2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Traction Control System Problems

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that upon coming to a complete stop, the traction control system would independently activate, causing the vehicle to suddenly stop upon acceleration. The contact stated that the traction control light would intermittently illuminate during the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and they informed him that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The contact was referred to NHTSA for assistance. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 270,535.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS UNDER THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRACTION AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLIDE AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,631.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 239,000.

COMPLAINT - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHILE TURNING ON CITY STREET & HIGHWAY I ENCOUNTERED TWO SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ABS & ENGINE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING SOUND AND PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT/RIGHT. THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION AND FEELS LIKE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING MECHANISM IS BEING ENGAGED. THE JERKING PULL RESULTED IN CROSSING MULTIPLE LANES OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS REGAINED. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE DEATHS KNOWN ISSUES WITH OTHER SEQUOIAS. *TR

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

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

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35, MY TRUCK SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT, STARTED TO SHAKE AND A BEEPING ALARM CAME ON, THE PICTURE OF THE VECHICLE SKIDDING ALSO LIT UP AND THE TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC ALSO LIT UP AND STAYED ON. UPON PULLING OVER AND CUTTING THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTING THE VECHICLE, THE LIGHTS WHERE NO LONGER LIT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE PLACED A MACHINE ON IT TO SEE IF IT REGISTARS ANYTHING, AND NOTHING SHOWS UP. THIS REALLY SCARED ME AND DAUGHTERS TRACK TEAM MATES, BECAUSE WE WHERE NOT EXPECTING THIS. THIS IS THE ONLY VECHICLE I HAVE AT THIS TIME TO DRIVE, DO TO MY HUSBAND BEING DEPLOYED. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NO RECALLS, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA & HAVE HAD ABOUT 10 INSTANCES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2014 WHERE THE TRAC OFF, TRAC VSC, AND SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS ALL COME ON WHILE THE TRUCK FEELS LIKE IT LOCKS UP AND A BEEPING NOISE OCCURS ALL WHILE DRIVING. TODAY AUGUST 21, 2014 WHILE MAKING A U-TURN MY TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW SECONDS (I REALLY HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE GAS TO GET IT TO GO). I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS ON VARIOUS SITES. APPARENTLY TOYOTA RECALLED THE 2003 MODELS FOR THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 2002'S ALTHOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE OTHER YEARS INCLUDING THE 2002. IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE IF SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE TOYOTA TAKES THIS SERIOUSLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AND AROUND A CURVE AT ABOUT 25MPH, MY 2002 SEQUOIA BEGAN BEEPING, MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM LASTED A FEW SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH WIDE STREETS LESS THAN A MILE FROM MY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY. CONSIDERING THAT I WAS ON A CURVE AND IT WAS RAINING, I THOUGHT IT MAY BE A ONE TIME ISSUE WITH TRACTION CONTROL. I DROVE THE TRUCK FOR A FEW DAYS WITH NO ISSUES. YESTERDAY, MY WIFE WAS ROUNDING A CURVE AT ABOUT 50MPH ON A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON DRY PAVEMENT AND THE TRUCK DID THE SAME THING. SHE NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. SINCE THEN, THE TRUCK WILL INTERMITTENTLY BEEP AND GRIND FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS...

I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY VSC/TRAC OFF LIGHT SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIMES, STAY ON UNTIL I RESTARTED THE TRUCK - WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NOT SOMETHING WE NEEDED TO WORRY ABOUT BY THE DEALERSHIPS IN FORT WORTH (FORT WORTH TOYOTA). RECENTLY (2/2014 & 3/2014), AS I WAS COMING DOWN A HILL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SEEM TO BE STOPPING INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING - AND THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND STOPPED; I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG UNDER THE HOOD OR NEAR THE WHEEL WELLS, WHICH IS WHERE IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM. IT DID NOT CONTINUE AND DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VSC AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON A DRY DAY, TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AND NOTICED THE TRAC CONTROL, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS INTERESTING. AS I DROVE AT STEADY 65MPH I NOTICED THE VEHICLE BECOME UNSTABLE, I COULD FEEL THE REAR END BEING VERY WISH-WASHY, TO THE POINT I HAD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ABOUT 55 MPH SO THAT IT WOULD FEEL MORE STABLE. I DRIVE THIS SAME STRETCH OF FREEWAY OFTEN AND HAVE NEVER HAD THE TRUCK ACT LIKE THIS UNTIL THE LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC, THEY PERFORMED SOME DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND DID SOME INVESTIGATING AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG, NO TRIPPED CODES OR ANYTHING ELSE POINTING TO SOMETHING NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THEY WORKED ON THE VEHICLE THEY HAD AT SOME POINT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, RESETTING THE COMPUTER, THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM...

A WEEK PRIOR MY VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON BUT NOTHING ELSE OCCURRED. NOW OUT OF NOWHERE MY VEHICLE WILL MAKE AN AUDIBLE SOUND AND START RUMBLING AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND SLOWING BUT WON'T ALLOW ME TO BRAKE. THIS CAN LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 30 SECONDS. SOMETIMES THE PICTURE OF THE CAR WITH THE SKID MARKS WILL LIGHT UP (EVEN ON DRY ROADS) OTHER TIMES THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. ONCE THE BEEPING AND VIBRATIONS STOP, THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS REMAIN ON UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF. I DRIVE 30 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK DAILY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY AS I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TRIGGERS THE EPISODES. *TR

THE VSC/TRAC ACTIVATION AND SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE THE SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATED, LOCKING UP/LETTING GO OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WHILE ON DRY LEVEL PAVEMENT AND DRIVING FORWARD. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, WHICH FOUND A PROBLEM IN A STEERING SENSOR, "THE COMPUTER" AND POSSIBLY A WHEEL SENSOR. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE SYSTEM BE DISABLED UNTIL IT COULD BE TROUBLESHOOT IN MORE DETAIL. I HAD THEM DISABLE IT SO THAT IT COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE DANGER OF A WHEEL LOCKING UP ON THE HIGHWAY. IT IS STILL DISABLED, WITH DASH SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ON DURING OPERATION. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN A PAVED ROAD ON A DRY DAY AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE LEFT ACCOMPANIED BY HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISES AND BEEPING SOUNDS AND THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ON. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER. IT WORKED FOR A FEW MILES AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE SAME SWERVING TO THE LEFT W/ THE GRINDING NOISES. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I RESEARCHED IT ON EDMUNDS.COM, CARPROBLEMZOO.COM AND THE TOYOTA FORUMS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN WILL TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM? I LOVE THE TRUCK BUT IT IS UNSAFE TO USE. *TR

I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY SEQUOIA VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND HEARING GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT AUTO-ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FLUID WAS LOW. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHICH FLUID WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. KMJ

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A SAFETY CONCERN INVOLVING THE VSC/TRAC SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSC/TRAC DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSTABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2003 MODEL AND THE 2002 MODEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AS WELL.

THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS ARE ON AND WON'T GO OFF. *TR

THE TRACTION CONTROL, VSC LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. I AM SCARED THAT IF I NEED TO AVOID A IMPEDING ACCIDENT THAT BECAUSE THE VSC SYSTEM NOT WORKING THAT I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY AVOID A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO SCARED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY ROLLOVER WHEN DOING A FAST TURN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. 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. THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 2002 VEHICLES AND IT NEEDS TO GET FIXED. MUST WE FIRST HAVE AN ACCIDENT TO WIN RIGHTS TO BE ACCOMMODATED. DOES TOYOTA NOT WANT TO MAKE GOOD ON IT'S 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....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUIOA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS AND THE BSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE BRAKES INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE YAW SENSOR AND STROKE SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDED 2002 VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

SAME PROBLEM LIKE EVERYONE ELSE I'VE READ ABOUT. THE TRACTION CONTROL, VSC, BRAKE LIGHT,AND ABS LIGHT ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS NO RECALL BUT THEY RECALLED ALL 2003 MODELS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. 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 UNSTABLE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA COMES ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER AND GOES INTO "ANTI LOCK" MODE. IT'S A SCARY FEELING WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY, WILL DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT COST 800.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE AND FEEL I...

DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE RIGHT BY ITSELF.I SLOW DOWN, AND THEN THE SKID TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON AND A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING OUT OF THE FRONT....I THINK THAT IF I WAS DRIVING FASTER I COULD OF HAVE AN ACCIDENT...THE SAME THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY... *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

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BRAKE SLIPPERY AND SHAKE THE VEHICLE, THEN BOTH VSC AND TRAC OFF WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE I STARTED SKIDDING AND MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD, THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND DRY, AND I WASN'T SWITCHING LANES. SIMULTANEOUSLY THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO APPLY THE BRAKE, AND UPON DOING SO THE ABS KICKED IN. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO LET THE CAR REST AND SO THAT I COULD CHECK EVERYTHING OUT. EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE, SO I CONTINUED ON MY JOURNEY. THE LIGHTS STAYED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 50 MILE TRIP, BUT NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD AN ECU SKID CONTROL FAILURE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES...

THE VEHICLES VSC SYSTEM ENGAGES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN DRY CONDITIONS LEADING TO A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES GRAB AND CAUSE YOUR VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT SIDE. THIS HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO WARNING. *TR

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

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 OCCURRED TWICE TODAY, ON TWO SEPARATE DRIVE EVENTS WITHIN A 2 HOUR PERIOD. *TR

PROBLEM WITH VSC SENSOR ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING BOTH IN THE CITY AND ALSO HIGHWAY. BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ON TODAY TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS INFACT A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE NUMBER OF CASES CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND THAT THERE CURRENTLY WAS NOT RECALL FOR THE YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH THE DEFECTIVE PART. WHILE I AM AWARE OF THE NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED WITH TOYOTA CARS, IT IS QUITE ALARMING AS TO THE PERFORMANCE OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO PROBLEM WITH THIS SENSOR. THE SENSOR ENGAGES FOR NO SPECIFIC REASON. WHILE CONVEYING THIS CONCERN TO TOYOTA, THERE WAS NOT MUCH SATISFACTION OFFERED EXCEPT THAT THE ISSUED WOULD BE LOGGED AND I RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED...

VSC LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER HAVING THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER REBUILT. NOW WHEN BRAKING OCCURS THERE IS PULSATION OF THE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS (DRY LEVEL PAVED ROAD CONDITIONS) - THIS PULLING IS MORE SEVERE IF BRAKING OCCURS WHEN CORNERING. THE CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING? *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...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL; THE VEHICLE ALSO BEEPED AND THE FRONT BRAKES SUDDENLY LOCKED UP. THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE AND PULL TO THE SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE YAW RATE SENSOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

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

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//

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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?...

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

FIRST OCCURRENCE ON 8/7/2009 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX 75 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY AND SMOOTH ROAD: SINGLE LOUD WARNING BEEP COMING FROM DASHBOARD, TRAC OFF/VSC OFF LIGHTS LIT UP ON INSTRUMENT PANEL, ACCOMPANIED BY SLIGHT HESITATION FROM FRONT TIRES. TRAC OFF LIGHTS/VSC OFF INDICATORS TURNED OFF AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF. SECOND OCCURRENCE ON 9/26/2009 WHILE ACCELERATING UP A SMALL HILL AT APPROX 40 MPH: LOUD WARNING BEEP, TRAC OFF/VSC OFF LIGHTS WERE LIT AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL FRONT TIRES FOR A FEW SECONDS (FELT VEHICLE SHIFT LEFT AND RIGHT). TRAC OFF/VSC OFF INDICATORS STAYED LIT UP EVEN AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - YAW RATE SENSOR. AFTER REPAIRS, THE TRAC OFF/VSC OFF INDICATORS CONTINUE TO LIGHT UP PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING OVER SMOOTH DRY ROADS. UPDATED 06/22/10 *BF UPDATED 06/25/10.*JB *TR