2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

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

I HAVE A SEQUOIA 2002. NO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF BIG MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. RECENTLY I EXPERIENCE AN INCIDENT WERE I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE YAW RATE SENSOR AND THAT IT WAS VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE. I UNDERSTAND MY VEHICLE IS WAY PAST WARRANTY PERIOD BUT LET ME TELL YOU, IN SECURITY ISSUES WARRANTIES DOES NOT EXPIRES AND TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE FOR REPAIRS OR RECALL OR WHATEVER RESOURCES THEY HAVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

VSC LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. I TOOK VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE AND THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER WITH THE RESULT ERROR 5 CYLINDER MISFIRE, FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE OTHER 2 WARNING LIGHTS THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY ADVICE ON. *TR

IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AT LAUNCH VEHICLE ABS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING REPEATEDLY WITH LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ALL CAME UP. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND ALL LIGHTS WERE GONE UPON RESTART. HOWEVER THIS PROBLEM WORSENED CONSIDERABLY AND MORE OFTEN THROUGH THE OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 2011 MONTHS, TO THE POINT OF OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AS THE DATE OF THIS WRITING, DECEMBER 3RD 2011. NEW WORSENED SYMPTOMS NOW INCLUDE FLASHING VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) AT LAUNCH FROM A STOP, WHICH CUTS ENGINE POWER AND COMPROMISES ACCURATE STEERING. SOMETIMES THE ABS, TRAC AND VSC LIGHTS COME UP IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES ONLY AFTER REPEATED INTRUSIVE ACTIVATIONS OF ABS/TRAC/VSC. ALL THESE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO STAYED ON ONCE FOR TWO ENTIRE DAYS AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE REST OVERNIGHT. ALL THESE DANGEROUS RANDOM INTERVENTIONS OF THE ABS/TRAC/VSC ELECTRONICS...

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

THE VEHICLE IS A TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 2 WHEEL DRIVE, AND I HAVE HAD THREE INCIDENTS SO FAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGH WAY AT A STEADY SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN JERKED TO THE LEFT AND A BEEPING WENT OFF AND THE TRACK OFF AND VSC TRACK CAME ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO WARNING AT ALL AND IT JUST HAPPEN IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. MY CONCERN IS THAT I USE THIS VEHICLE JUST WHEN MY FAMILY IS WITH ME. I WONDER IF ACCIDENTS WITH FATALITIES NEED TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMEBODY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

SAME PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, TRACTION CONTROL, VSC, BRAKE LIGHT,AND ABS LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO RECALL BUT THEY RECALLED ALL 2003 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. ABS COMPUTER MODULE. PART# 89541-0C050. VEHICLE LIGHTS ARE OFF WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED, AFTER 2-3 MILES ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON THEN THE CAR IS HARD TO HANDLE DUE TO TRACTION CONTROL MAKING THE CAR UNSTABABLE. ALSO WITH ABS LIGHT ON, BRAKING IS VERY BAD. CONSTANT FIGHT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT DURING BRAKING. *TT

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

I HAVE EXPERIENCED CHILLING AND DANGEROUS MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ABS, VSC/TRACK SYSTEM IN MY (OWNED SINCE NEW) 2002 SEQUOIA. THE "VSC/VSC TRACK" LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND A DISCONNECT ALARM (BEEPING TONE) IS INITIATED. THE SYSTEM FAILURE PULLS THE CAR ABRUPTLY OFF COURSE. IMMEDIATE CORRECTION MUST BE MADE TO STAY ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS WITH THE SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY RE-SETTING ITSELF AFTER TURNING OFF THE KEY AND RE-STARTING THE ENGINE. TODAY'S INCIDENT WAS THE MOST VIOLENT AND THE SYSTEM DOES NOT RE-SET. PROBABLY A GOOD THING. LOOKING AT USER COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET CAUSES ONE TO WONDER WHY THE PUBLIC HAS NOT BEEN PROTECTED BY THE NHTSA REQUIRING A RECALL. MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ARE TURNING THEIR BACKS ON THIS ISSUE. FOR SAFETY SAKE, THIS SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED!! I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SPEND TIME AND MONEY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATED AT A LOW SPEED FOR A FEW SECONDS. HE STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS HE THOUGHT WHICH INCREASED THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. HE WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOR WERE THERE ANY RELATED RECALLS. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2003 VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 3/7/11 *CN UPDATED 03/141//

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...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STC LIGHT AND THE VSC TRACT SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN HE WAS DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON ALTHOUGH IT NO LONGER SHOOK. WHEN HE GOT OUT AND CAME BACK A COUPLE HOURS LATER, THE LIGHTS HAD TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. RECENTLY, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED MORE FREQUENTLY AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND OTHER TIMES, IT DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE YAW SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE...

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL CAME ON AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN DRAMATICALLY AND VEHICLES FOLLOWING BEHIND HIM HAVE NO WARNING. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V176000, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FOR THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE MILEAGE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166990.

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

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER STATES FAILED VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2003 MODEL MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1, 2002 THROUGH APRIL 17, 2003. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2002 AND IT ALSO HAS THE SAME PART NUMBER AS THE 2003 MODEL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO MOVE, THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING WHICH LEFT HIM IN TRAFFIC AT 10-15 MPH, THEN A SERIES OF LOUD NOISES EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD HAPPEN EVERY TIME HE CAME TO A STOP AND SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE VSC AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATED THE SYSTEMS WERE OFF. IN TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST...

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.

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?...

VSC, SEAT BELT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY STARTED COMING ON ABOUT 130,000 MI. TANSKY TOYOTA SERVICE DID BRAKE WORK, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF FOR SEVERAL WEEKS BUT THEN WOULD COME OFF AND ON. WE IGNORED IT BECAUSE WE HAD JUST HAD IT IN TO THE DEALER, IT SEEMED TO BE A NUISANCE IN AN OLDER VEHICLE BUT NOT DANGEROUS. ABOUT 165,000 MILES THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN TRAFFIC. WE SPECULATED IT WAS THE LEVER THAT SHIFTS FROM 4WD TO 2WD. THE DEALER REPLACED THAT FOR $400, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF FOR 3 DAYS, THEN BACK ON. NOW, WE HAVE HAD MAYBE FIVE INSTANCES OF SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THIS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER USUALLY OCCURS AFTER DRIVING 10 MINUTES LOCALLY, AND AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, AND RESTARTING FIXES THE ISSUE. TANSKY TOYOTA ACTS LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH...

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.

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...

I NOTED TODAY THE RECALL OF 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S DUE TO ISSUES WITH THE VSC SYSTEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE 2002 MODELS AS I HAVE HAD RECURRING ISSUES WITH THE VSC SINCE DAY 1. AT LOW SPEED, PARTICULARLY ON GRADES OR WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS, THE VSC WILL CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO TEMPORARILY LOSE POWER. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASION BOTH TO TOYOTA AND VIA TELEPHONE. IT IS SO BAD THAT I NOW KNOW LOCATIONS ON MY REGULAR DRIVES DURING WHICH THIS WILL OCCUR. SO, I EITHER GO A LITTLE FASTER THAN I MIGHT OTHERWISE ON GRADES OR I SWERVE OUT BEFORE MAKING TURNS TO MAKE THE ANGLE LESS ACUTE. OBVIOUSLY, NOT THE SAFETY WE'D EXPECT IN A $40K VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE ALSO OCCURS GOING OVER SLIGHTLY JARRING BUMPS SUCH AS STEEP SPEEDBUMPS OR POTHOLES. THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LOSES POWER, WHICH IN THIS...

WHILE DRIVING AT EVEN SPEEDS AND WITHOUT TURNING THE WHEEL OR APPLYING THE BRAKES OR GAS, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY SWERVE TO THE RIGHT ALL BY ITSELF. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ENGAGING EVEN WHEN I AM NOT IN A SKID OR HEAVY BRAKING PATTERN. I HAVE FILED TWO COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND BECAUSE I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE "YAW RATE SENSOR" REPLACED. I VISITED TWO DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND BOTH WERE FAMILIAR WITH SEQUOIAS (MODEL YEARS 2001-2003 AND SOME 2004) HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MY INTERNET RESEARCH SUGGESTS THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA, MY YAW RATE SENSOR IS FAULTY AND IT DETECTS THAT MY...

VSC TRAC,VSC OFF,ALL ON AT ONCE.OBD II CODES POINT TO SPEED SENSOR,BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH AND ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGING BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. THE ABS AND VSC MALFUNCTION CAN LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE,AND SWERVING UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCE AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ENTERING A ROADWAY OR ON AN HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER DUE TO THE VSC, ABS TRAC WARNING LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHT, THESE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL ALSO, THIS POSES A VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, I FIND THAT THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHEN GOING THROUGH A BUMPY ROAD. I HAVE TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ITS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSUMER TO GET THIS FIX, I FOUND THAT ALOT OF CUSTOMER ON THE INTERNET HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. TOYOTA SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *TR

DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WHEN SUDDEN DECELARATION OCCURRED. VSC, TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH WARNING BUZZERS. VEHICAL ALSO PULLED HARD TO RIGHT. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF. DEALER STATED THAT COMPUTER REGISTERED A ROLL OVER. THEY DID NOTHING TO SOLVE ISSUE.

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 ABS, PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND TRAK WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON AND STAY ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTS. TOYOTA DEALERS SAY THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE ABS SYSTEM IS BAD. THE VEHICLE WHEN GOING THRU A BUMP OR AN UNEVEN TERRAIN LOSES POWER MOMENTARILY. IT HAPPENS VERY OFTEN, ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE PASSES ON BUMPS. I CLAIMED TO TOYOTA THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DESIGN PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX IT. REPAIRS ARE ABOUT 3 TO 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS. *TR

I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 AND HAVE HAD A COUPLE NEAR ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS DUE TO A MAJOR MALFUNCTION WITH THE SKID CONTROL SENSOR AND BRAKING COMPUTER. THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70+ MPH. THE SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE BRAKES PULSATE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT REPEATEDLY, WHILE I'M NOT BRAKING. THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. I HAVE BEEN TO THE LOCAL VERO BEACH, FLORIDA TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY RECALIBRATED THE SYSTEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS AND IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SKID CONTROL ECU IS FAULTY AND SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON CONSUMER CHAT FORUMS I'VE FOUND ONLINE. THE ESTIMATE I RECEIVED TODAY FROM TOYOTA WAS IN EXCESS OF $3,000 AND STILL DOESN'T GUARANTEE A PROPER REPAIR. IT SEEMS THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN A...

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE @ 62,000 MILES WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING VSC/ABS SYSTEM. SEE THAT THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED, BUT CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF INFO AND COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THIS ISSUE. DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH ALL RELATIVE WARNING LIGHTS & VEHICLE HAS NO ABS NOR VSC FUNCTIONALITY. HOW COULD THIS IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES WELL DOCUMENTED, CHRONIC FAILURE NOT BE RECALLED? IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE 2002 MODEL YEAR EITHER. THIS IS VERY INAPPROPRIATE. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE OR GET INJURED BEFORE THIS WELL DOCUMENTED SAFETY EQUIPMENT FAILURE IS RESPONSIBLY ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. I HOPE MY COMPLAINT HELPS THE TALLY TOWARDS THIS RECALL. CONSUMERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE BOUGHT IT WITH A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM THAT FAILS. TOYOTA MUST BE MADE TO RECTIFY THIS PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY ISSUE! *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC (TRACTION CONTROL) SYSTEM RANDOMLY FAILS ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON THE DASH. THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IS AND COMPLETELY RANDOM. THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL INSTANCES AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. WHEN THE VSC SYSTEM FAILS THE CAR LOOSES ALL TRACTION CONTROL AND MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO MANAGER THE MASSIVE REAR WHEEL DRIVE CAR IN BAD WEATHER. THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON RANDOMLY -- OFTEN SCARES THE DRIVER AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS OFTEN AND THEN MANAGES TO RE-SET ITSELF. SOMETIME IS ONLY LASTS MINUTES AND OTHER TIMES IT LAST DAYS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THIS PROBLEM IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS. NORMAL DRIVING WILL LEAD UP TO THIS FAILURE --- AGAIN...

I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO MULTIPLE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY WHY THE VSC TRAC,TRAC LIGHTS, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ON. THEY CONTINUE TO GIVE ME THE RUN AROUND. THE LATEST DEALERSHIP WANTS TO ADD AND REMOVE PARTS AT WILL WITH NO CERTAIN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ORIGINALLY THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE $1921 AND NOW THEY ARE COMING BACK SAYING IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $2500. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2 WHEEL DRIVE SUV NEAR THE END OF MARCH 2009, THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME ON. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON A DRY ROAD AT NIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I MOVED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO CHECK THE MANUAL WHICH EMPHASIZED THE POSSIBLE SERIOUSNESS OF EACH LIGHT. IT SAID TO CONTACT A TOYOTA DEALER. I CALLED EARNHARDT TOYOTA IN MESA ARIZONA WHO FINALLY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS LATER FOR THE VSC/TRAC/BRAKE/ABS PROBLEM, AND A FRONT BRAKE VIBRATION/PULSATION. NO HELP ON THE PULSATION PROBLEM SINCE I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO TURN THE ROTORS AGAIN. ON THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/TRACTION CONTROL/ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE OFFERED THAT IT WAS A "COMMON" PROBLEM, COULD BE CAUSED BY A LOOSE GAS CAP OR AN EXPENSIVE COMPUTER (IN THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS). HE SATED...

WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING TO ENTER A ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER DUE TO THE VSC SYSTEM ENGAGING. THIS DEFECT POSES A SERIOUS HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH NO RESOLUTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

CHECK ENGINE, VSC CONTROL AND VSC LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THE WEATHER IS IN THE LOW 30'S OR COLDER. USUALLY COMBINED WITH A SLOW ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TRUCK WORKS OKAY, BUT PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY TO MAKE IT GO. THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES UP TO 40 DEGREES OR ABOVE OUTSIDE, AND THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. *TR

MY VSC AND VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS IN DASH PANEL LIT UP. I LOOKED IN OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IF THAT HAPPENS. DEALER SAID I HAD A BAD ECU COMPUTER AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $2500. AFTER THIS WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK VEHICLE UP I NOTICED THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT ANOTHER CODE CAME UP AND THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $614. I THINK THAT IS CRAP AND THAT THESE SYSTEMS ARE RELATED AND GO TOGETHER AND BOTH SHOULD BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2002 VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON CONTINUOUSLY. INTERNET FORUMS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ACROSS OTHER MODELS LIKE THE TUNDRA AND 4RUNNER IRRESPECTIVE OF MODEL YEAR, AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE SENSORS SHIPPED WITH THE VEHICLES. *TR

DRIVING A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND SUDDENLY THE TRUCK RATTLES AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND VEHICLE ALMOST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO DRIVE TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND VEHICLE HAD TO STOP. TURNED OFF ENGINE, REMOVED KEY, WAITED AND RESTARTED TRUCK AGAIN. LIGHTS WENT OFF AND AFTER A SHORT DRIVE FROM INCIDENT , IT HAPPENED AGAIN NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND SLOWED DOWN. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AGAIN AND RESTART. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. HAD HISTORY OF AT LEAST 3-5 SEPARATE INCIDENTS FAR APART IN OCCURRENCE BUT RESOLVES OR HIDES ITSELF. NO PARTS REPLACED AS OF YET,...

TRANSLATE/ SKID CONTROL ECU FAILING NOTICE WHEN WEATHER IS COLD/WET. ONCE CAR IS WARMED COMPUTERS WORK. WHEN CAR WAS NEWER SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME LIGHT. WOULD RESET ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF/ON. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN THAT SAME CAR MODEL AND YEAR TENDS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

VSC, TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. SO, OUR VEHICLE HAS NO ANTILOCK BRAKING CAPABILITY, TRACTION CONTROL OR SKID CONTROL. MECHANIC REPORTS THAT THE SKID CONTROL ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED--AT A COST OF $2200. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO REMEDY IT. *TR

THE VSC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO SUDDENLY APPLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEARLY SENT ME INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE VSC COMPUTER WAS BAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, ALL ON AT ONCE. OBD II CODES POINT TO SPEED SENSOR, BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH AND ABS COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER RECOMMENDS CHANGING BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM. FROM THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FIRST GENERATION TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. THE ABS AND VSC MALFUNCTION CAN CAUSE LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE, AND SWERVING UNDER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

VSC LIGHTS ON 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA CODE # DLC3 STEERING ANGLE SENSOR BAD. *TR

I JUST REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AT COST OF $600 & NOW SKID CONTROL COMPUTER NOT WORKING & REPAIR COST IS $2300. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLS THE BRAKES AND ENGINE TO HELP PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SKIDDING WHEN CORNERING ON A SLIPPERY ROAD OR SURFACE OR OPERATING STEERING WHEEL ABRUPTLY. *TR

(1) THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, & TRACTION CONTROL FLICKERED, AND THEN REMAINED ON PERMANENTLY. (2) THE ABS AND VSC HAVE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE BRAKING & STABILITY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY HANDLING SITUATIONS, ENDANGERING PERSON(S) IN VEHICLE. (3) TECHNICIAN AT MARIN TOYOTA IN SAN RAFAEL, CA STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2002 SEQUOIA. (4) SEARCHING ONLINE FORUMS AND THE NHTSA COMPLAINT DATABASE ALSO SHOW THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. (5) OUR FAMILY NEEDS TO BE SAFE IN THIS CAR. I HOPE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

MY VSC/ABS/SKID LIGHT UP ON MY DASH, STAY LIT, GO OFF COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES FOR A FEW HOURS SOMETIMES FOR A FEW DAYS. I HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS ABOUT TWICE A YEAR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS TWICE. TRACTION CONTROL KICKS IN AT RANDOM TIMES. REAR WINDOW MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. REAR HATCH HANDLE BROKE INTERNALLY. TIRES WEAR UNEVENLY, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ALIGNMENTS. LH POWER MIRROR MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, MOTOR MAKES CLICKING SOUND AND WILL NOT ADJUST. FACTORY DVD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC. SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES NOT. *TR

(1)THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR ABS, VSC, & TRACTION CONTROL FLICKERED, AND THEN REMAINED ON PERMANENTLY. (2)THE ABS AND VSC HAVE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE BRAKING & STABILITY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY HANDLING SITUATIONS, ENDANGERING PERSON(S) IN VEHICLE. (3)RIGHT TOYOTA IN AZ COULD NOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH TECHNICIAN STATED THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE 2002 SEQUOIA. *TR