NHTSA Complaint #10367451 — 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10367451 |
| Vehicle | 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 57,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | ND |
Consumer Description
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 10MONTHS....VSC TRAC, VSC OFF HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES INCLUDING TWICE IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE FIRST TIME THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLES VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON, THEY CAN BE RESET TEMPORARILY BY TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. MY FIRST PHONE CALL LAST MAY TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTHING IN THE MAIL, SO I CALL BACK IN JULY AFTER I HAD MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH THE VSC PROBLEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATING FOR MANY 2003 OWNERS THAT ARE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE THAT DO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. IF MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, IS MY VEHICLE SAFE? COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. I WAS A LIFELONG TOYOTA MAN, BUT NOT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO RECALL ALL OF THESE 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
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