2002 Toyota Sequoia Cruise Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS UNDER THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALL ON ON THE DASH. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1ST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 03 MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDED A FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS IN OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR IT. DEALERSHIP WANTS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL ECU.

2002 SEQUOIA SR5 MILAGE 150322. BEEN READING COMPLAINTS ON TRACTION CONTROL THAT TRAC OFF AND VAC TRAC LIGHTS TURN ON AND INSIDE CAB STARTS BEEPING AND GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND LOOSES RPM'S.THATS WHAT HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK ALSO. USED CODE SCANNER AT ITS SAYING ITS THE YAW SENSOR WHY HAVEN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN RECALLED.NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT'S DANGEROUS!!! WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND THE STREET LIGHT TURNED RED. I PRESSED THE BREAK AND TRUCK SYARTED TO BEEP,SHAKE,AND GRIND, STARTED PUMPING BREAKS TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP AND WHEN IT DID WAS TO LATE HAD ALREADY PASSED THE RED LIGHT. I'VE COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND SEVIERLY BEEN INJURED OR COULD OF INJURED SOMEBODY ELSE. LUCKY MY FAMILY WASN'T IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED.

WE HAVE HAD THE VSC/TRAC FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING ALARMS AS WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND/OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. INCIDENT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 SECONDS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL YOU STOP DRIVING. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR ON THE FREEWAY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIPS OR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

WHEN I ENTERED THE FREEWAY, MY VSC TRAK AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT SUDDENLY. I EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND INSPECTED MY VEHICLE, TO FIND NOTHING VISIBLE. I RE-ENTERED THE FREEWAY, TRAVELED APPROX 100 MILES, WITH NO ISSUE. THEN, THE SAME EVENING, I EXITED THE TOLL ROAD NEAR MY HOME, WHEN THE VSC TRAK AND VSC OFF LIGHTS FLASHED AND BEEPED, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP ON AND OFF VIOLENTLY, AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS POSSESSED. I MANAGED TO GET IT HOME, AS I WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE FROM THERE, WHERE I PARKED IT, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE...THE YAW SENSOR. BUT, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, AFTER TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, AT ANY SPEED, AND WITH NO WARNING OR VISIBLE REASON FOR DOING SO. THIS POSES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAYS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE A DEADLY DISASTER AT HIGH SPEEDS, AND WITH MANY OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT AN ISSUE TO IGNORE OR TAKE LIGHTLY.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRAC AND VSC LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. THE STABILITY LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND BEEP AND BOTH THE TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO SEEM LIKE IT'S GRINDING WHEN THE STABILITY LIGHT IS BLINKING AND BEEPING. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THIS GUY ON THIS VIDEO HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/VGEARN4NITO

THE VSC/ABS INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CAR BEEPS, MAKES A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE AND THE ABS BRAKES ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE DRIVER REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, OR WHETHER DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET. THE CAR WILL FISHTAIL. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THERE WAS A 2003 RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT IN THE SAME MODEL FOR THE 2002 VEHICLES SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. MUST WE FIRST HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO WIN RIGHTS TO BE ACCOMMODATED. DOES TOYOTA NOT WANT TO MAKE GOOD ON ITS PRODUCT AND SATISFY ALL OWNERS/CUSTOMERS. I WORRY EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND THANK GOD EACH TIME I REACH MY DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE TO DRIVE OUR SEVERELY DISABLED 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE. WE ARE REALLY SCARED! SEE OTHER IDENTICAL CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AT HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SEQUOIA/2002/BRAKES/ELECTRONIC_STABILITY_CONTROL-4.SHTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT AS THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE FIRST TIME MY ABS/VCS TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON WAS AFTER I HAD TO BRAKE HARD ON A DOWNWARD HILL. I ACCELERATED TO CLIMB THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL AND IT WAS AFTER DOING THAT WHICH THE VCS TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS FIRST CAME ON AT AROUND 168,000 MILES. THERE WAS A FAST BEEPING SOUND LASTING FOR MAYBE 10 SEC THEN IT REGAINED POWER. NOW IT WILL DO IT WITHIN JUST A FEW MILES OF OUR HOME. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT WHERE THERE WAS A JERKING/PULLING OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD COME ON AND OFF LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SURGE. ALSO IDLES VERY LOW, BELOW 500 RPM AND THEN FINALLY SHUTS OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO GET FIXED ON IT SINCE WE HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE BEING TOLD THAT ITS ANYTHING FROM A YAW SENSOR, STEERING ANGLE SENSOR, BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM, OR A SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ISSUE. ALL OF THESE ARE VERY PRICEY TO GET FIXED AND THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THEY WILL EVEN CORRECT THE PROBLEM. MOST HAVE HAD THE YAW SENSOR REPLACED AND IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. SOME OF THE MECHANICS WE HAVE TALKED TO SAID THAT THERE COULD BE BRAKE DUST OR MUD AND ROAD GRIME BUILD UP OVER THE SENSOR MAKING IT MALFUNCTION AND THAT IT SHOULD BE HOSED OFF AT AN UNDERBODY CARWASH. WE HAVEN'T TRIED THIS YET SINCE WE DIDN'T PUT MUCH FAITH IN IT UNTIL WE DISCOVERED HEARING AGAIN ON YOUTUBE. THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VCS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED DOWN TO THE 2002 MODELS AS WELL. WE ALL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT THEY DID.

AFTER DRIVING 45 MILES THEN DRIVING IN A BUSY TOWN THEN BACK 45 MILES TO HOME TOWN I WAS GOING 55 MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN I LOST POWER, A DINGING NOISE HAPPENED AND I LOST BREAKAGE, THE VCS OFF AND VCS TRACK LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE START DRIVING ROUGH. I THEN WENT HOME. THEN AFTER A FEW HOUR I HAD TO GO GET MY SON I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, AFTER ONLY GOING 3 MILES AND WITH MY SON IN THE VEHICLE IT MADE THE DING NOISE LOST POWER LIGHTS VCS OFF VCS TRAK LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, VERY SCARY, HOPE THEY RECALL IT SOON, MY SEQUOIA WAS MADE AUGUST 2002. *TR

THE VSC RANDOMLY ACTIVATED TWICE WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES WHILE TRAVELING ON A DRY, CLEAN INTERSTATE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE CONSIDERABLY. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT APPEARED TO CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLEAR SKIES, SUNSHINE, 80 DEGREES, DRY, LEVEL ROADS. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP. WE SINCE LEARNED THE 2003 SEQUOIA APPARENTLY HAD A RECALL REGARDING THIS SAME SITUATION. *TR

VEHICLE MAKES A SPUTTERING NOISE AT ACCELERATION AND COASTING SPEED. EVEN AT STOP. SOUNDS LIKE A MISFIRE AND THUD AT SOME POINTS. CAUSES A LOSS IN POWER AND JERK. *JS

TRACTION CONTROL /VSC COMES ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT, STARTED TO SHAKE AND A BEEPING ALARM CAME ON, THE PICTURE OF THE VECHICLE SKIDDING ALSO LIT UP AND THE TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC ALSO LIT UP AND STAYED ON. UPON PULLING OVER AND CUTTING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING THE VECHICLE, THE LIGHTS WHERE NO LONGER LIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE PLACED A MACHINE ON IT TO SEE IF IT REGISTARS ANYTHING, AND NOTHING SHOWS UP. THIS REALLY SCARED ME AND DAUGHTERS TRACK TEAM MATES, BECAUSE WE WHERE NOT EXPECTING THIS. THIS IS THE ONLY VECHICLE I HAVE AT THIS TIME TO DRIVE, DO TO MY HUSBAND BEING DEPLOYED. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO RECALLS, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS TO MAKE BEEPING SOUND, CLUNKING AND THUMPING. GRINDING NOISE. BRAKING IS HARD AND SEEMS UNSTABLE. SKID CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND VSC TRACK LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS ON A FLAT, NORMAL ROAD CONDITION ON A SUNNY DAY. IT FEELS VERY DANGEROUS AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX IT ASAP. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND I AM AFRAID IT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE SKID CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON FOR NO REASON THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND THERE IS A THUMPING AND GRINDING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH THE BEEPING WARNING SOUND. IT HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS SOMETIMES WHEN BREAKING OR TURNING AND LOSING POWER. THIS LAST A FEW SECONDS THEN THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VSC OFF LIGHT AND ALL IS OK WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA & HAVE HAD ABOUT 10 INSTANCES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2014 WHERE THE TRAC OFF, TRAC VSC, AND SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL COME ON WHILE THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT LOCKS UP AND A BEEPING NOISE OCCURS ALL WHILE DRIVING. TODAY AUGUST 21, 2014 WHILE MAKING A U-TURN MY TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS (I REALLY HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE GAS TO GET IT TO GO). I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS ON VARIOUS SITES. APPARENTLY TOYOTA RECALLED THE 2003 MODELS FOR THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2002'S ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE OTHER YEARS INCLUDING THE 2002. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE IF SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE TOYOTA TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: ON THE FREEWAY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN MADE A BEEPING SOUND (SIMILAR TO NO SEAT BELT SOUND) VEHICLE LOST POWER ALMOST LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTED. VSC, TRAC OFF LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULDN'T BRAKE! I HAD TO CONSISTENTLY PUMP ON THE BRAKE AND PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW IT DOWN. BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND IT FELT AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO LOCK BUT YET SKIPPING (CLUNK, CLUNK, CLUCK). PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE, TURNED OFF ENGINE, AND THEN RESUMED. I HAD TO PULL OVER 5 SEPARATE TIMES DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. LUCKILY I ALLOWED MYSELF A HUGE SPACE IN BETWEEN MYSELF AND OTHER CARS. IF NOT, THERE WOULD HAD BEEN A FOR SURE ACCIDENT. CAR CONTINUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. I'VE DONE A WHOLE LOT OF RESEARCHING IN REGARDS TO THIS VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS THAT IT'S A ECU ISSUE. I AM AWARE THAT TOYOTA HAS RECALLED ALL 2003 MODEL SEQUOIA'S ON UP BUT NOT 2002 ON UNDER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE AND EVEN IF I PURCHASED A NEW ECU THERE IS NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED OR FIXED FOR THIS MODEL. ACCORDING TO THE TOYOTA REP. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH 30 MINUTES AGO. PLEASE HELP! AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT MAKING YIELDING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A MAIN RIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE STEERING OR BRAKES. THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC LIGHT SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ONE AND I HEARD THIS AWFUL GRINDING NOISE. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME SLOWLY ON BACK ROADS. ONCE I GOT HOME I LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON THE 2003 MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 2002. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WILL COST ANYWHERE FROM $1500-$4000 TO FIX. MY CAR ONLY HAS 114,000 MILES ON IT AND I FIND THIS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

WAS TRAVELING ALONG ROAD AT 20 MPH AND THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD HEARD ABOUT THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR WHEN THIS HAPPENS SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. UPON RESTARTING, NO INDICATION OF THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. SO FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM WORRIED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS HAS BEEN DESCRIBED HUNDREDS OF TIMES ALREADY. PLEASE FIX THIS ISSUE TOYOTA!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

VEHICLE HAD VIOLENT GRINDING AND BRAKING OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT. VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS AND WARNING BUZZERS CAME ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED FIVE MINUTES LATER. SAME THING HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES SINCE WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THE LAST TIME WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM AND CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE WHEN IT SUDDENLY BRAKED AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION JUST AVOIDING THE CAR NEXT TO ME.VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON.DEALER REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN OK FOR A FEW YEARS, THEN LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN AND MORE PARTS REPLACED...NOW LIGHTS ON AGAIN AND DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER,,,$825.00,,, AFTER SPENDING THOUSANDS ALREADY ON THIS PROBLEM..I HAD A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER AND LIGHTS STILL ON WITH 3 NEW CODES..LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT SO SICK OF THIS ISSUE...AND WORRY ABOUT IT SUDDENLY BRAKING AND PULLING...02 NEEDS A RECALL.. *TR

A WEEK PRIOR MY VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON BUT NOTHING ELSE OCCURRED. NOW OUT OF NOWHERE MY VEHICLE WILL MAKE AN AUDIBLE SOUND AND START RUMBLING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND SLOWING BUT WON'T ALLOW ME TO BRAKE. THIS CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 30 SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE PICTURE OF THE CAR WITH THE SKID MARKS WILL LIGHT UP (EVEN ON DRY ROADS) OTHER TIMES THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE THE BEEPING AND VIBRATIONS STOP, THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS REMAIN ON UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. I DRIVE 30 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK DAILY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY AS I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TRIGGERS THE EPISODES. *TR

THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT AND WARNING ALARM COMES ON WHILE DRIVING FOR NO REASON, CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT, UNABLE TO COME TO A STOP WITH BRAKE, CAR SHAKES, VERY UNSAFE!!! ONCE THE WARNING ALARM GOES OFF THE VSC AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED FOR THE 2003 MODEL. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL FOR THE 2002 MODEL ALSO. *TR

CAR WAS GOING 20MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND SLOWDOWN. WHEN THE VSC IS ENGAGED CAR IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPEN ON MULTIPLE TIMES WITH CAR GOING 20-40MPH. ON ROADS WITH HIGH TRAFFIC WITH CARS BEHIND ME AND THE SUDDEN ACTIVATION OF THE VSC, CAUSING MY CAR TO SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY SLOW DOWN, ALMOST CAUSE THE CAR BEHIND TO REAR END MY VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASIONS, MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. ON MANY INTERNET FORUMS, MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECTS THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND FIX ASAP. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A PAVED ROAD ON A DRY DAY AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT ACCOMPANIED BY HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES AND BEEPING SOUNDS AND THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ON. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. IT WORKED FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE SAME SWERVING TO THE LEFT W/ THE GRINDING NOISES. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I RESEARCHED IT ON EDMUNDS.COM, CARPROBLEMZOO.COM AND THE TOYOTA FORUMS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN WILL TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM? I LOVE THE TRUCK BUT IT IS UNSAFE TO USE. *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY SEQUOIA VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT AUTO-ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. *TR

VEHICLE VSC AND TRAC IS AUTO-ENGAGING DURING A DRIVE WITHOUT CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WILL JERK TO A SIDE, AND A GRINDING NOISE WILL OCCUR UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. BRAKING IS SLOW AND TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ELECTRONIC BEEPING IS ALSO HEARD THROUGHOUT. VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON AFTER THE INCIDENT UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VCS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING, BRAKES AND ACCELERATION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER AS CARS SWERVED AROUND ME AND A VIOLENT GRINDING NOISE STARTED. A SKID CONTROL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I COULD FEEL THE GRINDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE TRUCK BEEPED AND 2 MORE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE "TRAC OFF" AND "VSC" CAME ON. AFTER THAT THE TRUCK DROVE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW! I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD AS THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE READ ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY WILL TOYOTA NOT FIX THESE PROBLEMS??? WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THEM TO FEEL RESPONSIBLE?? *TR

TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AS THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR A SEC . LOSS OF POWER , VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION WITH 18 WHEELER ON HIGHWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, SR5, 4WD. I HAVE THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS FIXED WITH THE RECALL (4/28/2010) FOR THE 2003 SEQUOIA VSC SYSTEM. I AM AFRAID TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AT STOP SIGNS ON SLIPPERY ROADS. THE VSC SYSTEM REACTS AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE BECAUSE I CANNOT ACCELERATE. AT TIMES I AM IN AN INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 02' SEQUOIA. AT FIRST THE VSC TRAC LIGHT/ VSC OFF WOULD COME ON & GO OFF AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. THEN IT STARTED STAYING ON ALONG W/ ABS LIGHT & BRAKE. ALL THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY ON. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 126,800 MILES WHICH I CONSIDER LESS TO BE HAVING AN ISSUE AT THIS TIME. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE IN WHICH THIS IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE THAT CARRIES MY PRECIOUS CARGO. I REALLY DO THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE SOME KIND OF RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER, IT CLEARLY LOOKS LIKES THIS IS A PROBLEM W/ OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS & THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES THE SAFETY OF LIVES. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME W/ THIS MATTER. *TR

MY 2002 SEQUOIA WAS GOING 68MPH WHEN, FOR NO REASON, THE VSC (VEH.STABILITY CONTROL) INDICATOR LITE BEGAN FLASHING.THE TRUCK PULLED LEFT, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE APPLYING UNEVENLY,AND THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE.I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT AND PULLED OVER. SHUT ENGINE OFF FOR 5 MINUTES,RESTARTED, AND TRUCK DROVE NORMAL (VSC LITE WAS OUT).DID SAME THING THE NEXT DAY AT 55MPH. MY RESEARCH SHOWED THAT 2003 SEQUOIAS DID THE SAME THING, AND ATOYOTA RECALL OF 2003 MODELS(50,000) WERE FIXED BY TOYOTA. I SPOKE TO[XXX] OF TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER,WHO REFUSED TO HELP ME.WHY IS MY TRUCK TREATED ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE 2003 MODEL DOING THE SAME THING !!?? IS MY SAFETY NOT IMPORTANT TOO? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT REPLICATE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL THE CODES. *TR

THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF SYSTEMS. REPEATEDLY, THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND REMAINS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. AGAIN, WHEN I TOOK IT THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE CODES. NO RESOLUTION. *TR

THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *TR

IT SEEMS ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM THINKS VEHICLE IS OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT IS NOT. VSC ACTIVATES IN RANDOM CONDITIONS AT RANDOM TIMES AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-65 MPH. VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSE OF POWER,PULLING TO ONE SIDE AND INADEQUATE BRAKING. VEHICLE BECOMES UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS DANGEROUS! A RECALL ON THE VSC SYSTEM & COMPONENTS FOR THIS VEHICLE IS IN ORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VSC TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TRAC) WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING AND BEEPING. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. THIS MADE FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC! AFTER ABOUT FIVE SECONDS, THE GRINDING/ABS ACTIVATION AND WARNING BEEPS STOPPED, BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED. WHEN TAKING THE NEXT HIGHWAY OFFRAMP AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE WARNING LIGHTS AND GRINDING STARTED AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE BRAKING WAS OVERRIDDEN BY THE ABS! ONLY AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING DID THE WARNING LIGHTS TURN OFF. THE 2003 SEQUOIA WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE 2002 SEQUOIA SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED. DOES THERE HAVE TO BE ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES BEFORE THIS WILL HAPPEN?? TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL, VSC LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. I AM SCARED THAT IF I NEED TO AVOID A IMPEDING ACCIDENT THAT BECAUSE THE VSC SYSTEM NOT WORKING THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY AVOID A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO SCARED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY ROLLOVER WHEN DOING A FAST TURN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES AND THAT THERE WAS A 2003 RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2002 VEHICLES AND IT NEEDS TO GET FIXED. MUST WE FIRST HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO WIN RIGHTS TO BE ACCOMMODATED. DOES TOYOTA NOT WANT TO MAKE GOOD ON IT'S PRODUCT AND SATISFY ALL OWNERS/CUSTOMERS. I WORRY EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND THANK GOD EACH TIME I REACH MY DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING ON DRY ROAD AND VSC ENGAGES. CAN NOT USE BRAKES. CONTINUES TO DO THIS FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STOP, THEN ENGAGE AGAIN. HAPPENED IN OCT. 2011 HAD A STEERING SENSOR REPLACED ADVISED BY TOYOTA AND IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE THIS IS ENGAGED. I WAS GOING MAYBE 10 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. NO WARNING JUST ENGAGES. *TR

WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY TODAY AND IT FELT AS IF THE LEFT BRAKES CAME ON ALONG WITH A SCREECHING SOUND AND IT MADE ME SWERVE LEFT. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID SWERVING INTO MERGING TRAFFIC BUT I NEARLY CRASHED. OVER THE LAST WEEK THE VSC OFF LIGHTS HAVE STARTED GOING ON AND OFF AND AFTER REVIEWING SOME LITERATURE ON LINE IT SEEMS THAT HUNDREDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE 2003 SEQUOIA WAS ACTUALLY RECALLED FOR THIS SAME THING. VERY DANGEROUS AND NOW I WILL HAVE TO CONTACT THE DEALER TO SEE ABOUT IT GETTING FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS REALLY PISSES ME OFF. EVEN IF THERE IS NOT A RECALL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE DANGER I WAS PUTTING MYSELF IN. I HAVE BEEN HAPPY WITH MY TRUCK FOR 8 YEARS BUT AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND SEEING WHAT OTHERS HAVE GONE THROUGH I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING DURING NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS, VSC ALARM STARTED TO GO OFF FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL OF BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AT ABOUT 10 MPH THE ALARM SHUTOFF AND THE AMBER TRAC OFF LIGHT AND VSC TRAC LIGHT ANNUNCIATED AND ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL AGAIN. I'M GUESSING AT THIS POINT THE SYSTEM WAS DISABLED IN THE TRAC OFF MODE. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC HOWEVER I'VE READ NUMEROUS ITEMS ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA DOESN'T SEEM TO HELP (RECALL). IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE ALSO. *TR

DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT BY ITSELF.I SLOW DOWN, AND THEN THE SKID TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING OUT OF THE FRONT....I THINK THAT IF I WAS DRIVING FASTER I COULD OF HAVE AN ACCIDENT...THE SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY... *TR

VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AT DIFFERING SPEEDS, AT RANDOM INTERVALS, ACCOMPANIED BY GRINDING NOISE AND BRAKING ACTION. DURING SOME OF THESE RANDOM OCCURRENCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ACTION CAN PULL THE CAR QUICKLY AND FORCEFULLY TO THE RIGHT AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS THIS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. I READ ON EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER SITES (INCLUDING HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-SEQUOIA/76829-FILE-COMPLAINT-NHTSA-REGARDING-VSC-ABS/) THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN, AND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM! WHY HAVEN'T YOU MANDATED A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION????!!! I'M CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE MAY BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE PROBLEM WILL SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT, AND SHE WILL HIT ANOTHER CAR OR LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. HOW MANY CRASHES, INJURIES, AND, HEAVEN FORBID, DEATHS, WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE YOU ACT? *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 2 WHEEL DRIVE, AND I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGH WAY AT A STEADY SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN JERKED TO THE LEFT AND A BEEPING WENT OFF AND THE TRACK OFF AND VSC TRACK CAME ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO WARNING AT ALL AND IT JUST HAPPEN IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I USE THIS VEHICLE JUST WHEN MY FAMILY IS WITH ME. I WONDER IF ACCIDENTS WITH FATALITIES NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/ TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO MALFUNCTION IN JUNE 2011 VEHICLE HAS 128,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDS A NEW YAW RATE SENSOR @800.00DOLLARS. ALSO THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM THE SUV MAY NEED AN ECU AT A COST OF AN ADDITIONAL 900.00. THAT'S CRAZY!!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ALL DIFFERENT RANGE OF SPEEDS. HAPPENING MORE OFTEN LATELY AND SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ACTIVATES AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. *TR

VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON, ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BUT THERE'S NO RECALL. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS, 2003 MODEL, DEALING WITH REPEATED FIXES FOR THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHTS THAT COME ON AFTER 111,000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE I STARTED SKIDDING AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD, THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND DRY, AND I WASN'T SWITCHING LANES. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO APPLY THE BRAKE, AND UPON DOING SO THE ABS KICKED IN. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO LET THE CAR REST AND SO THAT I COULD CHECK EVERYTHING OUT. EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE, SO I CONTINUED ON MY JOURNEY. THE LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 50 MILE TRIP, BUT NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD AN ECU SKID CONTROL FAILURE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES PRIOR WITH THIS VEHICLE, STARTING WHEN THE CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIMES THE CAR HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED CHILLING AND DANGEROUS MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ABS, VSC/TRACK SYSTEM IN MY (OWNED SINCE NEW) 2002 SEQUOIA. THE "VSC/VSC TRACK" LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND A DISCONNECT ALARM (BEEPING TONE) IS INITIATED. THE SYSTEM FAILURE PULLS THE CAR ABRUPTLY OFF COURSE. IMMEDIATE CORRECTION MUST BE MADE TO STAY ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS WITH THE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY RE-SETTING ITSELF AFTER TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RE-STARTING THE ENGINE. TODAY'S INCIDENT WAS THE MOST VIOLENT AND THE SYSTEM DOES NOT RE-SET. PROBABLY A GOOD THING. LOOKING AT USER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CAUSES ONE TO WONDER WHY THE PUBLIC HAS NOT BEEN PROTECTED BY THE NHTSA REQUIRING A RECALL. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE TURNING THEIR BACKS ON THIS ISSUE. FOR SAFETY SAKE, THIS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED!! I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SPEND TIME AND MONEY TO PRESERVE A SALAMANDER IN THIS COUNTRY AND YET IGNORE A HIGHWAY SAFETY ISSUE SUCH AS THIS. THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE HAVE BEEN MANY AND AROUND FOR A WHILE. SO MANY OF US OUT HERE ARE REACHING OUT TO YOU FOR HELP. PLEASE HELP BY CONSIDERING A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. VERY TRULY YOURS,...AN EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANIC, LICENSED AND EXPERIENCED (A&P) AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, GULFSTREAM 550 SAFETY & STANDARDS PILOT. *TR

UN SAFE 2002 SEQUOIA VSC TRAC, VSC OFF HAVING SOME PROBLEM WITH YOUR SEQUOIA VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT AUTO-ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE. LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON HARD AND FLAT ROAD AND LOSE POWER ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND ME UNSAFE. *TR

PROBLEM BEGAN IN 2009 WHEN THE VSC LOCKED UP ON MY HUSBAND WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO YOU AND A COMPLAINT FILED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO, WE WERE TOLD IT CHECKED OUT FINE. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AN OFF..TAKEN IN AGAIN, THEY PULLED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND FOUND IT REGISTERED THE CAR HAD A TOTAL ROLLOVER..SO NOT THE CASE! TOYOTA HAD NO ANSWER, SAYING MAYBE COMPUTER MALFUNCTION..THEY DID NOTHING! OVER THE YEAR THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT "CHECKS OUT FINE". ON 12/22/2010 I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND NOTICED A FEELING OF TOTAL TIGHTNESS OVER THE VEHICLE. THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE (I HAD BEEN IN REVERSE) THE CAR WAS FINE AND THE FEELING GONE..LIGHT AS WELL. ONE HOUR LATER, I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. AS THE LINE BEGAN TO SLOWLY MOVER FORWARD, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE GAS..IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WAS OVERCOME WITH THE TIGHT FEELING AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND A DEEP GRINDING NOISE STARTED. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS PUSHING FORWARD AND COULD NOT STEER..I LOOKED DOWN THINKING I WAS ON THE GAS..MY FOOT WAS 100% ON THE BRAKE..ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR WAS PUSHING FORWARD! I LOOKED UP AND WATCHED AS MY HUGE SEQUOIA CRUMPLED UP INTO MY WINDSHIELD..THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HAD LITTLE (POPPING NOISE IN TRUNK) TO NO DAMAGE! AIRBAGS NEVER EJECTED. TOWED AND INCOPERABLE AT THE TIME. CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED FOR DAMAGE BY INSURANCE AND TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SINCE 2006. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING IN THE WINTER OF 2007 WITH THE VSC, VSC TRAC, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL COMING ON. THIS KEPT CONTINUING ANYTIME I WAS DRIVING IN WET SNOWY CONDITIONS. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS ON 2001-2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. AT THE END OF LAST WINTER THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BECOME WORSE. EVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS ON DRY PAVEMENT THE VSC COMPUTER BEGINS TO TAKE OVER ACCELERATION AND VERY OFTEN! AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES NOT. AGAIN I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE TO BE A TOYOTA RECALL ON 2003 SEQUOIAS ONLY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING MY SEQUOIA! I CALLED TOYOTA, THEY GAVE ME A CASE # AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. I TOOK IT BACK TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE LIGHTS TURNING ON OR FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS LEADING UP TO YESTERDAYS ACCIDENT. I DROVE UP TO THE MOUNTAINS TO GO SNOWBOARDING. WHEN WE LEFT THE RESORT IT WAS SNOWING VERY HEAVY. I NOTICED THE ABS, VSC, AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN, AS I WAS EXPECTING THEM TO. WE DROVE ABOUT 7 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THEN I WAS MOVING IN TO THE LEFT TURNING LANE OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT. OUR SPEED WAS ONLY 15-20 MPH, AND WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND WE BEGAN SLIDING. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND TRIED THEM AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO MISS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BY GOING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THEM OVER A SMALL MEDIAN AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING TOWARDS US IN THE INTERSECTION. BUT MY REAR TIRE BOUNCED ME OFF THE MEDIAN AND INTO THE VEHICLE.THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE ABS AND VSC SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE 01 AND 02 SEQUOIAS. *TR

SINCE END OF JUNE 2010, I HAD TO HAVE MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TOWED BECAUSE IT HAD STARTED TO VEER OFF AND THE WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS THE "SQUIGGLY CAR" LIGHT. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AS I WAS 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, SO I HAD IT TOWED. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE BEARINGS BUT COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE I HAD FELT AS FAR AS THE VSC INCIDENT. THEY CHARGED ME FOR INSPECTION BUT SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG AND SENT ME HOME WITH THE CAR. I EXPERIENCED THIS FOR A FEW DAYS AND FINALLY TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR. THEY DID A ZERO RECALIBRATING AND SAW THERE WAS ISSUES ON THE COMPUTER COMING UP BUT COULDN'T ALSO EXACTLY PINPOINT WHAT WAS WRONG. IT TOOK A WEEK BEFORE I GOT IT BACK AS IT DIDN'T REOCCUR WITH THEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I DROVE IT, THE VSC LIGHTS AND SQUIGGLY CAR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. EVERY TIME I MADE A TURN IT SEEMED IT JUMPED AND IT WOULDN'T GAIN ACCELERATION QUICKLY WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS. PLUS IT MADE THIS LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS RUBBING AND IT WOULD SLOW DOWN , THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, REGAIN SPEED. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AGAIN TAKING THE STREETS IT SEEMED THAT EVERYTIME I STOPPED AND PRESSED AGAIN IT SHIFTED SOMETHING AS I FELT IT UNDER THE PEDALS, THE VSC LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON BUT THEN TURN OFF AND THEN FINALLY REGAIN SPEED. EACH AND EVERY TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT DID THIS. I FINALLY LOOKED UP A RECALL THAT ONE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME ABOUT AND NOTICED THE 2003 RECALL FOR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. HOWEVER TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP SINCE MY CAR IS 2002, HENCE WHY I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT IT NOW. I BELIEVE THE EXACT THING IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. I'VE HAD IT SWERVE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR OF IT SLOWING DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER AS CARS SWERVED AROUND ME AND A VIOLENT GRINDING NOISE STARTED. A SKID CONTROL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I COULD FEEL THE GRINDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE TRUCK BEEPED AND 2 MORE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE "TRAC OFF" AND "VSC" CAME ON. AFTER THAT THE TRUCK DROVE NORMAL. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED THAT DAY WAS WHILE I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A GAS STATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW! I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD AS THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE READ ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY WILL TOYOTA NOT FIX THESE PROBLEMS??? WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THEM TO FEEL RESPONSIBLE?? *TR

TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND A GRINDING NOISE SOUNDING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE MECHANISM IS ACTIVATING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I'VE SEEN THAT THE 2003 MODEL HAS A RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME THING, AND AFTER SEEING MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2002 MODEL, THEY SHOULD EXPAND THE DATE RANGE TO COVER THE 2002 AS WELL! IT HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEKEND AND IT'S HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES PREVIOUS TO THIS RECENT INCIDENT (ONE EARLIER INCIDENT HAD MY STEPDAUGHTER DRIVING THE SEQUOIA AND THE POWER SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING!). THE MECHANICS TOLD US THEY COULDN'T PULL ANY RELATED CODES THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN. WE NEED TO TAKE THIS IN AGAIN IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART THEY'VE CREATED? I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE-10 THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND IN-TOWN AT A SLOWER SPEED (40 MPH) THE SECOND INCIDENT. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME OR I'D HAVE HIT THEM FOR SURE! *TR

GAS PEDAL HESITATES AND WON'T PICK UP SPEED WHEN APPLIED. THIS CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOWLY DRIVE UNTIL THE SPEED PICKS UP. THIS ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 25-30 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT, AROUND CURVES OR WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE AS NORMAL WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) AND VSC TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ADVISED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ABS AND VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) COMPUTER FAILURE THAT CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE (ABS, VSC, PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON). IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, APPLYING BRAKES OR ACCELERATING CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND SLIDE EASILY. 2003 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE WITH ABS AND VSC COMPUTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO POOR TOYOTA'S DESIGN OR PRODUCTION QUALITY OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE WE GET INJURED OR WORSE... *TR

WE'VE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF ACCELERATION ON OUR 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA,DEALER HAS NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. ON SATURDAY MAY 6TH AT APPROX. 11:30 PM, AS WE EXITED THE FREEWAY WITH WIFE AND EIGHT YEAR OLD TRIPLETS, THE VEHICLE BASICALLY DIED OUT. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I LET THE VEHICLE ROLL AND PULLED OVER WHERE IT WAS SAFE. A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT REFERS TO A RECALL OF SEQUOIAS WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR THE 2003 MODEL. I'VE READ VARIOUS POSTS ABOUT OWNERS OF OTHER MODELS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE SO I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEMS IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN WHAT TOYOTA IS ADMITTING AT THIS POINT. WHAT ACTION CAN I TAKE AT THIS TIME AS MY WIFE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE REPAIRS WILL I IMAGINE BE VERY COSTLY IF I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT TIRES SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR SECONDS. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS THAT'S RELATED TO THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN IT DOES OCCURS, IT HAPPENS DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. DURING THIS TIME, THE VSC LIGHT WOULD START BLINKING AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. BRAKING WOULD REQUIRE TREMENDOUS FORCE APPLIED TO ACTIVATE IT. THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE VSC ACTIVATED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, BUT THAT INCIDENT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 OR SO SECONDS. HOWEVER, IT DID REQUIRE THAT I SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKE AND STARTED PUMPING IT FOR THE VSC TO DE-ACTIVATE. DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY DID FIND THAT ERROR CODES WERE PRESENT RELATING TO THE VSC. THOUGH THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE PINPOINTED ON THE INITIAL VISIT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES PROMPTED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC. EVENTUALLY IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME TO REPLACE THE "SPEED SENSORS" WHICH I AUTHORIZED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM TEND TO HAVE GONE AWAY. RECENTLY, I STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH VSC LIGHT BLINKING BRIEFLY WHENEVER I PULL OUT OF A DRIVE WAY PERFORMING AT LEAST AN 80 DEGREE TURN. THIS TIME AROUND THE PROBLEM ISN'T AS SEVERE AND IS VERY INFREQUENT. I WOULD SAY IN A WEEK OF COMMUTING, I WOULD EXPERIENCE IT MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE. OF COURSE THIS IS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS EXPERIENCING THE VSC PROBLEM ALMOST HALF THE TIME. EARLIER THIS WEEK, I READ THERE WAS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALL WHICH HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOM AND PROBLEM I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING ON MY 2002 SEQUOIA. I STRONGLY URGE THE NHTSA TO RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO INCLUDE THE RECALL FOR 2002 SEQUOIA MODEL YEAR AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND TIME! *TR

I NOTED TODAY THE RECALL OF 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE VSC SYSTEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2002 MODELS AS I HAVE HAD RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE VSC SINCE DAY 1. AT LOW SPEED, PARTICULARLY ON GRADES OR WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS, THE VSC WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO TEMPORARILY LOSE POWER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASION BOTH TO TOYOTA AND VIA TELEPHONE. IT IS SO BAD THAT I NOW KNOW LOCATIONS ON MY REGULAR DRIVES DURING WHICH THIS WILL OCCUR. SO, I EITHER GO A LITTLE FASTER THAN I MIGHT OTHERWISE ON GRADES OR I SWERVE OUT BEFORE MAKING TURNS TO MAKE THE ANGLE LESS ACUTE. OBVIOUSLY, NOT THE SAFETY WE'D EXPECT IN A $40K VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE ALSO OCCURS GOING OVER SLIGHTLY JARRING BUMPS SUCH AS STEEP SPEEDBUMPS OR POTHOLES. THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LOSES POWER, WHICH IN THIS CASE CAN BE POSSIBLY EVEN MORE DANGEROUS BECAUSE WE ARE OFTEN BEING FOLLOWED BY OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED. *TR

HELLO, I'M IN THE MILITARY AND MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2002 SEQUOIA 4X4, SHE CALLED ME AT WORK CRYING AND SAID THAT HER AND THE KIDS HAD ALMOST HIT A 18 WHEELER HEAD ON. SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND THE TRUCK JERKED HER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD, AND PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND I HAD IT TOWED HOME. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. ALMOST VERBATIM OF MY SAME ISSUE. AFTER THAT THE VSC, OR VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES, AND IT CAUSES MY TRUCK TO BRAKE ONE WHEEL AT A TIME. IT ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW US TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THE ECU WAS BAD AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF TRUCK, WHICH IS VISIBLE ON THE INTERNET. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THE PART IS $650 DOLLARS, AND THE LABOR IS CLOSE TO $250. COULD YOU PLEASE ASSIST, I GETTING READY TO DEPLOY TO IRAQ AGAIN. I NEED TO KNOW MY FAMILY IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF WHILE I'M GONE. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE? MY QUESTION IS, IF THERE IS SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. REMINDS ME OF TOYOTA'S GAS PEDAL ISSUES. THIS IS JUST AS BAD WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP. ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PROVIDE ME ASSISTANCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WE OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN WHICH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE COME ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS BEEN UNPREDICTABLE SEEMINGLY COMING ON AND OFF IN CONDITIONS WHEN NOT NECESSARILY NEEDED. THIS HAS ONLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST TWO/THREE MONTHS. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES NOW AND THE CODE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS THAT ITS AN 02 SENSOR. I HAVE BEEN REASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT REPLACING THE 02 SENSOR WILL ALSO RESET AND EXTINGUISH THE VSC TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHTS THAT COME ON. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. THE LIGHTS STAY OFF UNTIL I GET THE VEHICLE ALMOST HOME THEN ALL THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AGAIN, THE TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE LISTENED TO THE DEALERSHIP LONG ENOUGH AND HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $800.00 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY DISBELIEF ON HOW REPLACING 02 SENSOR ( TWICE NOW) CAN FIX A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL BUT THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT IT TAKES CARE OF IT. IT OBVIOUSLY HASN'T. THEY NOW WANT ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2002-2004 SEQUOIA'S. THE PROBLEM BEING WITH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL. I AM SURE THAT IF I BRING IT BACK NOW THEY WILL TELL ME THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRACTION CONTROL COMPUTER TO THE TUNE OF $1700-$2400 AND FROM READING WHAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO REALLY FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT. I AM NORMALLY NOT A COMPLAINER AS I REALIZE ALL MECHANICAL PARTS WEAR OUT. HOWEVER WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND THE NUMBER OF SEQUOIA OWNERS WHO WERE ABLE TO DESCRIBE IN DETAIL THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A BIG ENOUGH DEFECT TO REQUIRE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT AN INTERSECTION IN D POSITION, SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL, ABS, VSC AND TRAC AND CEL LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, HAD THERE BEEN MORE TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING TO THE SHOULDER WITH REMAINING SPEED OF VEHICLE, TURNED INTO P, THEN BACK INTO D, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITH CRUNCHING NOISE WHILE PRESSING BRAKES FIRMLY! SHUT OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED, THEN DROVE OK, BUT ABOVE MENTIONED LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR A AN HOUR. LATER THAT EVENING, THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED BACK OFF TO NORMAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT INVOLVING LOSS OF POWER IN COMBINATION WITH VSC TRAC AND CEL WARNING LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER. *TR

VSC TRAC,VSC OFF,ALL ON AT ONCE.OBD II CODES POINT TO SPEED SENSOR,BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH AND ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGING BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. THE ABS AND VSC MALFUNCTION CAN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE,AND SWERVING UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCE AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE (2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2WD) WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT REQUIRES EXCESSIVELY HARD BRAKING EVERYTIME. THIS OPERATIONAL CONDITION WAS FIRST OBSERVED WITHIN THE LAST THREE MONTHS BY ME. *TR

02/TOYOTA/SEQUOIA/SEQUOIA LMT V8 VEHICLE ACCELLERATION/ TOYOTA REP. INPECTED , YES A PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A USED 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SUV WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2005. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION. THE RPMS WOULD IDLE EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE. HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. THERE WERE NO RECALLS DESCRIBING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,500.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. *TR

OUR VSC STARTED ACTING UP WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2-1/2 YEARS AGO FROM CARMAX. AFTER OWNING IT FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 MONTHS THE VSC LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL WE WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THEN THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET ITSELF. THEN OUR BACK PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD AND WE HAD TOYOTA FIX THE WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM. TOYOTA STATED THAT AFTER THEY FIXED THE BEARING THE VSC COMPUTER WOULDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH THE WHEEL THAT WAS FIXED. THEY KNEW THE VSC COMPUTER WENT BAD AND TOLD US THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT FOR FREE. IT WOULD COST $900.00 TO FIX THE FAULTY VSC COMPUTER. WE NEEDED AN INSPECTION STICKER AND THEY PASSED THE VEHICLE WITH ALL THE VSC LIGHTS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ON. THIS MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. OUR SON HAS LEUKEMIA SO WE HAVEN'T HAD THE MONEY TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS AN INSPECTION STICKER. THE LOCAL INSPECTION PLACE IN TEXAS SAID THAT THEY WILL NOT PASS THIS VEHICLE IF THE RED BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VSC COMPUTER IN THIS 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *TR

TODAY ON MY WAY HOME, THE VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. WHENEVER I APPLY MY BRAKES, THE CAR SHAKES A LOT. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ROTORS BUT I NOW THINK IT WAS THIS SYSTEM TURNING ON WHEN IT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO. ON THE WAY HOME TODAY, MY SEQUOIA DID NOT SHAKE AT ALL. THERE ARE A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF THREADS ON TUNDRASOLUTIONS AND EDMUNDS ABOUT THESE LIGHTS COMING ON WITH 00-03 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. MOST EVERYONE HAS HAD TO HAVE A COMPUTER REPLACED BECAUSE OF THIS. QUOTES FOR THIS ARE BETWEEN $1,500 AND $2,500. I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY AND I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SO MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE WE EXPECTING OUR SECOND CHILD AND NEEDED A LARGER VEHICLE. I CHOSE A TOYOTA BECAUSE OF RELIABILITY BUT I'M AFRAID THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED A GASKET THAT WAS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE, WITH THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON OCTOBER 1, 2007. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER FAILED AND WOULD COST $2,500 TO REPLACE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,330 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON, SOMETIMES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND SOMETIMES WHEN VEHICLE IS IN IDLE. WHILE IN MOTION, IF TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS TURN ON, BEEPING OCCURS, GRINDING OR "WHIRRING" NOISES ARE AUDIBLE AND BRAKES CANNOT BE DEPRESSED. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I'VE CHANGED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OIL AND FOUND SMALL METAL BITS IN THE OIL. *JB