2002 Toyota Sequoia Other Problems

Your vehicle's frame is rusting, but Toyota says it's not covered under recall because you missed the deadline for service notifications. Toyota is refusing to pay for rust treatment and wants you to pay over $2000 for undercoating to prevent further damage. The owner reports not being the only customer who didn't receive recall notifications about this issue.

Your vehicle's frame is developing rust in critical areas that need to be addressed. The owner is concerned this could become a structural issue and recommends Toyota address this problem in future models.

THE TRACTION CONTROL STAYS OFF AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING IT STARTS FLASHING AND BEEPING AND I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AND I CAN'T USE MY BREAKS UNTIL IT STOPS MAKING THE SOUND AND STOPS BLINKING

I JUST BOUGHT MY JEEP YESTERDAY 2/29/2020 AND I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ABOUT FALL APART, SO I CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND THE SUB FRAME IS RUSTED SO BAD IT CAN'T EVEN GO ON A MECHANICAL LIFT BECAUSE I TRIED TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY COULDN'T DO IT AND I CAN'T EVEN GET BRAKES ON IT BECAUSE IT'S TO RUSTED... I HAVE 4 CHILDREN IS THIS IS NOT SAFE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

DURING DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH CLEAN DRY ROAD CAR HAS BEEPING ALARM ON, VSC TRACTION LIGHT ON AND SVC LIGHTS LIT UP WHILE THE CAR SHAKES LINE THE BRAKE IS ON BY ITSELF FOR SHORT PERIOD (3 SECONDS). THEN BOTH WARNING LIGHT VSC AND OFF AND VSC TRACK LIGHT IS ON STILL UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AN HOUR AFTERWARD. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY ON A LOCAL STREET AFTER PICKING UP MY SON AFTER SCHOOL, THE BRAKE STARTED SHAKING THE CAR AND VSC OFF AND VSC TRACK LIGHTS ARE ON AGAIN. I DRIVE THE CAR WITH CAUTION EVERYTIME AFTER THAT BUT THE OCCURANCE DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME NOR BEING RECREATE. IT HAPPENED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS . I WOULD LIKE TO FIND A FIX BY THE MANUFACTURER AND HAVE THEM PAY FOR IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY SAME CARS .

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS, CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH IN SUNNY WEATHER IN DEERPARK TEXAS. TWO DASH LIGHTS CAME ON CONNECTED TO TRACTION FAILURE? I HAVE NOT EVER SEEN THESE LIGHTS ON BEFORE. I SEE THE 2003 MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THS PROBLEM. WHAT ABOUT MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA?

I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO A HOLE IN THE FRAME OF THE CAR, CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE PREMATURELY RUSTING.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA WITHIN 10MIN ON AVERAGE THE TRAC OFF/VSC WARNING SOUNDS COME ON AND THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOCK UP. IT USUALLY STARTS AT SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 40MPH AND SOMETIMES EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH, VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY. I HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF AND RESTART IT FOR THE SIGNS TO GO OFF AND FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL TO STOP. THIS DOESN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE SINCE IT JUST STARTS AGAIN WHEN I START THE CAR BACK UP AND DRIVE. ITS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY AT LONG DISTANCES. THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF GOING STRAIGHT ON A SMOOTH CITY STREETS OR HIGHWAY WHILE IN MOTION.

THE CAR MAKES A LOUD SOUND AS IF SOMETHING WAS STUCK UNDERNEATH. AT THE SAME TIME IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHILE SEVERELY VIBRATING. ALSO AT THE SAME TIME THE LIGHTS FOR TRACKING CONTROL AND STABILITY CONTROL TURN ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR SEEMS TO BE IN NORMAL DRIVING MODE AGAIN EXCEPT FOR THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE VSC OFF-LIGHT. THE WARNING LIGHTS RESET SOMETIMES BUT THAT ONLY LEADS TO THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING AGAIN.

SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT COME ON FROM A STOP AND NO ACCELERATION UNTIL LIGHT GOES OFF TRUCK JUST ROLLS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL THIS HAPPEN AT ANY AND EVERY STOP IN TRAFFIC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS 65MPH ON FREEWAY TO AROUND TOWN AT 30-40 MPH THE VSC TRAC AND ALSO VSC OFF LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND ACTS LIKE IT IS BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AT ANY SPEED. WE HAVE JUST MISSED CARS FROM THE PULL TO THE RIGHT. VERY SCARY BECAUSE IT JUST HAPPENS NO WARNING.

VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS GO ON AND A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE PULLS THE CAR TO THE RIGHT. NOT SAFE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN. PLEASE HELP.

"TAKATA RECALL", A MONTH AGO THE VSC/TRAC LIGHT CAME UP. AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING THE GAS CAP, IT WENT AWAY. THEN CAME THE GRINDING SOUND AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND ALSO, A FLAPPING SOUND (LIKE A FLAT TIRE) WHEN MOVING ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHEN DRIVING THE IT SAYS IT IS OFF TRACK AND THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE THE BREAKS COMES ON AND JERKS THE CAR.

THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT WITH A TUNDRA FRAME. TOYOTA RECALLED THE RUSTY FAULTY UNSAFE FRAMES. WE JUST DISCOVERED THAT THE SEQUOIA WE PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER 2014 HAS A FAULTY FRAME WITH LARGER THAN 10MM RUST HOLES AND NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE PUTTING ME OUT $10,000. WE DID NOT SEE ANY RECALL ON THE FRAME AT TIME OF PURCHASE BECAUSE TOYOTA DID NOT ADVISE OF PREVIOUS RECALLS WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM. WHEN I LOOKED THRU THE RECALLS ON THE NHTSA SITE, I ALSO DID NOT SEE THIS RECALL. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE A FAULTY FRAME STATING IT IS OUTSIDE THE COVERATE PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID NOT REPLACE THE FRAME. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THIS FRAME. IT IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M PLEASED THAT THE FRAME DID NOT RUPTURE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, INJURY OR DEATH. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I OWN A VEHICLE THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE MANUFACTURER ADMITTING ISSUE BUT NOW REFUSING TO CORRECT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE ISSUE WAS FOUND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE AND WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED US OF THE TUNDRA FRAME AND RECALL. I DID OPEN A CASE WITH TOYOTA WHICH IS: 1510140859 AND THEY REFUSED STATING THE ISSUE IS NOW MINE BECAUSE I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE. I JUST WANT THE FRAME REPLACED SO THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO RUN TO 400,000 MILES AND CONSUMER SHOULD NOT RISK INJURY OR DEATH WHEN THERE ARE HOLES IN RECALL POLICY AND USED CAR PURCHASES HAVE NO COVERAGE WHEN MANUFACTURES BUILD FAULTY VEHICLES. THIS VEHICLE STILL HAS BOOK VALUE OF 7000 AND I PUT IN MORE FUNDS TO ENSURE IT GETS TO 400,000 MILES.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY AN THE LIGHTS OF THE TRACTION CONTROL TURN ON. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND TURN OFF. SINCE THEN IT HAPPEND MANY TIME A LOW SPEED. *JS

'VSC' AND 'VSC/TRAC OFF' LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT GO OFF. APPARENTLY A VERY FREQUENTLY ENCOUNTERED AND REPORTED PROBLEM (NOT THE LIGHTS ALONE, BUT THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS CAUSING THR LIGHTS) AMONG 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS, BUT NOTHING VOLUNTARILY DONE ABOUT IT BY TOYOTA. SHOULD BE A RECALL BASED ON ITS COMMON OCCURRENCE ON NUMEROUS SEQUOIA YEARS, BUT NO CULPABILITY ADMITTED YET. COST OF REPAIRS ESTIM. AT > $2,000 W/ NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

OUR 2002 TOYOTA SEQOUIA LIMITED HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CODITIONING SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT BLOW AIR COLD ENOUGH TO COOL THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND "RETROFITTED." DURING OUR LAST CONVERSATION WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THE SEQUOIA AND THAT TOYOTA USA HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN STATING THAT AIR TEMPERATURE IN THE RANGE OF 55 TO 58 DEGREES IS TO BE EXPECTED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! THE AVERAGE DAILY SUMMER TEMPERATURE HERE IS 100 DEGREES. LAST SUMMER THE SYSTEM WORKED SO WELL WE RARELY RAN IT ON HIGH. THIS SUMMER WE ARE LUCKY TO COOL THE CAR AT ALL. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

The vehicle owner believes their car should not have been towed. No crash or fire was involved in this incident.