPLACED AT A COST OF $907.00 PLUS TAX. I REFUSED THIS BECAUSE THEY ASSURED ME THE BRAKES ARE STILL WORKING FINE. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO TOYOTA ON THIS MODEL AND SIMILAR MODEL SEQUOIAS. TSB'S HAVE BEEN ISSUED BUT NO RECALLS. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED WITH TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE A '04 SEQUOIA 4WD LTD, MY VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON, THEY NEVER GO OFF. THE VISIT TO A DEALER ENDED WITH THEM STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT READ ANY CODES, SO THE VSC COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, ABOUT $1,500.00 TOTAL. THE CAR IS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS, BUT, THE LIGHTS STAY ON.....SEQUOIA HAS 83K MILES. ANYONE OFFER ANY ADVICE OR HELP TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS? *JS

Mileage: 82,000

THIS APPEARS TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY COMMON. THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, THE BRAKES ARE DEGRADED AND THE FRONT END VIBRATES AS THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE PULSING. THIS HAS HAPPENS SPARE-ATTIC ALLY OVER THE YEARS. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WE HAD THE TIGHTENED, SINCE IT SEEMED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING LOOSE AND IT WAS ENGAGING AS WE DROVE. THAT WASN'T IT, OBVIOUSLY AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. WITH SUCH A HEAVY, LARGE TRUCK, WE HAVE NEARLY REAR-ENDED OTHERS, BUT GOT LUCKY. EACH TIME THE CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE SHARPLY AND YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET ALL THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF AND COME BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES DONE AND REDONE SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS STILL OCCURS.. ON EACH OCCASION WE COULD GET OUT OF IT, BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. TOYOTA HAS OBVIOUSLY IGNORED THIS..I HAVE DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE >500 ON THIS VERY TOPIC. AS I READ THROUGH ALL THESE, THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THEM IS BEYOND COINCIDENCE AND IT APPEARS THAT NOTHING ACTUALLY FIXES THIS. AS OF RIGHT NOW. *TR

AT APPARENTLY RANDOM TIMES THE ((!)) LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WILL TURN ON. SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AT LOW SPEEDS FOR A SPLIT SECOND LOCKING UP THE WHEELS. A LITTLE RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THE 2003 OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL HAD A RECALL (10V176000) THAT DESCRIBES MY PROBLEM IN DETAIL. I THINK THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2004 MODEL. I POST ON A FORUM GOT A LOT OF ACTION WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SINCE I REGULARLY TOW 5000LBS I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO OCCUR THEN. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS AVAILABLE ONLY FROM TOYOTA AND AT A SERIOUS PRICE TAG. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 2008 WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER I GOT IT, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON FOR WHAT SEEMED LIKE NO NOTICEABLE REASON. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THROUGHOUT THE TIME I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON PERIODICALLY. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED OUT A FEW TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AIR IN THE LINE, WHICH THEY FIXED. AFTER THAT TIME MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE FALSE ALARMS THAT I HAD ALWAYS GOTTEN. THEN LAST NIGHT (9/15/2014) I HAD THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN WITH THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP FOR A LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUT IT BACK ON. NOW THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS A LEAK IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. ONE OF MY FEARS FROM ALL THESE YEARS OF THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REAL REASON WAS THAT ONE DAY IT WOULD COME ON FOR A VALID REASON AND I WOULDN'T KNOW BECAUSE OF ALL THE PREVIOUS FALSE ALARM LIGHTS. AS WE ALL KNOW BRAKES FAILING CAN CAUSE INJURIES OR DEATHS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE ABS AND VSC TRACK LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON. CURRENTLY THESE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON, THE BRAKES SEEMS AS IF THEY ARE APPLIED. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ADDITIONALLY THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIME OVER THE YEARS THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OVER THE YEARS THEY COULD NOT PULL A CODE BECAUSE THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON. BECAUSE IT WAS SPORADIC I LEFT IT UNTIL IT THEY CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE IT AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND AFTER I HAD BEEN TELLING THEM THAT THE LIGHT HAD BEEN COMING ON. TOYOTA HAS KNOW THAT THIS A PROBLEM FOR SOME 2000 - 2005 TOYOTA PRODUCTS. *TR

Mileage: 44,297

THE VSC, TRAC OFF AND BREAK LIGHT ALL CAME ON WHILE I WAS PICKING SPEED FROM THE STOPPING AT THE LIGHT. PREVIOUS TO THAT, MY HUSBAND HAS BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE BREAK LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF AND TOYOTA STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD I COULD DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTIES AND ONCE MY CAR /ACCOUNT WAS PULLED/VIEWED IN THE SYSTEM THEN I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN IMMEDIATELY - WITHIN 30 MINUTES. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT FLUSH BRAKE SYSTEM - ALL, BOOSTER ASSY, CYLINDER SUB ASSY, MASTER CYLINDER SEAL,2 GASKETS WHICH IS NOW COSTING ME OVER $2,000. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS AND RECALL ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

DATE AND MILEAGE ABOVE ARE APPROXIMATE. WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN UP INCLINED ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE IN PHILADELPHIA, THE ENGINE LOST SPEED AND THE VEHICLE QUICKLY SLOWED. NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME SO THERE WAS MINIMAL DANGER. THE BEHAVIOR WAS SIMILAR TO SNOW/ICE SKID CONTROL WHEREBY THE ENGINE DECOUPLES AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES USELESS. AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS POWER RETURNED. ON 6/24/2014 (MILEAGE 165,400) MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I COINCIDENTALLY HAD AN 5,000 MILE SERVICE APPOINTMENT TODAY (6/24/2014) AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A CODE C1247 - ABS ECU (COMPUTER) IS FAILING. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE ECU HAD FAILING CIRCUITS, OR FAILING SOLDER CONNECTIONS. A LITTLE INTERNET RESEARCH SUGGESTED THAT THE UNIT MIGHT SIMPLY HAVE LOGIC PROBLEMS. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, ALL SKID CONTROL AND ABS FUNCTIONALITY IS GONE. AS THE LIGHT WAS ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND IS NOW OFF I AM GOING TO SEE HOW THE VEHICLE PERFORMS AND IF SAFETY IS EFFECTED. *TR

Mileage: 156,000

ALARM SOUNDED AND ROAD SLIPPAGE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON DASH BOARD. CAR SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN WITH GRINDING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. BRAKES MADE THE SOUND MUCH LOUDER AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE. AFTERWARD TRAC OFF AND TRAC - LIGHTS CAME ON. HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET BACK HOME - ABOUT 2 MILES. AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND DID NOT REOCCUR IN BRIEF TEST DRIVE. CONDITION WOULD BE DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE. *TR

Mileage: 175,000

THIS APPEARS TO BE EXCEPTIONALLY COMMON. THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, THE BRAKES ARE DEGRADED AND THE FRONT END VIBRATES AS THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE PULSING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES OVER THE YEARS. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WE HAD THE TIGHTENED, SINCE IT SEEMED THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOMETHING LOOSE AND IT WAS ENGAGING AS WE DROVE. THAT WASN'T IT, OBVIOUSLY AND IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. WITH SUCH A HEAVY, LARGE CAR, WE HAVE NEARLY REAR-ENDED OTHERS, BUT GOT LUCKY. EACH TIME THE CAR PULLS TO ONE SIDE SHARPLY AND YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET ALL THE LIGHTS TO TURN OFF AND COME BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES DONE AND REDONE SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS STILL OCCURS.. ON EACH OCCASION WE COULD GET OUT OF IT, BUT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. TOYOTA HAS OBVIOUSLY IGNORED THIS..I HAVE DOWNLOAD THE COMPLAINTS AND THERE ARE >500 ON THIS VERY TOPIC. AS I READ THROUGH ALL THESE, THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THEM IS BEYOND COINCIDENCE AND IT APPEARS THAT NOTHING ACTUALLY FIXES THIS. AS OF RIGHT NOW, I CANNOT LET MY FAMILY DRIVE THIS CAR. I AM BRINGING IT INTO TO THE DEALER (WITH COPIES OF ALL THESE COMPLAINTS) AND SEE WHAT COMES OF IT. MY HOPES ARE NOT HIGH. THE RECALL IN 2003 SEEMS LIKE THEY TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS (NOT CLEAR IF IT WAS SAME ISSUE). MY CONCERN REALLY IS THAT SOMEONE HAS TO GET KILLED. THE ISSUE WITH THAT LOGIC IS THAT DEAD PEOPLE DON'T FILL OUT COMPLAINTS AND IF THERE WAS A DEATH, IT APPEARS THAT THE ERROR/DIAGNOSTIC CODES DO NOT REGISTER AND GET SAVED FOR RETRIEVAL (FROM READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS). SERIOUS CRASHES WOULD BE INVESTIGATED, CODES WOULD BE LOOKED AT AND NOTHING WOULD COME UP. CASE CLOSED. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, TOYOTA, IF ALL ACCIDENTS GOT RE-INVESTIGATED? HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST? ASK THE GM CEO HOW MUCH THEIR INVESTIGATION IS COSTING. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING AND GRADUALLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY 2004 SEQUOIA SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY STOPS WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS OR FREEWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 TO 55 MPH. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ABRUPT AND UNEXPECTEDLY STOP, THE BRAKES APPEAR TO REMAINED ENGAGED (VEHICLE IS STOPPED) MOMENTARILY (FOR A FEW SECONDS); ALTHOUGH, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NO LONGER DEPRESSED. IN ORDER TO GET THE SUV MOVING FORWARD AGAIN, ONE MUST PRESS THE GAS PEDAL (MORE THAN USUAL), BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE OR BE STUCK/STOPPED. BECAUSE OF THE UNUSUALLY HIGH GAS PEDAL REQUIREMENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY/DANGEROUSLY LUNGES FORWARD. THIS HOLE UNEXPECTED, ABRUPT STOPPING AND ABRUPT RAPID FORWARD PROCESS IS QUITE UNSETTLING AND SCARY. WE'RE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS 2004 SEQUOIA AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR BY TOYOTA DEALERS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. BASED ON THE COMMONALITY AND HIGH INCIDENCE OF THIS ANOMALY ON THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA SHOULD VOLUNTARILY OR MANDATORILY TAKE SWIFT CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DECELERATING TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION THAT I HAD TO STOP AT VSC DASH INDICATOR LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, & TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THEN, AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD DEEP CRUNCHING NOISES FROM THE BRAKING SYSTEM (SOUNDED LIKE FRONT END). THERE WAS ALSO LOUD "CLANKING" NOISES, AS IF SOMETHING WAS BANGING AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE RIM OR BRAKE ROTOR. ALL THE NOISES WERE ALSO PHYSICALLY FELT ON MY BRAKING FOOT AT THE SAME TIME THEY SOUNDED. MY FOOT WAS BEING DROPPED AND PUSHED NOTICEABLY BY THE BRAKE PEDAL. I ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE THE BRAKING POWER FROM FLUCTUATING INDEPENDENTLY FROM STRONG TO ALMOST NONE WITHIN A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS. THE SAME DASH WARNING LIGHTS HAVE BEEN CONTINUING TO TURN ON FOR THE LAST 5 OR 6 WEEKS (SOMETIMES ALL OF THEM, SOMETIMES ONE AT A TIME), BUT THE PHYSICAL BRAKING ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN TODAY 9-11-13. I WAS ON A BACK STREET SO I TRIED TO VIDEO IT WITH MY PHONE BUT COULDN'T GET THE CAMERA SET TO VIDEO IN TIME; AND IT STOPPED AFTER OCCURRING AT THREE DIFFERENT BRAKING ATTEMPTS. THE CAR FLUCTUATED ITS WAY TO A STOP WITH THE SAME CRUNCHING NOISES (NO CLANKING) THIS TIME. THE PRESSURE FULLY CHANGED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE ISSUE TOOK PLACE AND I HAD LITTLE CONTROL OF EXACTLY WHEN BRAKING WOULD HAPPEN. HAVE YOU SEEN THE AMOUNT OF TIMES THIS IS HAPPENING? ARE YOU READING THESE THREADS? I'M CONCERNED TO TAKE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I'M CONCERNED IN LETTING MY LESS EXPERIENCED 18 YEAR OLD DRIVE IT AS USUAL. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE CLUELESS AND SAID THAT WAS PART IF THE WAY THE CAR KEPT ME SAFE ON WET ROADS. NEITHER INCIDENT OCCUR ON WET ROADS. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 25 YEARS; I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE BRAKING IN MY VEHICLE TWO TIMES IN LAST 6 WEEKS DUE TO A VEHICLE SYSTEM GOING HAYWIRE! DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD! PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVING TO A STOP WHEN VSC LIGHTS, ABS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT,TRAC OFF DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, EXPERIENCED A JUMPING. ALREADY HAD BRAKES REPLACED, TIRES ROTATED AND ALIGNMENT DONE. CONTACTED AUTO SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND WAS TOLD AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT ISSUE IS DUE TO A FAULTY COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM HOW THE COMPUTER READS THE CAR PERFORMANCE. WAS TOLD THAT ONLY A TOYOTA DEALER WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH IS COSTLY. THE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AS IF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 151,000

THE PROBLEM WITH MY SUV, IS THE VSC TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON AND GOES AWAY AND I CAN SMELL SOMETHING ON THE TWO BACK BRAKES BURNING. I LOST A PREVIOUS TRUCK BEFORE. IT FLIPPED OVER CAN'T SAY IF THIS CAUSED IT TO FLIP. I HOPE TOYOTA CAN RECALL THESE SUV'S AND FIX IT. MY LOCAL SHOP CAN'T GET A CODE ON THIS FAULT.

Mileage: 48,000

CORNERING AT ABOUT 65 OR SO ON HIGHWAY. SENSORS WENT OFF, TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, SHAKY STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY VSC, VSC TRAC OFF, AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS ARE STAYING ON AND WON'T TURN OFF.

Mileage: 107,000

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, ABS LIGHTS HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2004. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS. LAST WEEK LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON FULL TIME. ABS SYSTEM SEVERELY SHOOK WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM. COST WAS $1,200. WARNING LIGHTS STILL WERE PRESENT, AND THEY WERE RELUCTANT TO LET ME LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. THEY DECIDED THAT THE BOOSTER WAS AN "AFTER-MARKET" PRODUCT AND NOT PROPERLY COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER. DEALERSHIP WANTS ANOTHER $600 TO SWAP THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT STILL NO ASSURANCES THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL NOT COME BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN PROBLEMATIC SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE WITH THE SEQUOIAS AND TUNDRAS. *TR

Mileage: 500

MY BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON AND WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE SUV. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEAL WHICH I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SUPPOSED TO HAVE RESET IT, HOWEVER, IT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY TO FIX IT. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE ALL DAY. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER COSBY BODY SHOP AND HE CHECKED THE SUV BUT COULD NOT SEE WHAT WAS WRONG SINCE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THE BRAKES DID NOT SHOW ENOUGHT SINIFICANT WARE OR TARE AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID CLYDER HE DID NOT NEED TO ADD ANY. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT COMES ON AGAIN AND I DID. HE CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THAT IT MAYBE THE BRAKE SINCER. NOW, I AM CALLING TOYATO FOR ASSISTANCE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

I HAVE A 2004 SEQUOIA AND I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE VSC, TRAC, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY COMING ON FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. I ONLY HAVE 105,000 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF REGULARLY (MOSTLY ON MORE THAN OFF). HOWEVER WITH THE OTHER LIGHTS IT IS VERY RANDOM. UPON BRAKING, I WILL EXPERIENCE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND, THE CAR JERKS/WHIPLASH MOTION, THE CAR IS HARD TO STOP AND MANAGE AND THEN ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON AFTER THIS OCCURS. IT ALL HAPPENS WITHIN 3-5 SECONDS TOTAL BUT THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT MAY DO IT 2-3 MORE TIMES OR MIGHT NOT DO IT AGAIN FOR A WEEK OR EVEN AS LONG AS A MONTH. I SIMPLY WAS COASTING FROM A FAST FOOD SPEAKER TO THE WINDOW TO PAY AND I EXPERIENCED IT AND IT ALMOST PUSHED ME INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT HAS DONE IT WHEN BREAKING COMING UP TO A RED OR YELLOW LIGHT. I LET OFF THE BRAKE WHEN IT DOES IT AND PRESS AGAIN AND IT MAY DO IT 2-3 TIMES UNTIL I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP OR MIGHT NOT DO IT AGAIN ONCE I RELEASE THE BRAKE THE FIRST TIME. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETECT BECAUSE IT OCCURS AT DIFFERENT TIMES, DIFFERENT PLACES, DIFFERENT BRAKING SPEEDS AND MIGHT NOT DO IT AGAIN FOR A WHILE. FOR 3 YEARS I HAVE PUT UP WITH THIS. I GO TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING CAN BE PROVEN UNLESS LIGHTS ON AT THAT TIME. WHEN I WENT TO THE FIRST PLACE I COULD GET TO BEFORE THEY WENT OFF THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A MACHINE AND 6 POSSIBLE PROBLEMS CAME UP. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2003-2004 MODELS AND YOU FIX ONE THING AND THATS NOT THE ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A COMPUTER/BRAKE COMMUNICATION FLAW. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WITH THE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM INDIVIDUALS EVEN ON THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION BOARD PAGE THAT THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A RECALL. WE HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO GUESS WHEN IT IS CLEARLY A COMPUTER OR MAINTENANCE ISSUE AND DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. SOME LOSE VEHICLE POWER WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VSC TRAC, SLIP INDICATOR SKID, AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAVE REMAINED ON. TODAY THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND REMAINED ON. CONCERNED WITH THE LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2004 OWNERS AND TOYOTA LACK OF INTEREST TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM IN TIMELY AND FAIR MANNER. IT APPEARS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS, CHANGING OWNERS MANY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS AND VEHICLES REMAIN UNFIXED. TOYOTA OWNERS RELYING ON TOYOTA TO PROVIDE A QUALITY PRODUCT AND STAND BEHIND THE THAT PRODUCT WHEN A PROBLEM LIKE THIS OCCURS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATING SENSATION. THE ABS AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, WHICH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 151,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 151,000

BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON AND STAYING ON FOR NO REASON WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND MOVING. TOYOTA SERVICE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAG PROBLEM. BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMES ON RANDOMLY FOR YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 61,725

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE TRAVELING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER HOWEVER, THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE FUNCTION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 26,000

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED. THE BRAKE WAS OFF. I STARTED MY CAR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED BUT IT EVENTUALLY TURNED OFF SO I ASSUMED THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY ENGAGED WHEN I WAS DRIVING. A FEW DAYS LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD, AGAIN. IT WENT OFF BY ITSELF BUT IT INTERMITTENTLY WENT ON AND OFF OVER A COUPLE WEEKS TIME. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA CARLSBAD AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. THE TROUBLE CODES CAME BACK AS P1247 AND P1223. THESE CODES INDICATED THAT THE ABS SKID CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED MY ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM TO COMPLETELY STOP WORKING. I HAD A NEW ABS SKID CONTROL COMPUTER INSTALLED AT A COST OF $1,035.00. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED WITH ONLY 39,500 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL 2003, 2004 AND 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLES THAT HAD TO HAVE THE ABS SYSTEM REPLACED. I'M HOPING THAT TOYOTA WILL MANDATE A RECALL TO HAVE THE 2003,2004 AND 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S ABS SYSTEMS CHECKED AND REPLACE ANY THAT ARE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 39,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE BEFORE STALLING. THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, LOCATING THE FAILURE AT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, THE ECU, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,761.

Mileage: 113,761

THE VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WILL ALL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SHUDDER AND CAN EXPERIENCE A LOSS IN POWER. THIS ISSUE RAISES MANY SAFETY CONCERNS. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS IS CHRONIC ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE, BUT YET NO RECALL FROM TOYOTA. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

BRAKE LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NO CODE COULD BE FOUND AND THE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON, BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND ROTORS TURNED.BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO OCCASIONALLY COME ON. RECENTLY THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING CODES: C1203, C1223, AND C1247. RECOMMENDED BRAKE BOOSTER AND SKID CONTROL COMPUTER BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2K. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS REPEATED PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2004 ALTHOUGH THEY DID ON THE 03. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE ABS SYSTEM PHYSICALLY MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES A UNCONTROLLABLE HAZARD. THE TOYOTA DEALER SAID THE ISSUE IS A INTERNAL MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER/MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS THE SKID CONTROL ECU. (THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS $2657.00). I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALER ADMITTED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS HAZARD AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA IS NOT CORRECTING THE ISSUE OR OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE IN CORRECTING THIS HAZARD. THESE VEHICLES ARE UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE RECOMMENDED REPAIRS DONE, BUT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE/DEFECT FOR TOYOTA AND THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD FALL TO THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 66,330

FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS, OUR SEQUOIA HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT IS TO TURN OFF THE CAR. ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS OR SO, IT SOUNDS AS IF THE TRACTION CONTROL/ABS IS TURNING ON AND A LOUD GRINDING IS HEARD AND IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS A TEMPORARY LOSS IN BRAKING POWER. TOYOTA HAS CHARGED ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE BEARINGS, BRAKE CYLINDERS, ETC. NONE OF THESE REPAIRS HAVE WORKED. THEY TOLD ME THE LAST TIME THAT THE NEXT FIX IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE ESC COMPUTER. SEARCHING ONLINE AND THROUGH NHTSA COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND CLEARLY A DESIGN FLAW IN THE COMPUTER AND IT SHOULD BE A PART OF A RECALL. *JS

Mileage: 50,000