2005 Toyota Sequoia Electronic Stability Control Esc Engine Problems
2 owner-reported electronic stability control esc engine complaints from NHTSA data
Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.
Owner Complaints (2)
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY SEQUOIA SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. TRAC LIGHT AND VSC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY SPEED WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40MPH AND WOULD NOT EVEN BRAKE. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE GOING PRETTY FAST AND ALMOST HIT ME. I AM LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR IN THE RIGHT LANE, SO I PULLED TO THAT LANE JUST IN TIME. IT WAS A SCARY MOMENT FOR ME BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE WITH ME ALSO. I ALWAYS THOUGHT OF TOYOTA OF HAVING SAFETY IN THEIR CARS, BUT WHEN I CAME HOME TO RESEARCH WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING TO THE CAR, I FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THUS IT IS A MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM. I AM SUPRISED TOYOTA IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. DO THEY NOT CARE OF THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMERS? THE MILAGE ON MY SEQUOIA IS ONLY 39,000 AND I DO NOT DRIVE IT TOO OFTEN, AND ALSO HAVE MAINTAINED IT VERY WELL. WE SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS CAR AND THIS VEHICLE REALLY WAS NOT WORTH IT IF IT CAME WITH SO MANY FACTORY DEFAULTS. PLEASE FOLLOW-UP ON THIS ISSUE TO HAVE IT RESOLVED.
THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOW POWER/LOW ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE HAS 65,000 MILES. BECAUSE THIS PART FAILED, SEVERAL ENGINE PARTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE ENGINE NEARLY BLEW UP AS A RESULT. TOYOTA RECALLED 2003-04 MODELS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAS ONLY ISSUED A TSB FOR THE 2005 MODEL. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT MY ENGINE WOULD NOT HAVE NEARLY EXPLODED HAD THE SKID COMPUTER NOT BEEN FAULTY. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA, AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THIS PART IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE 2005 MODEL, AND WILL NOT ASSIST IN REPAIRING IT. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR FOR THIS IS $4000. *TR