2002 Toyota Sequoia Engine Problems

HORRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE AT START UP. ENGINE ALMOST HAS A BURST OF ROAR FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN DIES DOWN AND BELT QUIETS AFTER A FEW MINUTES. *JS

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE MADE CRUNCH NOISE THE VSC TRACK LIGHT CAME ON PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I WAS TOLD SOME OF THE SEQUOIA WAS RECALLED FOR PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD RECALL THE APRIL 2002 FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE JAN 2002 .I BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA RECALL. *LN UPDATED 1/6/2013 *JS

MY 2002 SEQUOIA KEEPS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I HIT THE GAS FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE STABILITY CONTROL KEEPS COMING ON AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER AND I CANT DO NOTHING UNTIL HE STABILITY CONTROL QUITS WHAT ITS DOING. POINT BLANK TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING WITH ALL THESE 2002 SEQUOIAS AND THERE FAILING TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THERE ARE PEOPLES LIVES AT STAKE AND I'VE DONE HAD ALL THE WHEEL SENSORS CLEANED AND THE SYSTEM RESET AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. WHAT IF IT WAS YOUR KIDS THAT HAD TO DRIVE AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE YOU WOULD DO EVERYTHING YOU COULD TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS OR IF IT CAN BE FIXED. WERE SPENDING LOTS OF MONEY FIXING THESE SEQUOIAS AND IT NEEDS TO STOP. ALL IM ASKING IS PLEASE JUST TO CONSIDER RECALLING THESE DANGEROUS VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECT IN THE YAW CENSOR THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING & EACH TIME I WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AT 1437 AVIATION BLVD. REDONDO BCH. CA. 90278(LEXOLOGY) 310-379-0543. IT HAPPENED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ON MAIN STREETS WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR & ONCE ON THE FREEWAY. THE FIRST TIME WAS JUNE 6,2008 SECOND TIME JAN.20, 2009 & THIRD TIME AUG.28,2009. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 4WD. AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING AFTER 71,000 MILES. AS A RESULT, THE DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. WINDSHIELD AND SIDE MIRRORS FOG UP DURING COLD/RAIN. CANNOT SEE CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HAVE TO OPEN WINDOWS IN SNOW/RAIN/COLD. NEED NEW AIR COMPRESSOR. TOYOTA SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECTIVE COMPRESSORS BUT I AM RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE AT A COST OF OVER $3,000. I FEEL THE COMPRESSOR SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN AFTER SO FEW MILES AND TOYOTA HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN OUT THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MANY, MANY OTHERS ONLINE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME DEFECTIVE COMPRESSOR. I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR ALL OR PART OF THE REPAIR ON A $45,000 TRUCK THAT HAS SO FEW MILES. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUIOA 4WD. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC OFF, VCS TRAC LIGHTS ARE ALL ON AND VEHICLE IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN. AFTER CHECKING WITH MULTIPLE SOURCES ONLINE AND BY PHONE, IT APPEARS THE "SKID CONTROL ECU WITH ACTUATOR" IS THE PROBLEM AND THIS PART RUNS OVER $2000 DOLLARS! I UNDERSTAND REPAIRS COME WITH THE TERRITORY, BUT WHEN THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE SEQUIOAS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, I JUST ASSUMED THERE WOULD BE A RECALL. "NOT SO" ACCORDING TO TOYOTA. THEY DEEM IT A RARE OCCURENCE AND A CUSTOMERS PROBLEM IF NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE FROM CAR-MART AND THEY WONT HELP EITHER. I'M JUST A WORKING STIFF FOLKS. I CAN EITHER GET THE VEHICLE FIXED OR FEED MY KIDS. GUESS I'M WALKING THE 45 MINUTES TO WORK EACH WAY WHEN THINGS GO BAD IF TOYOYO GETS THEIR WAY. THANKS. SORRY FOR VENTING. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA SAQUOIA LIMITED 4X4 USED IN 2003. WHEN I TOOKIT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE HER HUSBAND SIAD I SHOULD GET THAT TICKING NOISE CHECKED OUT. I TOLD HIM THAT ALL OF THE SUV'S AT THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE TICKING NOISE. WELL, HE WAS RIGHT. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO BE INSPECTED I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD A CRACKED MANIFOLD. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT ALL OF THE TOYOTA SUV'S AND TRUCKS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MANIFOLDS. IF THIS IS TRUE, WHY HAVE THEY NOT DONE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM? I MANIFOLD IS NOT A CHEAP PART TO REPLACE.

DT: CONSUMER SAYS VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING LAST THURSDAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED SIX TIMES THIS MORNING WHEN CONSUMER WAS TAKING IT TO GARAGE. SOMETIMES IT STARTS MISSING, AND ONE CAN PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE ON WITH OUT STALLING.*AK

(1) GRINDING NOISE ON ACCELERATION. ENGINE CUTTING OFF WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE. (2) STUCK IN MIDDLE OR ROAD TRYING TO GET TRUCK TO STAY CRANKED. (3) REPLACED TRANSMISSION AT 1/2 DEALER COST AND 1/2 MY COST WHEN COMPLAINT STARTED ON PROBLEM WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

STRONG SMELL OF SULFUR INSIDE OF CAR. OCCURS EVEN WHEN AC SYSTEM IS SET ON RECIRCULATE. CONCERNED ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY IF EXHAUST FUMES ARE ENTERING VEHICLE. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID AT FIRST THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" AND WOULD DISAPPEAR WITHIN 3000 - 5000 MILES OF DRIVING. WHEN SMELL WAS STILL THERE AT 10,000 MILES, WAS TOLD THAT THE SMELL IS "NORMAL" AND IS RELATED TO USING LOW OCTANE GAS. I NOW HAVE 25,000 MILES AND SWITCHED TO 93 OCTANE GAS AND STILL HAVE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH SMELL, IT MAY EVEN BE WORSE NOW THAN IT WAS AT FIRST. IT IS VERY EMBARRASSING WITH PASSENGERS IN THE CAR.*AK

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS EMITTING A FOUL, ROTTEN EGG, SULFUROUS SMELL FROM THE EXHAUST. MY VEHICE ONLY HAS 2000 MILES ON IT AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. I COTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SMELL IS A BI-PRODUCT OF THE SULFUR IN THE FUEL NOT BEING COMPLETELY BURNED IN THE CONVERTER. I WAS ASKED TO USE HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER IS TELLING THE DEALER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING IT. I DID NOTICE THE SMELL ON OTHER SEQUOIAS.

SOME TIME THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT ACTIVETE AND MOST OF THE ENGINE POWER IS INSTANT CUT. THE POWER NOT RESTORED UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED MOVING, OR WHEN YOU PUSH TRAC OFF BUTTON. WHEN THIS MALFUNCTION ON THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION IS VERY DANGER CAUSE YOU CAN MAINTAIN A SPEED CONSISTENT WITH THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC AND IT MAY GET HIT EITHER BEHIND OR ON THE SIDE. DT

A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMES THROUGH THE A/C VENTS WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE OR WHEN GOING UP A STEEL HILL THAT REQUIRES ACCELERATING. WHEN DRIVING ON LONG TRIP THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO SUFFER FROM SEVERE HEADACHES. *NLM