Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2003)

672 consumer complaints on file.

#10314113February 25, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY $1,500 REPAIR PER DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION DIFFERENTIAL LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASH, WE FOUND OUT THE SEAL, RELAY AND ACTUATOR ARE ALL BAD $1,500 REPAIR I FOUND NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP STATING THE MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313998February 24, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY COMPLAINT IS THE ABS/TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM IN MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA. IT ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY REASON AND I LOST POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A HOT DAY ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER. THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE REPORTING THIS ISSUE ON MANY WEBSITES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313716February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WE OWN A TOYATA SEQUOIA LTD 2003 MODEL YEAR. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER REGARDING BRAKING ISSUE. IF WE EVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, FOR SOME REASON THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WILL START TO LOCK UP, THAT WOULD SHAKE THE SUV AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER NEVER DETERMINED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS EVEN THOUGH WE ENDED UP PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT NEVER MADE A DIFFERENCE. EVENTUALLY WE STOPPED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON OUR VEHICLE, THAT ALSO STOPPED THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS FROM LOCKING UP. DURING THIS PERIOD THE CAR PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY ALSO CRASHED INTO OUR GARAGE AND BROKE THE GARAGE DOORS. WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON AND IN PARK, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, THE SUV HAD CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE; EVEN THOUGH THE SUV WAS IN PARK POSITION GEAR AND WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312758February 22, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VSC, TRAC WARNING LIGHT ON 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA (75K MILES) - $1718 REPAIR BILL FIRST INCIDENT - 3/11/04 (8.5K MILES), COMPUTER SKID/COMPUTER ASSY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY LATEST INCIDENT - 1/8/2010 (75K MILES), BRAKE BOOSTER ($763 REPAIR) AND CHARCOAL CANISTER ($550 REPAIR). REFERENCED REPAIRS MAY BE RECURRING EVENTS SUPPORTING A POTENTIAL RECALL PROGRAM BASED ON NUMEROUS WEBSITE REFERENCES... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311740February 18, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/TRAC COMPUTER PROBLEMS CAUSING UNNECESSARY BRAKING. ALSO BREAKING OF REAR DOOR LATCH AND INABILITY TO OPEN REAR DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311726February 18, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
VEH. TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003,THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) AND TRACTION CONTROL (TRACK) LIGHTS REMAIN ON ALSO THE ENG. LIGHT. AND THE DIAGNOSE SYSTEM DOESN'T HAVE ANY CODE RELATED TO THE ABS. BECAUSE OF THIS THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYST. DOESN'T WORK. THE CODES SHOWN ARE RELATED TO THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND M.A.F. SENSOR, WE CHANGE ALL 4 OXG. SENSOR AND THE MAF AND STILL THE SAME CONDITION. THE SEQUOIA HAS 47,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311763February 18, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TURNING RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. LET OFF GAS, NOISE CEASED, APPLIED GAS GENTLY AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. IT ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING A RIGHT TURN AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS EACH COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. THEY USED TO BE OFF EACH TIME I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT NOW THEY DO NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE "COMPUTER SYSTEM" THAT CONTROLS THE VSC AND TRAC REPLACED. WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,700.00. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, I CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN WHOSE SAFETY MAY BE AT RISK AS THIS DEFECT OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311861February 18, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
VSC REPLACEMENT THIS IS MY 3RD INCIDENT WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. I WAS IN SNOW AND ICE AND PUT THE CAR IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I STARTED TO BACK OUT AND A BUZZING SOUND AND THE VSC AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I PUT IT BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE IT DROVE FINE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP ABOUT 200 MILES. I STOPPED AND FUELED UP AND WHEN DRIVING OFF THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD VIBRATING/GRINDING NOISE THEN STALLED AND THE BRAKES SUDDENLY PULLED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT.. I TURNED IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN BUT IT DROVE OK UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I RESTARTED IT AGAIN GOT OUT IN TRAFFIC AND IT MADE THE SAME GRINDING NOISE, STALLED AND THE BRAKES PULLED IT TO THE RIGHT AGAIN....I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY THE CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND HE SAID IT JUST NEEDED RECALIBRATING AND THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $100. I TOOK IT IN AND THE WHOLE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400 PLUS LABOR $200. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2003 AND THIS IS THE 3RD VSC ISSUE I HAVE HAD. THE LAST ONE WAS $600 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR AT LEAST A FIX SENT TO DEALERSHIPS WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE IN WARRANTY. THE REST HAVE BEEN OUT OF MY POCKET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311878February 18, 2010
VISIBILITY
THIS OCCURS DAILY (SINCE I NOW LIVE IN ARIZONA). THE VENT RECIRCULATE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY OVERIDES TO RECIRCULATE MODE IN MANUAL MODE WHEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES DIFFER. THIS CAUSES THE WINDOW FOGGING AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. THE RECIRCULATE WILL TURN ON EVEN IN FRONT WINDOW DEFROST MODE - A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR VISIBILITY SAFETY. TOYOTA SERVICE TECH STATED THE ONBOARD COMPUTERS FIRMWARE IS TO BLAME AND THERE IS NO FIX AVAILABLE. TOYOTA UNRESPONSIVE OTHERWISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311093February 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LOOSE POWER WHEN TURNING AND THEN ACCELERATION RACES UP AFTER A LONG PAUSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2003 AND HAS SEVERAL TIMES RESULTED IN NEAR-MISS CRASHES FROM APPROACHING TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310673February 15, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VSC COMPUTER CONTINUES TO BREAK LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO TRACTION CONTROL. ON SNOWY AND ICY ROADS THE CAR WILL SPIN OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE AND NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE VSC TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR IN 4WD ALL THE TIME TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING ON SNOWY OR WET STREETS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. THERE ARE PAGES UPON PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO WARRANTY THE PROBLEM OR CONDUCT A RECALL. THE PART ITSELF IS APPROXIMATELY $1600. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE VSC COMPUTER REPLACED ONCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE NEW COMPUTER IS BROKEN AGAIN. IT WAS FIRST REPLACED ON 1/24/07 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 25,253 MILES ON IT. IT BROKE AGAIN ON 5/19/09 WITH 38,995 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT AND THE VSC IS STILL INOPERABLE. I DON'T TRUST DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY WIFE OR CHILD. BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE TO SPEND $2K TO FIX A VEHICLE JUST TO TRADE IT IN. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA. THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE TOLD ME I HAVE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE NO LONGER BEING ON WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 43,000 MILES AND THEY VSC HAS BROKEN TWICE. I HAVE GROWN INCREASING CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ESPECIALLY SINCE I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THAT IS MY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310304February 14, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310244February 13, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310242February 13, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307208February 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VSC AND 4 WD LIGHTS CAME ON IN OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN STARTING IN FORWARD, THERE IS A LOUD GRIND AND A THUMP. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY (1 WEEK) AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS. I PLACED THE CAR IN MANUAL 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MOVE IT VERY SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH. THE LIGHTS ARE OFF, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A TEMPORARY FIX. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306215February 5, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TOOK VEHICLE TO GET A CALIF. SMOG CHECK. SMOG TEST WAS PERFORMED AND AFTER TEST PASSED, VEHICLE KEPT REPORTING TRAK CONTROL ON CONSOLE DISPLAY AND GRINDING SOUNDS CLICKING SOUNDS AND SHORT "SHAKING" ON THE STEERING WHEEL FOR ~15 SECONDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303753February 1, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300203January 18, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298330January 5, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE HITTING A PARK VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND THE PARK ONE THE ACCELERATOR JUST ENGAGED ITSELF THE ABS,TRACTION AND VSC LIGHTS CAR MAKING STRANGE NOISES ON THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL SLIGHT VIBRATION ON STEERING WHEEL LEFT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297933January 3, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
VSC OFF/VSC TRAC LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. AT INITIAL START OF TOYOTA SEQUOIA AFTER PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, VEHICLE WOULD SHUDDER AND CUT OFF IGNITION. THIS WOULD CAUSE A BRIEF STALL, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME VEHICLE IS USED. FAULT IS DTC C1231. VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SENSOR IS FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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