2002 Toyota Sequoia Complaint Log

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS A DEFECTIVE SENSOR FOR THE VSC, BRAKE SYSTEM. I SEE WHERE THE 2003 SEQUOIA IS COVERED, BUT NOT THE 2002'S. PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS IS THE CASE, WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR

02 SEQUOIA -SUN AT 6PM DRIVING AT 75 MPH ON I 75 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN THEN BRAKES STARTED SCREECHING LOUDLY RATTLING.. VEHICLE STARTED TO VEER LEFT AND JERK. SKID LIGHT CAME ON WITH BEEPING SOUND. TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON IMMEDIATELY HELD THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY. ONCE IT WAS SAFE TO STOP I DID SO AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE UP AGAIN AND STARTED DRIVING AT 35MPH. THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AT THIS POINT. IN A FEW MINUTES THEY CAME BACK ON AND THE EVENTS STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR THEM TO CHECK THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID TIRES WERE FINE. THEN TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC, THEY SAID ISSUE WAS A YAW RATE SENSOR. ADVISED THEM THAT WEB HAD A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME INCIDENT. ASKED IF THEY WOULD CONSIDER IN PRICING. THEY ONLY GAVE ME A 10% DISCOUNT. ALSO CALLED CORPORATE THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS WAY PAST WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT HELP. PAID $1K TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IS SPONTANEOUSLY ENGAGING CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION AND MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE GRINDING/CLASHING NOISE TYPICAL OF TRACTION-CONTROL ENGAGEMENT, BEEPING FROM DASH (INDICATING SYSTEM ERROR OR DISENGAGEMENT?), AND "TRAC OFF" AND "VSC TRAC" LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. ORIGINALLY PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED AFTER AN HOUR OR MORE OF HIGHWAY SPEED DRIVING, USUALLY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVE. RECENTLY STARTED OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. ALSO NOTICE VIBRATION DURING BRAKING (SIMILAR TO WARPED ROTORS) GOES AWAY WHEN TRACTION CONTROL IS OFF. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED VSC OFF/VSC TRAC PROBLEM. LIGHTS GO ON W/CLICKING AND BRAKES GRIND AND LOCK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. I WAS ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT AND WAS, FORTUNATELY ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. IT IS AS IF I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THIS HUGE VEHICLE. I HAVE IT IN THE DEALER NOW AWAITING REPAIR ESTIMATE AND DIAGNOSIS OF PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN FOREWARNED IT WILL BE VERY EXPENSIVE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE GETTING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT TOYOTA OF WALLINGFORD INCT I WAS SHOWN FRAME ROT NEAR THE REAR STRUT AND OTHER DECLINING AREAS OF RUST/ ROT. IT IS ON RECORD AND A CALL WAS MADE TO TOYOTA WHICH NOTHING WAS DONE AS FAR AS RECALLS GO. THE TUNDRA WHICH HAS THE SAME FRAME HAS BEEN RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE INNER LINE OF THE DOORS WAS BEGINNING TO EXHIBIT RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HIS WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION CONTROL. ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGES SUDDENLY WITH POWER LOSS AND FRONT END VIBRATION. VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASH. ABS AND VSC LIGHTS REMAIN ON (ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL THEREFORE DISENGAGED) AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON BY OPERATOR. WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF, SYSTEM APPEARS TO RESET, BUT THE PROBLEM REPEATS AFTER RESTARTING AND DRIVING SEVERAL MILES. PROBLEM IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND APPEARS THERE ARE MANY OTHER FOLKS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SINCE JANUARY OF 2002. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND NOW THE VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL. FOR STARTERS THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE CHANGED AND RE-SURFACED WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THEN THE SAME THING AGAIN WITH APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. BEFORE THE SECOND REPAIR I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SAW THERE WAS A TSB FOR LARGER CALIPERS AND ROTORS ON THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A CLASSIC CASE OF COST CUTTING AND UNDER-ENGINEERING TO INCREASE PROFIT MARGINS. I WENT TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ASK FOR THE REPAIR TO BE DONE BY TOYOTA AT THEIR EXPENSE. THEY WOULD NOT DO THIS FOR ME. NOW WITH APPROXIMATELY 99,000 MILES ON THE CAR I HAVE A FAILURE OF THE VSC/ABS SKID CONTROL. THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I WANT TOYOTA TO FINALLY OWN UP TO MY SITUATION. THE VSC/ABS PROBLEM IS VERY FREQUENT AMONG MY YEAR MODEL AND DESERVES A RECALL. ONCE THIS SYSTEM IS DE-ACTIVATED BY FAILURE THE SEQUOIA BECOMES LESS MANUVERABLE AND MORE DANGEROUS TO ITS OCCUPANTS AND ALL THOSE CARS IT SHARES THE ROAD WITH. PLEASE JOIN ME AND DO WHAT YOU CAN TO MAKE TOYOTA MAKE BOTH THE UNDERPOWERED ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND THE ABS SKID CONTROL SYSTEM MANDATORY RECALL ITEMS FOR THE 02 SEQUOIA. *TR

PROBLEM BEGAN IN 2009 WHEN THE VSC LOCKED UP ON MY HUSBAND WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO YOU AND A COMPLAINT FILED. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO, WE WERE TOLD IT CHECKED OUT FINE. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AN OFF..TAKEN IN AGAIN, THEY PULLED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND FOUND IT REGISTERED THE CAR HAD A TOTAL ROLLOVER..SO NOT THE CASE! TOYOTA HAD NO ANSWER, SAYING MAYBE COMPUTER MALFUNCTION..THEY DID NOTHING! OVER THE YEAR THE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY, WHEN TAKEN IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT "CHECKS OUT FINE". ON 12/22/2010 I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND NOTICED A FEELING OF TOTAL TIGHTNESS OVER THE VEHICLE. THE VSC LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE (I HAD BEEN IN REVERSE) THE CAR WAS FINE AND THE FEELING GONE..LIGHT AS WELL. ONE HOUR LATER, I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT IN HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. AS THE LINE BEGAN TO SLOWLY MOVER FORWARD, I LIGHTLY TOUCHED THE GAS..IMMEDIATELY THE CAR WAS OVERCOME WITH THE TIGHT FEELING AND LIGHTS CAME ON AND A DEEP GRINDING NOISE STARTED. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS PUSHING FORWARD AND COULD NOT STEER..I LOOKED DOWN THINKING I WAS ON THE GAS..MY FOOT WAS 100% ON THE BRAKE..ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR WAS PUSHING FORWARD! I LOOKED UP AND WATCHED AS MY HUGE SEQUOIA CRUMPLED UP INTO MY WINDSHIELD..THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HAD LITTLE (POPPING NOISE IN TRUNK) TO NO DAMAGE! AIRBAGS NEVER EJECTED. TOWED AND INCOPERABLE AT THE TIME. CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED FOR DAMAGE BY INSURANCE AND TOYOTA. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SINCE 2006. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING IN THE WINTER OF 2007 WITH THE VSC, VSC TRAC, AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ALL COMING ON. THIS KEPT CONTINUING ANYTIME I WAS DRIVING IN WET SNOWY CONDITIONS. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON LINE AND IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS ON 2001-2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES RELATING TO THIS ISSUE. AT THE END OF LAST WINTER THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BECOME WORSE. EVEN IN DRY CONDITIONS ON DRY PAVEMENT THE VSC COMPUTER BEGINS TO TAKE OVER ACCELERATION AND VERY OFTEN! AND SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES NOT. AGAIN I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE TO BE A TOYOTA RECALL ON 2003 SEQUOIAS ONLY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING MY SEQUOIA! I CALLED TOYOTA, THEY GAVE ME A CASE # AND TOLD ME TO TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER. I TOOK IT BACK TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND AGAIN THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE LIGHTS TURNING ON OR FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MONTHS AGO AND STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS LEADING UP TO YESTERDAYS ACCIDENT. I DROVE UP TO THE MOUNTAINS TO GO SNOWBOARDING. WHEN WE LEFT THE RESORT IT WAS SNOWING VERY HEAVY. I NOTICED THE ABS, VSC, AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS COME ON AGAIN, AS I WAS EXPECTING THEM TO. WE DROVE ABOUT 7 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THEN I WAS MOVING IN TO THE LEFT TURNING LANE OF A TRAFFIC LIGHT. OUR SPEED WAS ONLY 15-20 MPH, AND WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND WE BEGAN SLIDING. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND TRIED THEM AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. I LET OFF THE BRAKES AND TRIED TO MISS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BY GOING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THEM OVER A SMALL MEDIAN AS THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING TOWARDS US IN THE INTERSECTION. BUT MY REAR TIRE BOUNCED ME OFF THE MEDIAN AND INTO THE VEHICLE.THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I BELIEVE THIS ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE ABS AND VSC SYSTEM WAS WORKING PROPERLY. I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE 01 AND 02 SEQUOIAS. *TR

FRAME RUST THROUGH, 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ALONG THE BOTTOM DIRECTLY BELOW WHERE THE FRONT LEFT SUPPORT MOUNT IS ATTACHED. THE OPENING AS A RESULT OF THIS RUSTING IS LARGE ENOUGH TO PUT AT LEAST THREE FINGERS THROUGH. THE RUST THROUGH THEN EXTENDS BACK TO BELOW WHERE THE FRONT FRAME CROSS MEMBER IS ATTACHED. THIS WAS FIRST OBSERVED NOVEMBER15, 2010. IT IS BELIEVED THIS IS THE SAME AS THE FRAME WHICH IS USED ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA FOR WHICH A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN EFFECT. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN CONNECTICUT WHERE IT WAS DRIVEN FOR ITS FIRST SIX AND ONE HALF YEARS. THE REMAINING TIME HAVING BEEN IN OHIO. WE NOW HAVE A QUESTIONABLY SAFE VEHICLE FOR WHICH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TELLS US NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

NOTICED PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRACTION WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEED IN WET OR SNOWY WEATHER. PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION AND TRACTION WHEN ACCELERATING. HEARD A RATCHETING SOUND AND NO TRACTION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON A WET ROAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO EARLIER RECALL WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 10V17600 FOR TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2002 THROUGH APRIL 17, 2003. CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE LINE ON 11/9/2010 AND THEY INFORMED US THAT THIS RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO OUR VEHICLE SINCE OUR VEHICLE WAS APPARENTLY MANUFACTURED ON 3/8/2002 (A FEW WEEKS EARLIER THAN THE RECALL COVERS). WE LIVE IN A VERY DRY CLIMATE WITH VERY LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION BUT NOTICED IT AGAIN AFTER RAINFALL. FILED A CASE# [XXX]ON 12/10/13 WITH TOYOTA WITH NO RESPONSE. PLEASE HELP! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND RECENTLY MY VSC HAS BEEN WAS FEELS LIKE A LOCK UP, I HEAR SOMETHING GRINDING AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SWERVE, IT HAPPENED AS I WAS ENTERING THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE VSC LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF AND DID MENTION TO THE SERVICE DEPT. AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAS BEEN A FEW YEARS SINCE THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AND NOW IT IS WORSE AND A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND A HER FRIEND IN THE CAR AND WE WERE NOWHERE NEAR A TOWN. I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. IT NOW HAPPENS ALMOST EVERYTIME I GO SOMEWHERE, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME JUST TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM WHEN I HAD PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED IT BEFORE. I HOPE THERE IS A RECALL VERY SOON. *TR

DURING MY ANNUAL NYS VEHICLE INSPECTION, 11/6/2010, I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE MECHANIC THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO PASS ON INSPECTION MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA DUE TO A SIZABLE HOLE RUSTED THROUGH THE FRAME. BASED ON MY REVIEW OF INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS NOT AN UNKNOWN ISSUE WITH THE SEQUOIA. THE SEQUOIA AND THE TUNDRA ARE BUILT ON THE SAME FRAME AND TOYOTA IS REPLACING FRAMES ON TOYOTA TUNDRA PICKUP TRUCKS THAT EXHIBIT THIS DEFECT. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT IN THE TOYOTA TUNDRA, BASED ON A RECALL NOTICE DATED MAY, 2010 FOR THE TUNDRA FOR YEARS 2000 TO 2003. HOWEVER, I DON'T FIND ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THE 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, WHICH IS THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION, ALTHOUGH IT IS BUILT ON THE SAME FRAME AS THE TOYOTA TUNDRA, WHICH SHOULD BE SIMILARLY TREATED. AS AN ADDITIONAL FACT, THIS SEQUOIA ISSUE HAS BEEN TAKEN UP BY TV STATIONS IN BOSTON, AND THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN RESOLUTION OF A SEQUOIA COMPLAINT. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED DEFECT FOR THE SEQUOIA AND IS APPARENTLY A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE FOR TOYOTA. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILURE - ONLY METHOD OF EXITING VEHICLE. FAILED FOR A THIRD TIME UNDER NORMAL USE BEFORE REPORTING TO NHTSA. IF VEHICLE IS IN A CRASH, ON FIRE, OR UNDER WATER, A PERSON WILL PANIC AND EXERT GREATER FORCE THAN NORMAL ON THE HANDLE, SNAPPING IT, LEADING TO POTENTIAL DEATH. DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAVE "HUNDREDS" OF THESE COME THROUGH. ASK TOYOTA HOW MANY THEY HAVE REPLACED TO GET ACTUAL SCOPE. THEY HAVE NO INCENTIVE TO CORRECT FAILURE SINCE DEALER MAKES $250.00 TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. NO EGRESS IN A BURNING CAR IS EQUIVALENT TO NO FIRE EXIT DOORS IN A BURNING BUILDING. *TR

VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AT DIFFERING SPEEDS, AT RANDOM INTERVALS, ACCOMPANIED BY GRINDING NOISE AND BRAKING ACTION. DURING SOME OF THESE RANDOM OCCURRENCES, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ACTION CAN PULL THE CAR QUICKLY AND FORCEFULLY TO THE RIGHT AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS THIS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. I READ ON EDMUNDS.COM AND OTHER SITES (INCLUDING HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-SEQUOIA/76829-FILE-COMPLAINT-NHTSA-REGARDING-VSC-ABS/) THAT THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN, AND WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM! WHY HAVEN'T YOU MANDATED A RECALL FOR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION????!!! I'M CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE MAY BE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE PROBLEM WILL SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY PULL THE CAR TO THE RIGHT, AND SHE WILL HIT ANOTHER CAR OR LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH. HOW MANY CRASHES, INJURIES, AND, HEAVEN FORBID, DEATHS, WILL HAVE TO HAPPEN BEFORE YOU ACT? *TR

MY VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) ACTIVATES AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING NORMAL AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE VSC TO ENGAGE. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE YAW RATE AND STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND IT COST $1,236 TO REPAIR. *TR

THIS IS A REPEAT OCCURRENCE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF SYSTEMS. REPEATEDLY, THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND REMAINS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. AGAIN, WHEN I TOOK IT THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE CODES. NO RESOLUTION. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 02' SEQUOIA. AT FIRST THE VSC TRAC LIGHT/ VSC OFF WOULD COME ON & GO OFF AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. THEN IT STARTED STAYING ON ALONG W/ ABS LIGHT & BRAKE. ALL THE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY ON. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 126,800 MILES WHICH I CONSIDER LESS TO BE HAVING AN ISSUE AT THIS TIME. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE IN WHICH THIS IS MY PRIMARY VEHICLE THAT CARRIES MY PRECIOUS CARGO. I REALLY DO THINK THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE SOME KIND OF RECALL IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER, IT CLEARLY LOOKS LIKES THIS IS A PROBLEM W/ OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS & THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES THE SAFETY OF LIVES. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME W/ THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THERE WERE 3 HOLES IN THE FRAME OF THE CROSSMEMBER THAT HELD THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND DIED. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY SORT FROM THE CAR. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL THIS EVENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BUT ONCE THE GEAR IS SHIFT TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION STALLED AND DIED. THIS PROBLEM KEPT ON GOING SO I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. DEALER SAID THAT IT WILL COST AT LEAST $4400 TO FIX TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MORE THAN ONCE IN SEQUOIA. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS (40 - 50MPH) ABRUPTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT, VSC TRACTION LIGHTS COME ON, HEAR A GRINDING NOISE. AFTER ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE GRINDING NOISE STOPPED ON 2 OCCASIONS AND THE PULL TO THE RIGHT STOPS AND SEEMS FINE. VSC TRACTION LIGHTS STAY ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER OR ECU - 650.00 AND THE YAW RATE SENSOR 401.00. HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2003 SEQUOIA ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM BUT NOT THE 2002. THERE APPEAR TO BE QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ABOUT BOTH OF THE PARTS THAT ARE MENTIONED ABOVE. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION WHEN IT OCCURS. *TR

MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FIRST STARTED A YEAR AGO IN 2009 THE VSC LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON. IN AUGUST 2010 THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD BEEPING NOISE COMES ON AND THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE START SHAKING AND VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAS DONE THIS ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS SO BAD THE CAR STARTED BREAKING OFF THE ROAD AND I ALMOST RAN IN A DITCH. VERY DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST, MY THREE CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. I HAVE NOTICED RECALLS ON THE 2003 MODELS BUT NOT ON THE 2002. WHEN IS TOYOTA GOING TO OWN UP TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON THEIR OTHER MODELS. THEY HAVE TO KNOW THIS THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT PROBLEM. I SURE HOPE THEY DO AND SOON BECAUSE ME AND MY CHILDREN COULD HAVE DIED THIS LAST TIME. *TR

TOYOTA VEHICLE FRAME SERIOUSLY RUSTING THROUGH. IDENTICAL TO PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA TUNDRA. DEALER AND TOYOTA CLAIM THEY DO NOT HAVE A PROGRAM TO CURE THE FRAME PROBLEM ON SEQUOIA'S EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE THE SAME FRAME AS THE TUNDRA. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 SR5(21,000MLS) WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM A ROLLING POSITION THE VEHICLE DEVELOPS A BUCKING AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE TRACKING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE WHEELS SEEM TO BE BINDING YOU ARE NOW CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE, YOU ARE NOW ON THE HIGHWAY EVERYONE IS BRAKING TRYING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO YOU, AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT STOPS AS IF IT NEVER HAPPENED, BUT THE TRACKING LIGHT STAYS ON. TO GET IT OFF YOU HAVE TO STOP SWITCH OFF THE VEHICLE THEN START AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS NEVER WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING OVER 30 MLS PER HR. BUT OFTEN FROM A SLOW TO A HIGHER SPEED WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING THE HIGHWAY I BECOME VERY NERVOUS. *TR

TO START, I WANT TO STRESS THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE VSC TRAC, ABS, SKID CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND STAYED ON AS OF THE ABOVE DATE. PRIOR TO THAT DATE, THE VSC TRAC AND SKID LIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR NO REASON, BUT WOULD GO OFF UPON TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR. WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON, I READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND BASED ON THAT INFORMATION, WAS WORRIED THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK, SO I CALLED THE DEALER. WHEN I SPOKE TO SOMEONE IN THE DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, HE SAID THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS MEANT THAT MY ABS SYSTEM WAS GONE AND IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO FIX. HE SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY OR A RECALL. SO, I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP TO MY HOME, THAT I HAD USED PREVIOUSLY. THEY CHECKED THE WARNING LIGHTS WITH THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEN, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY CHECKED THE WARNING LIGHTS AND SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LOW VOLTAGE WITH THE BATTERY. I HAD RECENTLY BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE FIRST PLACE, WHICH CHECKED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS FINE. SO I RECEIVED CONFLICTING MESSAGES FROM THE DEALER. HOWEVER, SINCE OTHER OWNERS WITH MY YEAR/MODEL TOYOTA HAVE HAD SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND TOYOTA HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 MODEL AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, I BELIEVE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2002 YEAR. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE FROM SO MANY CONSUMERS (AND I'M SURE PLENTY OF OTHERS WHO DID NOT TAKE THE TIME TO REPORT IT) AND ACT BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED!!!!!! *TR

SINCE END OF JUNE 2010, I HAD TO HAVE MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TOWED BECAUSE IT HAD STARTED TO VEER OFF AND THE WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND I COULDN'T CONTROL THE STEERING. THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS THE "SQUIGGLY CAR" LIGHT. I WAS SCARED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AS I WAS 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, SO I HAD IT TOWED. I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE BEARINGS BUT COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE I HAD FELT AS FAR AS THE VSC INCIDENT. THEY CHARGED ME FOR INSPECTION BUT SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG AND SENT ME HOME WITH THE CAR. I EXPERIENCED THIS FOR A FEW DAYS AND FINALLY TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR. THEY DID A ZERO RECALIBRATING AND SAW THERE WAS ISSUES ON THE COMPUTER COMING UP BUT COULDN'T ALSO EXACTLY PINPOINT WHAT WAS WRONG. IT TOOK A WEEK BEFORE I GOT IT BACK AS IT DIDN'T REOCCUR WITH THEM. THE FOLLOWING DAY AS I DROVE IT, THE VSC LIGHTS AND SQUIGGLY CAR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. EVERY TIME I MADE A TURN IT SEEMED IT JUMPED AND IT WOULDN'T GAIN ACCELERATION QUICKLY WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS. PLUS IT MADE THIS LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMETHING WAS RUBBING AND IT WOULD SLOW DOWN , THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, REGAIN SPEED. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR. THE FOLLOWING DAY, AGAIN TAKING THE STREETS IT SEEMED THAT EVERYTIME I STOPPED AND PRESSED AGAIN IT SHIFTED SOMETHING AS I FELT IT UNDER THE PEDALS, THE VSC LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON BUT THEN TURN OFF AND THEN FINALLY REGAIN SPEED. EACH AND EVERY TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT DID THIS. I FINALLY LOOKED UP A RECALL THAT ONE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME ABOUT AND NOTICED THE 2003 RECALL FOR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. HOWEVER TOYOTA WILL NOT HELP SINCE MY CAR IS 2002, HENCE WHY I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT IT NOW. I BELIEVE THE EXACT THING IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR. I'VE HAD IT SWERVE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR OF IT SLOWING DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/ TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO MALFUNCTION IN JUNE 2011 VEHICLE HAS 128,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDS A NEW YAW RATE SENSOR @800.00DOLLARS. ALSO THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM THE SUV MAY NEED AN ECU AT A COST OF AN ADDITIONAL 900.00. THAT'S CRAZY!!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED AT ALL DIFFERENT RANGE OF SPEEDS. HAPPENING MORE OFTEN LATELY AND SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ACTIVATES AND MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSTABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH PARKING LOT AND APPLYING BRAKES, THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT REPLICATE. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME TO BRING IT IN WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO PULL THE CODES. *TR

ON 6/21/2010, MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SRS 2-WHEEL DRIVE MODEL AT 74K MILES HAD FAILURE WITH ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE RUNNING ON HIGHWAY. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPEATEDLY FAILED TO PROPERLY ENGAGE THE OVERDRIVE GEARS, RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DROPPING OF ENGINE RPM, CAUSED SUDDEN DROP OF VEHICLE SPEED, CAUSED VEHICLE VIBRATION AND LOUD CLANKING SOUNDS, AND RESULTED IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITION. THIS WAS PARTIALLY CORRECTABLE ONLY BY TAKING THE VEHICLE OFF THE OVERDRIVE MODE. ALTHOUGH NO VEHICLE ACCIDENT NOR INJURY RESULTED FROM THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE, I NOTED THAT MANY DISCUSSION BOARDS LISTED THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR 2000-2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA. THE PROBLEM WAS ATTRIBUTED TO OD PLANETARY GEARS AND SUN GEAR IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS PATTERN OF DEFECT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURE TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER POTENTIAL DANGEROUS INCIDENTS. IN MY OPINION, TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES WITH THIS PATTERN OF ISSUES FOR ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED FOR TOW AND HAD MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRUCK LOST POWER AS CARS SWERVED AROUND ME AND A VIOLENT GRINDING NOISE STARTED. A SKID CONTROL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I COULD FEEL THE GRINDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE TRUCK BEEPED AND 2 MORE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE "TRAC OFF" AND "VSC" CAME ON. AFTER THAT THE TRUCK DROVE NORMAL. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED THAT DAY WAS WHILE I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A GAS STATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES NOW! I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD AS THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. I HAVE READ ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY WILL TOYOTA NOT FIX THESE PROBLEMS??? WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR THEM TO FEEL RESPONSIBLE?? *TR

TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEN THE CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND A GRINDING NOISE SOUNDING LIKE THE ANTI-LOCKING BRAKE MECHANISM IS ACTIVATING. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. I'VE SEEN THAT THE 2003 MODEL HAS A RECALL OUT FOR THE SAME THING, AND AFTER SEEING MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2002 MODEL, THEY SHOULD EXPAND THE DATE RANGE TO COVER THE 2002 AS WELL! IT HAPPENED TWICE THIS WEEKEND AND IT'S HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES PREVIOUS TO THIS RECENT INCIDENT (ONE EARLIER INCIDENT HAD MY STEPDAUGHTER DRIVING THE SEQUOIA AND THE POWER SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING!). THE MECHANICS TOLD US THEY COULDN'T PULL ANY RELATED CODES THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT IN. WE NEED TO TAKE THIS IN AGAIN IMMEDIATELY, BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY THE FULL PRICE WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART THEY'VE CREATED? I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE-10 THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THIS PAST WEEKEND AND IN-TOWN AT A SLOWER SPEED (40 MPH) THE SECOND INCIDENT. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME OR I'D HAVE HIT THEM FOR SURE! *TR

THE ISSUES WITH TOYOTA HASN'T JUST STARTED WITH THE 2009/2010 ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. AT LEAST FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT TOYOTA'S VEHICLES AND I HAVE 1 COMPLAINT TO POST. WE HAVE A 2002 SEQUOIA WITH 122K MILES. OUR TRANSMISSION WENT COSTING US APPROX. $4600.00. WE MAINTENANCE THIS TRUCK RELIGIOUSLY. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME(SOME WITH ONLY 70K MILES, I GUESS WE WERE LUCKILY). NOW THIS TRUCK COST BETWEEN 42K TO 50K OR SO AND 8 YEARS LATER I AM CHANGING THE FREAKIN TRANS. HOW THE HECK(USED LIGHTLY), DOES TOYOTA OR ANY OTHER AUTO MAKER GET AWAY WITH THIS STUFF? I ALSO HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING TO SEE HOW WE COULD GET TOYOTA HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PIECE OF [XXX] TRANS. I HAD A CHEVY CAVALIER IN THE 90'S COST AROUND 9K .NEVER HAD 1 ISSUE WITH IT ENGINE, ENGINE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION..NOTHING. I WILL CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AND BLOG HERE UNTIL I AM SATISFIED WITH AN RESPONSE FROM THE CEO. IF EVERYONE WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM COMPLAINS AND SCREAM LOUD ENOUGH THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS FURTHER PLEASE CONTACT ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY ON DRY PAVEMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER, WITH NO OPERATOR CONTROL. I AM UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA IS NOT ABLE TO ADEQUATELY DIAGNOSE, AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING SKID CONTROL COMPUTER, AND BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND MADE A GROWLING NOISE. THE VSC AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL WHICH INDICATED THAT IT WAS FINE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VSC, ECU AND AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,786. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,200.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND STARTING TO ACTIVATE BRAKING AND ACCELERATION. BECOMING A CONCERN WHEN DRIVING. *TR

WE'VE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF ACCELERATION ON OUR 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA,DEALER HAS NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. ON SATURDAY MAY 6TH AT APPROX. 11:30 PM, AS WE EXITED THE FREEWAY WITH WIFE AND EIGHT YEAR OLD TRIPLETS, THE VEHICLE BASICALLY DIED OUT. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I LET THE VEHICLE ROLL AND PULLED OVER WHERE IT WAS SAFE. A RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT REFERS TO A RECALL OF SEQUOIAS WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR THE 2003 MODEL. I'VE READ VARIOUS POSTS ABOUT OWNERS OF OTHER MODELS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE SO I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEMS IS MORE WIDESPREAD THAN WHAT TOYOTA IS ADMITTING AT THIS POINT. WHAT ACTION CAN I TAKE AT THIS TIME AS MY WIFE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE REPAIRS WILL I IMAGINE BE VERY COSTLY IF I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR TRUNK HATCH WITH HIS KEYS OR THE TRUNK RELEASE SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,500.

MY TRACTION LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON AND HAVE REMAINED ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. MY HUSBAND SAYS MY PANEL LOOKS LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT WAS ADVISED THERE IS NOT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES,UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND, OTHER THAN NOT REALIZING I HAD ENGAGED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SINCE THE LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON. I NEARLY WRECKED THIS WEEKEND. IT WAS DARK AND RAINING. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO MISS ANOTHER CAR, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND STARTED SLIDING OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID ANOTHER ACCIDENT. MY TRACTION CONTROL DOESN'T WORK EITHER, I GUESS IT WENT OUT WHEN ALL THE OTHER CONTROL LIGHTS WENT OUT. I JUST WONDER IF THE AIRBAGS WORK, HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY. I KEEP READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE 2002 MODEL BUT HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL. APPEARS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2003 MODEL FOR THE SAME ISSUES. MY STEERING COLUMN IS BROKEN. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. APPARENTLY THE MAIN METAL COMPONENT IS BROKEN AND THEREFORE MY GEARS ENGAGEMENT DOESN'T LIGHT UP WHEN I AM IN DRIVE. IF SOMEONE ELSE DRIVES MY CAR, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT'S IN. I READY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME BUT NO RECALL. MY REAR HATCH HANDLE HAS BROKEN 2 TIMES NOW WITHIN A YEAR OF THE OTHER WHICH COSTS ME $100 TO REPAIR EACH TIME. IT APPEARS TO BE CHEAPLY MADE AND PLASTIC AND IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED WITHOUT A LOT OF LABOR TO DISMANTLE THE REAR DOOR PLATE ON THE INSIDE TO INSTALL A NEW HANDLE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

HELLO, I'M IN THE MILITARY AND MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2002 SEQUOIA 4X4, SHE CALLED ME AT WORK CRYING AND SAID THAT HER AND THE KIDS HAD ALMOST HIT A 18 WHEELER HEAD ON. SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND THE TRUCK JERKED HER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD, AND PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND I HAD IT TOWED HOME. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. ALMOST VERBATIM OF MY SAME ISSUE. AFTER THAT THE VSC, OR VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES, AND IT CAUSES MY TRUCK TO BRAKE ONE WHEEL AT A TIME. IT ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW US TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THE ECU WAS BAD AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF TRUCK, WHICH IS VISIBLE ON THE INTERNET. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THE PART IS $650 DOLLARS, AND THE LABOR IS CLOSE TO $250. COULD YOU PLEASE ASSIST, I GETTING READY TO DEPLOY TO IRAQ AGAIN. I NEED TO KNOW MY FAMILY IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF WHILE I'M GONE. CAN YOU PLEASE PROVIDE ME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSUE? MY QUESTION IS, IF THERE IS SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL. REMINDS ME OF TOYOTA'S GAS PEDAL ISSUES. THIS IS JUST AS BAD WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ASAP. ONCE AGAIN, PLEASE PROVIDE ME ASSISTANCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS THAT'S RELATED TO THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN IT DOES OCCURS, IT HAPPENS DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. DURING THIS TIME, THE VSC LIGHT WOULD START BLINKING AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. BRAKING WOULD REQUIRE TREMENDOUS FORCE APPLIED TO ACTIVATE IT. THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE VSC ACTIVATED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING, BUT THAT INCIDENT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 OR SO SECONDS. HOWEVER, IT DID REQUIRE THAT I SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKE AND STARTED PUMPING IT FOR THE VSC TO DE-ACTIVATE. DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT NATURE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY DID FIND THAT ERROR CODES WERE PRESENT RELATING TO THE VSC. THOUGH THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE PINPOINTED ON THE INITIAL VISIT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. SUBSEQUENT OCCURRENCES PROMPTED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC. EVENTUALLY IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO ME TO REPLACE THE "SPEED SENSORS" WHICH I AUTHORIZED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM TEND TO HAVE GONE AWAY. RECENTLY, I STARTED TO INTERMITTENTLY EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH VSC LIGHT BLINKING BRIEFLY WHENEVER I PULL OUT OF A DRIVE WAY PERFORMING AT LEAST AN 80 DEGREE TURN. THIS TIME AROUND THE PROBLEM ISN'T AS SEVERE AND IS VERY INFREQUENT. I WOULD SAY IN A WEEK OF COMMUTING, I WOULD EXPERIENCE IT MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE. OF COURSE THIS IS COMPARED TO PREVIOUS INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS EXPERIENCING THE VSC PROBLEM ALMOST HALF THE TIME. EARLIER THIS WEEK, I READ THERE WAS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALL WHICH HAS THE EXACT SYMPTOM AND PROBLEM I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING ON MY 2002 SEQUOIA. I STRONGLY URGE THE NHTSA TO RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO INCLUDE THE RECALL FOR 2002 SEQUOIA MODEL YEAR AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND TIME! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CENTRAL COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A VIOLENT VIBRATION AND LOSS OF POWER. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A DEFECT IN THE YAW CENSOR THAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON THE HIGHWAY IN CHICAGO AND MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. MY BATTERY WAS BRAND NEW AND I HAD FULL POWER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. TRIED TO DRIVE IT HOME THE NEXT DAY AND IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO OUR HOME TOWN AND TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RADIATOR FLUID LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO THAT THE DEBRIS FROM THE MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WERE LAYING ON THE BOTTOM. HE STATED HE HAS SEEN THIS IN MANY TOYOTA SEQUOIAS AND THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT HAS NOT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK TO THE RIGHT AND THE VSC TRACK SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT TIRES SLIPPED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FOUR SECONDS. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNDERCARRIAGE RUST. PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO COMPLAINED TO DEALER WHEN SERVICED. DEALER DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. TOLD ME NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. AS OF TODAY THEIR IS MAJOR RUST ON FRAME AND COMPONENTS UNDER THE CAR. TRUCK IS BUILT IN SAME FACTORY AS TUNDRA WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR MAJOR RUST PROBLEM. BOTH CARS SHARE BASIC COMPONENTS. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ABS AND VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) COMPUTER FAILURE THAT CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE (ABS, VSC, PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON). IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, APPLYING BRAKES OR ACCELERATING CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND SLIDE EASILY. 2003 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE WITH ABS AND VSC COMPUTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO POOR TOYOTA'S DESIGN OR PRODUCTION QUALITY OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE WE GET INJURED OR WORSE... *TR