2002 Toyota Sequoia Complaint Log

JUST DRIVING ALONG, AND FEELS LIKE BRAKES GRAB AND JERK THE WHEEL AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS GO ON. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY. CAN BE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT ALSO HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE (MUCH LOUDER THAN NORMAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES).

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH WE MADE A SLIGHT TURN WITH THE ROAD AND VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, AS WELL AS TO BRAKE. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE FINALLY PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE SUV AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF SO WE TRIED AGAIN. ABOUT 30MIN IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING. VERY FRIGHTENING. IS THERE A RECALL OUT ON THIS??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRACTION AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,631.

THE TRACTION CONTROL STAYS OFF AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IT STARTS FLASHING AND BEEPING AND I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AND I CAN'T USE MY BREAKS UNTIL IT STOPS MAKING THE SOUND AND STOPS BLINKING

TAKATA RECALL. WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH OUR CAR IS ON LIST TO BE RECALLED. WE SEE TAKATA RECALLS ON ALL VEHICLES WILL BE DONE DECEMBER 2019. WHY HAVE WE NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL

TAMARA RECALL: I WAS GOING 60 MPH WHEN MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING. IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND FRONT END SHAKING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING IT HAS 190,000 MILES ON IT

I RECENTLY WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR RADIATOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM EVALUATION AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS AND WAS BY ADVISED THAT THE FRAME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR RUST PERFORATION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEGREE OF RUST THRU WAS SIGNIFICANT AND MAY CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD. A FRIEND LATER ADVISED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN WIDESPREAD REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE WITH OLDER SEQUOIAS. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME MODELS A FEW YEARS AGO. I DON'T RECALL RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE, BUT IN REVIEWING MY SERVICE RECORDS I SEE THAT ON APRIL 23, 2013 MY FRAME WAS INSPECTED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SERVICE NOTATION: "COD RECALL - OPEN RECALL FRAME INSPECTION AND SPARE TIRE FUNCTIONAL AND VISUAL CHECK - REPLACED SPARE TIRE CARRIER - REMOVED RUST - CLEANED FRAME WITH NO RUST PERFORATION FOUND - CRC APPLICATION BY OUTSIDE SHOP." I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE SINCE 2003 AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR 15 YEARS, USUALLY GOING THERE SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR FOR MAINTENANCE, OIL CHANGES, ETC. NO MENTION OF ANY RUST PROBLEMS OR THAT THIS COULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NOW; WOULD LIKE TO KEEP MY CAR, BUT WANT IT REPAIRED.

TRAC/ VSC ALARM LIGHT CAME ON , THE CAR BRAKES WAS ACTIVATED WHILE ON HEAVY TRAFFIC ON TOP OF A BRIDGE WITH A DRY ROAD SURFACE.

I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE CAR, CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY RUSTING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SIDES AND REAR OF THE FRAME WERE CORRODED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TEMPORARY WELDED THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 178,000.

DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 60MPH, GRINDING SOUND, LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL, PULLS TO THE RIGHT SIDE, DECELERATION, LOUD NOISE LIKE A TIRE BLOWOUT, VSC LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, NO WARNING AND YOU MUST PULL OVER AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND IT WILL RESET SO YOU ARE ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE. VERY SCARY INCIDENTS!!!

THE UNDERCARRIAGE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT WHICH IS SAD BEING THAT I RECENTLY JUST PUT A COUPLE GRAND INTO RESTORING AND LABOR SERVICE ON MINOR ISSUES LIKE STEERING RACK AND PINION, BREAKS, TIRE RODS.

YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE CAUSING SUV LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 20 MPH. FLASHING VSC LIGHTS, WARNING SOUND. BRAKES AND STEERING NOT USABLE WHILE DRIVING DURING YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE.

TRAC AND VSC AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT ONCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE REALLY ROUGH, FEELS LIKE MY TIRES WENT FLAT AND STEERING BECOMES RATHER DIFFICULT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME DRIVING OWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. ONCE I WAS TURNING, THE OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE EACH TIME, BUT NO RAINY CONDITIONS.

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED, WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT. TWICE JULY 13 AND JULY 21 ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS FOR (VSC, TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE) LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. IT HAS HAPPEN AT LOW DRIVING SPEEDS (APPROX. 20-30 MPH), THERE WAS SOME SLIGHT BRAKING OR PUSHING FEELING OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL. AS I CAN SEE BY MANY POST REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE IN MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHSTA. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT APPEARS TO BE A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, LUCKILY MINE HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. IF TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE RECALLS FOR THE SKID CONTROL ECU/YAW RATE SENSOR ON THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S, WHY NOT A RECALL ON THE 2002 SEQUOIAS WHICH SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? CAN MY SEQUOIA STILL BE DRIVEN? IS IT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AT HIGHER SPEEDS? IT APPEARS EVEN TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS CAN'T GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED MOST TIMES OR ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. MANY WITH 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE CALLS TO GET IT DONE CORRECTLY. HOW CAN THIS BE, WHEN THIS SKID CONTROL ECU PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MANY MANY TIMES. MORE THAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I AM PUTTING TOYOTA ON NOTICE IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME OR ANYONE IN MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA DUE TO THIS DOCUMENTED ISSUE.

VEHICLE WILL ENGAGE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AT SPEED AND THEN NO BRAKING ABILITY UNTIL VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL TURN OFF. THIS CAN LAST UP TO 30 SEC AND VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITHIN 10MIN ON AVERAGE THE TRAC OFF/VSC WARNING SOUNDS COME ON AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP. IT USUALLY STARTS AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 40MPH AND SOMETIMES EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT FOR THE SIGNS TO GO OFF AND FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL TO STOP. THIS DOESN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE SINCE IT JUST STARTS AGAIN WHEN I START THE CAR BACK UP AND DRIVE. ITS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT LONG DISTANCES. THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF GOING STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY WHILE IN MOTION.

TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE OWNED OUR SEQUIOA SINCE 12/13/2001, WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. WHEN WE 1ST BOUGHT IT THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND BILL DUBE OF DOVER NH REPLACED SOMETHING AND FIXED IT. I HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS WITH MY VEHICLE AND RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES THRU OUT THE YEARS. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH VSC TRACTION CONTROL STARTING IN 2002 LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OUT, AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS HIGH HUMIDITY AND WHEN USING AIR CONDITIONING, MY ALLOY WHEELS HAVE BEEN DISGUSTING SINCE 2004. I HAVE A EXTENSIVE REPAIR HISTORY WITH BILL DUBE DEALERSHIP THEY NEVER ADDRESSED ISSUES AS ONCE LIGHTS ON DASH TURN OFF THERE IS NO HISTORY. IN 2006 MY LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON I BROUGHT IT TO TOYOTA OF PORTSMOUTH NH AS I WAS ALMOST AT 100000. MILES. THEY COULD NOT LOOK AT VEHICLE DUE TO WARRANTY. I DROVE TO BILL DUBE AND THEY REFUSED TO SEE ME THAT DAY OR DOCUMENT THAT LIGHTS WERE ON SO THEY COULD FIX IT. ONCE MY ODOMETER HIT 100000 WARRANTY WAS NULL AND VOID. I WAS EXTREMELY UPSET CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES TO TOYOTA CORPORATION AND APPEARED TO GET SAME JERK WHO REFUSED TO HELP AND GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND. WE HAVE OWNED OUR SEQUIOA FOR 18 1/2 YEARS. I LOVE MY CAR IT HAS APPROX 445000 MILES AND WOULD APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE. MY VSC IS CONSTANTLY ON NOW ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT. THE AIR BAG ONLY COMES ON WHEN THERE IS HIGH HUMIDITY AND I AM DRIVING. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE SEQUIOA THE SALESMAN ACTUALLY STATED THE SEQUIOA HAD A HARD DRIVE TO RETAIN LIGHT HISTORY. I ALSO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH MY FRAME WHICH WAS REPLACED IN 2012. I HAVE RETURN TO PORTSMOUTH TOYOTA WHERE WORK WAS DOWN A FEW TIMES. MY VEHICLE APPEARS CROOKED AND NOT ALIGNED THEY THINK I AM CRAZY. I PRACTICALLY LIVE IN MY VEHICLE I WORK IN HOSPICE SO I AM VERY AWARE OF MY VEHICLES LOOK AND CONDITION. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH MY VEHICLE, I WOULD LIKE MAKE IT TO 500000.

WE HAVE HAD THE VSC/TRAC FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING ALARMS AS WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND/OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. INCIDENT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 SECONDS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL YOU STOP DRIVING. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR ON THE FREEWAY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIPS OR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

THE VSC,TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE WHILE NORMAL DRIVING IN CITY OR ON HWY,JERKS VEHICLE TO LEFT SUDDENLY ALSO MAKES BRAKING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE.

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAUSED AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF THIS VEHICLE.

THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT ARE ALL ON ON THE DASH. THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 1ST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 03 MODELS FOR THIS ISSUE AND PROVIDED A FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURS IN OTHER MODEL YEARS BUT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR IT. DEALERSHIP WANTS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL ECU.

SEVERE PREMATURE FRAME RUST INCLUDING THE DISLODGE OF SPARE TIRE AND CARRIER, REPAIRED PERIODICALLY AT HIGH COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. FRAMES IN QUESTION WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECT IN CORROSION RESISTANT PROPERTIES THAT IS WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED. NTSB HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS CONDITION ON VARIOUS TOYOTA TRUCKS FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR LIMITED MODEL YEARS VEHICLES BUT LEAVES MANY EFFECTED OUT OF THE CLASS. CONDITION EFFECTS MODEL YEAR 2000 AND UP ALL TUNDRA, TACOMA, SEQUIOA AND 4RUNNER VEHICLES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY BY IMPLEMENTING A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN THAT HAS LONG SINCE EXPIRED ON THESE FAULTY VEHICLES. THIS CONDITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL OF ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED WITH THESE FRAMES AS SO MANY CONTINUE TO BECOME UNSAFE OVER TIME WITH NO RESOLUTION DUE TO EXPIRATION OF THE "LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN." CONDITION ALSO CAUSES FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LEADING TO TEMPORARY LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH IS VERY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES AND HAS HAPPENED TO ME MANY TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILED (4 DAYS AFTER A SAFETY INSPECTION DONE AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP). THE TIRE FOLDED UNDER THE CAR AND WE NEARLY HIT THE MEDIAN AND THEN THE CAR TO OUR RIGHT. WE MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT HAD FAILED. $6,700 WORTH OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE. I RAN MY VIN # THROUGH YOUR DATABASE AND 0 RECALLS WERE FOUND EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR.

THE CAR MAKES A LOUD SOUND AS IF SOMETHING WAS STUCK UNDERNEATH. AT THE SAME TIME IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE SEVERELY VIBRATING. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE LIGHTS FOR TRACKING CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL TURN ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR SEEMS TO BE IN NORMAL DRIVING MODE AGAIN EXCEPT FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE VSC OFF-LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHTS RESET SOMETIMES BUT THAT ONLY LEADS TO THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING AGAIN.

FRAME RUST. MY MECHANICS WILL NOT LIFT THE TRUCK BECAUSE OF EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST

MY 2002 SEQUOIA HAS A SAFTEY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHILE DRIVING IN A FREEWAY 65MPH MY SUV VIOLENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH, THE "VSC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS TURN ON IN DASH CLUSTER

MY VEHICLE'S VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL IS ENGAGING FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CLEAR, CLEAN, DRY ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES PER MONTH. BOTH ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREET. (25MPH-70MPH) CONTROLLING THE CAR CAN BECOME HARD TO DO. PRETTY LOUD GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD WHEN IT IS ENGAGED. FEAR AN ACCIDENT MAY HAPPEN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MAY PULL DUE TO THE BRAKES ENGAGING UNEXPECTEDLY.

SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON FROM A STOP AND NO ACCELERATION UNTIL LIGHT GOES OFF TRUCK JUST ROLLS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL THIS HAPPEN AT ANY AND EVERY STOP IN TRAFFIC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS 65MPH ON FREEWAY TO AROUND TOWN AT 30-40 MPH THE VSC TRAC AND ALSO VSC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND ACTS LIKE IT IS BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT ANY SPEED. WE HAVE JUST MISSED CARS FROM THE PULL TO THE RIGHT. VERY SCARY BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENS NO WARNING.

THIS PROBLEM STARTED ON 8/1/2017 ECS AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MILLAGE WAS 190753. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAVING TRIED TO FIND THE FAULT FOR THIS CONDITION WAS FUTILE. I DO SUSPECT THE ECU IS FAILING.

WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL (SAFE AND DRY) ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VSA AND TRAC CONTROL ELEMENTS OF THE VEHICLE ENGAGED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH. BRAKING WAS SEVERELY INHIBITED (HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK) AND STEERING WAS JOLTED TO THE RIGHT/AFFECTED NEARLY CAUSING AN INADVERTENT LANE CHANGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MILES PER HOUR). WAS ASSESSED BY TOYOTA AND RULED TO BE A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN SENSOR AND YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH IS AN ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!

IN JULY, '17 I WAS TOLD THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS PENETRATING RUST. THIS WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN SINCE TOYOTA PUT CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND ON IT DURING THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR RUST IN EARLY JUNE/ LATE MAY AND I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PENETRATING RUST AREAS. IN JUNE AND JULY I PUT OVER $2,000 IN REPAIRS INTO THIS VEHICLE AS I PLANNED TO DRIVE IT FOR SEVERAL MORE YEARS. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT APPLYING THE CRC IS A BAND-AID AND WILL NOT STOP RUST ONCE IT HAS STARTED. I BELIEVE TOYOTA DID NOT ADDRESS THIS LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN PROPERLY. I BELIEVE ALL VEHICLES IN THIS CAMPAIGN SHOULD HAVE HAD TOTAL FRAME REPLACEMENT RATHER THAN RELYING ON VISUAL INSPECTION AND USING A "BAND-AID" APPROACH.

I BROUGHT MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO MY MECHANIC FOR AN ISSUE AND HE TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE HAS SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME AND IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CAN NOT HELP ME. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT TOYOTAS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE AND HIS 2005 TACOMA WAS REPAIRED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I AM TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA WILL ALLOW THEIR CUSTOMERS TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ON LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT INDEED THIS IS A PROBLEM. I HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN SO THAT AND TOYOTA IS FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN MY TOYOTA WHEN I HERD A LOUD SOUND SO I PULLED THECAR OVER AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK I BELIVE THE LUGNUT MIGHT BE FAULTY OR WORN DOWNTO BRING MY CAR TO MY GRAND PAWS HOUSE . THE WHEEL WAS BROKE LAYING FLAT ON THE GROYND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SUSPENSION DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEVERE RUST ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA OF GRAND RAPIDS DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE SAME FAILURE AND HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1707172761. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 239,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ERRATICLY, BECAME HARD TO CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKING, SEEMED TO BE BRAKING ON ITS ON, IT MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SOME SORT OF ALARM STARTING BEEPING AND MY VSC LIGHTS AND TRACTION CONTROL LUGHT STARTING FLASHING. THIS LASTED ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN SPORADICALLY EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS. THERE IS NO CAUSE AND NO RHYTHM OR REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. I AM ALWAYS ON A SEEMINGLY FLAT SMOOTH SURFACE MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD AT A MODERATELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED BETWEEN 50 AND 70MPH..

TAKATA RECALL. VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM MY 2002 SEQUOIA BEGAN BEEPING, MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.I AM SCARED BECAUSE IT HAVE HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60-65PH. I LITERLY DO NOT HAVE ANY CONTROL OF MY CAR EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS.

MY FATHER AND I WERE LEAVING FRYS ELECTRONICS ON FRIDAY MAY 19, 2017. AS WE TURNED FROM THE FRY'S PARKING LOT TO HEAD ON THE 60 FWY ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VSC STARTED BEEPING AND JUST AS WE WE PICKING UP SPEED(50MPH) THE TRUCK STARTED TO SWERVE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME A GRINDING SOUND WENT OFF MY FATHER PUSHED THE VSC OFF SWITCH BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON WHAT WAS HAPPENING. WHEN THE BEEPING HAD STOPPED BOTH VSC OFF AND VSC LIGHTS HAD STAYED ON AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OK AND EVER SINCE THAT DAY WHENEVER WE USE THE SEQUOIA THE LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON DURING THE TRIP ON OCCASIONS IT DOESN'T TURN ON AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS THE BEEPING GOES ON AND VEHICLE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SLOWS AND GRINDING SOUND GOES ON AND CAUSES VEHICLE TO SWERVE AND MY FATHER IS A BIT ELDERLY SO AS A SON I AM PUTTING IN THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES OF SOME ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRS THIS MALFUNCTION. MY PARENTS ARE RETIRED AND DO NOT HAVE AN GOOD INCOME, IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE WAY TOYOTA CAN FIX THIS MALFUNCTION WHICH SEEMS TO BE QUITE A PROBLEM AMOUNGST SEQUOIA OWNERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE I WILL AWAIT A RESPONSE THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO THE READER FOR THE LACK OF MY LETTER SKILLS AND HOPE I WAS ABLE TO EXPRESS THE PROBLEM FOR YOU TO UNDERSTAND

2002 SEQUOIA SR5 MILAGE 150322. BEEN READING COMPLAINTS ON TRACTION CONTROL THAT TRAC OFF AND VAC TRAC LIGHTS TURN ON AND INSIDE CAB STARTS BEEPING AND GRINDING NOISE COMES FROM DRIVER SIDE WHEEL AND LOOSES RPM'S.THATS WHAT HAPPENING TO MY TRUCK ALSO. USED CODE SCANNER AT ITS SAYING ITS THE YAW SENSOR WHY HAVEN'T THIS ISSUE BEEN RECALLED.NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. IT'S DANGEROUS!!! WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND THE STREET LIGHT TURNED RED. I PRESSED THE BREAK AND TRUCK SYARTED TO BEEP,SHAKE,AND GRIND, STARTED PUMPING BREAKS TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP AND WHEN IT DID WAS TO LATE HAD ALREADY PASSED THE RED LIGHT. I'VE COULD OF CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND SEVIERLY BEEN INJURED OR COULD OF INJURED SOMEBODY ELSE. LUCKY MY FAMILY WASN'T IN THE TRUCK AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED.

FRAME RUST ON THE MAIN AREAS WHERE APPOINTED FROM TOYOTA REASON FOR NOT TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER IS BECAUSE THERE WER NO RECALLS FOR THE VINTAGE BUT OVERALL THE THE FRAME IS MY MAJOR CONCERN.HEAVY SPOTS ON THE FRME

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MFG. AUGUST 2002 HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. APRIL 1, 2002 TO APRIL 17 2003 THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNDER NHTSA # 10V17600 AND # EA09006 HAD THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALLED FOR PROBLEMS ON THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. MY SEQUOIA THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THEN GO OFF, EVEN WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE DRY, OR WHEN EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED, WHEN I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE.. IN FEBRUARY 2017 I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LITE COME ON , AND ALSO THE VSC LIGHTS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAM ON. I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE, THEY CODED THE MACHINE, WHICH A GENERIC P1126 LIGHT CAME ON ALSO, WHICH WAS A DEFECTIVE MAGNETIC CLUTCH CODE. AFTER THEY CODED THE TOYOTA, ALL THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OFF THIS PAST WEEK, WITH 125 MILES PLACED ON VEHICLE.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIAL HAS THE VSC AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON.WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE THEY WERE OFF, THEN THEY JUST STAY ON STEADY.

HOLES IN THE FRAME AND EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE LIFT GATE. THIS IS A 2002 SEQUOIA WHICH WAS IN THE RUST BELT FROM 2002 TO 2011. IN 2011 MOVED TO LOUISIANA. I HAD RUST ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2002. IN 2006, THE LIFT GATE WINDOW RUSTED OUT AND COULD NO LONGER USE THE LIFT GATE WINDOW. SINCE THEN, MORE RUST WAS DEVELOPING IN THE LIFT GATE AND ELSEWHERE. IN 2013, I RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE SPARE TIRE CABLE. THE LOUISIANA DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THAT THE MECHANISM WAS RUSTED AND NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THEY ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT UNIT TO INSTALL. IN THE MEANTIME, I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE SEVERE RUST ISSUES IN THE CAR. THEY DID A RUST INSPECTION AND SAID IT PASSED. IN 2014, I RETURNED TO THE SAME LOUISIANA DEALERSHIP FOR THE TAKATA RECALL. AT THAT TIME, I TOLD THEM MY CONCERN REGARDING THE RUST, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE RUST BELT ATM LEAST 4 MONTHS A YEAR. THEY SAID THE FRAME PASSED THE RUST INSPECTION AND PROVIDED ME WITH AN "OPERATIONAL FLOWCHART" FOR FRAME RUST. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF I FIND A HOLD IN THE FRAME LARGER THAN 10MM, IT WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. IN 2015, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE RUST BELT ABOUT 7 MONTHS. THAT YEAR I HAD TO INSTALL 2X4 SUPPORTS TO HOLD UP MY LIFT GATE WINDOW. IN 2016, THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE RUST BELT ABOUT 5 MONTHS. IN FEBRUARY 2017, I FOUND AT LEAST 1 RUST HOLE IN THE FRAME AS PER THEIR OPERATIONAL FLOWCHART. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE RUST HOLE, THEIR COMMENT WAS THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO. I SPOKE TO TOYOTA AND THEY STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THE ABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE TO WITHSTAND RUST. I AM ALSO DRIVING A 1998 FORD THAT WAS IN THE RUST BELT LONGER THAN THE 2002 SEQUOIA WITH NO FRAME RUST. THE FRAME ON THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUSTING AND NEEDS TO BE PROPERLY REPAIRED. SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTO.

WE HAVE HAD THE VSC/TRAC FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING ALARMS AS WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND/OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. INCIDENT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 SECONDS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL YOU STOP DRIVING. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR ON THE FREEWAY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIPS OR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY. *TR

ABS ENGAGES, HESITATION FROM DEAD STOP, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS FLICKER.

I PURCHASED MY SEQUOIA IN 2003 AND THE TRAC OFF/VSC TRAC LIGHTS STARTED TURNING ON A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER EVERY TIME I BRING THE CAR FOR SERVICE AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. ONCE I TURN OFF CAR THE LIGHTS GO OFF. WELL, ON JULY 2015 WHILE TRAVELING ON A WINDY ROAD AT 35 MPH, WE HEARD AN WARNING ALARM SOUND FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE STEERING LOCKED FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS AND THE CAR FELT LIKE WE HAD A FLAT TIRE OR DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE CAR RESUMED BACK TO NORMAL AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL AND IT DID THE EXACT THING, INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL LOCKING. I THOUGHT I HAD RANED OVER SOMETHING, BUT THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW EVERY TWO WEEKS AFTER I GET ON THE FREEWAY THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN, ONE TIME IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ENGINE FELL OFF. SOMETIMES IS WORSE THAN OTHERS AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 25 OR 65 MPH. A FEW MONTHS AGO I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 AND THE ALARM CAME ON, THE GRINDING AND DRAGGING NOISE AND MY CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND SWIRVED TO THE RIGHT. I JUST BARELY MISSED A MOTORCYCLIST. LUCKY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. I PURCHASED TOYOTA FOR THEIR SAFETY AND QUALITY REPUTATION. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS MY PRIORITY. AS I STATED BEFORE, I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE TO MY TOYOTA DEALER FOR YEARS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. NOW MY PROBLEM IS MUCH BIGGER THAN JUST A LIGHT TURNING ON. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR CONCERN AND WE SHOULD NOT WAIT FOR A LOSS OF LIFE TO HAPPEN. ANY CAR THAT LOSES POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING SHOULD BE OF GRAVE CONCERN TO ALL. I LOVE MY CAR BUT CANNOT AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN.

WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL VSC/TRAC IS BEING ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE'S CONTROL IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE VSC/TRAC COMPUTER, AND THE CAR WON'T SLOW DOWN, UNTIL THE VSC/TRAC TURNS OFF. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT IS TURNED ON, AND GRINDING NOISE IS BEING HEARD WHEN IT HAPPENS.