Toyota Sequoia Complaints (2002)

666 consumer complaints on file.

#10465160July 11, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463275June 27, 2012
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DEALER REPORTS THAT FRAME (CROSSMEMBER) IS ROTTED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462453June 20, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA I WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY HAD THE ESC ENGAGE WITH OUT WARNING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE SUV MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHT LIT UP... I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND $4000 LATER IT WAS REPAIRED: THE REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACING THE ABS COMPUTER AND NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS....NOW ITS JUNE 2012 AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN BUT NOW IT ENGAGES RANDOMLY REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR TERRAIN... I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY ON THE YEAR MODELS 2003-2005...I CALLED MY DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY CONFIRMED MY YEAR MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL... THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PLEASE GET TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR THE DEFECT...I NEVER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR THE FIRST TIME BUT THERE IS NO WAY IN [XXX] I AM PAYING AGAIN FOR THE SAME DEFECT.... *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461478June 13, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. TRIED TO MERGE INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND NOTICED A CAR IN MY BLIND SPOT SO I WENT BACK INTO THE LEFT LANE. HOWEVER, MY VSC/ABS LIGHTS WENT ON, THE CAR BEEPED, MADE A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE, AND THEN, WITH MUCH FORCE, VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO STEER IT BACK TO THE LEFT HAND LANE, THE OTHER DRIVERS SAW ME WRESTLING WITH MY STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR STARTED TO FISHTAIL SO FORTUNATELY THEY STAYED WELL BEHIND ME. THE CAR BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL AND STEER AND BRAKING DID NOT HELP. DESPITE MY BEST EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE CAR, APPLY THE BRAKES, STEER OUT OF THE SKIDDING AND FISHTAILING, MY CAR THEN WENT OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE, OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND THEN THE WHEEL SUNK INTO THE GRASS NEXT TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. MY SON AND I WERE AIRLIFTED TO THE TRAUMA UNIT. I SUFFERED 2 BROKEN VERTEBRAE IN THE C AREA OF MY NECK AND A COMPRESSED DISC IN THE T REGION OF MY SPINE, CONCUSSION, CUTS, BRUISES, GLASS EMBEDDED NEAR MY EYE, AS WELL AS A SPLENIC ANEURYSM. MY SON HAD A CONCUSSION, WOUND ON THE HEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES, CUTS, BRUISES AND A SPRAINED ANKLE. MY SON AND I WERE BOTH UNCONSCIOUS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE.MY TWO DAUGHTERS HAD MINOR CUTS, SPRAINS, AND BRUISES. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO HAVE COME OUT OF THIS ALIVE AND NOT TO HAVE HIT ANYONE ELSE. I AM STILL IN A NECK BRACE AND UNDERGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE COULD HAVE ALL BEEN KILLED. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND THERE WAS NO BLACK BOX IN THIS MODEL. I WILL NEVER BUY A CAR FROM TOYOTA AGAIN. HOWEVER, FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS, I DO HOPE THEY RECALL THIS MODEL AS I WOULD HATE FOR OTHERS TO SUFFER WHAT WE HAD TO SUFFER, OR WORSE. *TR UPDATED 10/19/12 *CN UPDATED 10/23/2012 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10461265June 11, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460962June 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR LATCH ON MY DOOR 5 TIMES. THE BODY SHOP SAYS THAT THE REAR DOOR IS SO RUSTED OUT THIS TIME, THAT IT CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA AND THEY IGNORE IT. I HAVE SEEN MANY WEBSITES WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. IT IS A POOR DESIGN AND THE DOOR IS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460154May 31, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459819May 28, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459160May 21, 2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUIOA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS AND THE BSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE BRAKES INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE YAW SENSOR AND STROKE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDED 2002 VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458763May 17, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
JUST PURCHASED MY 2002 SEQUOIA WITH 144,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE; NOTICED THERE WAS A BIT OF RUST IN THE REAR DOOR JAMS NEXT TO THE PORTION OF THE WHEEL WELL, NOT TOO TERRIBLY CONCERNED AS IT SEEMS TO BE JUST UNDER THE PAINT AND IN VERY SMALL AMOUNTS. I HAVE BEEN READING ON VARIOUS FORUMS OF THE TUNDRA RUST ISSUE AND HOW THIS EXISTS ON THE SEQUOIAS AS WELL WITHOUT ANY RECOURSE BEING AVAILABLE, SO I TOOK A LOOK UNDER MY FRESH PURCHASE TO FIND THAT I INDEED HAD AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE TRUCK ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, WELD SEAMS AND MAJOR PORTIONS OF THE FRAME; MORE THAN I WOULD EXPECT EVEN FOR A TOYOTA. I DON'T QUITE KNOW THE DETAILS OF EXACTLY HOW SIMILAR THIS FRAME IS TO TUNDRA'S BUT I WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE SOME SORT OF PROVISION IN PLACE BY NOW TO SORT THIS OUT AS IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT TUNDRA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING AND JUDGING BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DIG UP THUS FAR (9 FOR '03 MY, 6 FOR '02 MY AND 12 FOR '01 MY SEQUOIA) THIS REALLY CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE. I BOUGHT THIS THING BECAUSE MY DAD HAS HAD TWO 4RUNNERS THAT RAN FOREVER (HIS '97 IS STILL GOING STRONG WITH ALMOST 300,000 ON IT) BUT NOW I WORRY I'LL BARELY BE ABLE TO PAY IT OFF BEFORE IT ROTS OUT FROM UNDER ME. WHAT GIVES TOYOTA? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458223May 13, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457214May 2, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WE JUST BOUGHT THIS 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO USE FOR TOWING AS WELL AS TO CARRY OUR FAMILY AROUND IN. WE HAD OUR CHOICE BETWEEN AN EXPEDITION, A TAHOE AND THIS SEQUOIA. KNOWING THE RELIABILITY OF A TOYOTA WE WERE CONFIDENT THIS WAS A GOOD CHOICE FOR OUR FAMILY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AND AS MY HUSBAND WAS TOWING A FULL LOADED TRAILER DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE THE VSC LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES. THINKING IT WAS PROBABLY NOTHING HE CAME HOME, MENTIONED IT TO ME AND STARTED LOOKING UP INFORMATION. WHAT WE FOUND WAS INCREDIBLE! THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX OR EVEN HAVE A FIX FOR. LATER THAT DAY MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SUDDENLY THE VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THE CAR MADE A LOUD BEEPING NOISE AND ABRUPTLY LURCHED TO THE RIGHT! IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMING IN, I STARTED CALLING TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM HOWEVER IT COULD COST UP TO $4500 TO FIX! THE SERVICE ADVISER THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME STEP BY STEP WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FIRST, BY CHANGING THE YAW RATE SENSOR THAN THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND IF THAT DIDN'T WORK THE STEERING SENSOR, THAN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND FINALLY THE MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, I THEN LEARNED THAT "MAYBE" AFTER DOING ALL THESE REPAIRS THAT IT "MIGHT" FIX THE PROBLEM! WE THEN DROVE THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC, WHICH IS QUITE A WAYS AWAY, AND AS WE WERE NEARING OUR DESTINATION (I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME) I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LURCHED TO THE RIGHT, THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKING ON AGAIN AND THE CAR MADE A BEEPING NOISE! THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR WAS PULLING SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES SO HE WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT WOULD BE TRIAL AND ERROR TO FIX IT. TOYOTA--YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456679April 27, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
THE REAR FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION ALONG LONGITUDINAL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND THE CROSS MEMBER ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456539April 26, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE W/ THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF. AT ONE POINT, WE LOST POWER TO CAR, WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IS UNSURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I FOUND A RECALL RELATED TO VSC FOR 2003 SEQUOIAS BUT TOYOTA SAYS OUR SEQUOIA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS ARE VERY IDENTICAL!! INSTEAD THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WANTS TO TRY TO REPLACE SOME COMPUTER CHIP (THAT WOULD COST US THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) BUT THEY ARE NOT GUARANTEEING THAT THIS IS EVEN THE CAUSE OR WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE!!! THEY ARE SAYING IT CAN BE THIS COMPUTER OR IT CAN BE THAT COMPUTER .. AND REPLACING EACH IS WORTH A FEW 1000S BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH IS CAUSING THE VSC LIGHT TO GO ON AND OFF!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456170April 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455895April 20, 2012
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VSC AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOOK TO AUTHORIZED TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. WAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE RECALL ON 2003 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2002. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS MODEL YEARS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455457April 17, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY AN THE LIGHTS OF THE TRACTION CONTROL TURN ON. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND TURN OFF. SINCE THEN IT HAPPEND MANY TIME A LOW SPEED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451968March 16, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND VCS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DECELERATED INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A SENSOR FOR ONE OF THE REAR TIRES WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450584March 7, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING THE MECHANIC CALLED ME INDICATING THE CALIPERS ALSO NEEDED REPLACING DUE TO RUST. ALSO THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE IS RUSTED HE INDICATED OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FRAME CORROSION. I CALLED TOYOTA AND FILED A COMPLAINT, I FOUND OUT TOYOTA HAD REPLACED TUNDRA FRAMES (SAME FRAME AS THE SEQUOIA) BUT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 89,000 MILES AND IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THE FRAME IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I UNDERSTAND OTHER TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN A VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. ANOTHER REASON TO BUY AMERICAN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10446686February 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SAME PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I'VE READ ABOUT. THE TRACTION CONTROL, VSC, BRAKE LIGHT,AND ABS LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO RECALL BUT THEY RECALLED ALL 2003 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. VEHICLE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, AFTER 2-3 MILES ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON THEN THE CAR IS HARD TO HANDLE DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL MAKING THE CAR UNSTABLE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND GOES INTO "ANTI LOCK" MODE. IT'S A SCARY FEELING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY, WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT COST 800.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE AND FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. IF THE 2003 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND SO MANY OTHER 2002 SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY SHOULDN'T OUR TRUCKS ALSO QUALIFY FOR RECALL AND DEALER REPAIR AT NO COST TO US. 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 OWNERE/CUSTOMERS. I WORRY EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND THANK GOD EACH TIME I REACH MY DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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