2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

WHEN DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY YANKS HARD TO THE RIGHT, IT SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE A FLAT TIRE, FRONT RIGHT TIRE FEELS AND SOUNDS LIKE IT STOPPED TURNING. CAR SLOWS, VSC SYSTEM IDIOT LIGHTS FLASH AND BEEP. AFTER I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY THOUGH UNINTENTIONALLY RUN ANOTHER CAR OFF THE ROAD IT RETURNS TO NORMAL. THE IDIOT LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO MECHANICS NUMEROUS TIMES IN LAST FEW WEEKS, CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. BUT KEEPS HAPPENING. MECHANIC IS AWARE OF 2003 AND NEWER RECALL FOR THE SAME REASON, TRIED RECALIBRATING YAW SENSOR SUCCESSFULLY. 3 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN MECHANICS SAYS THE SENSOR MAY BE PERIODICALLY MALFUNCTIONING, OVER CORRECTING FOR A NONEXISTENT PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED GOING 30 MPH ONCE, AS WELL AS TODAY THE LIGHTS AND BEEPING WENT OFF AT A DEAD STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY. WENT STRAIGHT...

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STATIONARY DURING DRY CONDITIONS, THE VCS LIGHT TURNS ON AND STARTS BEEPING WHILE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE SUDDENLY WITH POWER LOSS AND SIGNIFICANT FRONT END VIBRATION. THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND MUCH SLOWER BRAKING WHICH IS DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY COMES TO A STOP, THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON AND THE CAR DRIVES FINE FROM THAT POINT ON UNTIL TURNED OFF. WHEN THE "TRAC OFF" AND "VCS TRAC" LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT PRESENT ITSELF. HOWEVER, IF THOSE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE, THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST MILE. THE CODE READER DOES NOT SHOW A SPECIFIC CAUSE SO OFFICIALLY UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, THE SITUATION SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THAT OF OTHER 2002 AND LATER SEQUIOAS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE STABILITY LIGHT FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW-RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 191,000.

TRAC OFF-ROAD LIGHTS, TRAC VSC LIGHT, BEEPING, PULLED RIGHT AND DECELERATE ON INTERSTATE. FORNUNATELY, IN THE RIGHT LANE OTHERWISE DO WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SPEED APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH

WHETHER DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS OR ON THE FREEWAY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED PULLS (JERKING) ON MY STEERING WHEEL AND WOULD HEAR GRINDING NOISE WHERE I CAN FEEL MY CAR SHAKING (AS IF I WAS DRAGGING A METAL SCRAPING THE ROAD AS I AM DRIVING). THIS WILL HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS (TO AS LONG AS ALMOST A MINUTE, UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY ENGINE IN ONE CASE WHERE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY). EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS, THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WHEN I FIRST STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR KNOWN ISSUES. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY AND SINCE IT WASN'T HAPPENING ALL THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ALWAYS SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, WHENEVER...

2002 SEQUOIA PURCHASED USED, VSC TRAC DESENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME, SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE AND MAKING GRINDING NOICE IN THE SUSPENSION OR BREAKS, IT WILL RESET AGAIN AFTER PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN ABOUT ONE MONTHSINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE WARNING LIGHTS NO LONGER SHUT OFF AFTER TURNING KEY OFF, VSC LIGHT; TRAC OFF DASHBOARD LIGHTS STAT ON. CAN THE VSC/TRAC DISENGAGED BE DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR: CAN'T THIS JUST STAY TURNED OFF SINCE THERE IS A VSC TRAC BUTTON IN TRUCK TO TURN IT OFF?

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 SEQUIOA AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 20MPH, THE VEHICLE MAKES A TERRIFYING GRINDING NOISE, WHILE THE SKID ICON BEEPS AND THE TRAC & VSC LIGHTS COME ON. THE STEERING & BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT AND THE CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT. ITS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND I RECENTLY LEARNED OF THIS FORUM. IF I START THE TRUCK AND LET IT RUN WHILE I FINISH GETTING DRESSED, THE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES BE ON BEFORE I START DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR BUT THAT COULD TAKE UP TO AN HOUR TO OCCUR, SO I'VE LEARNED TO ONLY DRIVE IT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON ON THE DASH. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP WHO ONLY REMINDS ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY TRUCK. ONE DEALERSHIPS CONCERN WAS ONLY TO SELL ME ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE REMINDING ME HOW EXPENSIVE THE ISSUE WAS TO FIX, QUOTING ME A REPAIR...

2002 SEQUOIA PURCHASED USED, VSC TRAC DESENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME, SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE AND MAKING GRINDING NOICE IN THE SUSPENSION OR BREAKS, IT WILL RESET AGAIN AFTER PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPEN AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN ABOUT ONE YEAR THAT I AM DRIVING IT, DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED DESENGAGE OF THE VSC TRAC AT ANY TIME SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT WARNING AND NO BREAK LIGHT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN, I HAVE LOOK IN THE INTERNET AND THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLES EQUIPED WITH THE VSC TRAC, I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR THE ISSUE, I BELIEVE IT IT IS A MALFUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM IT SHOULD BE TAKE CARE UNLESS THEY ARE WAITING FOR SOMETHING DRASTIC TO HAPPEN, HOPE I CAN GET SOME WHERE WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THIS IS A SECOND...

JUST BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE COUPLE WEEKS AGO...TO DISCOVER THAT VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMES GO ON WHEN DRIVING ON SURFACE ROADS AT NORMAL SPEED. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENT DURING A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. WHEN THAT OCCURS, HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS CONDITIONS ARE MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS GO ON AND A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE PULLS THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. NOT SAFE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY JUST COME ON THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE WILL BE LIKE YOU'RE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES REAL FAST UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THEN EVERYTHING WILL STOP. THIS IS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DRY ROADS.

THE ABS FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE KICKS IN WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN FEEL THE ABS PUMP THE BRAKE & THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN THE VSC & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. TWICE I'VE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY YAW CONTROL SENSOR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED.

"TAKATA RECALL", A MONTH AGO THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT CAME UP. AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE GAS CAP, IT WENT AWAY. THEN CAME THE GRINDING SOUND AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND ALSO, A FLAPPING SOUND (LIKE A FLAT TIRE) WHEN MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, THE VSC ALARM GOES OFF, THE CAR BRAKES VIOLENTLY AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. THEN THE VSC LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESET. UNDER WARRANTY, I WENT TO GILROYTOYOTA IN 2014 TO GET THIS FIXED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE YAW RATE SENSOR, HOWEVER THAT ISN'T COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. IT WOULD COST AROUND $800-$1000 TO REPLACE. THEY DID REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, AND THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE VSC LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR PULLED AND BRAKED AGAIN. VERY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND THE ALARM GOES OFF AND THE CAR BRAKES AND PULLS, COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT. MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AS WELL THAT I CAN FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN...

DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THOUGHT TRANSMISSION OR CVS JOINTS HAD DISINTEGRATED. VSC LIGHTS LIT UP PULLED OVER .FOUND NOTHING WRONG? HAS DONE NUMEROUS TIMES DURING LAST YEAR. STARTED IN JULY 2015 INTERMITTENTLY AND CURRENTLY HAPPENS DAILY. AT 65 MPH' SUV FRONT END SLIPPED'. ALSO PULLS TO RIGHT. SCARY WHAT IF ON ROAD CURVING LEFT. PEOPLE COULD POSSIBLY GO OFF ROAD AND BE KILLED AND LIST IT AS 'DRIVER FELL ASLEEP'. READ ON TOYOTA FORUM WEBSITE, 2003 WERE RECALLED. WHY NOT 2002????? PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN 2002 SEQUOIA TO DEALER AND DELEAR CHANGED OUT SENSOR AND COMPUTER CHIP AND OWNERS STILL EXPERIENCED PROBLEM.

VSE/TRAC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, BEEPING SOUND. TRAVELING AT 70 MPH OR 65 MPH VEHICLE VEERS LEFT AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. JUST THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN 24 HOURS ON INTERSTATE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM DISCUSSED IN A RECALL OF THE 2003 THROUGH 2005 MODELS. MANY PROBLEMS OF THE SAME NATURE ARE REPORTED ON INTERNET FORUMS FOR THE 2000 T-MODEL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE DRY AND NO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.

VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON DASH WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 70 MPH. LF WHEEL BRIEFLY PULSED BRAKES FOR NO REASON. LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RE-STARTING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA TUNDRA/SEQUOIA VSC COMPUTERS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. 126K MILES ON VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT NOTICE, VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS, GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATIONS, DECELERATION, AND PULL TO THE RIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE STABILITY LIKE BLINKS AND BEEPS THEN THE VSC TRAC/VSC OFF LIGHT COME ON. THERE IS NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR GAS. FEEL GRINDING IN FRONT OF CAR. AFTER MANAGING TO STOP EVERYTHING RESET. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING OR REASON AS TO WHY. HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP TO HAVE FIXED. BUT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY UNSAFE AS TO NO WARNING AND NO CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2003 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH BEFORE THIS IS INVESTIGATED?

NORMALLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED WHILE ACCELERATING. THE SKIDDING CAR SYMBOL FLASHES, A WARNING BEEPER BEEPS SEVERAL TIMES, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SWERVE TO THE RIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE. THE, TRAC OFF AND THE VSC OFF, LIGHTS COME ON AND I AM ABLE TO CONTINUE MERRILY ON MY WAY UNANNOYED, THERE IS NO APPARENT REDUCTION IN BRAKING ABILITY OR STEERING CONTROL. I JUST HAVE THE "IDIOT" LIGHTS ON THE DASH UNTIL I TURN OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I NEXT DRIVE THE VEHICLE I AM VERY WARY UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN, MAYBE IMMEDIATELY, OR 10 TO 20 MILES. BUT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS. THE DEALER SAYS A NEW YAW RATE SENSOR AND VSC ECU WILL FIX IT. ABOUT $1800.00 ABOVE THE $105.00 ALREADY PAID FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WHAT REALLY GETS MY "GOAT" IS: THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE "EARLY" 2003 MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.

VSC/TRAC INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT COMES AND GOES

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRAC AND VSC LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. THE STABILITY LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND BEEP AND BOTH THE TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO SEEM LIKE IT'S GRINDING WHEN THE STABILITY LIGHT IS BLINKING AND BEEPING. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THIS GUY ON THIS VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=L6QSGUPTDSQ

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRAC AND VSC LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. THE STABILITY LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND BEEP AND BOTH THE TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO SEEM LIKE IT'S GRINDING WHEN THE STABILITY LIGHT IS BLINKING AND BEEPING. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THIS GUY ON THIS VIDEO HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/VGEARN4NITO

THE VSC/ABS INDICATOR LIGHTS APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CAR BEEPS, MAKES A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE AND THE ABS BRAKES ARE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY THE DRIVER REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, OR WHETHER DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET. THE CAR WILL FISHTAIL. 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. THIS DEFECT IN THE SAME MODEL FOR THE 2002 VEHICLES SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD. MUST WE FIRST HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO WIN RIGHTS TO BE ACCOMMODATED. DOES TOYOTA NOT WANT TO MAKE GOOD ON ITS 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. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE TO DRIVE OUR SEVERELY DISABLED 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND CANNOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE STABILITY, TRACTION AND SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE ROAD SIDE TO SWITCH OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000(ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

VSC TRAC/ VSC OFF, ABS, BRAKE LIGHS COME ON THE VSC TRAC AND THE VSC OFF LIGHT COME ON AND OFF DUE TO A FAULTY ABS SENSOR. TOYOTA DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY OR HOW THIS FAULTY LIGHT COMES ON. DID A RESEARCH ONLINE AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND OF OTHER TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT AUTO-ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE IN MOTION.

IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY MANY OTHERS. 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), AND CAR PULLED AND WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. FIRST COUPLE TIMES, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, SO THE FAILURE TO FULLY STOP WASN'T NOTICED. THEN, I EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED COMING TO A STOP SIGN. EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE INTERSECTION. HAD A CAR BEEN COMING IN CROSS TRAFFIC, THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, WE TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE, AND THE YAW SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $800, AND 3 MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS REMAINING...

THE VSC OFF INDICATOR LIGHT ALONG WITH THE VSC AND SKID LIGHT AND BUZZER ACTIVATES. THIS CAUSES THE SKID CONTROL TO ACTIVATE FRONT BRAKES ON ONE SIDE WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL HARD TO ONE SIDE. I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT !

THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES WHEN THE SKID LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL GO LEFT TO RIGHT AND THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THEN THE VSC OFF & VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS WILL COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS FROM 15 - 60 MPH AT TIMES YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT THE HIGHER SPEEDS FOR A FEW SECONDS. IF THIS EVER HAPPENS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A TOYOTA SPECIALIST MECHANIC AND THEY ARE STILL REPLACING PARTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA RECALLED ALL 2003 SEQUOIA'S FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT IS FIXED PROPERLY.

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES BY ITSELF DRIVING ON A FLAT, DRY ROAD. ABS/TRAC LIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW YEARS (WITHOUT ABS ACTIVATION TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE PRIMARILY), LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN KEY IS CYCLED, NO CODES PRESENT IN THE SYSTEM WHEN SCANNED PREVIOUSLY. LAST OCCURRENCE FOR ME WAS AT 45MPH, AGAIN A FLAT DRY ROAD. VSC/TRAC LIGHTS FLASH, A WARNING BUZZER SOUNDS, AND THE ABS CREATES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AS IT ACTIVATES. VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND UP ONTO THE CENTER MEDIAN. NO ACCIDENT DUE TO A ROUNDED CURB AND WIDE CENTER MEDIAN. HOWEVER, IF THE CENTER MEDIAN WERE NOT THERE IT COULD PULL A VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON AN UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

THE FIRST TIME MY ABS/VCS TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON WAS AFTER I HAD TO BRAKE HARD ON A DOWNWARD HILL. I ACCELERATED TO CLIMB THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL AND IT WAS AFTER DOING THAT WHICH THE VCS TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS FIRST CAME ON AT AROUND 168,000 MILES. THERE WAS A FAST BEEPING SOUND LASTING FOR MAYBE 10 SEC THEN IT REGAINED POWER. NOW IT WILL DO IT WITHIN JUST A FEW MILES OF OUR HOME. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MORE OCCASIONS SINCE THIS INITIAL INCIDENT WHERE THERE WAS A JERKING/PULLING OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD COME ON AND OFF LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SURGE. ALSO IDLES VERY LOW, BELOW 500 RPM AND THEN FINALLY SHUTS OFF. THIS VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT TO GET FIXED ON IT SINCE WE HAVE READ THAT OTHER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VSC TRACK WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED GRINDING AND SHOOK WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,069. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALARM SOUNDED, VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE. UPDATED 08/27/15*JB

VSC/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO PASS STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. IN THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE VSC OPERATIONAL IS FAR MORE DANGEROUS. PLEASE ORDER TOYOTA TO PERFORM A RECALL AS THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/ABS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING ON FWY, VSC LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED BY THE SYSTEM, CAUSING PULLING OF THE STEERING INTO OTHER LANES. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND IT STOPPED AT 10 MPH, TURNED OFF CAR AND IT RE-SET SYSTEM, IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS AS IT JERKS THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY AS IT APPLIES THE BRAKES TO GAIN STABILITY AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT IS IN SHOP NOW, $3500 TO FIX IT, IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ON THE NET, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED, A CYCLIST IN A SHOULDER, OR CAR HITTING ANOTHER OR LOSING CONTROL AND ROLLING OVER. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VSC SYSTEM, HOW CAN YOU IGNORE IT?

NOW, BEFORE WE CHANGED THE AXLE A NEW ISSUE POPPED UP AS THE ABS MODULE CAUSED THE VSC SYSTEM TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED BELOW 10 MPH. AFTER 10 MPH THE SYSTEM WORKED FINE. DURING THAT ENGAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR INJURED VERY BADLY. SO, THE MECHANIC WENT BACK TO CHANGE OUT THE LEFT AXLE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE SENSORS, WHICH THE LEFT FRONT WAS NOT READING AND THE RIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THAT WAS BAFFLING TO THE MECHANIC, SO WE TALKED AND CHANGED BOTH SENSORS AND THE LEFT AXLE. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND THE VSC SYSTEM STILL ENGAGED AT THE LOW SPEED BELOW 10 MPH, MOST OF THE VIBRATION WAS GONE BUT SOME WAS STILL THERE AT 70 MPH, WHICH HE AGREED WITH ME THAT IT COULD BE POSSIBLY THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT TIES INTO THE 4 WHEEL...

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE JERKS TO THE RIGHT, THE ANTI SKID LIGHT STARTS BEEPING, SOMETHING STARTS GRINDING UNDER THE HOOD, AND THEN IT ALL STOPS AND THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL COME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE VSC LIGHTS WENT OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. SINCE THEN, THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME EXACT THING EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SOMETIMES THE TRANSITION IS SMOOTH AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 20-25 SECONDS FOR THE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD TO GO AWAY.

DRIVING ON PAVED PUBLIC ROAD, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS IN SUMMERTIME AT LOW SPEED,10-20 MPH, THE VSC AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT UP WITH AND AUDIBLE BELL TYPE ALARM AT THE SAME TIME THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MAKES A LOUD THUMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WITH VERY HARD FRONT END VIBRATION. AT WHICH TIME THERE IS NO BRAKE CONTROL, STEERING CONTROL OR ACCELERATION CONTROL FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 SECONDS THAT HAS CAUSED A FEW NEAR MISS VEHICLE COLLISIONS WITH OTHER VEHICLES OR OFF THE ROAD TOWARDS AN EMBANKMENT. THE SEQUOIA WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THEY CAN ONLY CLEAR THE FAULT CODE IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. SINCE THE FAULT CODE HAS BEEN CLEARED, 5 MORE EPISODES OF THE SAME IDENTICAL SENERIOS WITH BOTH WET AND DRY ROAD CONDITIONS BUT NOT STANDING WATER ON THE ROADWAY,...

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, WHILE COASTING VEHICLES ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON SUDDENLY CAUSING ME TO VEER RIGHT, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY NEXT TO ME. CONDITIONS DID NOT WARRANT THE ESC TO COME ON SINCE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND I WAS COASTING. PLEASE ADDRESS TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR THERE WILL BE INJURIES OR DEATHS.

THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES: GRINDING NOISE, CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS COME ON INDICATING VSC AND TRAC ARE DISENGAGED. CAN DRIVE OK AFTER THIS OCCURS. HOWEVER, WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OUT AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED IN 2010 FOR THE 2003 MODEL SEQUOIA WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, HOWEVER THIS RECALL FOR SOME REASON DID NOT COVER THE 2002 WHICH IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM! PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE OTHER YEARS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN SEQUOIAS!!! *TR..UPDATED 10/26/16 *BF UPDATED 10/16/217*CN

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A DRY PAVED ROAD. THE VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, AND THE BRAKES INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE, MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) FOR THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - THIS FAILURE IS MOST LIKELY RELATED. *TR

AFTER DRIVING 45 MILES THEN DRIVING IN A BUSY TOWN THEN BACK 45 MILES TO HOME TOWN I WAS GOING 55 MPH AND ALL THE SUDDEN I LOST POWER, A DINGING NOISE HAPPENED AND I LOST BREAKAGE, THE VCS OFF AND VCS TRACK LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE START DRIVING ROUGH. I THEN WENT HOME. THEN AFTER A FEW HOUR I HAD TO GO GET MY SON I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, AFTER ONLY GOING 3 MILES AND WITH MY SON IN THE VEHICLE IT MADE THE DING NOISE LOST POWER LIGHTS VCS OFF VCS TRAK LIGHTS CAME BACK ON, VERY SCARY, HOPE THEY RECALL IT SOON, MY SEQUOIA WAS MADE AUGUST 2002. *TR

THE VSC RANDOMLY ACTIVATED TWICE WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES WHILE TRAVELING ON A DRY, CLEAN INTERSTATE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE CONSIDERABLY. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT APPEARED TO CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. WEATHER CONDITIONS: CLEAR SKIES, SUNSHINE, 80 DEGREES, DRY, LEVEL ROADS. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP. WE SINCE LEARNED THE 2003 SEQUOIA APPARENTLY HAD A RECALL REGARDING THIS SAME SITUATION. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EUC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 291,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VSC, ABS, TRAC, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE PULSATED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SAS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,463.

TRACTION CONTROL /VSC COMES ON ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND DID NOT ENGAGE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

IN FEB. 2009, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, THE BRAKES ON MY SEQUOIA BEGAN TO LOCK AND THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND SENSOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK UNCONTROLLABLY. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR STEERING AND WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER WHO CHARGED ME $2700.00 AND BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON RATS. AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM CONTINUED A FEW WEEKS LATER AND THE SAME DEALERSHIP STILL INSISTED THAT IT WAS RATS AND CHARGED ME AN ADDITIONAL $2300.00. YET THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO HAS NO TIES WITH TOYOTA AND HE REPLACED A COMPUTER SENSOR. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS UNTIL RECENTLY DURING A RECENT RAIN STORM IT STARTED TO ACT UP...

TRACTION SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON WITH NO PATTERN-WET OR DRY SURFACE, SPEED, TURNING. HAVE HAD ALL OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RESOLVED BUT TRACTION STILL ENGAGES, SEIZES THE ENGINE. EVAP. SYSTEM FIXED, TIRES, WHEEL BEARINGS CHECKED, THERMOSTAT FIXED. STILL TRACTION IS KICKING ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE, EVEN AROUND TOWN. TOYOTA WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS AND ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON 2002 SEQUOIAS. DO YOU NEED A FATALITY ON RECORD PRIOR TO ACTING? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET TO WORK TO PAY FOR REPAIRS? HOW WILL MY CHILDREN GET TO SCHOOL AND DAYCARE? PLEASE HELP. *TR