2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA WENT NOSE DOWN AND STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. LOSS OF POWER HAPPENED AND I HAD NO CONTROL. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IT HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES. I FEEL LIKE I WILL HIT SOMEONE OR SOMEONE WILL HIT ME! *TR

MY WIFE WAS ON FREEWAY, DRIVING OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 2WD, WHEN VSC LIGHT LIT UP AND A BUZZER SOUNDED. AT THE SAME TIME, HER VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE ON ITS OWN, CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND HER TO HAVE TO BRAKE TO KEEP FROM REAR-ENDING HER VEHICLE. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A HORRIFIC GRINDING AND BANGING SOUND. MY WIFE FOUND A SAFER PLACE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND STOP THE VEHICLE. A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE WAS "FLAT-BED" TOWED TO REPAIR GARAGE. *TR

VSC, TRAC, BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VSC AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AFTER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) WAS COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. .

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT ONE IS COMING UNLESS THIS GETS FIXED. THE VTRAC CONTROL SYSTEM THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON SELECT MODELS IN THE 2003 MODEL YEAR IS AFFECTING MINE AS WELL, TOYOTA STATES THEY WON'T FIX IT UNDER RECALL DESPITE BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

ONE DAY THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON THE DASH, SHORTLY AFTER THIS HAPPENED WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL STATING THIS EXACT PROBLEM. SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND FIX. THE FIRST TIME I DROPPED IT OFF FOR THE DAY THEY CALLED AFTER AND SAID THE MACHINE TO TEST THE VEHICLE WAS DOWN, AND THAT IT WOULD BE A DAY OR TWO BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED, WELL I NEEDED MY VEHICLE SO I WENT A PICKED IT UP. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FINALLY TESTED MY VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FIT THE CRITERIA FOR VIN IDENTIFICATION. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS IS POSSIBLE CONSIDERING ALL THE INFORMATION STATED ON THE RECALL IS...

PROBLEM ONE: "BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AT RANDOM BUT THEN DOESN'T COME BACK ON AT NEXT RESTART OF CAR. BRAKE FLUID AND ALL MECHANICS ARE OK. BRAKING DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BUT I AM WORRIED THAT THERE WILL BE AN ABS FAILURE THAT I'LL IGNORE BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY WARNING LIGHT. SOMETIMES THE STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON AT LOW SPEED. PROBLEM TWO: FRAME IS NEARLY RUSTED OUT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SIMILAR TUNDRA, AND SUPPOSEDLY A RECALL FOR THESE PARTICULAR SEQUOIAS IN SOME STATES, BUT NOTHING COMES UP FOR MY VEHICLE IN INDIANA. VEHICLE, PURCHASED FROM TOYOTA DEALER OXMOOR TOYOTA A YEAR AGO, IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY TRANSFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS... ALL ON, ALL AT ONCE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE WITH THESE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR. MANY OTHERS WENT TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM AND FILED A COMPLAINT. IF THEY GET ENOUGH OF THESE THEY WILL GO TO THE MANUFACTURER AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

VSC TRACTION CONTROL & ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT ON. VEHICLE SKID ON WET SURFACE WHILE MAKING TURNS AT NORMAL SPEED. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT THIS USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA ON MAY 25, 2012. I NOTICED THE WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A DEFECTIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ABS SYSTEM ON MY WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ASSURED ME THE SYSTEM WORKS FINE AND THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER MODULE. ALL THE FOLLOWING WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON AT THE SAME TIME: TRAC, VSC OFF, AND ABS LIGHTS. I ALSO CHECKED THE VEHICLE HISTORY ON THE TOYOTA WEBSITE AND IT IS RECORDED THAT THE TOYOTA DEALER WORKED ON THIS PROBLEM ON 07/23/2009 WHEN THE CAR HAD 97,187 MILES. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS 50,000 SEQUOIA'S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER, MY SEQUOIA'S VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST. PLEASE HELP. IN ADDITION THE LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD DOES NOT WORK. *TR

THE VEHICLE ABS, TRAC AND VSC TRAC SENSORS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO AWAY UNLESS COMPUTERS AND SENSORS ARE REPLACED. DEALERS HAVE INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT OF SENSORS AND COMPUTERS MAY NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

ABS,VAC,TRAC LIGHT ON. *TR

CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH ABS VSC CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. THESE LIGHTS HAVE GONE ON SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH THE LAST 9 YEARS, 90,000 MILES. WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERS AS WELL AS MECHANICS MANY TIMES. WE HAVE REPLACED THE YAW RATE SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR AND WERE QUOTED A PRICE OF 2500 TO REPLACE ANOTHER SENSOR/COMPUTER. OTHER TIMES THEY CANNOT READ THE CODES IN ORDER TO MAKE A DIAGNOSIS. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. MANY OTHER 03 SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WE FEEL THAT THERE IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THESE SEQUOIAS THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE/CONCERN.THEY PREFER TO TELL US THE VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. *TR

ABS, VCS TRAC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT ON/OFF. *TR

DURING MY WORK COMMUTE THIS MORNING THE "VSC TRAC" AND "VSC OFF" LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND STAYED ON. *TR

IT WAS RAINING, I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN ,10 - 15 MPH THE BACK TIRE STARTED TO SPIN, THE VSC TRAC,VSC OFF,AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON, THIS IS AFTER THE TRK. WENT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT A RECALL ON THE VSC. THEY SAID IT WASN'T UNDER A RECALL, WE PARKED THE SEQUOIA AND WONT DRIVE IT UNTIL IT'S REPAIRED, SAFETY REASONS, I MOVED IT , TRIED TO GO OVER A CURB ON AN ANGLE AND THE RIGHT REAR TIRE JUST WAS SPINNING ON THE ASPHALT ROAD. THIS CANT BE GOOD FOR THE SEQUOIA ,ITS 4 WHEEL DRIVE, AND ITS MAKING A NOISE, IN THE DRIVE TRAIN ,CLUNKING?? IT SLIDES IN THE RAIN (BAD ) AND WONT STOP ON WET ROADS VERY WELL , IT SLIDES TO A STOP. I DON'T HAVE ALOT OF TIME TO RESEARCH THE VSC PROBLEM ,BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE ALL THE SEQUOIA'S 03-05...

A FEW MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2004 WE NOTICED THAT THE TRACTION LIGHTS ARE COMING ON PERIODICALLY. WE TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA SERVICE TO CHECK THE ISSUE AND BEEN CHARGED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SENSOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED AND EVEN GOT WORST: THE TRACTION AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE CONTINUOUSLY ON NOW. IN 2010 WE RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A RECALL WITH REGARD TO THE ABOVE ISSUE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP LOCATED AT 4248 MORSE RD., COLUMBUS, OH 43230. THE CAR WAS SERVICED BUT A FEW HOURS AFTERWARDS ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON AGAIN. WHEN WE RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS ON THE VEHICLE COMPUTER ADJUSTMENT, WHICH WAS DONE, AND THAT AND ANY ADDITIONAL SERVICES WILL BE CHARGED IN FULL. WE LOOKED UP THE RECALL DOCUMENT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE RESULT INDICATED A FAULTY VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURER AFTER THE DATES INDICATED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 IS HAVING ABS LIGHTS,BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ON PROBLEM. BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AT THE TOYOTA DEALER IN HAYWARD, CALIFORNIA. VSC/TRAC LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR(BRAND NEW FROM THE LOT); THEY REPLACED THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THESE LIGHTS ARE ON AND OFF THROUGH OUT THE YEARS. FOUND OUT THE THERE IS A RECALL LAST YEAR, 2010, BUT I DID NOT GET ANY NOTICE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER JUNE 30, 2011, PAID FOR THE CHECK UP, INITIATED THE FLASHING OF ECU TO CORRECT TROUBLE CODE C1247, AND THEY SAID THAT ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ME $1500.00 MINIMUM, MAYBE MORE TO FIX THE VSC/TRAC/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS NOW 110.000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO TOYOTA -TIM HOWE OF 1800 331-4331 HOT LINE NUMBER, THEY CAN NOT GIVE ANY FREE SERVICE AND PARTS DUE TO OVER 100K...

VEHICLE VIOLENTLY STOPS OR DECELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER HITTING BRAKES *TR

2003 SEQUOIA. VSC/TRAC LIGHTS COME ON JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. PLUS PARKING BRAKE LIGHT. HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF TO RESET. THE DEALER SAID MY COMPUTER IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO I MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET. LOOKED ON-LINE AND FOUND DOZENS OF SITES AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *LN

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, WHICH WE PURCHASED NEW IN 2003. WE USE IT SPARINGLY, SO IT ONLY HAD 18,743 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT AS OF DECEMBER 23, 2010 (A DATE REFERRED TO AGAIN BELOW). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY COPELAND TOYOTA, BROCKTON, MA, AND WAS TROUBLE-FREE UNTIL RECENTLY. ON NOVEMBER 23, 2010, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY WIFE IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD COME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN THE PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE NEXT PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF ME (FORTUNATELY UNOCCUPIED). ON DECEMBER 17, 2010, AGAIN WITH MY WIFE IN THE VEHICLE, I HAD BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET AND HAD THE VEHICLE AT ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE...

SKID CONTROL ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEED WITH GRINDING NOISE, MILEAGE 66,000; WARNING LIGHTS FOR TRACTION CONTROL, ABS,PARKING BRAKE, STABILITY CONTROL ALL ACTIVATED. TOOK INTO DEALER WHERE SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED, DROVE 5 MILES AND HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK AT THE DEALER NOW, WAITING TO SEE WHO PAYS. THIS HAPPENED IN 2004 AT VERY LOW MILEAGE AND THE FAULTY SKID CONTROL ECU UNIT WAS REPLACED, NOT REPROGRAMMED, AT MY INSISTENCE, HAVING BEEN AWARE OF THE FACTORY SERVICE BULLETIN.

AFTER YEARS OF INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS/VSC/TRAC LIGHTS COMING ON, I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL REQUIRING A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE UPDATE WAS PREFORMED, AND THEN THE DEALER SAYS THE YAW SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR THE LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF SEQUOIA OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. UNLESS I SUBMIT TO THE DEALER'S EXTORTION OF $700, I HAVE A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE YAW SENSOR THAT HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2007 WITH 43,000 MILES. SINCE THEN I HAVE DRIVEN 30,000 MILES IN 4 YEARS. WHEN I FIRST PICK THIS CAR IT LOOKED GREAT. THE DAY I PICKED IT UP IT HAD A DENT IN THE BACK, AND THE DVD PLAYER DIDNT WORK AND WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A WATER LEAK THAT TOYOTA HAD TO REPAIR AND REMOVE AN ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH IT. LATER, I BROUGHT IT IN TO HAVE MY GAS TANK LEVEL INDICATOR REPAIRED BUT WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS TIME CONSUMING AND BASICALLY WAS ADVISED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD TO BE TAKEN OUT SO, I DIDNT GET IT DONE. I REPLACED MY BATTERY, CONSTANTLY HAD MY OIL CHANGED, AS THE PAINT STARTED TO PEEL ON MY LEFT FRONT FENDER. TIE RODS WERE REPLACED THAT HAD BROKEN, WHICH WAS COVERED BY THE PLATINUM COVERAGE THAT I PURCHASED FOR 1000.00. IVE HAD A VSC LOGIC...

BROUGHT MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS A SAFETY RECALL TO UPGRADE PROGRAM LOGIC IN ITS VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH BOTH MY VSC LIGHTS AND THE ABS LIGHT PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER PUT IT BACK ON THE TESTING STATION AND DETERMINED THAT NOW MY DECELERATION SENSOR (YAW RATE SENSOR) IS FAULTY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS COMPONENT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ENTIRE VSC SYSTEM, AND IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I AM NOW FACING A HUGE BILL WHICH AMOUNTED FROM BRINGING IN THE CAR TO ADDRESS A SAFETY RECALL. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT THE SITUATION, AND I NEED TO RESOLVE IT WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM HELPS PROVIDE INTEGRATED CONTROL OF THE SYSTEMS...

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. RECENTLY, THE ABS, VSC AND VSC TRAK LIGHTS HAVE COME ON THE DASH AND STAY ON. THESE SYSTEMS ARE SAFETY-RELATED IN THAT THEY CONTROL THE BRAKING AND VEHICLE CONTROL WHEN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. IN THE EVENT OF SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, THE FAILURE OF THIS SYSTEM WOULD MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE, BY NOT ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

I HAD MY BRAKES LOOKED AT BY DEALER DUE TO PULSATING AND NOT FEELING LIKE THEY SHOULD. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE VSC, ABS, TRAC LIGHT GOES ON AND STAYS ON. SAFETY RECALL A0G REFLECTS PROBLEMS WITH THE VSC/ECU WHICH ALSO WORKS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE DECELERATION SENSOR/CIRCUIT. THE DEALER "PEDERSON TOYOTA" HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE DECELERATION SENSOR COSTING $99.50 - DIAGNOSTIC, $445 - PART, AND $99.50 - LABOR. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA HAS HAD SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE, THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. DECELERATION IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND MY VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. ALSO, THE DECELERATIONS SENSOR/CIRCUIT THEY ARE TELLING ME NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IS PART OF THE VSC/ECU THAT IS RECALLED. ALL THREE PARTS WORK TOGETHER AND NOT ONE OF THEM CAN DO THEIR JOB WITHOUT THE OTHER....

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CONSUMER STATES EXTREME SHAKING AND VIBRATIONS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE FOUR ACTIVE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION RECALL, BUT HE BELIEVES THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AS THERE IS AN EXTREME SHAKING AND VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL RECALL, BUT THE TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE STILL ON, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT COULD BE A MYRIAD OF THINGS WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE LIGHTS TO REMAIN ON. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNLIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGY DURING APPLICATION AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNLIMITED. WHILE THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL TRAC AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY DURING APPLICATION AFTER THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FAILURE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 11/05/10. *LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY DECREASE IN SPEED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE SKID CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VSC, ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND HAVE BEEN ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER OR BRAKED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE GOING INTO SLOW TURNS. THE TOYOTA RECALL CENTER ASSURED THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V176000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WAS VALID FOR ONE YEAR; HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER SKID SEAL, PART#B9541-0C062 AND THE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY, PART#B9630-0C011. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. CURRENTLY, THE VSC TRAC, VSC, ABS AND EMERGENCY HANDBRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE DEALER AND REPAIR SHOPS, THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED. EVERYONE SEEMS TO THINK THIS ISSUE IS NOT RELATED TO A MECHANICAL ISSUE, BUT TO AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR. UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY THE MANUFACTURER/DEALERSHIP CAN REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. BECAUSE THIS IS A TOYOTA-FIX-ONLY, WE CANNOT SIMPLY AFFORD TO GET THIS FIX. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED ALMOST $700 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A DIFFICULT AMOUNT TO DIGEST, ESPECIALLY WITH A FAMILY WITH MULTIPLE KIDS. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, VSC AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES @ 20K MILES AND NOW @ 80K MILES. FIRST TIME @ 20 K MILES, DEALER DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM SO THEY SAID I MIGHT FORGET TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP...BUT NOW AFTER 5 YEARS, THE VSC AND ABS LIGHT STARTED POPPING UP AGAIN WHEN I WAS DRIVING 60 MILE/HOUR, I HAVE BROUGHT THE CA TO DEALER AND THIS TIME THEY HAVE CHARGED ME ALMOST $ 500 TO GET THESE LIGHTS CAME OFF INCLUDING A SERIES OF UNNECESSARY PARTS REPLACING AND TUNE UP. LESS THAN ONE MONTH, THESE LIGHTS - VSC AND ABS CAME ON AGAIN, BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT FAILED FOR ANOTHER CODE WHICH REQUIRE ANOTHER $ 500 TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS FRUSTRATED SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK HOME, BUT I STILL FEEL UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING IT. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD...

THROUGHOUT THE TIME PERIOD I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I HAVE EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS LOW SPEED VEHICLE CONTROL ISSUES, WHEN TRAVELING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES, RELATING TO THE VEHICLE'S STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM. AT SPEEDS BETWEEN A FEW MILES PER HOUR AND PERHAPS AS MUCH AS 15 MILES PER HOUR, ON MUDDY OR ICY ROADS, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM WILL KICK IN, PROBABLY AS IT SHOULD, WHILE BRAKING OR INITIATING A TURN, AS INDICATED BY A VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING IN THE DRIVERS CONTROL CONSOLE. HOWEVER, WHILE IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE VSC SYSTEM TO RESPOND, THE VSC IN THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA RESPONDS IN A DANGEROUS MANNER WHICH IS MUCH LESS EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE THAN THE VSC SYSTEMS IN ALL OTHER VEHICLES I OWN OR HAVE DRIVEN. WHEN THE VSC SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED, AS INDICATED BY THE VSC LIGHT COMING ON, POWER IS LOST TO ALL WHEELS IN THE...

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THAT HAS A FAULTY SKID CONTROL UNIT AND NEEDS THE ECU REPLACED. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2003 SEQUOIAS FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED ON THAT LIST SINCE THEY ARE ONLY TARGETING CERTAIN CARS FROM THAT YEAR, NOT ALL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $3,000 TO FIX MY CAR, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. I HAVE ONLY 35,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE IN THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD SOME VERY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO THE CAR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY DUE TO THE FAULTY VSC. I FEEL THAT OUR SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY DUE TO TOYOTA'S REFUSAL TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT AND ARE INDEED RECALLING FOR. MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SHOULD BE...

I HAD FILLED A COMPLAINT BECAUSE OF MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE VSC TRAC LIGHT/VSC LIGHT/ABS LIGHT STAYS ON AS A RESULT OF ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE SWITCH. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY VIN # IS NOT ONE FOR RECALL AND THAT THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE ISSUES. ON THIS SITE IT STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS CLOSED AND TOYOTA IS RECALLING THEM. WHAT IS THE STATUS? THANKS *TR

VSC TRAC AND VSC AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND SOMETIMES CAN BE RESET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON. LOSS OF POWER WHEN THIS HAPPENS SOMETIMES. LATELY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

THE VSC TRACK AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AT EXACTLY 108,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY RELIABLE VEHICLE EXCEPT WHEN IT SEEMS THE COMPUTER PARTS ARE PROGRAMMED TO FAIL. I USE TO COMMUTE IN HEAVY SLOW TRAFFIC IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN USING THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.. THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO OFF AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN HOWEVER THE VSC/TRACK LIGHT STILL ON APPEAR T BE A COMPUTER DEFECT. I SEE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS COULD LEAD TO VEHICLE TIPPING BIG PROBLEM MAYBE THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO TOYOTAS VEHICLES SUPER ACCELERATING JUST A THOUGHT! *TR

WE OWN A TOYATA SEQUOIA LTD 2003 MODEL YEAR. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER REGARDING BRAKING ISSUE. IF WE EVER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, FOR SOME REASON THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WILL START TO LOCK UP, THAT WOULD SHAKE THE SUV AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER. THE DEALER NEVER DETERMINED WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS EVEN THOUGH WE ENDED UP PAYING FOR REPAIRS THAT NEVER MADE A DIFFERENCE. EVENTUALLY WE STOPPED USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON OUR VEHICLE, THAT ALSO STOPPED THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS FROM LOCKING UP. DURING THIS PERIOD THE CAR PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY ALSO CRASHED INTO OUR GARAGE AND BROKE THE GARAGE DOORS. WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON AND IN PARK, MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, THE SUV HAD CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE; EVEN THOUGH THE SUV WAS IN PARK POSITION GEAR AND WITH EMERGENCY...

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/TRAC COMPUTER PROBLEMS CAUSING UNNECESSARY BRAKING. ALSO BREAKING OF REAR DOOR LATCH AND INABILITY TO OPEN REAR DOOR. *TR

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VSC COMPUTER CONTINUES TO BREAK LEAVING THE CAR WITH NO TRACTION CONTROL. ON SNOWY AND ICY ROADS THE CAR WILL SPIN OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE VEHICLE AND NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE VSC TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR IN 4WD ALL THE TIME TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING ON SNOWY OR WET STREETS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ISSUE. THERE ARE PAGES UPON PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO WARRANTY THE PROBLEM OR CONDUCT A RECALL. THE PART ITSELF IS APPROXIMATELY $1600. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE VSC COMPUTER REPLACED ONCE ON THE VEHICLE AND NOW THE NEW COMPUTER IS BROKEN AGAIN. IT WAS...

ABS AND VSC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM. *TR

VSC AND TRAC WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WHEN DRIVING. SKID CONTROL LIGHTS FLASH, INDICATING COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BRAKING WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT SLOW SPEED ON NORMAL, DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM TOYOTA ON11/21/2009. THE NEXT DAY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAYED ON EVERY TIME I STARTED THE VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS THEN IT WENT OUT. THEN IT WOULD INTERMITTENLY COME ON AND RESET WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. TOOK IT BACK TO TOYOTA AND THEY FOUND FAULT CODE C1310. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW BRAKE POWER BOOSTER INSIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. AFTER A WEEK OF ARGUING WITH THEM THEY CHANGED IT. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY CHECKED AGAIN AND SAID CODE C1310 HAD TRIGGERED BUT THIS TIME IT WAS THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND IT WAS NOT COVERED AND THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT FOR ME. I CHECKED THE OWNERS FORUMS FOR SEQUOIA'S AND THIS APPARENTLY IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IGNORES. THE DEALER HAS...

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED. PURCHASED NEW FROM DEALER. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS WITH "VSC TRAC", "TRAC OFF" AND "ABS" LIGHTS GOING ON (USUALLY IF TIRES WERE ON SLIPPERY SURFACE). LIGHTS USUALLY WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT INCIDENT. TWO YEARS AGO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY REPLACED ECU COMPUTER AND TRANSLATE COMPUTER WHEN CAR DIED AFTER THESE LIGHTS WENT ON. NOW LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN AND NOT GOING OFF. WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. DEALER CHARGED ME $160 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LED THEM TO TELL ME IT'LL COST $2,300 TO DO WHAT AMOUNTS TO "EXPLORATORY SURGERY", AND BY THE WAY, MY AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED AND THEY CAN'T RESET THEM WITHOUT ME PAYING SAID $2,300 AND POSSIBLY MUCH MORE AS THEY USE A TRIAL AND ERROR APPROACH TO "FIXING" WHATEVER PROBLEM THERE IS (CAR SEEMS TO BE DRIVING OK AT THE MOMENT WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ON.) A QUICK SEARCH OF THE...

SKID CONTROL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. IT WAS ENGAGED ON A HOT DAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT FREEWAY. THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE LIGHTS ARE NOW ON AND WON'T TURN OFF. *TR

FOR THE PAST 6MONTHS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND SHUT OFF RANDOMLY FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO ANSWER FOR WHY, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. NOW THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO DANGER AGAIN BUT THAT IT WILL COST 1600 TO FIX. IF I DO NOTHING THEN IT WILL BE FINE TOO. NONE OF IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE. *TR