2004 Toyota Sequoia Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact stated that the check brakes and a traction control warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent at first but had become a recurring failure. When Toyota issued a recall for the braking issue, the contact did not receive notices, so the contact called them and was told it was a few selected 2004 Toyota Sequoia recalled for those who had complained but, it was not broadcasted like that. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, but the vehicle was not yet diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 07E023000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 143,000.

MY 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS LOOKING TO MAKE A TURN AT THE LIGHT AND MY VEHICLE GAVE ME A HUGE JERK AND THE BRAKES BEGIN TO GIVE OUT. AFTER THE BRAKE FAILURE THE VS AND BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE POSTING THIS PROBLEM WITH THERE VEHICLE. I AM LOOKING FOR HELP SINCE MY CHILDREN DRIVE MY VEHICLE SOMETIMES. HELP!!! I BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF IT'S REPUTATION. HOWEVER, AFTER SEEING ALL THE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOYOTA REFUSAL TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, MY FAMILY WILL BE LOOKING ELSE WHERE.

ALARM SOUNDED AND ROAD SLIPPAGE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON DASH BOARD. CAR SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN WITH GRINDING SOUND UNDER THE HOOD. BRAKES MADE THE SOUND MUCH LOUDER AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE. AFTERWARD TRAC OFF AND TRAC - LIGHTS CAME ON. HAPPENED THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET BACK HOME - ABOUT 2 MILES. AFTER SHUTTING CAR OFF PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AND DID NOT REOCCUR IN BRIEF TEST DRIVE. CONDITION WOULD BE DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC AS BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE. *TR

THE SKID CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AT RANDOMLY AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO ACCELERATE; AND AT TIMES DURING A LEFT TURN;TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALER I WAS INFORMED THAT SKID COMPUTER WAS IDENTIFYING A SKIDDING CONDITION DURING WET CONDITIONS, BUT THE SURFACE WAS DRY. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT FROM THE REAR OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC. OTHER 2004 MODELS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH ESC, TRAC CONTROL AND ABS.

VSC, VSC TRAC OFF, AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS COME ON AND OFF AT WILL. TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER SAID THAT THERE IS A SKID CONTROL ECU MALFUNCTION. FIXING COSTS~$1100. JUST NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED A LOT ON ONLINE FORUMS AND ON THIS WEBSITE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AND GRADUALLY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY 2004 SEQUOIA SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY STOPS WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON CITY STREETS OR FREEWAY AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 TO 55 MPH. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ABRUPT AND UNEXPECTEDLY STOP, THE BRAKES APPEAR TO REMAINED ENGAGED (VEHICLE IS STOPPED) MOMENTARILY (FOR A FEW SECONDS); ALTHOUGH, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NO LONGER DEPRESSED. IN ORDER TO GET THE SUV MOVING FORWARD AGAIN, ONE MUST PRESS THE GAS PEDAL (MORE THAN USUAL), BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HESITATE OR BE STUCK/STOPPED. BECAUSE OF THE UNUSUALLY HIGH GAS PEDAL REQUIREMENT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY/DANGEROUSLY LUNGES FORWARD. THIS HOLE UNEXPECTED, ABRUPT STOPPING AND ABRUPT RAPID FORWARD PROCESS IS QUITE UNSETTLING AND SCARY. WE'RE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS 2004 SEQUOIA AND THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED AND INSPECTED 2 TO 4 TIMES PER YEAR BY TOYOTA DEALERS IN ORANGE COUNTY, CALIF. BASED ON THE COMMONALITY AND HIGH INCIDENCE OF THIS ANOMALY ON THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA SHOULD VOLUNTARILY OR MANDATORILY TAKE SWIFT CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUE TO COME ON AND WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL I TURN OFF THE SUV. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEAL WHICH I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY SUPPOSED TO HAVE RESET IT, HOWEVER, IT CAME BACK ON A WEEK LATER I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY TO FIX IT. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE ALL DAY. I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER COSBY BODY SHOP AND HE CHECKED THE SUV BUT COULD NOT SEE WHAT WAS WRONG SINCE THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. THE BRAKES DID NOT SHOW ENOUGHT SINIFICANT WARE OR TARE AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID IN THE BRAKE FLUID CLYDER HE DID NOT NEED TO ADD ANY. I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT COMES ON AGAIN AND I DID. HE CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THAT IT MAYBE THE BRAKE SINCER. NOW, I AM CALLING TOYATO FOR ASSISTANCE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATING SENSATION. THE ABS AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, WHICH ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 151,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE BEFORE STALLING. THE TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, LOCATING THE FAILURE AT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, THE ECU, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,761.

BRAKE LIGHT WILL OCCASIONALLY COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NO CODE COULD BE FOUND AND THE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT. I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON, BRAKE PADS REPLACED, AND ROTORS TURNED.BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUED TO OCCASIONALLY COME ON. RECENTLY THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THE FOLLOWING CODES: C1203, C1223, AND C1247. RECOMMENDED BRAKE BOOSTER AND SKID CONTROL COMPUTER BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2K. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS REPEATED PROBLEM AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THE 2004 ALTHOUGH THEY DID ON THE 03. *TR

GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD HEAR THE BRAKES GRINDING WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

I HAVE A 2004 SEQUOIA AT ABOUT 62000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS LIGHTS. IT COMES ON AND OFF WITHIN THE LAST 15000 MILES. IT WOULD TURNED OFF WHEN I RESTART THE ENGINE. RECENTLY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND SKID CONTROL ECU. TOTAL ESTIMATED COST WAS ABOUT $2500. SINCE I HAVE LOW MILEAGE THE DEALER CHECKED WITH TOYOTA TO SEE IF THIS WOULD COVERED AND THEY SAID NO. JUST TODAY THE VSC TRAC, TRAC OFF CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45MPH. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND I AM A LITTLE WORRY ABOUT SAFETY. I AM GOING TO AUTOZONE TONIGHT AND GET A READING TO SEE WHAT THIS PROBLEM IS. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE ESPECIALLY A TOYOTA. *TR

AFTER THE LAST BRAKE JOB THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT. IF YOU SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF IT WOULD RESET. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING COULD BE DETERMINED BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. HAD IT HAPPEN ONCE WHEN CLOSE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN OUT ON IT. DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE AND DOING RESEARCH ON-LINE THIS A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM FOR MODEL YEARS 2002 - 2004. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER STATES THAT TOYOTA HAS INHERENT BRAKING SYSTEM DEFECTS AND POSSIBLE DEFECT IN THE DRIVE SHAFT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AT 16,117 THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN DOWN REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACING THE FRONT ROTORS. AT 20, 230 MILES, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER FOUND CODE C1247; SKID CONTROL ECU HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE. AT 35,999 THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE DEALER FOUND CODES C1247 AD C1223; ABS CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER ALSO FOUND THE DRIVE SHAFT YOKE NEEDED MODIFICATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT SEAT BELTS TIGHTENED TO THE POINT WHERE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO LOOK OUT THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND SHE HAD NOTICED A BANG OR THUMP COMING FROM THE CAR. SHE HAD NOTICED PRIOR THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME SPORADICALLY. THE TRAC, VSC, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND HAVE STAYED ON SINCE. THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE SINCE THEN BECAUSE FOR WHATEVER REASON THE ROTORS ARE WARPING. THE FRONT BRAKES GRIND NOW AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT, IS TO TURN THE ROTORS. CHECKED INTO THE REPAIR, BUT UNABLE TO AFFORD $2,000 TO FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE LOVE THE VEHICLE BUT HATE THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE HAVING AND DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA. *TR

PROBLEM WITH ECU UNIT, VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMING ON IN VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE RECENTLY CHANGED AND IT IS NOW MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE. SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT. WHEN I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND TOOK IT TO TOYOTA FOR SOME OTHER RECALL THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ECU UNIT NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE ECU UNIT IS NOW ON RECALL BUT THEY ARE RESTRICTING IT TO ONLY 2003 MODEL. I HAVE A 2004 & IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE 2003 HAS. I FEEL SORRY FOR ALL THE MONEY THEY HAD TO PAY OUT WITH OTHER DEFECTS BUT I FEEL IF THERE IS A PROBLEM THEN THEY SHOULD OWN UP TO IT AND FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS ALSO LOSING POWER ON TURNS AND I THINK IT IS FROM THIS SAME ISSUE BASED ON THE FORUMS I HAVE READ. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I WOULD FEEL REALLY BAD FOR TOYOTA IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT FOR SOMETHING THEY CAN OWN UP TO AND JUST REPAIR IN GOOD FAITH. VERY FRUSTRATED CONSUMER. CRASH WAS MISSED BY INCHES BECAUSE THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN ON TURNS. *TR

2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. NO CRASH YET. INCIDENT IS ALL 3 BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE DASH ON(BRAKE,VSC,TRAC OFF). AFRAID OF BRAKES FAILING. RESEARCH SHOWED TOYOTA NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND MAKING CONSUMER PAY OUT OF POCKET UP TO 2000$ FOR SOFTWARE REPAIR TO THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. WOULD LIKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT FILED. FIRST OCCURENCE IN SEPT THEN IN OCT. HAVE LOOKED AT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR SAME ISSUE. *TR

VSC CONTROL LIGHT IS ON AND VEHICLE HAS LESS TRACTION CONTROL, CAUSING ME TO DRIVE IT SLOW AND VERY CAREFUL TO AVOID LOSS OF CONTROL. THE SEQUOIA MODEL ONE YEAR PREVIOUS HAD AN ISSUE, I BELIEVE THE 2004 MODEL DOES AS WELL. ALSO BRAKE REPLACEMENT OCCURS TO FREQUENTLY. I REPLACE MY BRAKES MAKE REPAIRS 2-3 YR. THE SAME OCCURED WITH MY TOYOTA FORERUNNER. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BEEF UP THEIR BRAKING SYSTEMS. IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM FOR YEARS AND YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE INTERLOCK BRAKE SYSTEM THEN INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE SKID, ABS AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE ABS COMPUTER SKID CONTROL AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE ,YET ADVISED IF THE COMPONENTS WERE EVER UNDER RECALL, HE WOULD POSSIBLY BE REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,996 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.