2003 Toyota Sequoia Electronic Stability Control Esc Service Brakes Problems
7 owner-reported electronic stability control esc service brakes complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (7)
I TOOK MY SEQUOIA TO HAVE AN AIRBAG RECALL FIXED AND A RECALL THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SKID CONTROL MODULE BEFORE I TOOK IT TO HAVE THESE RECALLS DONE MY 2 VSC LIGHTS (VSC OFF LIGHT AND VSC TRAC LIGHT) ON THE DASH WERE ON AND SO WAS THE ENGINE LIGHT I THOUGHT MAYBE THE SKID CONTROL RECALL WOULD FIX THE VSC LIGHT BUT NOW BOTH OF THE VSC LIGHTS ARE STILL ON AND MY BRAKE LIGHT IS NOW ALSO COMING ON WHEN I START MY VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY BRAKE POWER IS DIMINISHED AND MY VEHICLE SHAKES BAD WHEN HITTING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN OR JUST TO SLOW DOWN IN GENERAL AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHEREVER I'M DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME BUT AS LONG AS THE VSC LIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT AREN'T ALL LIT UP ON MY DASHBOARD AT THE SAME TIME MY BRAKES AREN'T AS DIMINISHED BUT BOTH OF THE VSC LIGHTS STAY ON AND MY VEHICLE STILL SHAKES WHEN I'M SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. ALSO WHEN BOTH OF THE VSC LIGHTS ARE ON ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT MY VEHICLE WANTS TO SPIN THE BACK TIRES WHEN I'M TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP I HAVE TO LET OFF THE GAS COMPLETELY FOR A SECOND THEN PROCEED.
TRAC OFF VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. SEEMS TO BE FAULTY SENSOR. BRAKE LIGHT PERIODICALLY COMES ON WITH NO ISSUE WITH BRAKES. BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND EVERYTHING CHECKED. ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON, THE ANTISKID CONTROL ACTIVATES WHEN THE CAR IS GOING LESS THAN 30 MPH SLOWING DOWN FOR A TURN. THE CAR IS HARD TO CONTROL AND SHAKES. AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR AWHILE THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE THE NEXT TIME YOU DRIVE BUT WILL COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ARE ON.
I WENT OUTSIDE AND TURNED THE CAR ON AND NOTICED THAT THE ABS, VSC OFF, AND VSC TRAC DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND DID NOT TURN OFF. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE BLOCK AND THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT WITH THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ABS / VSC TRAC SYSTEM ON THE 2003 SEQUOIA. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER MODULES REPLACED FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE AND 60,000 MILES LATER THE SAME PARTS HAVE GONE OUT AGAIN. IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AN SUV WITH THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEMS NOT FUNCTIONING.
I JUST HAD TO SPEND OVER 1,200 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP INSISTED IT WAS ROUTINE EAR AND TEAR. MY BREAKS WOULD NOT WORK, AND I JUST HAD NEW ONES PUT ON 09/2015, AND THE VSP LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. THE CAR JUMPS, AND SOMETHING HAS NOT BEEN RIGHT. I ALMOST HIT SOMEONE AND HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP!
STARTING IN DECEMBER OF 2014 MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAS HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS HAVING SHAKING IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, ECU. THEY REPLACED THE SKID CONTROL ECU AND THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR. COSTING ME 1196.90. THEN IN MARCH THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND OFF AGAIN PERIODICALLY. IT IS NOW OCTOBER 2015 AND ON THE WAY HOME FROM CHURCH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL , AND ENGINE LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. I WAS TURNING AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND NEARLY DIED IN ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE SINCE PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WILL HAVE TO GET SOMEONE OVER HERE TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE OR COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WITH MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY FIRST TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE MY SHOCKS AND SPRINGS ALL THE WAY AROUND. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FAULT CODES TO WORK WITH FROM THE COMPUTER. I LIVE ON A WINDY ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS. EVERYTIME I GO AROUND A TURN, WHICH IS ALL OF MY ROAD, THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKS ON, THE BRAKE PEDDLE PULSES AND THE BREAKS GRIND UNTIL I COME OUT OF THE TURN AND MY WHEELS ARE STRAIGHT. JUST IN TIME FOR THE NEXT TURN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I CAN'T STOP MY TRUCK FAST IF A DEER OR OTHER WILDLIFE RUNS ACROSS THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES - HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST MONTH. ON 10/19/13, TRYING TO STOP AT A LIGHT AND WHEN STEPPED ON BRAKES, THE ABS LIGHT, TCS LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED - STARTED PULSATING. PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND DID NOT STEP ON BRAKES HARD OR FAST - JUST SLOWING DOWN FOR LIGHT. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE TO AVOID HITTING CAR. TOOK TO DEALER SAID WAS ABS COMPUTER AND NOT IN RECALL. EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ABS COMPUTER. SERVICE WAS NOT PERFORMED. LOOKING TO REPLACE COMPUTER CHEAPER. DEALER SERVICE CHECK IN LADY SAID THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OUR YEAR/MAKE, YET THERE IS NO RECALL FOR FAILING BRAKES?? *TR