2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Traction Control System Problems

GAS PEDAL HESITATES AND WON'T PICK UP SPEED WHEN APPLIED. THIS CAUSES ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOWLY DRIVE UNTIL THE SPEED PICKS UP. THIS ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ON TO THE INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND STARTING TO ACTIVATE BRAKING AND ACCELERATION. BECOMING A CONCERN WHEN DRIVING. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ABS AND VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) COMPUTER FAILURE THAT CAUSES SAFETY CONCERN IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE (ABS, VSC, PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON). IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS, APPLYING BRAKES OR ACCELERATING CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SKID AND SLIDE EASILY. 2003 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR ISSUE WITH ABS AND VSC COMPUTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO POOR TOYOTA'S DESIGN OR PRODUCTION QUALITY OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE WE GET INJURED OR WORSE... *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED THAT HAS AN ERROR MESSAGE ON SAFETY EQUIPMENT. VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) AND ABS (ANTI-LOCK-BRAKE) SYSTEM LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON, CAUSING ME CONCERN. I SEE TOYOTA INITIATED A RECALL ON THE 2003 MODEL FOR THIS CONCERN, YET NOT ON MY MODEL YEAR? I SEE NUMEROUS BLOGS WITH THIS CONCERN AS I SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS. THIS WAS A VERY EXPENSIVE VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED DUE TO THE REPUTATION OF THIS COMPANY FOR BUILDING SAFE AUTOMOBILES, I AM DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA'S LACK OF RESPONSE. PLEASE HELP IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY/AUTHORITY. THANK YOU *TR

VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. INDICATOR LIGHT GOES ON AND VEHICLE STARTS TO APPLY BRAKES. HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A MONTH FOR A FEW MONTHS. HAPPENS AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE CAR STARTS TO APPLY BRAKES AND VEER TO THE RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. I COMPLAINED IN WRITING TO TOYOTA BOTH LOCALLY AND AT US HEADQUARTERS. THEY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOT A RECALL. I PAID $2,300 TO HAVE THE ECU REPLACED. I SEE THIS EXACT COMPLAINT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA BY MANY 2002 SEQUOIA OWNERS. THE RECENT RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO 2002 MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THIS MODEL. *TR

HELLO, I'M IN THE MILITARY AND MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE DRIVING IN OUR 2002 SEQUOIA 4X4, SHE CALLED ME AT WORK CRYING AND SAID THAT HER AND THE KIDS HAD ALMOST HIT A 18 WHEELER HEAD ON. SHE SAID SHE WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND THE TRUCK JERKED HER INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD, AND PULLED THE TRUCK BACK INTO FLOW OF TRAFFIC. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND I HAD IT TOWED HOME. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE. ALMOST VERBATIM OF MY SAME ISSUE. AFTER THAT THE VSC, OR VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES, AND IT CAUSES MY TRUCK TO BRAKE ONE WHEEL AT A TIME. IT ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW US TO ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THE ECU WAS BAD...

WE OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN WHICH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS HAVE COME ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE TRACTION CONTROL HAS BEEN UNPREDICTABLE SEEMINGLY COMING ON AND OFF IN CONDITIONS WHEN NOT NECESSARILY NEEDED. THIS HAS ONLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITHIN THE LAST TWO/THREE MONTHS. HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES NOW AND THE CODE FROM THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAYS THAT ITS AN 02 SENSOR. I HAVE BEEN REASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT REPLACING THE 02 SENSOR WILL ALSO RESET AND EXTINGUISH THE VSC TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHTS THAT COME ON. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. THE LIGHTS STAY OFF UNTIL I GET THE VEHICLE ALMOST HOME THEN ALL THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AGAIN, THE TRACTION CONTROL REMAINS UNPREDICTABLE. I HAVE LISTENED TO THE DEALERSHIP LONG ENOUGH AND HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY $800.00...

MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLE SKID CONTROL LIGHTS LIGHT UP AT VARIOUS TIMES. I ALSO HEAR A GRINDING SOUND PERIODICALLY AND LOSE ALL ACCELERATION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A TREND WITH THESE VEHICLES. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATION/BRAKING. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACK, VSC, ABS LIGHT ARE ALL ON. THE DEALERSHIP FOUND A CODE OF C1241 WHICH WAS THE SKID CONTROL ECU HAD SHORTED INTERNALLY AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL ECU AND RECALIBRATE ALSO BLEED BRAKE SYSTEM. AS YOU KNOW THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. THIS SYSTEM 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. I AM LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE AS THE CHARGE FROM THE DEALER WAS QUOTED AT $2714.12. THIS ISSUE SEEMS LIKE A RECALL FEATURE. *TR

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ELECTRICAL ISSUES-AIR CONDITIONING COMES ON SPONTANEOUSLY WITHOUT INITIATION BY DRIVER, BACK WINDOW ALWAYS FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY, NOT OPENING OR CLOSING @ TIMES, NOW STUCK CLOSED, TRACKING DEVICE COMES ON FOR LONG PERIODS WITH USED & NEW TIRES, EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS PROFESSIONAL ALIGNMENTS, AND PROPER DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS ON. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN BOUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT , THE SUV HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY TOYOTA ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND PARTS HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER, THESE ISSUES CONTINUE, THERE ARE ALSO NO DEVICES IN PLACE TO KEEP THE DRIVER'S MAT FROM CURLING OVER THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. *TR

MY 2002 SEQUOIA HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF. TODAY JANUARY 30, 2010 I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I THINK IT IS BRAKE FLUID BURNING ON THE ENGINE. I PARKED THE SUV AND WILL CALL THE DEALER. IT HAS 98,000 MILES AND DOES NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY LEFT. *TR

OUR VSC STARTED ACTING UP WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2-1/2 YEARS AGO FROM CARMAX. AFTER OWNING IT FOR NOT MORE THAN 2 MONTHS THE VSC LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL WE WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THEN THE COMPUTER WOULD RESET ITSELF. THEN OUR BACK PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD AND WE HAD TOYOTA FIX THE WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM. TOYOTA STATED THAT AFTER THEY FIXED THE BEARING THE VSC COMPUTER WOULDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH THE WHEEL THAT WAS FIXED. THEY KNEW THE VSC COMPUTER WENT BAD AND TOLD US THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT FOR FREE. IT WOULD COST $900.00 TO FIX THE FAULTY VSC COMPUTER. WE NEEDED AN INSPECTION STICKER AND THEY PASSED THE VEHICLE WITH ALL THE VSC LIGHTS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT ON. THIS MEANS THAT THE VEHICLE IS VERY UNSTABLE TO DRIVE. OUR SON HAS LEUKEMIA SO WE HAVEN'T HAD...

WRECK AVOIDED BY GOOD DRIVING, BUT THIS IS THE COMPLAINT: TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHTS COME ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD . WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR JERKS TO THE RIGHT AND A GRINDING NOISE SOUNDING LIKE THE CAR IS LOCKED UP. THE JERKING TOOK ME ACROSS THE LINE IN THE ROAD JUST MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE HITTING OTHER CAR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR THIS, AFTER SEEING THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME OCCURRENCE. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES THIS WEEKEND, TWICE WHILE GOING AT A SLOW RATE, BUT THIS ONE MENTIONED ABOVE I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 ON THE TURNPIKE. *TR

ALL BRAKE RELATED LIGHTS (VSC, BRAKE, SKID CONTROL ETC.) ON THE DASH OF MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA JUST CAME ON. TWO MECHANICS WEREN'T SURE WHAT THE CAUSE WAS, THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TODAY SAID THE COST TO REPAIR THE ECU SKID CONTROL COMPUTER (OR CHIP) WOULD BE $2400. NO BRAKING PROBLEMS AS YET. MANY COMMENTS ON CHAT ROOMS HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT, AND THAT IT CAN HAVE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES. *TR

THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT ON MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA COMES ON AT VERY RANDOM TIMES. SOMETIMES IT IS WITHIN SECONDS OF STARTING THE VEHICLE, OTHER TIMES IT ISN'T UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR 30 MINUTES OR LONGER. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO ANTI LOCK MODE, MAKING A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE, AND PULLING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE SIDE. ONCE THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY, BUT THE LIGHTS DO STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. *TR

FAILURE OF THE ABS SKID CONTROL ECU SYSTEM ON A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. *TR

THE VSC/ TRAC LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON, TURN OFF BY ITSELF, NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING OF THE VSC/ TRAC BUTTON. *TR

2002 SEQUOIA FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM - I HAVE READ AD NAUSEUM ON THIS SUBJECT ON YOUR SITE AS WELL AS OTHERS - WHEN IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO FORCE TOYOTA TO DEAL WITH THIS - ARE YOU WAITING FOR A FAMILY TO DIE

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, BUT THE LIGHTS DO STAY ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS RESTARTED. *TR