2003 Toyota Sequoia Cruise Control Problems

Your dashboard shows VSC OFF, VSC TRAC, and ABS warning lights. The yaw sensor (which monitors wheel speed for stability control) has failed, causing your vehicle to unexpectedly slow down and potentially lose stability. This is a safety concern that could lead to an accident. The fix will likely involve replacing the yaw sensor and recalibrating the stability control system.

WHEN DRIVING THE BACK LIGHT AN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME IN BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AN IT SAYS CODES C1203 C1223 C1247 ALSO SAYING THE ABS SENSOR ON MASTER CYLINDER OPEN CIRCUIT ALSO HAS A CODE FRO 0DTC HAD IT CHECKED OUT ON 7/1/2019

WHEN ACCELERATING THE SLIP CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT BY A DRIVER APPROACHING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE THE SLIP CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED AT $1,200 AND THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VSC TRAC CONTROL RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 MODEL AS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT HAS HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF THE SKID CONTEOL ECU. THIS WILL CAUSE DEATH AND CRASHED AS THE DRIVER CAN NOT SPEED UP WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC.

HELLO, I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUIOA WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VCS LIGHTS ARE BOTH ON. I SAW ON YOUR PAGE SOME REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION ON THIS MAKE/MODEL RECALL. I'VE REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MAKE/MODEL BUT THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUES?? THE RECALL WAS THAT TOYOTA HAD TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND UPGRADE PROGRAM LOGIC IN ITS VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VCS) SYSTEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THEY PROVIDED ME WITH 3 CODES: C1203 - ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION C1360 - VEHICLE SKID CONTROL MASTER PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION P0420 - CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD THESE ARE ALL SYSTEM ISSUES. CAN YOU HELP ME?

WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 40 MPH, I NOTICED MY BRAKE, TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE. I NOTICED THAT BRAKING WAS NOT AS RESPONSIVE (INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE; ABS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENGAGING) AND WHEN SPEEDING TO OVER 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS SLOWING ITSELF DOWN. IT IS CURRENTLY AN EXPECTED HEAVY RAINFALL SEASON WHERE I AM AND HAVING THE VEHICLE IN THIS STATE IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY OR WHEN IT STARTS TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN SUDDENLY. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTARTING IT AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS, THE LIGHTS MENTIONED ARE STILL ILLUMINATED EXCEPT THE BRAKE LIGHT. AFTER READING ALL THE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, I AM SURPRISED TOYOTA IS NOT PAYING FOR ALL ASPECTS OF THIS DEFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE AND NOT DRIVER MISUSE.

I PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IN APRIL 2014. SINCE THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM VSC) ACTIVATES RANDOMLY CAUSING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO BE APPLIED AT RANDOM. THIS WAS A MINOR ANNOYANCE AT FIRST BUT SOON BECAME A REGULAR OCCURRENCE. WHEN INCLEMENT WEATHER HIT IN DECEMBER 2014 THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSTABLE TO DRIVE IN EVEN LIGHT SNOW; EVEN WHEN I HAD IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IN JANUARY 2015, IT WAS SNOWING AND THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT SO THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE INTERMITTENTLY ON THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME. THE THING IS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS OFF-ROAD TIRES AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE IT EXTREMELY STABLE IN ANY WEATHER. IN FEBRUARY 2015, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR CHILDREN AND THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCKED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TWO-WAY STOP PREVENTING IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES APPROACHING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THEY HAD TO STOP TO PREVENT A COLLISION. A QUESTION: WHAT IF THERE WAS SNOW ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME? I APRIL HAD MY SEQUOIA LOOKED AT BY VANDERSTYNE TOYOTA IN ROCHESTER NY AND THEY FOUND THAT THE YAW RATE SENOR HAD A SHORT RESULTING IN CONSTANT APPLICATION OF THE VSC SYSTEM AND QUOTED ME $660.00 TO "FIX" THE ISSUE. I PROCEEDED TO RESEARCH THIS ISSUE ON THE NET AND IT APPEARS TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH OWNERS OF TOYOTA SEQUOIAS, SIENNAS AND SOME 4 RUNNERS. AND MANY OF THE OWNERS WHO HAD THE YAW RATE SENSOR REPLACED CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WILL NOT HAVE THIS WORK DONE IF THERE IS NOT A GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX IT AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS 100%. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, BBB AND THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICE MY TRAC OFF, VSC TRAC, ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT ONCE , ALSO NOTICE LOSS OF POWER TO MY VEHICLE . *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND STARTED TO CHANGE LANES, WHEN I SAW A DAMAGED AREA ON THE FREEWAY DROVE OVER IT AND THE LIGHT FOR TRAC CONTROL LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT WERE ALL ON. THEN I EXITED TO CHECK FOR ANY VISIBLE PROBLEMS NOTHING THAT I COULD NOTICE. SO I STATED TO RESEARCH ABOUT THIS AND FOUND FORUMS TO SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FROM WHAT I SEE. DO YOUR PART TO GET THINGS DONE WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEMS. *TR

THE VSC TRAK LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND WILL REMAIN ON UNTIL I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO MY MECHANIC. IT WORRIES ME THAT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS OCCURRED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, OVER AN OVER AGAIN. CAN THIS BE FIXED PERMANENTLY? *TR

FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE VSC OFF LIGHT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE VSC TRAC LIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AS THE LIGHTS ONLY STAY ON FOR A DAY OR TWO THEN DON'T COME BACK ON UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL DATABASE FOR MY VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT INCLUDED, ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES MATCHING MY VEHICLE'S GENERAL DESCRIPTION. I LIVE IN A VERY WET AREA OF THE COUNTRY AND RELY ON THIS SYSTEM TO WORK PROPERLY. FROM WHAT I CAN READ THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS, TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE A LOOK AT EVERY VEHICLE THAT IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE, AS IT APPEARS TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE WIDESPREAD THAN FIRST THOUGHT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP AND WHEN PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS THE VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE SKID LIGHT. IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE, THEN WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A SCARY FEELING!!! WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?!! SEEMS TO ME IT'S MORE THEN JUST ME EXPRENCING THIS!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE, VSC OFF, AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEY WON'T TURN OFF. TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DATE AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ECU AND SKID ECU COMPUTER BOARD AND THAT IT MAY FIX IT? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. *TR

VCS OFF LIGHT, VCS TRAC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND WILL NOT GO OFF. . *TR

AS I DRIVE,WHEN I COME TO A STOP SIGN ARE RED LIGHT AN D PUT MY FEET BACK ON THE GAS THE VSCTRAC LIGHT COMES ON AND ALSO THE SKID LIGHT,IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN U HIT THE GAS. IT'S A SCARY FEELING!!! WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THAT?!! SEEMS TO ME IT'S MORE THEN JUST ME EXPERIENCE THIS!!! *TR

THE VSC OFF/ TRAC OFF AND CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. THE BRAKE STARTED TO JUMP AND THE CAR PULLED HARE TO THE LEFT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT A WAY BUT THE LIGHTS ALL CAME BACK ON. HOWEVER THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR SEQUOIA AND I HAVE SEEN NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS. *TR

AT RANDOM TIMES, THE VSC AND BRAKE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY SEVERELY GRIND AND STOPPING IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO COMPLETELY TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO TOYOTA MANY TIME OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL YEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE CHILDREN RIDING IN THE VEHICLE!! TOYOTA EITHER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG OR THAT A SENSOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED WHICH COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1600.00. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH OLDER SEQUOIAS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE TO THE OWNER! I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING TOYOTA DID NOT DO RIGHT! *TR

VEHICLE ALMOST LOST CONTROL DURING A 25MPH TURN IN LIGHT RAIN CONDITION. THE VEHICLE HAS BRAND NEW TIRES AS WELL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY TOYOTA SEQUOIA VEHICLES AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FAULT. THE FAILURE TO ANNOUNCE A RECALL ON THE VSC PRESSURE SENSOR UNIT WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, SKID, LOSS OF ABS AND SUBSEQUENTLY LEAD TO CRASH. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP ALONG INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, VSC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE, LOST SPEED. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, VSC LIGHT WENT OUT, ENGINE ABLE TO ACCELERATE. CONSIDERING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 495, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. NO ICE, NO SNOW, NO RAIN, ROAD WAS DRY AND LEVEL. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAS OCCURRED. *TR

THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON AT RANDOM AND WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER SAID MINE IS NOT AFFECTED BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS SINCE I RECEIVED A NOTICE AND THE LIGHTS DO COME ON. I ALSO HEAR GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE ABS ENGAGES. TOYOTA DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE FIX. *TR

VSC/ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IN TO DEALER REPLACED SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND STILL LIGHTS STAYED ON. NOW I MUST REPLACE YAW SENSOR FOR MORE MONEY. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MOST SEQUOIAS OF THE 2003 YEAR MODEL. *TR

THE ABS ACTUATOR ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 CAUGHT FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND WAS TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO SHUDDERED BEFORE I REGAINED ACCELERATION. ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD, AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 30 MPH, 3 WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED (VSC LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT) FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BY ITSELF. LUCKILY, I WASN'T REAR-ENDED, BUT BY THIS TIME, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, WIRE HARNESS, WIPER MOTOR AND HOOD. *TR

THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2010, UPON RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ON BRAKES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE RECALL NOTICE AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY FOR A TEST TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE VSC LIGHT TO COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME EXCEPT REPLACE THE YAW SENSOR FOR ALMOST $800 DOLLARS. THIS WAS THE SENSOR FOR $685 AND THEN THE LABOR. TO THIS DATE (07/14/2013) TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS ITEM. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE ELSE BEING KILLED FOR THEM TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FIX IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN I GOT HOME, I LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE MANUAL TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AS SUGGESTED BY TOYOTA, UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING CHANGED. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURNED ON & OFF. LESS THAN 5 MONTHS EARLIER, I HAD MY ALL OF MY BRAKES REPLACED, SO I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT MY BRAKES ARE FAULTY. I BECAME ALARMED BY THESE ELECTRONIC MISCUES - SO I WENT ONLINE TO EXPLORE WHETHER THIS WAS A COMMON THREAD WITH OTHER SEQUOIA OWNERS. I DISCOVERED VERY QUICKLY THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VSC / ENGINE / AND BRAKE LIGHTS BECOMING ACTIVATED. I WAS HOPING THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT IT APPEARS THAT IT IS NOT. I AM HOPING FOR A REMEDY THAT WON'T HAVE EXTENSIVE COSTS TO ME. *TR

WHEN HAVE THE CAR ON AND RUNNING THE TRACTION LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT COME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 - WITHIN MONTHS OF TAKING NEW CAR DELIVERY, VSC ABS AND TRAC LIGHTS WOULD BLINK INTERMITTENTLY AND ON OCCASION THE AUTO WOULD DECELERATE. AS THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT, DEALERSHIP WAS UNWILLING/UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. TROUBLE WOULD CONTINUE WITH LESS FREQUENT DECELERATION BUT MORE FREQUENT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATION UNTIL, AFTER A FEW YEARS, THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON AND INVOLUNTARY DECELERATION SEEMED TO CEASE. TWO DIFFERENT FACTORY DEALERSHIPS PROVIDED TWO DIFFERENT DIAGNOSES. ONE SAID YAW SENSOR AND OTHER SENSORS NEED REPLACEMENT (OUT OF WARRANTY); THE OTHER, MORE RECENTLY SAID THAT BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATOR NEED REPLACEMENT (OUT OF WARRANTY). VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BRAKE NORMALLY AND ABS DOES FUNCTION KEEPING THE SUV STEERABLE DURING PANIC STOPS. TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL ISSUES WERE NOT TESTED BY THIS DRIVER. SEARCH OF INTERNET BASED USER GROUPS SHOWS THIS PROBLEM COMMON IN EARLIER YEAR SEQUOIA/TUNDRA MODELS. COSTS OF REPAIRS RANGE FROM $1600 FOR YAW SENSORS TO $3700 FOR BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATORS. TOYOTA USA IS UNRESPONSIVE UNLESS REPAIRS ARE UNDERTAKEN AND MAKES NO WARRANTY OF COOPERATION SHOULD REPAIRS PROVE INEFFECTIVE OR UNNECESSARY. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS AND OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 AND LIMITED MODELS. *TR

CONCERN STARTED WITH A VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMING ON AND OFF IN AN INTERMITTENT FASHION WITHOUT PATTERN OR EXTERNAL CAUSE. THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD NOT REMAIN ON BUT INSTEAD WOULD GLOW FOR A BRIEF BIT OF TIME AND THEN EXTINGUISH. THE VEHICLE DID EXHIBIT A SPONTANEOUS DECELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE OPERATING AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 20 MPH) AND ON LEVEL, SMOOTH GROUND. THE EPISODES WERE BRIEF AND NORMAL BRAKE OPERATION RETURN IMMEDIATELY ONCE SPEED DROPPED TO APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. IN THE DECADES THAT I HAVE OPERATED THIS AUTOMOBILE, THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT FROM LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY TO BEING ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY; THE SPONTANEOUS BREAKING HAS SEEMINGLY CEASED SINCE THESE LIGHTS HAVE REMAINED ON. DEALERSHIP AND FACTORY WERE INFORMED OF THIS CONCERN WITH EACH SERVICE VISIT. DEALERSHIP RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AN INTERMITTENT CONCERN. ONCE THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON, I WAS INITIALLY INFORMED THAT THEY SUSPECTED A DEFECTIVE YAW SENSOR AND MORE RECENTLY, MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE BOOSTER COMPONENTS; WARRANTY PERIOD HAD LAPSED AND NO EXTENSION WAS OFFERED. ATTEMPTS TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR THIS CONCERN HAVE DRAGGED ON FOR 10 YEARS WITH DEALERSHIP AND FACTORY POSITION THAT REPAIRS, BE THEY DIAGNOSTIC (THE YAW SENSOR REPLACEMENT) OR DEFINITIVE (BOOSTER AND BRAKE SYSTEM), WERE NOT WARRANTY ISSUES DESPITE THEIR INTERMITTENT PRESENTATION DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD. MY PERIODIC PRACTICAL TESTING OF THE BRAKES DEMONSTRATES THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS PROPERLY DESPITE WARNING LIGHT INDICATIONS TO THE CONTRARY. CURRENT DEALERSHIP ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ACTUATORS IS $3800 WITH A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. TOYOTA USA'S POSITION IS THIS IS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE AS OF APRIL 2013. *TR

VSC TRACTION AND ABS CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS STAY LIT. LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND NOW STAY LIT ALL THE TIME SO HAVE NO WARNING IF ABS SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONAL OR HAS OTHER ISSUES. LOST THE ABILITY TO TURN TRACTION CONTROL ON/OFF. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AT DEALER, 3-26-07, AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH AN INTERNAL COMPONENT, YAW RATE SENSOR. REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE IN REPAIRING AS THIS APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TOYOTA DENIED CLAIM. HAVE SEEN VEHICLES PRODUCED 1 MONTH EARLIER ARE NOW UNDER RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUES NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 10V176000. DEALER COST TO REPAIR AT TIME WAS $1433. HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING ODDITIES ON OCCASIONS. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, INCREASED ACCELERATION DESPITE STEPPING ON BRAKE, , BRAKES DID NOT STOP CAR AND CRASHED TOTAL LOSS. *TR

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

VSC, TRAC, BRAKE LIGHTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK WHEN I HEARD A NOISE IN THE TIRES LIKE THEY WERE FALLING DOWN I HAD ENCOUNTER THIS WHEN I HAD THE TRUCK NEW . BUT IT IS STOP AND 10 YEARS LATER IT IS DOING IT AGAIN I BELIEVE THE DEALER SHOULD FIX IT BECAUSE I READ A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM IT CAN CAUSE A ACCIDENT .SO I'M CONCERN AND WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIX THANKS . *TR

ABS LIGHT ON. REPLACE ABS SKID CONTROL ECU AND RECALIBRATE ABS SYSTEM (ALSO FOUND DTC C1247 FOR ABS SKID CONTROL COMPUTER LOGIC CHANGE. VSC LIGHT ON RECOMEND THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY/GASKET DTC P2118 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR MOTOR CURRENT MALFUNCTION THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SKID CONTROL. NO ABS OR VSC. ALL SYSTEMS AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF SKID CONTROL. TOYOTA SAYS NOT COVERED. ??????????? *TR

MY VSC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS SAYS ON AND MY ABS LIGHT IS ALSO ON AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VSC WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATE AND SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S ABS/VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. WE'VE HAD THE REAR AND FRONT BRAKE PADS CHANGED RECENTLY. RECENTLY WHILE WE WERE COMING TO A SLOW STOP AT A GAS STATION, I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND IT MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO GIVE OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS GONE. A FEW TIMES WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR WILL GIVE A LITTLE JERK AS IF BEING HIT FROM THE BACK. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE CENTER TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH THE LIGHTS AND BRAKES ISSUE. DID INTERNET RESEARCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG SEQUOIA OWNERS...YET THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A SAFELY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE ECU SKID CONTROL SYSTEM - BUT THAT MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY PULLED THE FOLLOWING CODES: C1223, C1244, C1247 AND C1310. IT SEEMS THAT IF THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY SEQUOIA OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING, TOYOTA SHOULD FIX IT. PLEASE HELP! *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

VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON, ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BUT THERE'S NO RECALL. THE INTERNET IS AFLAME WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS, 2003 MODEL, DEALING WITH REPEATED FIXES FOR THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHTS THAT COME ON AFTER 111,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, WHICH HAD 45K. THE AWD AND BOTH VSC TRACTION LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TRIED DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. I READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLIER MODELS OF THE SEQUOIA. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE AND WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED TO FIX THIS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

VSC TRACK FOR 2003 MADE SOMEWHERE NOT INCLUDED ON VOLUNTARY RECALL WHILE PROBLEM FITS THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS THOSE BEING RECALLED. *LN

THIS 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS PERFORMED QUITE WELL. THE OTHER DAY, THE VSC AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DID NOT DETECT ANY CHANGE IN THE WAY THE CAR PERFORMED OR HANDLED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. A TRIP TO THE DEALER, (ALONG WITH THE MANDATORY $105 DIAGNOSTIC CHARGE), RESULTED IN THE CLAIM THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND YAW RATE SENSOR NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1200. IN MY OPINION, IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY FOR TWO UNRELATED PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND YAW RATE SENSOR TO FAIL AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE A LONG, SLIMY RECORD OF INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSING PROBLEMS AND UNNECESSARY REPLACING EXPENSIVE PARTS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE SIZE OF THE REPAIR BILL. I BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY BE ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE MANY THOUSANDS OF TOYOTA OWNERS WHO HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. MOST HAVE ALSO GIVEN THE TOYOTA SERVICE CENTERS FAILING MARKS FOR HOW THE PROBLEM WAS EVALUATED AND REPAIRED. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AS A VEHICLE AGES. THE YAW RATE SENSOR IS A CRITICAL VEHICLE HANDLING COMPONENT THAT SHOULD BE ENGINEERED TO LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF THIS COMPONENT HAS FAILED, (WHICH I DOUBT), IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. THE ALLEGED YAW RATE SENSOR FAILURE IS SUSPICIOUS FOR ANOTHER REASON. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE RELATING TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD NOT SHOWN ANY PROBLEMS UP TO THE TIME OF THE RECALL REPAIR. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THE SO-CALLED REPAIR, THIS PROBLEM POPS UP. HMMM. I DON'T THINK TOYOTA IS TELLING THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY THE RECALL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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 ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS UP A HILL BEHIND ME. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT, AS DID THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER ON DECEMBER 20, 2010. THE SERVICE ADVISOR PROFESSED TO NOT KNOWING WHAT CAUSED THE LURCHING, SAID THERE WAS NO RELATED RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND TOLD ME THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER SHOWED CODES IN THE SYSTEM INDICATING A FAULTY VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (VSC ECU). IT TOOK THE DEALER FOUR DAYS TO GET TOYOTA TO "RELEASE" A REPLACEMENT ECU, WHICH WAS INSTALLED ON DECEMBER 23, 2010 AT A COST (MATERIALS AND LABOR) OF $650.00. THIS WAS CLEARLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION; WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT IT OCCURRED WHERE IT DID. *TR

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 SUCH AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, ENGINE CONTROL, ETC. THIS SYSTEM 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. MINE IS FAULTY, AND NEITHER TOYOTA NOR THE DEALERSHIP CARE. *TR

I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC CONTROL, VSC, AND ABS LIGHTS GOING, ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE NEW, BUT THEY WOULD GO OFF AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. NOW THAT HAVE COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS THE YAW SENSOR AND WILL COST AROUND $650 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PART FAILING AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS LOOKING INTO SINCE ITS PART OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2003. PROBLEM WITH TRAC/VSC AND ABS SYSTEM ARE ALWAYS LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THAT. CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM, IT ALWAYS IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY DEALER AND THEN REAPPEARS AT A LATER DATE. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUIOA VSC/TRAC SAFTEY PROBLEM. STARTS WITH THE DASH LIGHTS APPEARING AND THEN CAN TURN SUV OFF AND/OR TURN BRAKE LIGHTS OFF. A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM. TOYOTA REALLY SHOULD RECALL. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC LIGHTS AND TRACTION LIGHTS CAME ON, REPLACED THE COMPUTER FOR APPROX $1500 ON 09/07. NOW 08/10 VSC WARNING LIGHTS AND THE ENGINE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON. THESE WARNING LIGHTS SEEM TO COME ON ABOUT 3-6 TIMES PER MONTH ESPECIALLY WHEN I RIDE OVER A SMALL BUMP OR TURN A CORNER. USUALLY THE LIGHTS DON'T COME ON AGAIN ONCE THE TRUCK IS RESTARTED. THIS TIME THE LIGHTS ARE REMAINING ON FOR 3 DAYS AND I WILL BE ONCE AGAIN TAKING THIS TRUCK IN. *TR

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 - THE VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WITH A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR SHUDDERED TO A STOP DURING ACCELERATION. BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY QUICKLY PULLING THE CAR OVER. JUST CHECKED WITH TOYOTA AND MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING BEHIND NOT INCLUDING ALL SEQUOIA'S WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON SOMETIMES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SOMETIMES NOT. I WAS TOLD IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE 2,800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE EBS SYSTEM OR SOMETHING. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND A STRANGE SOUND IS HEARD FROM UNDER THE TRUCK. THE TIRES ARE EITHER SLIPPING ON SNOW AT THE TIME OR LOOSE GRAVEL LEFTOVER FROM THE SNOW. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID WE NEED TO REPLACE THE ECU UNITE FOR $1000 BECAUSE IT'S NOT COVERED IN THE MAY 2010 RECALL BASED ON OUR VIN NUMBER. *TR

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 INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST AND FIXED LIKE ALL OF THE OTHER 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTREME FORCE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AND HITTING A WALL. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR NECK INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPDATED 07/23/10*JB

VSC AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON IN 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. DEALERS REQUEST THAT THE SENSOR OR ECU BE REPLACED OUT-OF-POCKET ($700 - $2000). A LOT OF COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY 2001-2003 SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA CUSTOMERS BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

2003 TOYOTA 4DR. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A FENCE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB

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

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC/TRAC LIGHT TURNS ON FOR NO REASON AND WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS ENGINE IS RESTARTED. *TR

ABOUT 9AM MONDAY MORNING, AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH, I ARRIVED AT A STOP SIGN. AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SEQUOIA WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. I HAVE DEPRESS THE ACCELERATION TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR AND SUDDENLY IT TOOK OFF. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND SAFETY DROP OFF MY CHILDREN. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS THE ABS/TRAC CONTROL SYSTEM IN MY TOYOTA SEQUOIA. IT ENGAGED WITHOUT ANY REASON AND I LOST POWER WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A HOT DAY ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER. THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE REPORTING THIS ISSUE ON MANY WEBSITES. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR YOU GUYS TO TAKE ANY ACTIONS. *TR

TURNING RIGHT INTO DRIVEWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE WITH A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. LET OFF GAS, NOISE CEASED, APPLIED GAS GENTLY AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. IT ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR DURING A RIGHT TURN AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS EACH COME ON WHEN THIS OCCURS. THEY USED TO BE OFF EACH TIME I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BUT NOW THEY DO NOT TURN OFF AT ALL. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE "COMPUTER SYSTEM" THAT CONTROLS THE VSC AND TRAC REPLACED. WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1,700.00. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, I CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT SINCE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN WHOSE SAFETY MAY BE AT RISK AS THIS DEFECT OCCURS. *TR

THE VSC AND 4 WD LIGHTS CAME ON IN OUR 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN STARTING IN FORWARD, THERE IS A LOUD GRIND AND A THUMP. THIS HAPPENED SHORTLY (1 WEEK) AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS. I PLACED THE CAR IN MANUAL 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND MOVE IT VERY SLOWLY BACK AND FORTH. THE LIGHTS ARE OFF, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A TEMPORARY FIX. *TW

VSC/TRAC LIGHT WARNING & SENSOR IS ON....PARKING BRAKE GOES OFF & ON. VEHICLE STOP SUDDENLY. I TOOK TO DEALER & DIAGNOSED IT AS "STEERING ANGLE SENSOR" FOR ABS HARD CODE C1231....TOTAL REPAIR QUOTE $743. *TR

ABS, VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE "ON" ALL CAME UP AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS A RAINY DAY IN HOUSTON, TX. HAD TO RUN 55MPH AT 65MPH SPEED LIMIT DUE TO RAIN FOR SAFETY PRE-CAUTION. AT THE TIME I REACHED MY WORK PLACE (APPROX 10MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE), ALL 3-LIGHTS (ABS, VSC, TRAC) TURNED ON. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, ACQUIRED IT FROM TOYOTA DEALER 15 OCTOBER 2009. WITH THIS INCIDENT, GOT CURIOUS OF ANY RECALLS, COMPLAINTS OR ISSUES WITH 2003 SEQUOIA. UNFORTUNATELY, I JUST REALIZED THAT I AM AMONG OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

VSC/TRAC LIGHT STARTING GOING ON AND OFF THAN STAYED ON THAN THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT WENT ON AND THE BUZZER WOULD RING A FEW TIMES THAN THE REAR TIRES SKIDDED ON THEIR OWN AND SEEMED TO KIND OF "LOCK UP" THAN IT WENT AWAY. THIS HAPPENED 3X IN A WEEKS PERIOD SO I LOOKED IT UP IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SAID TO TAKE IT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHICH I DID ON 11/03/09. THIS IS THE 2ND TOYOTA SR5 I HAVE BOUGHT. I TRADED MY 2001 SR5 IN FOR THIS ONE BECAUSE THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS KEPT GOING ON IN IT TOO BUT THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. WE BOUGHT THE 36 MONTHS, 36,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH THE SALESMAN TOLD US WOULD COVER "EVERYTHING" BUMPER TO BUMPER AND THAT IT WAS "BETTER" THAN THE PREVIOUS CERTIFIED PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WE HAD PURCHASED WITH OUR 2001 SR5. I BOUGHT THIS 2003 SR5 ON 12-15-07 AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS OR SKIDDING. I WAS TAKING MY GRANDSON TO THE DENTIST WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IT WAS SCARY. THANK GOD NO ONE GOT HURT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE SKID CONTROL REPLACEMENT IS NOT COVERED AND THAT THE COST FOR REPAIRS WOULD BE $2,000. WELL I DO NOT HAVE $2,000 TO PAY FOR THIS. I REMEMBERED HAVING RECEIVED A QUESTIONNAIRE IN THE MAIL A MONTH OR SO AGO FROM THE NHTSA REQUESTING INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE VSC TRAC AND SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS SO I DID FILL IT OUT AND SEND IT IN, HOWEVER I HAD ONLY HAD THE VSC LIGHTS GO ON AT THAT POINT AND ONLY RECENTLY THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT AND BUZZER STARED GOING OFF. IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A DEFECTIVE PART & HAZARDOUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I HAVE LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALER AND WILL HAVE IT TOWED HOME AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE LIKE THAT AS I DO NOT HAVE THE $2,000 TO FIX IT. I SPOKE WITH GARY HEWITT AT NHTSA ON 11/04/09 AND HE SAID THAT MICHAEL PACKARD WOULD BE BACK IN THE OFFICE ON 11/16/09 IN OHIO AND SINCE HE IS CONDUCTING THIS INVESTIGATION, WOULD PROBABLY WANT TO SEE MY CAR BEFORE REPAIRS. *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 WHEN TRAVELING APPROX 45 MPH. THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THE VIOLENT REACTION OF THE VECH. THIS HAS HAPPEN MORE THAN FIVE TIMES AND TOYOTA WANTS ME TO PAY $2,100 TO CORRECT THEIR ENGINEERING ERROR. SHOULD I SUBMIT A BILL FOR MENTAL ANGUISH? *TR

THE VSC. TCS WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON IN VEHICLE AND AFTER READING THE ABOUT INCIDENTS OCCURRING IN OTHER 03 SEQUOIAS, I AM NERVOUS TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 WITH 95000 MILES. VSC, TRAC, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE CODES ARE FAULTY ECU. COST OF REPAIR WAS $1700. THE FOLLOWING WEEK LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS TIME THEY TELL ME IT IS A FAULTY SPEED SENSOR ON THE FRONT RIGHT. THEY RECALIBRATED THE VEHICLE AND SAID IF IT COMES BACK THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS $400. FOLLOWING WEEK, THE LIGHTS COME ON, SAME CODE FOR THE SPEED SENSOR, SO I HAVE IT REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER, THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON. NOT CERTAIN WHAT WILL CODE THIS TIME. AFTER READING SEVERAL POSTS ONLINE, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. SO, I'M FILING A COMPLAINT SENSE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL.*TR

DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE VSC/TRAC/ AND ABS LIGHT GO ON. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT DANGEROUS BUT THE MANUAL SAYS TO TAKE IT IN ASAP. SPENT ~$1000 TO REPLACE THE CONTROL UNIT. *TR

A VSC/ ABS/ SKID LIGHTS STARTS TO TRIGGER ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA LIMITED 4WD WHICH WILL CREATE UNNECESSARY GRINDING SOUND... *TR

THE VCS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO BRAKE BY ITSELF. THIS WAS A SUDDEN DECELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4X4. I HAD THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE DONE AT PIERCEY TOYOTA MILPITAS, CA. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISING ME THAT THE VEHICLE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT, WHICH I AUTHORIZED. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE VSC/VSC TRACTION LIGHT WAS ON AND WOULD REMAIN ON. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO PIERCEY TOYOTA, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE VSC COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $2,000. I DECLINED REPAIR UNTIL I COULD DO SOME RESEARCH. I HAVE CHECKED THE WEB, AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE VSC COMPUTER. YOUR NHTSA ACTION NUMBER IS PE08072. I HAVE NO WAY OF PROVING IT, BUT I THINK WHEN THE NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, THE VSC COMPUTER WAS DAMAGED, SINCE IT HAD WORKED FINE UNTIL THE 60,000 MILE SERVICE/VEHICLE BATTERY REPLACEMENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS DETAILED IN NHTSA ACTION NO. PE08072. SEVERAL TIMES, MY VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED UNEXPECTEDLY. EVERY TIME, IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I ACCELERATED TO TURN RIGHT, THE VSC SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND I LOST POWER TO THE VEHICLE, HALF-WAY PULLED OUT IN A TURN. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, POWER RETURNED. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WHICH MADE FOR AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAVE TO QUICKLY STEER THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, VSC OFF LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND STAYS ON. WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN GEAR AND DRIVING FOR A FEW SECONDS, A GRINDING NOISE WITH A WARNING SIGNAL OCCURS. *TR

I BOUGHT 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. I AM GETTING THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHT ON. CHECKED WITH OTHER SEQUOIA OWNER AND THEY HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. I WENT TO CHECKED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ECU COMPUTER IS FAULTY. THE FAULTY ECU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THIS IS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH 03 SEQUOIA IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HERE ARE THE CODES: C1203, C1223,C1244. *TR

FOR NO REASON, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS (VSC TRAC) HAVE LIT UP AND WILL NOT TURN OFF. AFTER RESEARCHING THE MATTER, IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THE VSC TRACTION CONTROL ECU. THE APPROXIMATE COST TO REPAIR IS $2000.00. THIS ITEM IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED FOR A RECALL AS ITS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR ALL TOYOTA SEQUOIAS. *TR THE VEHICLE DOES IN FACT EXPERIENCE THE OCCASIONAL LOCKING UP OF THE BRAKES COUPLED WITH THE LOSS OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK AND USUALLY OCCURS AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AGAIN. AS YOU BEGIN TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND MAKE A LOUD GRIDING NOISE. WHILE THIS OCCURS, IF YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, ITS VERY FIRM AND YOU CAN FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. *SMCH

03 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRAC LIGHTS ON. SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

VSC LIGHTS ARE ON. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 26,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP OF MY VEHICLE WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT. WHEN TAKING A TURN THE VSC SKID LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ACCELERATOR LOOSES POWER. THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STALL BUT THE GAS PEDAL IS UNRESPONSIVE LEAVING YOU STUCK FOR 2-5 SECONDS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CAN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE IT. WE HAD A DISTRICT MANAGER FOR TOYOTA LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND COULDN'T HELP US EITHER. HOWEVER, HE DID TELL US THAT THE NEWER MODEL TOYOTAS HAVE BEEN UPDATED SO THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN. THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. IT IS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY NOW AND I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN. I NEED HELP. *TR

2003 SEQUOIA BOUGHT IN NOV 2002. CURRENTLY ONLY HAVE 20,474 MILES. 1-1/2 YRS AFTER BUYING CAR, BRAKE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. TOOK TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. FINALLY, ON 4TH ATTEMPT, THEY SAID IT WAS SKID CONTROL BOARD. THEY INITIALLY TRIED TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT, BUT ENDED UP DOING UNDER "GOOD WILL." NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ABS, VSC AND TRACK LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID I NEED TO REPLACE THE YAW SENSOR. THEY KNOW AND I KNOW IT IS ALL RELATED TO THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE 423.00 + TAX TO REPLACE IT. I THINK IT SHOULD BE FREE, CONSIDERING THE COMMON PROBLEM THEY HAVE WITH THE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM. MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AND I DON'T HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. *JB

ON MY 2003 SEQUOIA WITH 50K MILES, I BELIEVE I HAVE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION! ON TURNS, ESPECIALLY RIGHT TURNS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC I EXPERIENCE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WITH NO ACCELERATION. I CAN PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL AND PRESS IT TO THE FLOOR, BUT I JUST COAST SLOWLY INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAIT TO BE POSSIBLY REAR ENDED. THIS HAPPENS IN DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, AND SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE OFTEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. MY SKID/TRACTION LIGHTS BLINK FOR A SECOND OR TWO, THEN I RE-GAIN ENGINE POWER ANOTHER SECOND OR SO AFTER THAT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MY STEERING HAS BECOME VERY STIFF WHEN DRIVING IN VERY SLOW SITUATIONS 2-4 MPH (PARKING LOTS, DRIVEWAY ETC.), I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED. THANK YOU, DAVE FRAZEE - STRONGSVILLE, OHIO. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THEN, CONSUMER AGAIN APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE LOST POWER, AND WILL NOT MOVE. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ON APRIL 14, 2004 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. UPON TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITH GREAT FORCE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, AND HIT A SCHOOL. *AK

2003 SR5 SEQUOIA WITH 4700 MI, AND TWO ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS: 1. SURGING FROM A STOP AND WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. 2. A DEAD ACCELERATOR FOR A PERIOD OF SIX TO TEN SECONDS WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN. THE ENGINE DOES NOT DIE IT JUST REMAINS AT AN IDLE FOR THE SIX TO TEN SECONDS WHILE THE DRIVER IS PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THESE TWO PROBLEMS ARE NOT CONSTANT THEY JUST HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER SO FAR RESULTS IN THE RESPONSE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM". THE FIRST FAILURE DATE IS THE DAY WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CONTINUES TO NOW.

VSC LLIGHTS IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAVE COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES, THE CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAR 4 TIMES, IT SEEMS THAT THEY EITHER DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, OR TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE CAR. THE VSC LIGHT SEEMS TO NOW COME ON IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, AND WILL THEN SHUT OFF IF THE CAR IS RESTARTED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND NOW WAITING TO SEE IF ANY ACTIONS ARE TAKEN. *JB

2003 TOYOTA SEQUIOA, VSC LIGHTS/VSC TRACKING LIGHTS COME ON AND MAKE GRINDING NOISE ONCE IT IS TRIGGERED IT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP, AND NOW THIS THIRD TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS, AND IS STAYING ILLUMINATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FOR THE 3RD TIME IN FOUR MONTHS. IT IS RIDICULOUS. CHECKERED FLAG TOYOTA, VA. BEACH, VA. IS THE DEALER WITH WHO HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. *AK

NAR 9-10-03. FOIA EMAIL FWD FM KOST/GC INQUIRING HOW MANY 2003 TOYOTA'S HAVE HAD A PROBLEM OF ACCELERATING WHILE THE BRAKE IS BEING APPLIED, ES HAVE NO RECORD. *CB