2002 Toyota Sequoia Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

AS I DRIVE DOWN A HIGHWAY, GRAVEL ROAD, DRIVEWAY, STREET, ANYWHERE, GOING SLOW OR THE SPEED LIMIT, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VSC LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL START FLASHING ACCOMPANIED BY AN ALARM IN THE DASH, CAUSING THE CAR TO MOMENTARILY FEEL ALMOST AS IF ITS HYDROPLANING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL BUT THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT 2-3 TIMES EACH TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DOING IT WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN GO TO TAKE OFF AGAIN IT WILL FLASH THE LIGHTS AND MAKE A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECS NOT LETTING THE CAR MOVE AT ALL. THEN IT WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN START MOVING AGAIN. I HAVE 7 KIDS THAT RIDE WITH ME DAILY AND I FIND THIS EXTREMELY SCARY. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR 6/01/2020 TO NOW/PRESENT/DAILY/

DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN 35 MPH ROAD AND ESC LIGHT STARTS FLASHING, DASH BEEPING, ANTI LOCK BRAKES START SURGING WITHOUT PRESSING PEDAL. CAR SHAKING. COME TO A STOP. AFTER 10 SECONDS, BEEPING STOPS, ESC STOPS FLASHING. TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. CAR DRIVES FINE NOW WITH LIGHTS ON. MECHANIC SAID NEED NEW BRAKES AND YAW SENSOR OUT OF CALIBRATION PROBABLY DUE TO BRAKES. REPLACED ALL BRAKES AND ROTORS, RE-CALIBRATED YAW SENSOR FOR $1000. SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN 600 MILES LATER. THIS TIME WHEN IT HAPPENED, MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. SHE WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I RESEARCHED AND MANY 2002 SEQUOIAS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 SEQUOIAS, THEY NEED TO COVER THIS YEAR. *TR

WHEN I START THE VEHICLE THE TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. AFTER DRIVING A SHORT TIME THE VEHICLE BEEPS AND GOES INTO A SKIP AND BREAKS TO ONE SIDE. IT CORRECTS ITSELF IN A SECOND. SOMETIMES IT BEEPS AND NO SKID. THIS STARTED A YEAR AGO. FREQUENCY WAS A FEW TIMES A YEAR THEN. NOW IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I BELIEVE TOYOTA ADDRESSED THE ISSUE ON 2003'S, BUT NOT 2002'S. MOST OF TIME THE VEHICLE IS ON CITY STREETS WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND IT IS MORE LIKELY TO HAPPEN AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING STRAIGHT.

JUST BOUGHT A USED 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND QUICKLY FOUND THAT I CAN NOT PULL OUT INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC WITHOUT PLENTY OF GAP IN SAID TRAFFIC.I HAD UNHOOKED THE BATTERY TO DO SOME WORK ON IT AND NOW IT WILL HESITATE FOR 1.5 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN YOU EASE FROM A STOP.I HAVE SEEN ON OTHER SITES THAT IT IS CALLED THE HESITATION OF DEATH.I NOTICE ON THE DASH THE (CAR WITH THE SLIPPING) LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE ARE SOME RELAY NOISES UNDER THE DASH.I DON'T SEE THE VSC LIGHT COME ON OR THE ABS LIGHT COME ON.I DID CALL MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN MY EXPERINCE AND THEY CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE.THEY TOLD ME JUST TO DRIVE IT AND IT SHOULD WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT SHOULD RELEARN ITSELF.I TOLD THEM I JUST DROVE A 650 MILE TRIP WITH IT AND ITS BEEN A WEEK OR TWO SINCE I UNHOOED THE BATTERY WITH NO CHANGE.SHE SIMPLY JUST WISHED ME LUCK AND THAT WAS IT.AS A UPDATE I CHANGED THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS IN WITCH LOWERED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN THE MASTER CYLNDER WITCH TURNED ON ALL THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT AND THE HESITATION WENT AWAY AS LONG AS THE LIGHTS WERE ON.UNFORTUNTALY I TURNED IT OFF AND FILLED THE BRAKE FLUID TO MAX LEVEL AND THE HESITATION CAME RIGHT BACK AND THE VSC WARNING LIGHTS WENT OFF.NOTHING TO INDICATE OR GIVE A DIRECTION TO A REPAIR.I SEE THE REPORTS ABOUT THE 2003 SEQUIOA HAVING A RECALL BUT NOT THE 2002.IF THEY ARE THE SAME PART NUMBERS I THINK FOR ALL SAFTY FACTORS ON BOTH YEARS THEY SHOUD BE HONERING THE 2002 UNDER A SAFTY RECALL.NOT REALLY SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.DO I SELL IT,TRADE IT IN, THE DEARSHIP DIDNT OFFER ANY TRUE HELP OR EVEN MENTION THE RECALL ON THE 2003 SEQUIOA. THEY WERE NOT TO FORTH COMING WITH INFO ON THIS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN ON A TOYOTA FORUM PAGE.

THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS A SOUND WHEN I HIT A POT HOLE OR HIT THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS THEN A LITTLE UNSTABLE.THIS HAPPENS ON THE STREET AND THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THERE IS A LOUD SOUND AND THEN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON.THIS IS SCARY. THIS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS ON AND OFF.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING WHEN DRIVING SLOW AT 10 MPH OR 60MPH.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 75MPH WE MADE A SLIGHT TURN WITH THE ROAD AND VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL, AS WELL AS TO BRAKE. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. WE FINALLY PULLED OVER SHUT OFF THE SUV AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF SO WE TRIED AGAIN. ABOUT 30MIN IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING. VERY FRIGHTENING. IS THERE A RECALL OUT ON THIS??

TRAC/ VSC ALARM LIGHT CAME ON , THE CAR BRAKES WAS ACTIVATED WHILE ON HEAVY TRAFFIC ON TOP OF A BRIDGE WITH A DRY ROAD SURFACE.

YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE CAUSING SUV LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 20 MPH. FLASHING VSC LIGHTS, WARNING SOUND. BRAKES AND STEERING NOT USABLE WHILE DRIVING DURING YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE.

TRAC AND VSC AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON ALL AT ONCE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE REALLY ROUGH, FEELS LIKE MY TIRES WENT FLAT AND STEERING BECOMES RATHER DIFFICULT. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME DRIVING OWN THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. ONCE I WAS TURNING, THE OTHER TIMES I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE EACH TIME, BUT NO RAINY CONDITIONS.

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED, WITH 111,000 MILES ON IT. TWICE JULY 13 AND JULY 21 ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS FOR (VSC, TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, PARKING BRAKE) LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. IT HAS HAPPEN AT LOW DRIVING SPEEDS (APPROX. 20-30 MPH), THERE WAS SOME SLIGHT BRAKING OR PUSHING FEELING OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL. AS I CAN SEE BY MANY POST REGARDING THE PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S OF THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL AS MINE IN MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS FILED WITH NHSTA. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT APPEARS TO BE A DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEEDS, LUCKILY MINE HAPPENED AT LOW SPEEDS. IF TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE RECALLS FOR THE SKID CONTROL ECU/YAW RATE SENSOR ON THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S, WHY NOT A RECALL ON THE 2002 SEQUOIAS WHICH SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? CAN MY SEQUOIA STILL BE DRIVEN? IS IT SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AT HIGHER SPEEDS? IT APPEARS EVEN TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS CAN'T GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED MOST TIMES OR ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. MANY WITH 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE CALLS TO GET IT DONE CORRECTLY. HOW CAN THIS BE, WHEN THIS SKID CONTROL ECU PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED MANY MANY TIMES. MORE THAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AND I AM PUTTING TOYOTA ON NOTICE IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME OR ANYONE IN MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA DUE TO THIS DOCUMENTED ISSUE.

WE HAVE HAD THE VSC/TRAC FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND BEEPING ALARMS AS WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND/OR ON THE FREEWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. INCIDENT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 10-20 SECONDS. ONCE IT STOPS THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT COMES ON UNTIL YOU STOP DRIVING. THIS OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN WE ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD OR ON THE FREEWAY. WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NO LONGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIPS OR ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WE FEEL IT IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

THE VSC,TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE WHILE NORMAL DRIVING IN CITY OR ON HWY,JERKS VEHICLE TO LEFT SUDDENLY ALSO MAKES BRAKING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE AND MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN TRAC TRIES TO ENGAGE.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.WE ARE ONLY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE PURCHASE IT. THE LIGHTS COMES ON WITH A JERK OF A MOVEMENT TO ENGAGE THEVRC CONTROL LIGHTS ON.

MY 2002 SEQUOIA HAS A SAFTEY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. WHILE DRIVING IN A FREEWAY 65MPH MY SUV VIOLENTLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH, THE "VSC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS TURN ON IN DASH CLUSTER

THIS PROBLEM STARTED ON 8/1/2017 ECS AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MILLAGE WAS 190753. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAVING TRIED TO FIND THE FAULT FOR THIS CONDITION WAS FUTILE. I DO SUSPECT THE ECU IS FAILING.

2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MFG. AUGUST 2002 HAS NOT HAD A RECALL FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. APRIL 1, 2002 TO APRIL 17 2003 THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA UNDER NHTSA # 10V17600 AND # EA09006 HAD THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA RECALLED FOR PROBLEMS ON THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. MY SEQUOIA THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THEN GO OFF, EVEN WHEN ROAD CONDITIONS ARE DRY, OR WHEN EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED, WHEN I GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE.. IN FEBRUARY 2017 I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LITE COME ON , AND ALSO THE VSC LIGHTS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAM ON. I WENT TO AN AUTO ZONE, THEY CODED THE MACHINE, WHICH A GENERIC P1126 LIGHT CAME ON ALSO, WHICH WAS A DEFECTIVE MAGNETIC CLUTCH CODE. AFTER THEY CODED THE TOYOTA, ALL THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OFF THIS PAST WEEK, WITH 125 MILES PLACED ON VEHICLE.

WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL VSC/TRAC IS BEING ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE'S CONTROL IS BEING TAKEN OVER BY THE VSC/TRAC COMPUTER, AND THE CAR WON'T SLOW DOWN, UNTIL THE VSC/TRAC TURNS OFF. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT IS TURNED ON, AND GRINDING NOISE IS BEING HEARD WHEN IT HAPPENS.

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STATIONARY DURING DRY CONDITIONS, THE VCS LIGHT TURNS ON AND STARTS BEEPING WHILE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE SUDDENLY WITH POWER LOSS AND SIGNIFICANT FRONT END VIBRATION. THERE IS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND MUCH SLOWER BRAKING WHICH IS DANGEROUS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY COMES TO A STOP, THE "VSC TRAC" AND "TRAC OFF" LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON AND THE CAR DRIVES FINE FROM THAT POINT ON UNTIL TURNED OFF. WHEN THE "TRAC OFF" AND "VCS TRAC" LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER STARTING THE CAR, THE PROBLEM DOES NOT PRESENT ITSELF. HOWEVER, IF THOSE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE, THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN WITHIN THE FIRST MILE. THE CODE READER DOES NOT SHOW A SPECIFIC CAUSE SO OFFICIALLY UNKNOWN, HOWEVER, THE SITUATION SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THAT OF OTHER 2002 AND LATER SEQUIOAS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. OUR 2002 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS IT WAS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO THE RECALL DATE BUT APPEARS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

TRAC OFF-ROAD LIGHTS, TRAC VSC LIGHT, BEEPING, PULLED RIGHT AND DECELERATE ON INTERSTATE. FORNUNATELY, IN THE RIGHT LANE OTHERWISE DO WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. SPEED APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH

WHETHER DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS OR ON THE FREEWAY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED PULLS (JERKING) ON MY STEERING WHEEL AND WOULD HEAR GRINDING NOISE WHERE I CAN FEEL MY CAR SHAKING (AS IF I WAS DRAGGING A METAL SCRAPING THE ROAD AS I AM DRIVING). THIS WILL HAPPEN FOR A FEW SECONDS (TO AS LONG AS ALMOST A MINUTE, UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF MY ENGINE IN ONE CASE WHERE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY). EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS, THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WHEN I FIRST STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO, I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR KNOWN ISSUES. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY AND SINCE IT WASN'T HAPPENING ALL THE TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD ALWAYS SAY THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, WHENEVER I BROUGHT IT IN, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T RE-CREATE THE ISSUE. LATELY, IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS (SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES A DAY). JUST YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS MAKING A U-TURN, THE VSC CAME ON AND LOCKED MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE POINT WHERE IT SLOWED MY ACCELERATION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE TURN. THEN, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY (STRAIGHT, FLAT SURFACE) GOING 65 MPH, IT HAPPENED AGAIN: MY STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO 1 SIDE, THE GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON. AND LATER, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET (ALSO STRAIGHT AND FLAT SURFACE) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TODAY, I WENT ONLINE AND TYPED IN MY VIN# AND SURE ENOUGH, IT SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS, HOWEVER, THERE'S MULTIPLE FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG, ESPECIALLY IF MULTIPLE OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD & SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CO-WORKERS WHO HAVE RODE IN MY CAR ALL WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED IT. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON A RESOLUTION.

2002 SEQUOIA PURCHASED USED, VSC TRAC DESENGAGES WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY TIME, SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE AND MAKING GRINDING NOICE IN THE SUSPENSION OR BREAKS, IT WILL RESET AGAIN AFTER PARK AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, THIS PROBLEM HAD HAPPEN AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN ABOUT ONE MONTHSINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE WARNING LIGHTS NO LONGER SHUT OFF AFTER TURNING KEY OFF, VSC LIGHT; TRAC OFF DASHBOARD LIGHTS STAT ON. CAN THE VSC/TRAC DISENGAGED BE DUE TO A FAULTY SENSOR: CAN'T THIS JUST STAY TURNED OFF SINCE THERE IS A VSC TRAC BUTTON IN TRUCK TO TURN IT OFF?

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 SEQUIOA AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 20MPH, THE VEHICLE MAKES A TERRIFYING GRINDING NOISE, WHILE THE SKID ICON BEEPS AND THE TRAC & VSC LIGHTS COME ON. THE STEERING & BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT AND THE CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT. ITS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS AND I RECENTLY LEARNED OF THIS FORUM. IF I START THE TRUCK AND LET IT RUN WHILE I FINISH GETTING DRESSED, THE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES BE ON BEFORE I START DRIVING AND THE PROBLEM DOESN'T OCCUR BUT THAT COULD TAKE UP TO AN HOUR TO OCCUR, SO I'VE LEARNED TO ONLY DRIVE IT WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON ON THE DASH. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP WHO ONLY REMINDS ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON MY TRUCK. ONE DEALERSHIPS CONCERN WAS ONLY TO SELL ME ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE REMINDING ME HOW EXPENSIVE THE ISSUE WAS TO FIX, QUOTING ME A REPAIR COST OF APPROXIMATELY $3000. I'VE HAD THE TRUCK SINCE 2003 AND IT HAS ONLY 116K MILES, PARTLY BECAUSE I'M SCARED TO EITHER CRASH AND HURT MY FAMILY OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE'S FAMILY. I WORKED HARD TO PAY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT BUT I'M TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. LIVING IN LOUISIANA WHERE HURRICANE EVACUATIONS ARE COMMON, I NEED MY TRUCK AND I CANT BELIEVE THAT A REPUTABLE COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA WONT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IM A TOYOTA FAN & THIS IS MY 3RD TOYOTA BUT I THINK I WONT BE BUYING ANOTHER ONE.

JUST BOUGHT THIS USED VEHICLE COUPLE WEEKS AGO...TO DISCOVER THAT VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMES GO ON WHEN DRIVING ON SURFACE ROADS AT NORMAL SPEED. THIS HAPPENS MORE FREQUENT DURING A TURN EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. WHEN THAT OCCURS, HEAR LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS CONDITIONS ARE MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY JUST COME ON THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATE WILL BE LIKE YOU'RE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES REAL FAST UNTIL THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON THEN EVERYTHING WILL STOP. THIS IS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DRY ROADS.

THE ABS FOR THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE KICKS IN WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN FEEL THE ABS PUMP THE BRAKE & THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT FOR A FEW SECONDS. THEN THE VSC & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON. TWICE I'VE HAD IT DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY YAW CONTROL SENSOR. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT A STEADY SPEED.

NO MATTER WHAT SPEED, THE VSC ALARM GOES OFF, THE CAR BRAKES VIOLENTLY AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT, AND MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. THEN THE VSC LIGHT STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESET. UNDER WARRANTY, I WENT TO GILROYTOYOTA IN 2014 TO GET THIS FIXED. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE YAW RATE SENSOR, HOWEVER THAT ISN'T COVERED IN THE WARRANTY. IT WOULD COST AROUND $800-$1000 TO REPLACE. THEY DID REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, AND THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE VSC LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE CAR PULLED AND BRAKED AGAIN. VERY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS, AND THE ALARM GOES OFF AND THE CAR BRAKES AND PULLS, COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT. MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AS WELL THAT I CAN FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR IS ALWAYS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ALWAYS ON ASPHALT, NOT ON DIRT OR IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. (I DON'T USE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE) HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED, EITHER TURNING OR GOING STRAIGHT.

DRIVING AT 25 MPH VEHICLE FRONT END STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY. THOUGHT TRANSMISSION OR CVS JOINTS HAD DISINTEGRATED. VSC LIGHTS LIT UP PULLED OVER .FOUND NOTHING WRONG? HAS DONE NUMEROUS TIMES DURING LAST YEAR. STARTED IN JULY 2015 INTERMITTENTLY AND CURRENTLY HAPPENS DAILY. AT 65 MPH' SUV FRONT END SLIPPED'. ALSO PULLS TO RIGHT. SCARY WHAT IF ON ROAD CURVING LEFT. PEOPLE COULD POSSIBLY GO OFF ROAD AND BE KILLED AND LIST IT AS 'DRIVER FELL ASLEEP'. READ ON TOYOTA FORUM WEBSITE, 2003 WERE RECALLED. WHY NOT 2002????? PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN 2002 SEQUOIA TO DEALER AND DELEAR CHANGED OUT SENSOR AND COMPUTER CHIP AND OWNERS STILL EXPERIENCED PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT NOTICE, VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS, GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATIONS, DECELERATION, AND PULL TO THE RIGHT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70 MPH THE STABILITY LIKE BLINKS AND BEEPS THEN THE VSC TRAC/VSC OFF LIGHT COME ON. THERE IS NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR GAS. FEEL GRINDING IN FRONT OF CAR. AFTER MANAGING TO STOP EVERYTHING RESET. HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING OR REASON AS TO WHY. HAVE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP TO HAVE FIXED. BUT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND VERY UNSAFE AS TO NO WARNING AND NO CONTROL OF THE CAR WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE 2003 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED. IS IT GOING TO TAKE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH BEFORE THIS IS INVESTIGATED?

VSC/TRAC INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT COMES AND GOES

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRAC AND VSC LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. THE STABILITY LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND BEEP AND BOTH THE TRAC OFF AND VSC LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE BRAKES WOULD ALSO SEEM LIKE IT'S GRINDING WHEN THE STABILITY LIGHT IS BLINKING AND BEEPING. I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THIS GUY ON THIS VIDEO HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=L6QSGUPTDSQ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE SEVERELY AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE STABILITY, TRACTION AND SKID CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE ROAD SIDE TO SWITCH OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000(ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

IDENTICAL PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY MANY OTHERS. VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED ON DRY, LEVEL PAVEMENT WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CAUSING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE (MUCH LOUDER THAN NORMAL APPLICATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES), AND CAR PULLED AND WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. FIRST COUPLE TIMES, BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC, SO THE FAILURE TO FULLY STOP WASN'T NOTICED. THEN, I EXPERIENCED AN INCIDENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED COMING TO A STOP SIGN. EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED INTO THE INTERSECTION. HAD A CAR BEEN COMING IN CROSS TRAFFIC, THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, WE TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE, AND THE YAW SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $800, AND 3 MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE VSC-TRAC AND TRAC-OFF LIGHTS REMAINING ILLUMINATED AFTER THE SELF-CHECK WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. RESTARTING THE CAR TYPICALLY CLEARS THE LIGHTS. REPAIR SHOP HAS INDICATED THAT THE THE YAW SENSOR WILL NOT RETAIN ZERO CALIBRATION. THEY SET IT, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT LOSES CALIBRATION. ERROR CODE IS NOW INDICATING THAT THE CONTROL MODULE (PART# 89541-0C050) HAS FAILED (ANOTHER $1200+ REPAIR ON TOP OF THE YAW SENSOR, WHICH WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE). THESE FAILURES CLEARLY PUT VEHICLES AT RISK OF ACCIDENTS, AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE 2003 SEQUOIAS WERE RECALLED FOR VSC ISSUES, BUT NOT THE 2002, WHEN THE PARTS BEING REPLACED FIT BOTH YEARS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND THE ISSUES BEGAN AT 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 62,000 MILES.

THE VSC OFF INDICATOR LIGHT ALONG WITH THE VSC AND SKID LIGHT AND BUZZER ACTIVATES. THIS CAUSES THE SKID CONTROL TO ACTIVATE FRONT BRAKES ON ONE SIDE WITH A GRINDING NOISE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO PULL HARD TO ONE SIDE. I'M CONCERNED THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT !

ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES BY ITSELF DRIVING ON A FLAT, DRY ROAD. ABS/TRAC LIGHTS HAVE INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED FOR A FEW YEARS (WITHOUT ABS ACTIVATION TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, MY WIFE DRIVES THE VEHICLE PRIMARILY), LIGHTS TURN OFF WHEN KEY IS CYCLED, NO CODES PRESENT IN THE SYSTEM WHEN SCANNED PREVIOUSLY. LAST OCCURRENCE FOR ME WAS AT 45MPH, AGAIN A FLAT DRY ROAD. VSC/TRAC LIGHTS FLASH, A WARNING BUZZER SOUNDS, AND THE ABS CREATES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AS IT ACTIVATES. VEHICLE PULLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND UP ONTO THE CENTER MEDIAN. NO ACCIDENT DUE TO A ROUNDED CURB AND WIDE CENTER MEDIAN. HOWEVER, IF THE CENTER MEDIAN WERE NOT THERE IT COULD PULL A VEHICLE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON AN UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

VSC/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO PASS STATE SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. IN THIS VEHICLE HAVING THE VSC OPERATIONAL IS FAR MORE DANGEROUS. PLEASE ORDER TOYOTA TO PERFORM A RECALL AS THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL/ABS SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS.

NOW, BEFORE WE CHANGED THE AXLE A NEW ISSUE POPPED UP AS THE ABS MODULE CAUSED THE VSC SYSTEM TO ENGAGE AT LOW SPEED BELOW 10 MPH. AFTER 10 MPH THE SYSTEM WORKED FINE. DURING THAT ENGAGEMENT OF THE SYSTEM I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR INJURED VERY BADLY. SO, THE MECHANIC WENT BACK TO CHANGE OUT THE LEFT AXLE AND DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE SENSORS, WHICH THE LEFT FRONT WAS NOT READING AND THE RIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THAT WAS BAFFLING TO THE MECHANIC, SO WE TALKED AND CHANGED BOTH SENSORS AND THE LEFT AXLE. HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND THE VSC SYSTEM STILL ENGAGED AT THE LOW SPEED BELOW 10 MPH, MOST OF THE VIBRATION WAS GONE BUT SOME WAS STILL THERE AT 70 MPH, WHICH HE AGREED WITH ME THAT IT COULD BE POSSIBLY THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT TIES INTO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. SO HE DECIDES TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN THE 4X2 MODE AND 4X4 MODE ON ALL THE SENSORS ON EACH WHEEL. IN THE 4X4 MODE ALL THE SENSORS CHECKED AND READ FINE. THE 4X2 MODE CHECK OF THE SYSTEM REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH IN THE SYSTEM THAT TIED TO THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. SO, AS OF NOW HE HAS WORKED WITH ME TO REALLY UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE TO TRY TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE. HE HAS SINCE NOT CHARGED ME FOR THE SENSORS, UNTIL HE CAN GET THE ABS MODULE CHECKED OUT THROUGH A CERTIFIED REPAIR MANUFACTURER WHO WORKS ON THESE PARTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST WEEK AND AFTER BEING ON THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE JERKS TO THE RIGHT, THE ANTI SKID LIGHT STARTS BEEPING, SOMETHING STARTS GRINDING UNDER THE HOOD, AND THEN IT ALL STOPS AND THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ALL COME ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE VSC LIGHTS WENT OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. AFTER GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. SINCE THEN, THE VEHICLE DOES THE SAME EXACT THING EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. SOMETIMES THE TRANSITION IS SMOOTH AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 20-25 SECONDS FOR THE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD TO GO AWAY.

I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY, WHILE COASTING VEHICLES ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL CAME ON SUDDENLY CAUSING ME TO VEER RIGHT, LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY NEXT TO ME. CONDITIONS DID NOT WARRANT THE ESC TO COME ON SINCE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND I WAS COASTING. PLEASE ADDRESS TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE OR THERE WILL BE INJURIES OR DEATHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED INTO GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EUC NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 291,000.

TRACTION SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY TURNS ON WITH NO PATTERN-WET OR DRY SURFACE, SPEED, TURNING. HAVE HAD ALL OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RESOLVED BUT TRACTION STILL ENGAGES, SEIZES THE ENGINE. EVAP. SYSTEM FIXED, TIRES, WHEEL BEARINGS CHECKED, THERMOSTAT FIXED. STILL TRACTION IS KICKING ON. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE, EVEN AROUND TOWN. TOYOTA WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS AND ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON 2002 SEQUOIAS. DO YOU NEED A FATALITY ON RECORD PRIOR TO ACTING? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET TO WORK TO PAY FOR REPAIRS? HOW WILL MY CHILDREN GET TO SCHOOL AND DAYCARE? PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VSC AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE NOR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VSC AND TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM WIRES WERE DISABLED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2003 MODEL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TILTED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND LATER RESTARTED, AS IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ADVISED THAT A CENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT ABNORMALLY ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TURNED THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL OFF BUT IT RE-ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AS THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA I WAS DRIVING SUDDENLY HAD THE ESC ENGAGE WITH OUT WARNING THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND THE SUV MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHT LIT UP... I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND $4000 LATER IT WAS REPAIRED: THE REPAIRS INCLUDED REPLACING THE ABS COMPUTER AND NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS....NOW ITS JUNE 2012 AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN BUT NOW IT ENGAGES RANDOMLY REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR TERRAIN... I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY ON THE YEAR MODELS 2003-2005...I CALLED MY DEALER TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THEY CONFIRMED MY YEAR MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL... THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE PLEASE GET TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO ITS RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR THE DEFECT...I NEVER SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE REPAIR THE FIRST TIME BUT THERE IS NO WAY IN [XXX] I AM PAYING AGAIN FOR THE SAME DEFECT.... *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

WE JUST BOUGHT THIS 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TO USE FOR TOWING AS WELL AS TO CARRY OUR FAMILY AROUND IN. WE HAD OUR CHOICE BETWEEN AN EXPEDITION, A TAHOE AND THIS SEQUOIA. KNOWING THE RELIABILITY OF A TOYOTA WE WERE CONFIDENT THIS WAS A GOOD CHOICE FOR OUR FAMILY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AND AS MY HUSBAND WAS TOWING A FULL LOADED TRAILER DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE THE VSC LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES. THINKING IT WAS PROBABLY NOTHING HE CAME HOME, MENTIONED IT TO ME AND STARTED LOOKING UP INFORMATION. WHAT WE FOUND WAS INCREDIBLE! THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX OR EVEN HAVE A FIX FOR. LATER THAT DAY MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, SUDDENLY THE VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME BACK ON, THE CAR MADE A LOUD BEEPING NOISE AND ABRUPTLY LURCHED TO THE RIGHT! IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMING IN, I STARTED CALLING TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM HOWEVER IT COULD COST UP TO $4500 TO FIX! THE SERVICE ADVISER THEN WENT ON TO TELL ME STEP BY STEP WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FIRST, BY CHANGING THE YAW RATE SENSOR THAN THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND IF THAT DIDN'T WORK THE STEERING SENSOR, THAN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND FINALLY THE MASTER CYLINDER. HOWEVER, I THEN LEARNED THAT "MAYBE" AFTER DOING ALL THESE REPAIRS THAT IT "MIGHT" FIX THE PROBLEM! WE THEN DROVE THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC, WHICH IS QUITE A WAYS AWAY, AND AS WE WERE NEARING OUR DESTINATION (I WAS DRIVING THIS TIME) I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LURCHED TO THE RIGHT, THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKING ON AGAIN AND THE CAR MADE A BEEPING NOISE! THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR WAS PULLING SEVERAL DIFFERENT CODES SO HE WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT WOULD BE TRIAL AND ERROR TO FIX IT. TOYOTA--YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG. FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *JS

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VSC AND THE TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. TOOK TO AUTHORIZED TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. WAS INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SERVICE RECALL ON 2003 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 2002. APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS MODEL YEARS. *JS

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

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.

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.

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.

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 CAR IS SKIDDING EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE SKID. HOWEVER, SINCE I WASN'T SKIDDING TO BEGIN WITH, THE CORRECTION CAUSES THE CAR TO SWERVE RAPIDLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE RIGHT, GENERALLY INTO THE NEXT LANE. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING CARS SEVERAL TIMES. TOYOTA TELLS ME THAT THERE IS ALSO A BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM AND THAT I MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE. I DO NOT HAVE THE $3-5K TO DO ALL THIS WORK. I DID REPLACE THE YAW RATE SENSOR, WHICH COST ME $811 AND I'M HOPING THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS NOT A MAINTENANCE OR REPAIR ISSUE. THIS IS A FAULTY PART SOLD BY A CAR MANUFACTURER AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO HELP THE CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED FROM THEM. BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I AM CERTAIN PEOPLE HAVE DIED OR WILL DIE FROM THIS PROBLEM. IT COMES ON SO QUICKLY THAT YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY AVOID IT. I FEEL THIS WARRANTS IMMEDIATE INSPECTION BY THE NHTSA. THIS STARTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ON A SPORADIC BASIS AND HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE/MORE FREQUENT.

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.

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 CAUSE FOR A RECALL YEARS AGO, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO DATE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND FELT THAT YOUR FIRM NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE OF MY SITUATION AND MANY OTHER TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS FROM WHAT I CAN TELL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY ADVISE. *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 IT IS RANDOM AND NOT LINKED TO ANY ONE EVENT. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE OPERATOR LOOSES ALL TRACTION CONTROL ALONG WITH SEVERAL LIGHTS (INCLUSIVE OF THE BRAKE LIGHT) BEING DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. THE CAR IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTROL IN THE SNOW OR RAIN GIVEN THE REAR WHEELS START TO SLIP IMMEDIATELY. AS STATED, THIS HAS BEEN INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. NOTE -- THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVER SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER AND LATELY THE OCCURRENCES HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR

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

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, BUT AWARE OF OTHER OWNER'S HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH VSC/ABS /TRAC ON THIS TOYOTA MODEL. *TR

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

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