2002 Toyota Sequoia Electronic Stability Control Esc Service Brakes Problems

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS RECENTLY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE MANNER, THE REAR BRAKES EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT HAVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED CAUSING MY SEQUIOA TO JERK TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY VEHICLE JERKS VIOLENTLY, A BUZZER SOUNDS, AND THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND REMAIN ILLUMINATED. IF THOSE LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED IT NO LONGER DOES THIS; HOWEVER, IF THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED IT'S A COIN FLIP WHETHER BEING JERKED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE HIGHWAY. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT PROBLEM IS. APPARENTLY IT COULD BE A DOZEN DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEY HAVE TO START REPLACING EACH ONE AT A TIME TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. TO REPLACE EVERYTHING IS SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS, PROBABLY MORE THAN THE BOOK VALUE OF THE VEHICLE.

I FORGOT TO MENTION IN COMPLAINT 11282925 THAT SOME OF THE DOZEN PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THE VSC PROBLEM HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED BY TOYOTA. SO I COULD PAY THE DEALERSHIP THOUSANDS TO REPLACE SOME OF THE POSSIBLE CULPRITS BUT THE REAL PROBLEM COULD BE THE ITEMS THAT TOYOTA DISCONTINUED. TOYOTA CANNOT ISOLATE WHAT THE EXACT PROBLEM IS AND HAS TO REPLACE POSSIBLE CULPRITS TO SEE IT IT FIXES THE PROBLEM. AFTER ALL OF THIS AND A HUGE REPAIR BILL COULD STILL HAVE THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE FAULTY PART(S) ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. REPLACING ITEMS ONE AT A TIME AND THEN DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY TO SEE IF IT'S SAFE IS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND FIX ALL ITEMS AT THE SAME TIME AND ALSO PRODUCE THE PARTS THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED AS A WAY TO POSSIBLY TRY TO COVER UP THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

WHEN DRIVING ON NORMAL (SAFE AND DRY) ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VSA AND TRAC CONTROL ELEMENTS OF THE VEHICLE ENGAGED AND NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH. BRAKING WAS SEVERELY INHIBITED (HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO GET THEM TO WORK) AND STEERING WAS JOLTED TO THE RIGHT/AFFECTED NEARLY CAUSING AN INADVERTENT LANE CHANGE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MILES PER HOUR). WAS ASSESSED BY TOYOTA AND RULED TO BE A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN SENSOR AND YAW RATE SENSOR WHICH IS AN ASTRONOMICALLY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. MY FAMILY IS NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL!

ABS ENGAGES, HESITATION FROM DEAD STOP, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS FLICKER.

VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON DASH WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 70 MPH. LF WHEEL BRIEFLY PULSED BRAKES FOR NO REASON. LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND RE-STARTING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA TUNDRA/SEQUOIA VSC COMPUTERS CAUSING THIS ISSUE. 126K MILES ON VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON FWY, VSC LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKES ARE BEING APPLIED BY THE SYSTEM, CAUSING PULLING OF THE STEERING INTO OTHER LANES. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND IT STOPPED AT 10 MPH, TURNED OFF CAR AND IT RE-SET SYSTEM, IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS AS IT JERKS THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY AS IT APPLIES THE BRAKES TO GAIN STABILITY AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT IS IN SHOP NOW, $3500 TO FIX IT, IT IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ON THE NET, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED, A CYCLIST IN A SHOULDER, OR CAR HITTING ANOTHER OR LOSING CONTROL AND ROLLING OVER. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE VSC SYSTEM, HOW CAN YOU IGNORE IT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VSC, ABS, TRAC, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS SPORADICALLY ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE PULSATED AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SAS SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,463.

THE ABS, VSC, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP PER OWNERS MANUAL AND THEY WANTED UP TO $4,000 TO REPLACE VARIOUS COMPUTERS AND SENSORS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING WRONG WITH PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLE AND I SUSPECT IT IS JUST AN ISSUE WITH A SENSOR OR THE WARNING LIGHT ITSELF. SHOULD BE EASY AND INEXPENSIVE FIX BUT DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND MANY, MANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND TOYOTA SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX (OR BE FORCED TO FIX) THIS CRONIC ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *JS

LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER. ALL OF A SUDDEN BEEPING, GRINDING NOISE, VSC/TRAC LIGHT GOES ON, PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE LOCKS & VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE. THE SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 35-50 MPH, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN NOTED SEVERAL TIMES RANDOMLY VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) SIMPLY ENGAGES AT NORMAL SPEEDS. IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE 2003 WHICH THE VSC SYSTEM & COMPONENTS WAS RECALLED. DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA 2002 NOT INCLUDED WITH RECALL! UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND IS DANGEROUS! AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SIMPLY ENGAGES AT NORMAL SPEEDS AND NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. HARD GRINDING, PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND ALMOST NO BRAKING. YES, THEY RECALLED 2003 TO 05 BUT NOT 2002? WHY? IT'S THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED AT SOME POINT AND IN FACT, THERE ARE SOME ACCOUNTS OF INJURY. IN MY FAMILY'S CASE, THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 8 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS FROM A PRIVATE DEALER AND AFTER WE HAD A CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. THIS IS ON TOYOTA. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS. THIS IS TOTAL NEGLIGENCE AND DISREGARD FOR INDIVIDUAL SAFETY. *TR