2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Electronic Stability Control (esc) Problems

I GET CONSTANT WARNING LIGHTS FOR BRAKE, VSC AND TRAC. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SEQUOIA. IT SHUTS DOWN THOSE SAFETY FEATURES.

Mileage: 156,000

OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET OR HYWAY, THE VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT AUTO-ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SLOWS DOWN.

Mileage: 120,500

WHEN CORNERING ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD AT A SAFE SPEED; THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN; THIS CAUSED A GRINDING SOUND AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH. CAUSED VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN; I PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD CHECKED WHEELS/TIRES UNDERCARRIAGE NOTHING FOUND; PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION DID NOT REPEAT. CHECKED ONLINE; OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES.

Mileage: 100,350

ON 11-08-16 DURING A PENNSYLVANIA STATE INSPECTION FOR MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD NOT PASS BECAUSE OF FRAME ROT. THE DEALER STATED IT WENT INTO SERVICE THE END OF JANUARY 2005. HOW COULD THIS BE FOR AN 11YR YOUCNG TOYOTA? THE FRAME HAS RUSTED IN SEVERAL AREAS, THE RUST HOLE WAS RUSTED THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE. THIS VEHICLE WAS MY CHOICE FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS DUE TO THE REPUTATION AND LONGEVITY OF TOYOTA'S VEHICLES. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED, AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE FATAL IF UNCHECKED. WHAT SHOULD ME MY FUTURE ACTIONS TO THIS MATTER?- ALSO , WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL GO ON, VSC,TRAC,ABS, LOSING BRAKING POWER AND ACCELERATION. NO ACCIDENT TO DATE BECAUSE OF IT'S INFREQUENCE, BUT ALSO A MAJOR CONCERN!

Mileage: 161,255

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT MODERATE SPEED THE ANTI SKID LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER THROUGH THE TURN ... USUALLY IN NEIGHBORHOOD SITUATIONS, BUT I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT ON INTERSTATE ON RAMPS REQUIRING A LEFT TURN FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL RIGHT BANKING TURN.

Mileage: 150,000

VSC VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMES ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES POORLY. THIS MAKES FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN SLOW DRAMATICALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. LIGHTS GO OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE WHEN THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED BUT ALL LIGHTS AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS RETURN SHORTLY. OWNERS HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS WITHOUT A LONG TERM FIX. SPOUSE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. TOTOYA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

MY VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS COMING ON PERIODICALLY, AND WHEN THAT WOULD HAPPEN THE ENGINE WOULD CUT OUT, & I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT IN TO GET IT REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH, AND AS I WAS BREAKING TO TURN A CORNER THE ABS, VBS, BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. MY BREAKS MADE A GRINDING NOISE, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, THERE WERE NO BREAKS OR STEERING CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAD NO CONTROL AND WAS ON A CITY STREET IN FRONT OF A PARK WITH CHILDREN, AND I HAD MY SON WITH ME. LUCKILY I WASN'T GOING VERY FAST AS THE SPEED LIMIT IS 25 MPH, AND I WAS APPROACHING THE PARK AND MY STREET TO TURN ON TO. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED BY HITTING A CURB BUT COULDN'T GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OTHERWISE.

MY 2005 SEQUOIA HAS THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ON AND IT CAUSES A HESITATION IN ACCELERATION - WHICH IS A SIGNIFICANT CRASH HAZARD. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA ABOUT THIS AND ASKED IF THEY WOULD FIX IT BECAUSE THEY RECALLED OTHER YEARS OF SEQUOIAS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX IT AND SAID THAT THE 2005 HAS DIFFERENT PARTS THAN THE YEARS THAT THEY RECALLED. THAT IS SILLY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS THERE EVEN IF THE PARTS ARE DIFFERENT. THE HATCHBACK LATCH HAS ALSO BROKE AND THE HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN. I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS IS ANOTHER WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2005 SEQUOIAS THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX DESPITE THE DANGERS IF THERE WERE A CRASH AND SOMEBODY NEEDED TO EXIT FROM THE HATCH AREA.

Mileage: 85,000

MILEAGE IS 76,500 AND DRIVING ON CITY STREET AND MY VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND BREAK LIGHT COMES ON WITH A GRINDING NOISE. I PULLED THE CAR ON THE SIDE AND TURN OFF THE CAR. EVER SINCE THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND BREAK LIGHT ARE ALWAYS ON. I WENT ONLINE AND I SEE A LOT OF SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS??

Mileage: 76,500

I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE WARNING AND VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS GOING ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. MY FAMILY AND I WERE ON A TRIP AND OUR SEQUOIA ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER. IT SLOWED DOWN DRAMATICALLY EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS FINE. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE WE WERE ON AN INTERSTATE WHERE THE SPEED IS 70 MPH. I ALSO EXPERIENCED ALL THE BRAKES MAKING A MASSIVE GRINDING NOISE WHILE GOING SLOW INTO A RESTAURANT. (THE BRAKES HAVE LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON THEM.) THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON PERIODICALLY.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VSC TRAC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,008.

Mileage: 141,008

I HAVE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE. IF YOU GIVE IT A LOT OF FUEL, IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE IT WANTS TO GO, BUT IT DOESN'T TRANSLATE INTO POWER IN THE REAR END. I USE MY CODE READER AND IT SHOWED CODES P1441 AND P1444. SAYS I MAY HAVE: A) FAULTY VACUUM SWITCHING VALVE (VSV) FOR AIR INJECTION CONTROL CIRCUIT, B)FAULTY AIR SWITCHING VALVE NUMBER 2, OR C)FAULTY VSV FOR AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO MY SEQUOIA, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUES FOR TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS AND IN FACT IT IS A RECURRING ISSUES FOR OTHER MODELS AS WELL. THIS COST ME APPROXIMATELY $2200 LAST TIME AND NOW 2 YEARS LATER IT IS BACK FOR ANOTHER $2200 TO REPAIR. IT'S ALL THE OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE, IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!

VSC VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING POORLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR INJECTION CONTROL DRIVERS AND THEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE OFF. THE FOLLOWING DAY ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE BACK ON AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING POORLY AGAIN. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT ANOTHER REPAIR WAS NEEDED NOW. THE AIR PUMP SET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $1,700.00. THOUSANDS OF SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

Mileage: 166,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. VSC TRAC LIGHT ON. VSC TRAC OFF LIGHT ON. MECHANIC CHECKED CODES AND REPLACED #6 COIL AS WELL AS REPLACING SPARK PLUGS. DROVE IT HOME AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN LIGHTS APPEARED CITY STREET, HIGHWAY , GRAVEL LIGHTS ON.

Mileage: 95,000

THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, AND ABS LIGHTS ALL COME ON ALL AT ONCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE USED SUV IN MAY 2013. IT WORRIES ME AS I AM ON THE FREEWAY NOT KNOWING WHAT WILL HAPPEN. NOT SURE HOW THIS WILL AFFECT MY VEHICLE IN THE LONG RUN. IT NORMALLY COMES ON WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR AT A CRAWLING SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THE FREEWAY HITS A RUSH HOUR MOMENT AND EVERYONE WILL START ROLLING/CRAWLING WITH THEIR VEHICLES. AS THIS HAPPENS, THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AT LEAST TWO TIMES IN A 30 MINUTES TO ONE HOUR TIME FRAME.

Mileage: 115,900

OYOTA SEQUOIA 2005 ENGINE LIGHT ON ,VSC OFF LIGHT AND TRAC VSC LIGHT ON. THESE COMPLAINTS ARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEMS HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T544406-SEQUOIA_VSC_TRAC_PROBLEM.HTML,HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SEQUOIA/2003/ELECTRICAL/VSC_TRAC_LIGHTS_ARE_ON.SHTML,HERE ARE TONS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT LIMITED TO OUR YEAR MODEL. IF ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS WERE COMPILED IN ONE AREA AND PRESENTED TO THE NTSB, I'M SURE THAT TOYOTA WOULD BE FORCED TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE AND CORRECT IT. ITS A BIG ISSUE ESTIMATED COST FOR THAT AROUND $ 2000 TO $ 5000 I DON`T KNOW IF U INVESTIGATE OR NO .I AM NOT GOING TO GET THIS ISSUE REPAIR UNTIL I WILL HEAR FROM YOU .PLEASE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY

Mileage: 39,002

A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SEQUOIA SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. TRAC LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY SPEED WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40MPH AND WOULD NOT EVEN BRAKE. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE GOING PRETTY FAST AND ALMOST HIT ME. I AM LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE, SO I PULLED TO THAT LANE JUST IN TIME. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT FOR ME BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE WITH ME ALSO. I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF TOYOTA OF HAVING SAFETY IN THEIR CARS, BUT WHEN I CAME HOME TO RESEARCH WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING TO THE CAR, I FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THUS IT IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. I AM SUPRISED TOYOTA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. DO THEY NOT CARE OF THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS? THE MILAGE ON MY SEQUOIA IS ONLY 39,000 AND I DO NOT DRIVE IT TOO OFTEN, AND ALSO HAVE MAINTAINED IT VERY WELL. WE SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS CAR AND THIS VEHICLE REALLY WAS NOT WORTH IT IF IT CAME WITH SO MANY FACTORY DEFAULTS. PLEASE FOLLOW-UP ON THIS ISSUE TO HAVE IT RESOLVED.

Mileage: 39,003

WHEN TURNING CORNERS IN MOTION, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATES CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKING AND ACCELERATION. THERE IS NOW WAY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLES ACCELERATION/DECELERATION UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OFF. TYPICALLY LAST ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC OFF LIGHT, VSC TRAC LIGHT, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND I EXPERIENCED A DRAMATIC DECREASE IN VEHICLE POWER. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME NOTICING A DRASTIC CHANGE IN ACCELERATION AS THE SEQUOIA WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY; IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT A SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED RATE, TOPPING OUT AT 35MPH ON THE FLATS, 30 MPH ON AN INCLINE, I WAS ABLE TO REACH 70MPH GOING DOWN HILL ON A HIGHWAY. SINCE THAT DAY, DURING START UP, THE ENGINE MAKES A HIGH-PITCH VACUUM NOISE, WHICH DROPS OFF AND NORMAL ENGINE SOUND RETURNS. ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE NORMAL, UNTIL 10-15 SECONDS AFTER START, WHEN THE VSC OFF/VSC TRAC/BRAKE LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATE, AND REMAIN ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THE POOR ACCELERATION AND DECREASE POWER ARE NOW THE NORM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THIS HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ACCELERATING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION, OR NEEDING MORE POWER ON A HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 145,575

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VSC TRACK OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE "BRAKE" LIGHT, "VSC TRAC" LIGHT, AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP BUT LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME. THE "BRAKE" LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK SINCE MAY OF 2015 AND THE OTHER TWO LIGHTS STILL COME ON OCCASIONALLY. IN FACT, ON MY 800 FOOT DRIVE BACK FROM PICKING UP MY LUNCH TODAY, THE "BRAKE" LIGHT WAS ON. EACH TIME THE OTHER 2 COME ON, IT CAUSES THE BREAKS TO GRIND AND IT IS VERY HARD TO STOP. THERE WAS JUST OVER 120,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT PURCHASE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS FORUMS ONLINE STATING ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL, 2004, AND 2003 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL AND EXPECTS CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE THROUGHOUT THESE PARTICULAR MODELS. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR!!!

THE VSC OFF, VSC TRAC AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES EVEN MAKE WEIRD NOISES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WAY BACK WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD FOR A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT OF COURSE, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. SO NOW THAT THE CAR IS MUCH OLDER AND THE LIGHT IS ON ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND I FOUND THIS SITE SO I WANT TO PUT IN A COMPLAIN HOPING TOYOTA WOULD LISTEN AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, MY SEQUOIA PERIODICALLY GRINDS WHEN BRAKING AND THE VSC SENSOR, ABS SENSOR AND TRAC SENSOR LIGHT TURN ON AND STAY ON. *TR

Mileage: 117,500

WE NOTICED THAT OUR FRAME HAD SEVERE RUST LAST WINTER. (2/14) WE ALWAYS DID THE REGULAR RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE. WE PURCHASED THIS NEW IN '05. I'M SURE OTHERS HAVEN'T REPORTED THIS AS THEY HAVEN'T LOOKED FOR THIS PROBLEM NOT EXPECTING IT FROM SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BE VERY RELIABLE. WE DID PUT IN A CLAIM TO TOYOTA LAST FEBRUARY AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ON. I KNOW THERE WERE RECALLS IN THE PAST WITH TOYOTA VEHICLES THAT HAD THE TUBULAR FRAMES. THIS ALSO HAS A TUBULAR FRAME. WE ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VSC AND TRACKING THAT MANY OTHERS ON THIS SITE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEED OR STOPS THE SEQUOIA ACTIVATES THE VSC AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND REFUSES TO ACCELERATE. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY ENOUGH TO KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. THE TRACTION CONTROL/SKID CONTROL LIGHT ACTIVATES FOR AROUND 5 SECONDS AND THEN VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATION. IT CAN BE NERVERACKING. FROM ALL MY INVESTIGATION IT SEEMS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS THAT LED TO THE 2003 SEQUOIA RECALL. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. AGAIN FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MANY MODEL YEARS OF SEQUOIAS. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

AS I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR MY VSC OFF VSC TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT WHEN ON WHEN I TRIED TO BRAKE IT MADE A TERRIBLE SOUND AS I CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE IT MADE A HSSSSSSING SOUND LIKE AIR WAS COMING OUT I GOT HOME AND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM I GUESS IM NOT THE ONLY ONE TOYOTA IS AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX 2003 WAS FIX BUT THE REST AREN'T I DID CALL TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND THE TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT WAS UP TO ME AND MY RESPONSIBILITY IF ITS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND VERY DANGEROUS TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL I KNOW HAVE IT WITH AN EXPERIENCE MECHANIC AND WILL HOPEFULLY GET RESULTS SOON. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC AND BREAK LIGHT CONSTANTLY. *JS

Mileage: 90,000

THE VAC TRAC & VSC OFF BUTTONS ON MY DASH ARE ALWAYS ON. THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GRIND WHEN BACKING, DROP INTO 4WD UNEXPECTEDLY, LOCK WHEELS ON ONE SIDE ONLY INTO 4WD AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES. I AM LUCKY THAT I DO IN-TOWN DRIVING MOST OF THE TIME AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SCANNED FOR CODES & LOOKED OVER BY MY MECHANIC WHICH HAS NOT LED TO ANY FAULTS OR CORRECTIONS NEEDED. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR.

SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND VEHICLE LOOSES ALL POWER FOR 4-5 SEC THEN RESUMES NORMALLY UNLESS ON SNOW. IF ON SNOW VEHICLE IT REPEATEDLY LOOSES POWER AND PRODUCES A NOISE AS IF IT IS SHORTING-OUT. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HILL ON GRAVEL ROAD. EACH BUMP AT LOW SPEED (3-4 MPH) CAUSES SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS HAPPENS REGARDLESS OF TRACTION CONTROL BEING TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

VSC TRAC---VSC--CHECK ENGINE LIGHT--AND THEN PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION!! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS... ALL ON, ALL AT ONCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW. IT COMES ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN RESETS ITSELF NO CODES FOUND. THIS TIME IT CAME ON AGAIN AND LIMITED THE SPEED TO ABOUT 35MPH WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK HOME SAFELY THANK GOODNESS. I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT SIMILAR CASES FOR THIS MODEL AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO.PLEASE HELP. WE HAVE JUST HAD IT SERVICED ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT ETC. THIS IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO PUT ANY MORE MONEY IN THIS. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS WITH SO MANY CASES OF THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE READ ABOUT? *TR

Mileage: 101,000

VSC, TRAC, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD ALL COME ON A ONCE. THEY WOULD USUALLY RESET AFTER ON THE NEXT START. IT HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE PAST YEAR TO THE LIGHTS STAYING ON MOST OF THE TIME AND ONLY OCCASIONALLY RESETTING TO OFF. I HAVE NO ABS OR STABILITY CONTROL DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. EVEN WITH THE LIGHTS ON, THERE WERE NO CODES ON SYSTEM WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER. THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE SKID CONTROL ECU WHICH IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK, MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. I PULLED OVER CUT THE TRUCK OFF THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHT WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE TRAC AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH SINCE I WAS IN THE CITY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY YET. I PULLED OVER CUT THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WERE OUT, BUT WITHIN ANOTHER MILE THEY WERE BACK ON. I AVOIDED THE HIGHWAY SINCE MY BRAKES WERE HAVING PROBLEMS AND IT WAS POURING RAIN. THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE OFF SO I DROVE BACK TO WORK BUT WHEN I WAS ON THE WAY HOME THEY ALL CAME BACK ON, THIS TIME IT WAS THE AFTERNOON AND NOT RAINING SO I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN THE CODES AND SAID MY CODES WERE C1247 STROKE SENSOR AND C136 MASTER PRESS SENSOR - THEY SAID THIS WAS PART OF A SKID CONTROL ECM THAT CONTROLLED MY ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM! VERY SCARY TO THINK MY BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE FIXED FOR $1042.82 AND MAY ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AT $715.85. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON FAILURE WITH 2003-05 MODELS AND THAT TOYOTA HAD ALREADY RECALLED THE 2003 PROBLEM. MY SERVICE TECH SAID THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR IT. I WAS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE, BUT THE TECH SAID THAT MY BRAKES STILL WORKED BUT THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT STOP "ON A DIME" BUT WILL SKID OR SLIDE. WHEN I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER (ALL WERE ON VACATION) I SPOKE WITH THE LEAD TECH ON SHIFT, WHO TOLD ME ALOT OF WHAT I READ ONLINE WAS JUNK AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY 2005 SEQUOIA BUT HE GAVE ME A NUMBER TO TOYOTA COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT:1-800-331-4331. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY VEHICLE SINCE TAKING IT HOME THAT DAY. *TR

Mileage: 112,098

CAR STALLS WHEN PUT IN DRIVE AND WILL NOT DRIVE SAFELY. THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK WHEN BACKING UP. CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER GETTING UP HILLS. TOYOTA MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS A BAD COMPUTER THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN 2004 MODELS. I *TR

Mileage: 89,000

THE VSC, THE VSC TRAC AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALL WENT ON. MY BRAKES STARTED TO PULSE WITHOUT ME DOING IT. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT RE-SETS AND THEN WILL DO IT AGAIN AT A LATER TIME. *JS

Mileage: 124,000

PROBLEM WITH 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC TRAC LIGHT, AND VSC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NOT LOCK UP. VEHICLE LOST SPEED IN TRAFFIC VERY QUICKLY AND HAD EXTREME DIFFICULTY GOING UP AN INCLINE. SINCE THE FIRST INSTANCE IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES. DISCONNECTING BATTERY CLEARS ISSUE TEMPORARILY. MANY OTHERS WITH VEHICLE HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS A TSB ON THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT RECALL OR COVER SEVERAL $K COST. PROBLEM STILL ARISES AFTER VSC COMPUTER REPLACEMENT FOR SOME PEOPLE. PRIOR YEARS HAD RECALLS FOR SAME ISSUE, BUT THEY IGNORE THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. ISSUE COULD BE LIFE THREATENING ON PUBLIC ROADS WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER AND STABILITY CONTROL. *JS

Mileage: 140,306

VSC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE GOING ON AFTER HORRIBLE SHUTTERING SOUND FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FOUR TIMES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. I HAD RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THIS LAST WEEKEND. THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BEING AWARE OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS VEHICLE.TOYOTA HAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REAR ENDED ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 126,093

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC , ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW ON A REGULAR BASIS. HAS DONE IT OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS BUT MAYBE ONCE EVERY SEVERAL MONTHS. RESETS AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. LOOKED UP ISSUE ON INTERNET AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND ALL THE POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE LACK OF TOYOTA TO RECALL WHATEVER IS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE CONTROL AND STABILITY SYSTEM WAS OFF. AND IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. ALSO SECONDARILY VALVE STUCK CLOSED. P1445 & P1442 CODES. ALSO ANOTHER KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. TOYOTA IS AWARE BUT WON'T FIX AFTER CERTAIN MILES. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

VEHICLE VSC TRAC LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS AND WSC DASH BOARD INDICATORS COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSTANT AND MORE PERSISTENT EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. *LN

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITH A SHUDDER AND THE VSC, TRAC OFF AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES RECENTLY. ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES. EVERYTHING RESETS WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE SLOWING DOWN. I HAVE CHECKED THE TOYOTA WEB SITE AND THEY DO NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS. ALSO I HAVE CHECKED ON-LINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS WITH A RECALL. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE STREET, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND ALL OF THE VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR, THE CAR BEHAVED NORMAL AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. I'M PRESUMING THAT THE GRINDING NOISE MIGHT BE THE BRAKES PULSATING. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR THE BRAKES TO AUTOMATICALLY APPLY THEMSELVES DURING SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

LOSS OF ABS SYSTEM, VSC & TRACTION CONTROL ON INTERSTATE AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED BARELY AVOIDED COLLISIONS. UNSAFE. VSC/ABS/E BRAKE LIGHT ALL ON. *TR

Mileage: 132,800

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TOOK AN EXIT. SLOWED DOWN AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VSA AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CAR LOST POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND EVENTUALLY, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS IF THE ENGINE WAS RE-ENGAGING AND THEN SOME GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR WAS BACK TO "NORMAL" DRIVING CONDITION. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME AND COULD HAVE RAN INTO ME. SIMILAR EXPERIENCE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. MADE A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED. PEOPLE WERE HONKING BEHIND ME AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO MAKE IT WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

I NOTICED THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO DRIVE FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN LOSES POWER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES AND RESET IT. HOW IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME MOSTLY ABOUT THE 2 OR 3 DAY AFTER UNHOOKING THE BATTERY. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL. THIS ISSUE WITH VSC TRAC IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER AT ANY TIME, AND MANY OWNERS STATE THEY HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THEY RECALLED THE 2003, WHAT ABOUT US, A FRIEND HAD A NEW COMPUTER EPU PUT IN AT $3000 AND DID IT AGAIN IN 6 MONTHS...TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND OTHER PROBLEMS...WE NEED A RECALL OR HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND DROVE OFF, AND I NOTICED THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS STAYED ON. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO DRIVE FINE, BUT THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS STAYED ON. UPON DOING MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, BUT TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO DO A RECALL. THIS ISSUE WITH VSC TRAC IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER AT ANY TIME, AND MANY OWNERS STATE THEY HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AS THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. *TR

Mileage: 119,966

WHEN BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE ABS MOTOR WAS HEARD AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT MUSHY SO A VISIT TO DEALER WAS MADE. THE CONCERN WAS ADDRESSED WITH SERVICE, AND THEY CAME BACK WITH : "TEST DROVE CAR AND INSPECTED BRAKES. FOUND DTC'S C1223, C1244, C1247, C1310. PROVIDED ESTIMATE FOR UPDATED SKID CONTROL ECU @ $905 + TAX". AS THE CUSTOMER, I DECLINED TO SCHEDULE. THEN DURING A PAST WINTER STORM, BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AGAIN, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS BRAKING SYSTEM IS DEFECTED IN ANY WET/SNOWY/ICE WEATHER. I HAVE HAD TO DIVERT TO DRIVING MY 1998 HONDA ACCORD IN SNOW INSTEAD OF THE SEQUOIA. I AM VERY CONCERNED DRIVING THIS SEQUOIA WITH MY KIDS IN CAR AND BRAKING AT ANYTIME. I FEEL AN UPDATED SOFTWARE/LOGIC IN ECU OR AN UPDATED SKID CONTROL ECU IS VALID ENOUGH TO SAY THEY HAVE A KNOWN ISSUE THAT IS 'SAFETY' RELATED, AND TOYOTA SHOULD BUCK UP COVERING THIS AS WARRANTY. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC. AND MY CASE IS FILED AT THEIR HEADQUARTER OFFICE UNDER MY NAME AND FILE #[XXX]. THEY STATED THEIR IS NO CUSTOMER COMPLIANCE ISSUED RECALL/BULLETIN OR WARRANTY AVAILABLE TO COVER MY CONCERN DUE TO ITS AGE AND MILEAGE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 129,637

MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL BEGAN TO LOSE POWER CAUSING MY CAR TO ONLY GO AROUND 20MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH AND THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND MY CAR JUST SLOWS DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND HAVE A RECALL ON THEIR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLES. THEY DID DO A RECALL ON THE TOYOTA SEQUOIAS FOR THE 2008 - 2010 MODELS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD COST AROUND 3,200 TO FIX. I FEEL THAT THE TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS FAULTY SYSTEM ON THEIR TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. TOTALLY FRUSTRATED AND PLAN ON TELLING EVERYONE I SEE DRIVING A SEQUOIA ABOUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE HAD AND TELL THEM THEY NEED TO CONSIDER GETTING RID OF THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

SLOWING DOWN TO TURN THE VSC TRAC< TRAC OFF < CHECK ENGINE<BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND I TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF BRAKING AND EXCELLERATION. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO ENTER TRAFFIC IN AN INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 167,000

THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOW POWER/LOW ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE HAS 65,000 MILES. BECAUSE THIS PART FAILED, SEVERAL ENGINE PARTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE NEARLY BLEW UP AS A RESULT. TOYOTA RECALLED 2003-04 MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAS ONLY ISSUED A TSB FOR THE 2005 MODEL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT MY ENGINE WOULD NOT HAVE NEARLY EXPLODED HAD THE SKID COMPUTER NOT BEEN FAULTY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS PART IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE 2005 MODEL, AND WILL NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRING IT. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR FOR THIS IS $4000. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, VSC OFF LIGHT, AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ALL CAME ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND LIGHTS WERE INITIALLY OFF BUT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING. HAD ADVANCE AUTO PARTS HOOK COMPUTER TO IT, AND IT ISN'T THROWING A CODE AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 93,331

3 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 90DAYS, EACH ONE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION BETWEEN 15-40MPH WITH 5 PASSENGERS AND IN TRAFFIC. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGED, CAUSING A LOUD BANG/THUNK SOUND FOLLOWED BY A SEVERE SHAKE IN THE VEHICLE. SPEED & CONTROL WAS DRASTICALLY REDUCED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNCONTROLLABLE. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE AND MAINTENANCE LAMPS ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AS IF THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE AND LET IT SIT A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, ON RESTARTING, ALL LAMPS WERE ON, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVE-ABLE HOWEVER, THE BRAKES WE STILL BEING APPLIED BUT SLIGHTLY ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE BUT ON RELEASE OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE SLOWED RAPIDLY. AFTER DROPPING OFF VEHICLE TO A LOCAL NON-DEALER SERVICE CENTER ON EACH OF THE FIRST 2 INCIDENTS, THE CODES WERE NO-LONGER ACTIVE AND THE SHOP INDICATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS THE CODES WERE ACTIVE AGAIN. RESEARCH INDICATES THE 2003-04 HAD SKID CONTROL COMPUTER RECALL, REFLASHING/REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER BUT ONLY A TSB WAS ISSUED ON THE 2005 MODEL YEAR. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE MOST SEVERE, WE WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED THE RECALL & THE TSB. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR'S AND TECHNICIANS, THEY BOTH REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS 2005 MODELS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $1100. HOWEVER, NUMEROUS POSTS ON ONLINE BLOGS & FORUMS INDICATE THE PROBLEM PERSISTS EVEN AFTER THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER WAS REPLACED. WE ARE LUCKY THAT THIS EVENT DID NOT RESULT IS AN ACCIDENT AS WE WERE IN TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES BEHIND US WOULD NOT EXPECT OUR VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY BRAKE CAUSING THEM CRASH INTO US AT FULL SPEED. THIS IS A SEVERE KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

VSC, TRAC OFF, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STAYED ON AFTER CAR WAS STARTED. FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO THEY WOULD GO OFF THEN COME BACK ON AND THEN STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2012 AND THEY SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACED AND THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PART. ON JUNE 19, 2012 THEY REPLACED THIS PART AT A CHARGE OF $1013.56. ON JUNE 22, 2012 ALL THESE LIGHTS HAVE AGAIN COME ON. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS THERE HAD BEEN A BULLETIN ISSUED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I ASK WHY IT WASN'T RECALLED IF IT WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND THEY JUST SAID IT WAS A BULLETIN NOT A RECALL. *TT

Mileage: 58,700

THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF. TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL COME ON. A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND VIBRATION WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE. ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRAC CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON AT THE SAME TIME. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS WHILE GOING UP A MOUNTAIN AND NEEDED TO TURN AROUND BECAUSE MY VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE EVEN WITH THE GAS COMPLETELY FLOORED. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. IS TOYOTA WAITING FOR A DEATH TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND I'M TRANSPORTING MY 2 AND 5 YEAR OLD. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS!! *TR

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF AND ABS LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT ONCE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T PULL THE CODE AS IT WAS OFF BY THE TIME I GOT THERE. BRAKES HAD GOOD PAD LEFT. THE LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES TODAY AND WENT OFF JUST AS UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

Mileage: 92,140

2005 SEQUOIA - THIS IS NOW MY 2ND FORMAL COMPLAINT. VEHICLE HAS SKID CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE, ECT LIGHTS ON AND MULTIPLE TIMES LOST BRAKING CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND FINALLY THEY REPLACED THE ECU ($1000) AND ASSURED ME THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. GUESS WHAT? PROBLEM IS BACK AFTER JUST A COUPLE MONTHS. NOW IT IS SAID THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS REPLACING($1000). TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THIS PROBLEM ON OTHER YEARS BUT NOT THE 2005. THE TIME IS NOW! THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN, PLUS IT IS COSTING US ALOT OF TIME AND MONEY! TOYOTA.....PLEASE TRY AND KEEP YOUR REPUTATION AND HELP YOUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

VSC OFF LIGHT KEEPS APPEARING ON AND OFF. ANTILOCK BRAKING IS DISABLE WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

Mileage: 92,010

I HAVE A NEWLY PURCHASED, ONE OWNER, PREOWNED SEQUOIA, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 5000 MILES AND ALL RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN COMPLETED AT THE SAME DEALER EACH TIME. I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN IT FOR INSPECTION AND THE DEALER FAILED IT BECAUSE THE VSC SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF ERROR CODES. THIS IS A $2300 DOLLAR REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS AN VERY COMMON ISSUE. SO MUCH SO THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB AND CHANGED THE PART OUT FOR A NEW ONE ON FUTURE MODELS. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA IS VERY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT WHICH IS A BRAKE RELATED CONCERN WHICH TO ME IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO THIS AND PAY FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR. I READ ON A FORUM THAT EVERYONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE SHOULD COMPLAIN TO NHTSA IN HOPE OF FORCING TOYOTA'S HAND. I AM CANADIAN THAT EXPORTED THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO DEAL WITH US TOYOTA. *KB

Mileage: 716,578

MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAD THE VSC LIGHT COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT WAS A CODE FOR THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE STICKING OPEN, BUT HE ALSO TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THE VALVES BEFORE AND IT ENDED UP BEING THE PUMP. WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP"MODE WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AFTER READING ABOUT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, IT WOULD SEEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE WILLING TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS. USUALLY WHEN I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF - ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN MANY TIMES ONLY TO HEAR THAT THE LIGHTS HAVE TO STAY ON FOR GOOD TO ANALYZE AND OR FIX IT.....A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SAVANNAH MADE THIS COMMENT ON MY LAST FULL SERVICE APPT AND MADE THE SAME REPLY YESTERDAY. YESTERDAY WHILE BRAKING ON A CLEAR DAY AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AT A ROUTINE LIGHT THE BRAKES MADE A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WITH AN ALMOST WRECK CAUSED BY THE THIS FAILURE AND ALL THE BRAKE, ABS AND VCS LIGHTS COMING ON. TODAY I REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AT A DEALERSHIP...FOR A PRICE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS! 2 DEALERSHIPS SAID THIS IS STEP ONE IN THE PROBLEM AND THAT "HOPEFULLY" IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. AS THE MOTHER OF A SMALL CHILD, I AM AT ALL HAPPY WITH THIS ANSWER AS I KNOW THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE!!!!! HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY MY CHILD AND I MIGHT NOT HAVE MADE IT AS ALL CONTROL WAS LOST. I THINK A RECALL IS NEEDED!!!!!!!!! I HAVE READ OF MANY REPORTS OF 2005'S WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANKS. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS, ABS LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. ABS DOES NOT WORK WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TT

Mileage: 124,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF. TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL COME ON. A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND VIBRATION. ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND THE TRAC CONTROL LIGHT GOES ON AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TURNING IN AN INTERSECTION. I ALMOST GOT HIT. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. THE DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 THAT JUST LOST HER JOB. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT CAME ABOUT IN THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALL. WE NEED THIS FIXED!! *KB

Mileage: 80,000

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. MY VSC TRAC LIGHT, ABS, BRAKE, LIGHTS COME ON PERIODICALLY FOR NO REASON. I HAVE READ MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

VSC (VEHICLE SKID CONTROL), TRAC (TRACTION CONTROL), BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS IS A 2005 MODEL YEAR TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE NEW. DEALER SAYS COMPUTER NEEDS REPLACED, APPROXIMATELY $1,000 TO REPLACE. VSC/TRAC/BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED IN 1ST GENERATION SEQUOIAS (2001-2007 MODEL YEARS). READ ABOUT PROBLEMS ON WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, ENGINE STOPS INTERMITTENTLY, "ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL" LIGHT COME ON, ENGINE DIES, NOT ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. VERY HAZARDOUS IF ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING. *KB

Mileage: 62,000

AT AROUND 51,000 MILES THE ABS AND VSC LIGHT CAME ON. LIGHTS WENT OUT 2 DAYS LATER. IT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS THEN GO OUT. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND NO CODES STORED. NOW IT HAS 100,00 MILES AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS REPLACED. WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR SEQUOIA. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE FUNCTIONS DO NOT WORK. I FEEL THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS BEEN AWARE OF BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON OVER SEVERAL MONTHS (JAN - MAY 2011) AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SOMETIMES AT STARTUP, OTHER TIMES AT HWY SPEED. SINCE FLUID WAS FULL AND CLEAN, DID NOT TAKE CAR IN RIGHT AWAY. MENTIONED TO DEALER AT 60K MI. SVC TO DIAGNOSE. TOYOTA DEALER DIAGNOSED THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A MALFUNCTIONING "ELECTRONIC SKID COMPUTER." COST $122 TO DIAGNOSE AND $1120 TO REPLACE. I UNDERSTAND THIS COMPUTER CONTROLS THE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS, SO IT IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2005 2WD TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED HAS THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS ON WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING: VSC, TRAC-OFF, ABS, ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WILL STALL IF YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, AND IT WILL NOT GO OVER 50 MPH, AS IF HAVING NO POWER. MY SEQUOIA IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM ON THE ROAD. UNTIL TOYOTA STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY ARE JUST A PATHETIC CAR COMPANY WITH BOGUS QUALITY IMAGE. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS HAD ISSUES FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GET ENGAGED AND IT ALMOST STOPS MOVING FOR A SECOND UNTIL THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL KICKS IN. TODAY THE LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN VSC TRAC AND THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

VSC TRAC/VSC OFF/BRAKE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. VEHICLE LOSES POWER, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS IS ON MY 2005 SEQUOIA. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN DRIVING OUR 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 LIMITED, SOMETIMES WHILE GOING STRAIGHT BUT USUALLY AFTER A TURN, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT (LITTLE SKIDDING CAR ICON) FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD AND ALL POWER IS LOST - YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, A SEVERE GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD, SOME OF THE TIME, WHEN SLOWING TO TURN (NOT USING BRAKE PRESSURE). THIS STALLING HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. ANY SUBSEQUENT TIME I ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW IT IS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. THIS PAST WEEKEND, ALONE, WE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I, PREVIOUSLY, CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP. AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WILL PUT MY INFORMATION INTO THEIR FILES, BUT HAVE NO REPORTS OF ANY SUCH INCIDENTS. HOWEVER, LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, THE 2003 SEQUOIA WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A COLLISION, DUE TO A POWER LOSS: AS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC OR AVOID OTHER VEHICLES. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT I THINK TOYOTA IS AWARE OF BUT DOES NOT WANT TO ADDRESS. LOOKING AT SEVERAL TOYOTA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR MOST OWNERS. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

STARTED CAR AND HEAR A LOUD WHINING NOISE BUT NO LIGHTS CAME ON. WITHIN 2 DAYS THE WHINING NOISE WAS NOT HEARD WHEN STARTING CAR BUT TRAC OFF, VSC LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE ALL ON. TOOK THE TRUCK TO MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE BATTERY AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE FLUID. LIGHTS WERE OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MORE STARTS OF THE TRUCK AND ALL LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE KEPT THE TRUCK FOR 2 DAYS, CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE AIR INJECTION DRIVER. THIS WAS DONE 12 NOV 10 AND BY 13 NOV 10 ALL LIGHTS ARE BACK ON AGAIN AND THE TRUCK IS HAVING ISSUES PICKING UP SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE APRIL 2010, ITS NOW NOVEMBER 2010 WITH NO RESOLUTION. MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON SO THE DEALER COULD PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. NO CODES SHOW UP. I AM TOLD THAT IT'S NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE TOYOTA CERTIFIED BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THEY RECALLED THE 2003 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO DO THE SAME FOR THE 05. REPAIR COST FOR THIS IS $2200.00. *TR

Mileage: 93,912

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THE BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED AND THEY TIGHTENED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. 5 MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD IT CAME BACK ON, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW BRAKE COMPUTER SYSTEM, SO WE REPLACED IT, THAT EVENING THE LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN AND NOW THEY ARE SAYING I NEED A NEW POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, ONE OF THE GUYS ADMITTED HE KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT B/C NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED THEIR HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. SO THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED AND WE WORRY ABOUT OUR FAMILIES SAFETY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 107,000

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. ALL THREE LIGHTS COME AND GO AT WILL. I HAD SIMLAR PROBLEM DURING WARRANTY. FOR LAST 2 YEARS IT HAS COME AND GONE. BUT THIS TIME IT IS MORE ON THAN OFF FOR LAST 10 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALY. VSC LIGHT SHOWS ON AND OFF. ALL THREE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. TRACTION CONTROL IS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. I AM RELUCTANT TO TAKE IN TO THE SHOP, SINCE MANY OF THE COMPAINTS HAVE SPENT MUCH $$ AND NO RESULTS. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE THE 2003 MODELS WERE HAVING, WHICH TOYOTA RECALLED THE PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ON ALL MODELS AND ALL YEARS THAT ARE AFFECTED. THIS VEHICLE IS USED BY MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS. IT IS STRESSFUL KNOWING THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY HARM MY FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL ECU FAILURE, THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE OBSERVED SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED AND AFTER 3 TIMES OF TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ECU IS FAILING? 1. THE CAR ACTUALLY FROZE UP 2. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. 3. THE BRAKES FAILED ON ONE OCCASION AND QUICKLY CAME BACK, BUT MADE METAL GRINDING NOISE. 4. AT VARIOUS TIMES THE ABS KICKED IN EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED 5. SUV DID NOT PROPERLY RESPOND TO BRAKE OR STEERING 6. THE CAR OCCASIONALLY THINKS THAT WE ARE SKIDDING OUT OF CONTROL AND BEGINS PULSATING THE BRAKES 7. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE BRAKES ENGAGED. IF YOU GOOGLE TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND ECU OR VSC OR ABS YOU WILL NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IN ALL INSTANCES STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR HAS RESET THE LIGHTS AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

FREQUENTLY THE STABILIZATION CONTROL IN MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ACTIVATES WHILE TURNING CORNERS. THIS VIRTUALLY SHUTS THE VEHICLE DOWN FOR A MOMENT BEFORE ALLOWING ME TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN COMPLETING TURNS WITH A DRAINAGE GUTTER BUT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE ROAD WAS FLAT. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BE HIT DUE TO THIS BUT HAVE AVOIDED A CRASH THUS FAR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT IS BEING EXPLAINED IN THE 2003 RECALL BUT I BELIEVED IT TO BE ISOLATED UNTIL NOW. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY GOES ON AND OFF. I NOTICE THE LIGHT PERMANENTLY STAYS ON AFTER LEAVING THE FREEWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SLOWS DOWN (NOT EVEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES YET). THEN, THE LIGHT DOESN'T DISAPPEAR UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE IS POWERED OFF. WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN WHEN IN WARRANTY AND STATED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST 3 YEARS, ALL THEY DID WAS INSPECT THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT NOTHING WAS DONE. WE WERE VERBALLY GIVEN AN EXAMPLE WHAT THEY DID FOR A PREVIOUS CUSTOMER (CHANGED ALL THE SENSORS AND THE SYSTEM BOARD) BUT STILL NO FIX. AT THE LAST SERVICE CHECK, ANOTHER SERVICE REP SAID, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEY'RE OKAY AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THESE LAST TWO WEEKS (OFF AND ON) AT THE INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE RED LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, I NOTICE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN IT STOPS. *TR

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON SUDDENLY ON VEHICLE WITH 62K MILES. UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA HAS RECOGNIZED THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES BUT WILL NOT CORRECT. COST TO CORRECT IS $1,500 - $2,700. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

THE VSC / SKID CONTROLLER IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. MY DAUGHTER TOOK THE 2005 SEQUOIA SR5 TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL LOGIC CIRCUIT WAS BAD. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER FOR $2700.00 I DECLINED THE REPAIR BECAUSE OF THE PRICE FOR THE REPAIR. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK LAST YEAR (2008) AND THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. THIS IS A SAFETY ITEM THAT TOYOTA SHOULD CORRECT BEFORE SOME ONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, ON MY DASH BOARD THE VSC OFF, VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THESE LIGHTS COME ON THERE IS A COMPUTER FAILURE AND YOU COULD LOS ECONTROL. THERE IS A 'SERVICE BULLETIN' DATING BACK TO 2003 THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF COMPUTER FAILURE CONCERNING THIS ISSUE FROM WHAT I FOUND OUT ON THE WEBSITES. *TR

Mileage: 36,009

OUR BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE MID 2008. WE'VE TAKEN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER 3X TO DIAGNOSE. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THE SERVICE REP SAID THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID WHEN LIGHT IS ON, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL NOT WORK, NOR THE STABILITY CONTROL. THE ESTIMATE TO REPLACE IS $2425 INSTALLED FOR A NEW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. WE KNOW OF AT LEAST TWO OF OUR FRIENDS THAT ARE HAVING THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY COMPUTER AND A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MY MOTHER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I'M NOT SURE HOW THIS WORKS BUT IT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE SKID CONTROL COMES ONE. WHEN SHE TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY TOLD HER THAT THEIR WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS AND THAT IT WAS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2003-2005 MODELS. IF IM NOT MISTAKEN CONGRESS PASSED A LAW STATING THAT ALL VEHICLES STARTING WITH A CERTAIN YEAR HAS TO COME WITH STABILITY CONTROL. TOYOTA KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND AN EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. THEY WANT A LITTLE OVER THREE GRAND TO FIX IT. I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A RANDOM EVENT BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS A PROBLEM WELL KNOWN TO TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO SEVERE VIBRATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL ESU FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VAC TRAC DISENGAGED LOST CONTROL / ACCELERATOR/BRAKES/ TOOK AUTO TO REPAIR DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

VSC, TRACK, AND BRAKE LAMP STAY ON. TOYOTA HAS NOT REPAIRED PROBLEM. WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM IN WARRANTY WHEN THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE PART. THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE COMPUTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. NOW THEY SAY IT IS A MASTER CYLINDER SENSOR (2 OF THEM) BUT STILL HAVE NOT REPAIRED. WHEN FIRST BROUGHT TO THEM, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAVE SINCE NOTICED THAT THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS AFFECTS TRACTION AND IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 15,139

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST MONTH THE DASH BOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK, STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED A ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER OF C1247 STROKE SENSOR FAILURE. AFTER A DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE DEALERS RESPONSE WAS THAT A $2,300 ECU WAS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF YOU LOOK ONLINE THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAIN ON THIS VEHICLE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE! *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE PAST MONTH THE DASH BOARD BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS STARTED COMING ON. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK, ARLINGTON TOYOTA IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED A ERROR CODE ON THE COMPUTER OF C1247 STROKE SENSOR FAILURE. AFTER A $100 ADJUSTMENT OF THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WITH IN A DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE DEALER'S RESPONSE WAS THAT A $2,300 ECU WAS REQUIRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM AMAZED THAT A VEHICLE WITH 36, 00 MILES AND LESS THAT 4 YEARS OLD COULD REQUIRE A PART THAT EXPENSIVE. DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM TOYOTA TRUCKS. AN INTERNET SEARCH WILL RETURN PAGES OF 'HITS' COVERING SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF TOYOTA TRUCKS FROM HUNDREDS OF VICTIMIZED OWNERS. MOST OF THOSE POSTS DETAIL OWNERS BEING TAKEN FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BY TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AS THEIR TECHNICIANS STRUGGLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING MULTIPLE VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS. IN MY MIND, THIS IS CLEARLY SOMETHING THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED IN, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE. TO ME A SENSOR DETECTING AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLES BREAKING SYSTEM IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE IGNORED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO CORRECT THIS CLEARLY SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS. RICHARD HARP *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 2WD. AT RANDOM TIMES THE VSC DEALERSHIP, VSC OFF, ABS, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ALL COME ON AT ONCE. THEY WILL STAY ON UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I RESTART THE TRUCK THEY WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY. THERE ARE MANY THEORIES OF WHY THIS HAPPENS, BUT MY DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. I AM WORRIED ABOUT A COSTLY REPAIR WHEN I AM OUT OF WARRANTY OR A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

CHECK ENGINE AND VSC OFF / VSC TRAC LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. HAVE BEEN RESET BUT KEEP COMING ON AFTER A FEW DAYS TO A WEEK. NOW MAINT REQ. LIGHT IS COMING ON AS WELL. ALSO EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE IDLE SPEED WHICH CAUSES BRAKES TO FEEL LIKE THEY DO NOT FULLY WORK. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE VSC COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FAILED AND WHEN I LOOKED FOR HELP IN THE AUTO CLUB I FOUND OUT THAT THIS APPEAR TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEQUOIAS. *TR

Mileage: 57,160

VSC COMPUTER FAILURE AND ENGINE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *TR