2001 Toyota Sequoia Traction Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VARIABLE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHILE TURNING, AND A HARD VIBRATION OCCURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CONTACTED COOS BAY TOYOTA (2001 N BAYSHORE DRIVE, COOS BAY, OREGON 97420, (541) 267-3121) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK STARTED SKIDDING ON IT'S OWN, THE VSC TRAC LIGHT AND TRAC OFF LIGHT BOTH CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WITH THE SKID MARK INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND BEEPED, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOSE. I STOPPED AT THE STORE AND WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF BUT A FEW MINUTES LATER, GOING ONLY ABOUT 30 MPH, IT DID IT AGAIN AND WAS LOUDER AND SHOOK WORSE. I WAS SCARED AND JUST TRIED TO GET HOME. IT WAS TOO LATE TO TAKE TO TOYOTA BUT I DID TALK TO A MECHANIC AND WILL GO TO TOYOTA IN THE AM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE SPORADICALLY WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY AND PULL THE TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I WAS DRIVING ON I 90 AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. ALL OF A SUDDEN VSC TRAC SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON OFF OFF COUPLE TIMES AND THEN IT AUTO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE THE BRAKES. I ALMOST LOST THE BALANCE OF MY SUV. I HAD MY 2 YOUNG KIDS AND MY WIFE WITH ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VSC AND TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND PARKED MOMENTARILY. ONCE THE CONTACT BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL OPERATED AS NORMAL AND THE GRINDING NOISE CEASED. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE YAW SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,555.

I AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. UNEXPECTEDLY, SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATES AND CAN SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT STEERING AND BRAKING WHILE DRIVING DUE TO STRONG GRINDING FEELING DURING THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGEMENT. AGAIN, THIS ACTIVATION HAS NO APPARENT CAUSE AS IT OCCURS ON FLAT DRY PAVEMENT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. LUCKILY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE THE SIGNIFICANT EFFECT THIS ENGAGEMENT HAS ON THE VEHICLE. AT A MINIMUM, THERE SHOULD BE A LONGER DELAY BETWEEN AN INITIAL WARNING LIGHT AND THE ACTUAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM. THERE IS NO TIME TO REACT WITH THE CURRENT DESIGN. ON MY SECOND TRIP TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED. DURING MY FIRST VISIT, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AFTER PLUGGING THE CAR INTO THEIR COMPUTERS. I PAID THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND HOPED IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. OF COURSE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER (DECEMBER 22, 2010 TO BE PRECISE). I'M CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE PART (YAW RATE SENSOR) TO COME IN AS I MUST GET THE VEHICLE FIXED. *TR

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION INADVERTENTLY TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AWAY HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY PULL TO THE RIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. LUCKILY I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR BACK INTO MY LANE AND THEN EXITED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED A TERRIBLE CRASH AND ROLLOVER. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND THE 7 WITNESSES IN MY CAR!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO WEAR; A CRASH ALMOST OCCURRED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE 02 SENSOR BUT 150 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

DRIVING ON DRY ASPHALT PAVING AT 65 TO 70 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE ABRUPTLY APPLIED TO THE RIGHT SIDE FOR A MATTER OF 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES (TWICE NOVEMBER 20, 2010 AND ONCE NOVEMBER 27, 2010). VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. ALSO APPEARS THAT TRAC OFF BUTTON DOES NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY TO TURN TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF ON DEMAND. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 LIMITED 4X4. SINCE NEW THIS SEQUOIAS VSC TRAC LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON THEN RESET ITSELF WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. LAST WEEK WITH 62,000+ MILES ON THE ODOMETER I EXPERIENCED A FRIGHTENING EVENT. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH ON A DRY CLEAR ROADWAY WHEN ALL OFF A SUDDEN THE "VSC TRAC" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN ICON OF A VEHICLE SKIDDING STARTED FLASHING ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BEEPING NOISE. THE SCARY PART WAS THAT THE SEQUOIA STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH COULD BE HEARD AND FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BRAKES ALSO HAD LOST SOME OF ITS STOPPING POWER WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO PULL OVER. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I HAD A RIGHT FRONT FLAT TIRE OR I RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUGHT IN MY UNDERCARRIAGE OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. AFTER WHAT SEEMED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS THE BEEPING NOISE STOPPED AND THE VEHICLES "VSC TRAC" AND "VSC OFF" LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE SEQUOIA. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEQUOIA AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THE VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF EVERYTHING RESET AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF UNTIL THE SAME EXACT INCIDENT OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. IT WAS GOOD THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON MY RIGHT SIDE BECAUSE THERE MAY OF BEEN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VIOLENT PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE ABOVE CONDITION OCCURS. SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VSC, BUT I AM TAKING MY SEQUOIA TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER ON MONDAY BECAUSE I FEAR THIS INCIDENT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AND I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH A VAST MAJORITY OF 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS! *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, VSC TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE CAR SHAKES PROFUSELY, LOUD BEEPING NOISE, JERKS AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT"S NOT GOING TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA LAST WEEK THEY REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS, RESURFACE THE ROTORS, BALANCE AND ROTATED THE TIRES. BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM IT HAPPEN AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. THIS IS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM CONSUMERS CONCERNING THE 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE 2001 TOY SEQUOIA HASN"T BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVED THE IS A SAFETY DEFECT ON TOYOTA PART AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CRASH AND LOST OF LIFE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SEQUOIA/2001/BRAKES/VSC_TRACTION_CONTROL_ENGAGES_FOR_NO_REASON.SHTML. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4WD LIMITED. I AM PLAGUED WITH THE ALL TOO COMMON VSC AND TRAC LIGHT WARNINGS. THE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM TIMES, AND GO OUT RANDOMLY. I HAVE ALSO SUFFERED FROM A LACK OF ACCELERATOR RESPONSE WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA, BUT THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THE VSC AND TRAC SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL ONE DAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITH 199000 MILES WILL APPLY THE ABS TO THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND THEN DISABLE THE VCS SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HAS FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE COMPUTER CODE WAS A BAD YAW SENSOR. THE MECHANIC VERIFIED THE SENSOR WAS GOOD AS WAS THE WIRING. I'M TOLD THE VSC COMPUTER MAY BE BAD. *TR

MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON, NOISE IS SOUNDING AND THE TRUCK IS SHAKING VIOLENTLY DURING ACCELERATION. IT OCCURS VERY OFTEN IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER AND ROADS. IT'S AN UNSETTLING FEELING SINCE IT'S MY FAMILY VEHICLE AND THE LIVES OF MY LOVED ONES ARE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE LOOKED AT AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST! *TR

TWO HOURS INTO A TRIP WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON STRAIGHT, FLAT DRY ROAD OUTSIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, THE VSC ALARM SOUNDED AND I SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE CONTROL OF SUV AND POWER. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER ASAP AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE WHICH RESET THE SYSTEM. HUSBAND TOOK OVER DRIVING AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM JUST A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. SEEMED OKAY ONCE VSC SYSTEM DISENGAGED (I.E. WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON). WAS FINE DURING SHORT DRIVES ON OUR VACATION, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED ABOUT 2 HOURS ON OUR DRIVE HOME. HAS BEEN OKAY ON SHORT DRIVES, BUT TOOK TO DEALER TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE ANOTHER TRIP PLANNED AND ARE AFRAID -- ESPECIALLY SINCE OTHER FAMILY WILL BE JOINING US. DEALER CALLED A SHORT TIME AGO SAYING THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED, BUT HE CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. HE SAID RESETTING THE COMPUTER SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT SEEMS LIKE WITH AS MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THIS YEAR MODEL, THERE MAY BE MORE TO IT THAN THAT. *TR

MY 2001 TOY SEQUOIA BEGAN HAVING MALFUNCTIONING PROBLEMS WITH THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN APRIL 5, 2010. THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ENGAGES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. THE CAR BEEPS LOUDLY, SHAKES, JERKS AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR THE 2003 EITHER.THERE ARE MULTIPLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THE 2001 TOY SEQUOIA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO INCLUDE THE 2001 TOY SEQ IN THE RECALL. THEY REFUSE TO HONOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2001 TRACTION PROBLEM. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN"D FIND ANYTHING WRONG, HOWEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WAS ON RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ON THE FOURTH TIME, THEY TRIED TO SAY THAT REPLACING A CHIP MAY FIX THE PROBLEM. NOT GUARANTEED. WANTED TO CHARGE $1,000 TO ORDER AND INSTALL THE PART. *TR

VECH. SKID CONTROL ALARM AND REACTION TAKES PLACE WITHOUT WARNING OR JUSTIFICATION. VEHICLE BRAKES COME ON WITH WARNING AND CAR SHAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKES WHICH ARE AUTOMATICALLY BEING APPLIED AND BRAKE ANTI SKID SYSTEM IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WEEK DURING ACCELERATION. THE VIOLENT REACTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS SHOCKING. I FEAR FOR THE LIVES OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS 9 YEARS OLD, I FEEL TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEADLY DEFECT. I KNOW THE 2003 MODEL WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. I EXPECT THE SAME AS THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES FOR NO APPARENT REASON CAUSING TRUCK TO STALL AND OR MAKE GRINDING NOISES FROM FRONT END. *TR

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 103K HAS HAD THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST YEAR. HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AT ABOUT 30K AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN IDEAL CONDITIONS. IT WILL GO OFF WHEN YOU SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WANT IT TO BE SAFE WHEN MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN THE CAR AND I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN I DRIVE MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA THE VSC SENSOR AND ABS LIGHT GO ON. MY VEHICLE STARTS GRINDING AND SHUTS DOWN ( DOING WHATEVER SPEED I MIGHT BE DOING AT THE TIME) YOU LOSE ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES. I AM TOLD THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES. TOYOTA WAS VERY RUDE WHEN I WENT TO THEM FOR HELP AND WANTED ALOT OF MONEY TO FIX THE ISSUE. WHY ISN'T IT RECALLED? SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO SPEND ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED AS A SAFETY MEASURE! *TR

MY 2001 SEQUOIA IS EXPERIENCING FALSE SKID INDICATIONS, RESULTING IN SUDDEN, SEVERE APPLICATIONS OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE, WITH NO WARNING. AFTER PURCHASING MY USED SEQUOIA (WITH APPROXIMATELY 121,000 MILES), WE DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. WE HAD JUST LEFT A PARKING LOT AND DRIVEN LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKE SUDDENLY DID A STRONG APPLY, PULLING THE VEHICLE TOWARD THE RIGHT, OFF THE ROAD, WHILE MAKING A GRINDING SOUND. THE BRAKE APPLY AND THE NOISE LASTED APPROXIMATELY (3) SECONDS, AND THEN THE BRAKE RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE MADE A SERIES OF BEEPS. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE, DURING OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. WE WERE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON A DRY, SMOOTH ROAD, AT A SPEED OF (25) TO (30) MPH; THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80F. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME SEVERAL HOURS LATER ON THE SAME DAY. ALL FACTORS WERE IDENTICAL, EXCEPT WE HAD DRIVEN ABOUT (5) MILES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. IN EACH CASE, THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TOWARD THE RIGHT, OFF THE ROAD, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN AN OBSTACLE THERE (ANOTHER CAR, PEDESTRIAN, ETC). IT WAS A HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE AREA WERE CLOSED. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT, AND WERE AMAZED TO FIND MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH MODEL YEARS RANGING FROM 2001 TO 2006, AND WITH NO KNOWN FIX. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP LATER CONFIRMED THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF ANY INCIDENT LIKE THIS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS VEHICLE CONDITION I HAVE EVER SEEN. I AM JUSTIFIABLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN, OR TO DRIVE IN THE VICINITY OF ANY OTHER SEQUOIAS OR TUNDRAS THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD. *TR

VSC TRAC WARNING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON, MY RECENTLY PURCHASED USED 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I'VE READ ONLINE POSTS THAT THE ECM ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COMPUTERIZED ANTI-SKID BRAKING SYSTEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE TOYOTA'S AND THAT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN AT YOUR OFFICE TO ENSURE TOYOTA CORRECTS THIS ISSUE. I WANT TO ENSURE MY SEQUOIA IS ALSO REPAIRED. *TR

THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE IN THE RAIN. THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THE CAR SWERVED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER CAR IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT!!! BOTH DASH VSC DASH LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE VEHICLE NEEDED SERVICE. THE DEALER IS NOW SAYING THAT THE ECU IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS 89000 MILES ON IT, THE ECU SHOULD NOT BE DEFECTIVE AT THIS MILEAGE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF/WHEN THE ECU DOES BECOME DEFECTIVE IT SHOULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM CAUSING A CONDITION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 12/2000 (2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 4X4) I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING RECURRING ISSUES, WHICH WERE BROUGHT UP WITH THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WITH NO REMEDY: 1) TRAC AND VSC LIGHTS GOING ON/OFF WITH NO ERROR CODES THROWN 2) OIL PRESSURE GAUGE READING OFF-LINE LOW WITH NO ERROR CODES THROWN TO DATE, THE ISSUES ABOVE HAVE NOT CAUSED A CRASH OR BODILY INJURY, BUT AS THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR (TWO YOUNG CHILDREN) IT HAS BEEN CONCERNING. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, MY 01-07 AND THEY SEEM TO BE KNOWN ISSUES WHICH HAVE ACTUALLY RESULTED IN FIRE/CRASH. I CANNOT FILL OUT THE INCIDENT DATE ACCURATELY BELOW AS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS (SINCE DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE). *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VSC TRAC CONTROL. THE VEHICLE'S DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND IT STARTS BEEPING AND THE VEHICLE STARTS JERKING AROUND AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK HARDLY AT ALL. THIS IS HAPPENING ALMOST EVERY DAY I DRIVE NOW. IT'S SCARY. IT WILL LAST FOR AROUND 20 SECONDS OR SO AND GO AWAY,ALTHOUGH THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS STAY ON THE DASH. *TR

HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND RECENTLY REGISTERED A VSC SKID ERROR ON THE DASH. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH + THE CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL AS AND IT FELT AS IF THE TRUCK WANTED TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKES AND IT FELT LIKE I HAD BLOWN A TIRE. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER AND GRINDING NOISE FROM THE WHEELS JUST BEFORE THE VSC OFF AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS BEEPING. OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP INDICATES THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS, ALTHOUGH INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES WE ARE NOWHERE CLOSE TO BEING ALONE WITH THIS INCIDENT. WE HAVE CONCERNS OVER PASSENGER SAFETY OPERATING THIS VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. *TR