Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2001)

531 consumer complaints on file.

#10365439November 12, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, PURCHASED USED IN 2004. IN 2006, THE ABS,VSC,BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THEY CAME ON & STAYED ON. THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND WOULD COST $2500+ TO FIX. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW BY TOYOTA, AND CAUSES AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. I WOULD EXPECT A RECALL DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366097November 11, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE, THE "VSC OFF" AND "TRAC" LIGHTS ON MY DASH COME ON. THIS COULD INDICATE POTENTIAL VSC COMPUTER FAILURE. THE SYSTEM IS TIED IN WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM AND FAILURE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363694November 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM HAS ENGAGED UNNECESSARILY WITHOUT REASON. THE SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY ROADS GOING 65-70 MPH. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT IS UNEXPECTED AND FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS LOOSING CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKES LOCK AND THE STEERING CURVES TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A HALF DOZEN TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TOYOTA IS ONLY RECALLING 2003 YEAR MODELS WHEN IN FACT THE PROBLEM IS ON VARIOUS MODEL YEARS...OLD AND NEW. IM CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND HAVE ALL MODEL YEARS RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363807November 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TODAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ON THE FLAT, LEVEL FREEWAY. THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT FORCING ME PARTWAY INTO THE NEXT LANE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED EITHER. THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WHEN I SEARCHED FOR AN ANSWER ON THE NET. I AM TELLING YOU, THIS WILL KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. THEY INITIALLY IGNORED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPLAINT TOO AS OPERATOR ERROR. THIS VSC TURNING ON BY ITSELF HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. I HAVE REPLACED THE EXPENSIVE YAW SENSOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362837October 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
VSC / TRAC SYSTEM ENGAGES RANDOMLY... SOMETIMES THREE TIMES PER WEEK. STARTED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. VARIOUS SPEEDS, VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES... NOTHING CONSISTENT. IT HAS PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD TWICE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME JUST ENGAGES WITH A RUMBLE SOUND AND HARD TO DRIVE. THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS FINDS NOTHING. I HAVE USED AUTO-BLOG AND DISCOVERED DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362091October 24, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4WD LIMITED. I AM PLAGUED WITH THE ALL TOO COMMON VSC AND TRAC LIGHT WARNINGS. THE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM TIMES, AND GO OUT RANDOMLY. I HAVE ALSO SUFFERED FROM A LACK OF ACCELERATOR RESPONSE WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA, BUT THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THE VSC AND TRAC SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL ONE DAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360897October 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360159October 12, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HAS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST SUMMER 2009, AND NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME CONSISTENT AND AT EVERY ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLS MOMENTARILY AND THE VSC LIGHT/S COME ON THE SAME TIME. THE REASON I MENTION BOTH THE VSC AND THE ABS, IS THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE INTERWORKED FOR CONTROL, AND AT THIS TIME IT COULD BE EITHER OR BOTH WHICH ARE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360162October 12, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HAS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST STARTED TO OCCUR SUMMER 2010. THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT RATCHETING OR GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES THE WHEELS AND STEERING TO VIBRATE IMMENSELY AND HAVE FEELINGS OF LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT ALL DIFFERENT ROAD SPEEDS, SPECIFICALLY IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT FULL HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE REASON I MENTION BOTH THE VSC AND THE ABS, IS THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE INTERWORKED FOR CONTROL, AND AT THIS TIME IT COULD BE EITHER OR BOTH WHICH ARE FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359788October 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER FROM REGARDING TOYOTA PROBLEMS *TGW 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355922September 16, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN 2001 WHEN IT FIRST CAME OUT. I DRIVE THE SUV IN THE NORTH EAST (CT, NY, NJ) AREA GENERALLY AND IT NOW HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER ABOUT 4 YEARS I NOTICED RUST UNDER IT AND EVERY TIME I TOOK IT FOR ANY SERVICE THEY REPORTED RUST. LAST WEEK THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING LEAKED AND I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA TO GET A REPAIR ESTIMATE. THEY COMMENTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS VERY HEAVILY CORRODED (RUSTED) TO THE POINT THAT EVEN IF THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WAS REPLACED THAT THE SUV WOULD BE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS THE RUST WAS EVERYWHERE UNDERNEATH. THEREFORE I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SINCE THE COST TO MAKE IT SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN REPLACING THE DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING THAT HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT WITH HOLES IN IT. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT OTHER DAMAGE ATTRIBUTED TO RUST. THE VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE BUT IT IS NOT BEING DRIVEN SINCE IT WOULD DAMAGE THE DIFFERENTIAL SINCE IT HAS LESS LUBRICATION WHICH IS CONTINUALLY LEAKING. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AND SEVERAL OPTIONS ARE BEING LOOKED INTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347509August 5, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I OWN A '01 TOY SEQUOIA WITH 60,000 MILES. DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE APPT MY MECHANIC DISCOVERED A MASSIVE RUST PROBLEM THAT EXTENDED FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR OF THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. HE HAS EXPLAINED THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO REPAIR OR PREVENT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD THAT HE WAS ABLE TO FLICK OFF PIECES OF RUSTED FRAME USING ONLY HIS SMALL FINGER. I AM VERY WORRIED AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE, AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NOT CURRENT RECALLS ON THE SEQUOIA AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346862August 2, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC AND TRACTION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, LIMITING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346267July 30, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 199000 MILES WILL APPLY THE ABS TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THEN DISABLE THE VCS SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HAS FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE COMPUTER CODE WAS A BAD YAW SENSOR. THE MECHANIC VERIFIED THE SENSOR WAS GOOD AS WAS THE WIRING. I'M TOLD THE VSC COMPUTER MAY BE BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345717July 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE TRAC CONTROL, AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECALIBRATED THE YAW RATE SENSOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME AND THE YAW RATE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345425July 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAD A PROBLEM WHERE THE ABS AND VTRAC LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND YOU WOULD LOOSE TRACTION AND CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY RELOADED THE COMPUTER PROGRAM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS NOT LOGGING THE CODES. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I TOOK IT THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A CODE AND DETERMINE IT WAS A YAWR SENSOR.THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 6-10-10 AND SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $455.46 PLUS $100 TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD INVOLVE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342818July 12, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, NOISE IS SOUNDING AND THE TRUCK IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY DURING ACCELERATION. IT OCCURS VERY OFTEN IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER AND ROADS. IT'S AN UNSETTLING FEELING SINCE IT'S MY FAMILY VEHICLE AND THE LIVES OF MY LOVED ONES ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340854June 30, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, ALARM BEEPS, GRINDING NOISES AN DIFFICULTY STOPPING CAR. THIS HAPPENED AT 35 MPH THE FIRST TIME ON DRY ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO JUST PULL OVER IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND BRING CAR IN. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AT 65/70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL INTO BREAK DOWN LANE, CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, WHILE DRIVING IN BREAKDOWN LANE TO NEXT EXIT, HAPPENED AGAIN. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN AREA, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHERE CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM EITHER. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE VERY SCARY AND FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. DUE TO PICK UP VEHICLE FROM DEALER TOMORROW BUT HAVE PRINTED OUT NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO SHOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340643June 29, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TWO HOURS INTO A TRIP WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON STRAIGHT, FLAT DRY ROAD OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, THE VSC ALARM SOUNDED AND I SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE CONTROL OF SUV AND POWER. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER ASAP AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHICH RESET THE SYSTEM. HUSBAND TOOK OVER DRIVING AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM JUST A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. SEEMED OKAY ONCE VSC SYSTEM DISENGAGED (I.E. WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON). WAS FINE DURING SHORT DRIVES ON OUR VACATION, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 2 HOURS ON OUR DRIVE HOME. HAS BEEN OKAY ON SHORT DRIVES, BUT TOOK TO DEALER TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER TRIP PLANNED AND ARE AFRAID -- ESPECIALLY SINCE OTHER FAMILY WILL BE JOINING US. DEALER CALLED A SHORT TIME AGO SAYING THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED, BUT HE CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. HE SAID RESETTING THE COMPUTER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS LIKE WITH AS MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THIS YEAR MODEL, THERE MAY BE MORE TO IT THAN THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340336June 28, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE WHILE MERGING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. FAILURE OF VSC ON 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. REPLACED 3 PARTS....YAW SENSOR, BRAKE BOOSTER AND CPU. OLD CPU PART IS IN MY OFFICE. SPENT CLOSE TO $2000 ON REPAIRS AND TOYOTA'S HQ IN CALIFORNIA RESPONSE WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Toyota Sequoia