2003 Toyota Sequoia Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

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

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

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

VSC, VSC TRACTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON. NO OTHER PROBLEM TO DRIVE. LIGHTS SEEN FROM 89000 MILE. CHANGED BRAKE SYSTEM ON 75000 MILE INCLUDING ROUTER AND WORKS FINE.

VSC/TRAC LIGHTS HAVE COME ON . I STILL DRIVE THE CAR ,IT WAS HAPPEN 3RD TIMES . I WENT TO LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF GUARANTEE .

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

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

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

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

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

RE: VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS... ALL ON, ALL AT ONCE. HOW DO WE ADD OUR NAME TO THE COMPLAINT? I HAVE A 2003 . VSC & TRAC LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AROUND 112800 K. I FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE HAS THE SAME ISSUES AND SAME PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON CONSTANTLY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER & THEY SAID IT NEEDED 2 COMPUTERS-$2700. I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED AND ASKED THEM TO CONTACT TOYOTA BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HOPE NHTSA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

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

ABS,VAC,TRAC LIGHT ON. *TR

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

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

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA A MONTH AGO FROM THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE COMES UNDER NO WARRANTY, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS. THE PROBLEM - VSC TRAC LIGHT ON, OFF, BRAKE LIGHT , ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHANGED THE AIR/FUE; SENSOR FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHT WERE CLEARED. HOWEVER, DRIVING THE VEHICLE BACK HOME, VSC TRAC LIGHT ON/OFF AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCHED THE CAUSE AND DEFECT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM I HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HOPING TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION. THANKS. *TT

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

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

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 10MONTHS....VSC TRAC, VSC OFF HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES INCLUDING TWICE IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE FIRST TIME THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLES VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON, THEY CAN BE RESET TEMPORARILY BY TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. MY FIRST PHONE CALL LAST MAY TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTHING IN THE MAIL, SO I CALL BACK IN JULY AFTER I HAD MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH THE VSC PROBLEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATING FOR MANY 2003 OWNERS THAT ARE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE THAT DO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. IF MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, IS MY VEHICLE SAFE? COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. I WAS A LIFELONG TOYOTA MAN, BUT NOT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO RECALL ALL OF THESE 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VSC, ABS AND TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN A YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE BILLED BECAUSE THE DECELERATION SENSOR ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

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

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

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

I OWN AN EARLY MODEL 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I HAD THE VSC, ESC AND ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATION, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES, IS INCONSISTENT AND SEEMS AS THOUGH POWER IS CUT TO THE AXLE SO I CANNOT PULL AWAY. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL AND CALLED TOYOTAS HOTLINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD GET A LETTER FOR SERVICE IN LATE MAY. LATE MAY CAME AND WENT AND I WAITED UNTIL MID JUNE FOR THE LETTER AND THEN CALLED AGAIN WHEN IT DIDN'T ARRIVE. THEY NOW SAID THAT ON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER RECALLED. TOYOTA WANTS AN EXHORBRANT AMOUNT FOR THE SERVICE, AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT HAS TO BE DONE. QUITE FRANKLY, TOYOTA WAS RUDE TO ME LOCALLY AND THE TOYOTA RECALL HOTLINE WERE RUDE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW 67000 TOYOTAS THAT WERE MADE IN 2003, AND 50000 WERE RECALLED MINE IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATING THE EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL WAS INSTITUTED FOR. SOUND CRIMINAL. *TR

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM IS TOO SENSITIVE. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS THE ESCS WILL ACTIVATE AND APPLY BRAKES NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY BY APPLYING BRAKES AND CUTTING POWER TO THE ENGINE. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS COME ON WHILE IS RUNNING , ONLY WAY TO TAKE IT OFF IS TURNING THE CAR OFF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO INTERSTATE 10 GOING TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND MAKE AN EXIT AND THEN TURN LEFT AND TURN LEFT GOING BACK TO INTERSTATE 10 EAST BOUND. MY TIRES SKID AT THE ROUGH ROAD (LITTLE STONES) AND MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2003 LOST CONTROL AND VERY HARD TO STABILIZE FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS. I JUST HOLD THE STEERING AND DID NOT PULL RIGHT OR LEFT, AND DID NOT STEP ON THE BRAKE UNTIL IT WAS STABILIZED. I DID NOT REPORT IT TO THE DEALER, THINKING THE TRACK OFF SYSTEM WAS OFF. WE WERE LUCKY THAT NO OTHER VEHICLES ON MY SIDE AND AT THE REAR. PROBABLY IT WAS APRIL 2009. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE TRACK OFF SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. I REPLACED THE 4 TIRES AND DISK PADS (REAR AND FRONT) LAST OCTOBER 2009. MAYBE THAT IS ONE OF THE REASON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH WILL COST ME AROUND $1,600.00. THE CODE WAS 1223 AND 1244. I DID NOT GO AHEAD FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE I CAN NOT BELIEVE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE CAR. I BARELY USED THIS CAR WITH 42,000 PLUS MILES ON IT. BESIDES I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

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

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

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

VSC & TRAC LIGHTS STAY ON AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VSC, ABS AND TRAC LIGHT COMING ON. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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