Wife was pulling off from a stoplight when the traction control system light (skidding car icon) and warning buzzer came on and the vehicle started making a loud grinding sound, vibrating, and pulling to the right. She pulled the vehicle over, turned it off, and called me to come swap vehicles with her. When I started the car, of course, the symptoms had gone away. Several days later on a family trip, I was driving the vehicle on the interstate at 65-70 MPH when the vehicle did the same thing she had described. We pulled over, the noise stopped, and then the vsc/trac and trac off came on. This should be a recall fix. Too many vehicles have had this problem, over several production years (2003's actually have a recall for a similar issue). However, reading various forums has made me think toyota doesn't even know the root cause of this. But it's definitely a safety issue that needs to be checked out.
2001 Toyota Sequoia driver assistance complaints
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Today driving at 40mph my 2001 sequoia suddenly jolted and brake with a terrible grinding noise, this while I was using the gas pedal! It was very scary and shocking that it could possibly do such an unsafe maneuver. My children & I were terrified as the beeping started and then a steady noise while the grinding persisted. I am so glad the car behind us did not plow into us, and still do not know how they did not. To everyone that has stated this: "people will be killed because of this", you are very correct. It is dangerous to have such a faulty system in a car on the road. We had is towed away, and frankly I know not what to do since reading all of these other incidents. Even if we have it fixed, it sounds like it will not cease. I had this happen twice in the last 2 days, but thought I'd run over a pothole or something. Today, it was smooth pavement and nice weather. We really need a recall to save lives!
Vehicle's traction control system malfunctioned while driving on dry flat pavement. Vsc and trac control lights came on, vehicle pulled hard to the right, made loud grinding noise, and was extremely difficult to control steering and braking. This continued for approximately one minute, stopped, and then did it again. This is a very dangerous situation which could potentially lead to fatal accident if it occurs at higher speeds. It happened with our children in the car and scared everyone. This is the second time it has happened to us, but appears to be a very common problem with this make/model. I would like to see a recall.
The contact stated that the traction system would engage sporadically without warning, causing the vehicle to vibrate violently and pull the to the right. The dealer diagnosed that the traction system would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure.
The sequoia vsc trac,vsc off sensor lights turning on and off and hearing grinding noise,and lose power. And the roll over system light come on.
Oh hwy 26 in left lane. Alarm sounds vsc trac lights come on. Vehicle surges to the right. I had to correct it, to keep it in my lane. Dry pavement totally unannounced. Very scary situation. Whole family in car at the time.
Going around slight curve. Alarm sounded vsc trac lights came on and vehicle tried to steer off road into a ditch. Took all I could do to correct it back on the road. Perfect weather dry pavement. Not the first time the system has done crazy things.
Two days ago, I happened to be on my way home on a back road and only going around 40 MPH when my stability control light, vsc trac, and trac off light came on and my car started making a beeping noise and I could not control my vehicle. This is for a 2001 toyota sequoia. I have seen many complaints since on different forums about this same problem. What can be done about this problem? I am very disappointed with toyota and hope that there will be a recall on this problem or they could be facing some lawsuits if these kind of problems persist and someone gets injured or even killed because of negligence on toyota's part. As for me and my family, we have owned toyota vehicles for years, my great uncle was even asked to be in a toyota commercial because of the devotion our family has had to toyota. I really hope they do the right thing because there will be challenges made against their company if not.
Had just turned onto a road at 25 MPH and vcs/trac lights came on, started beeping, made a grinding noise and was hard to steer, pulled off road as thinking I had ran over something....very scared. Now does it approximately 2 x weekly with no rhyme or reason.
Recently, my 01 sequoia has been making a loud metal-like grinding noise coming from the front end of the car. Sounded like it came from the engine or the tires. This caused the car to become unstable on the road and it was swerving, the vsc trac light and vsc off light flashed and beeped rapidly, and worst thing of all was that the brakes did not work either. The more I put pressure on the brakes, the more the metal grinding noise was intensified. Felt like the engine was going to be dropped in the middle of the road or the tires were scraped to the bone. Problem first happened in april, but thought it was nothing because as fast as it came out of nowhere, it quickly went away also. However, 2 weeks ago, my husband and my son were in my car and it happened again. This time it lasted longer and my husband had to try his best to control the vehicle because it was swerving and shaking so bad, and the loud grinding noise was back. We kept the car in the garage for a week in hopes that it will "go away." today, 5/16/12, as I'm driving at 50mph it happened again.thankfully, there were no cars behind me, and just a truck a little ways ahead of me. Because I was driving at a speed of 55mph, it was very difficult to stop. I put pressure on my brakes to no avail because the more I tried to push the brakes, the louder the noise was and the more the car was shaking. This is one of the most terrifying events in my life because I saw that I was approaching the back of the truck fast and I couldn't stop, I tried to pull to the side but there were no room because the sides were just guard rails. At that point, I put more pressure on my brakes because I didn't wanna be killed or hurt anyone else, so my car finally started to slowed down. The scariest part was that I could not brake. The more I applied my brakes, the louder the noise, and the more the car was shaking.
I was driving on the highway slowing down in traffic and the truck started skidding on it's own, the vsc trac light and trac off light both came on while the car with the skid mark indicator light flashed and beeped, there was a noise coming from under the truck that sounded like something was lose. I stopped at the store and when I got back in the truck, the lights were off but a few minutes later, going only about 30 MPH, it did it again and was louder and shook worse. I was scared and just tried to get home. It was too late to take to toyota but I did talk to a mechanic and will go to toyota in the am.
Recently had new tires installed, while accelerating up freeway on ramp I could feel power being taken away, looked down and skid control light was lit up. Asked mechanic about it and recommended zero point calibration to rest sensors for steering yaw and pitch. After zpc vsc trac and vsc off lights were on. Code pulled c1231 steering angle. Zpc again. Code and lights still, code will not clear with toyota intelligent 2 scanner. Monitoring steering sensor with scanner show both positive and negative numbers with zero at wheels straight. Mechanic want to change out spendy vsc cpu and translate cpu and says that is no guarantee to fix. I am driving it with lights one due to unable to pay $2k for something out of know where and no part physically broke to promote. In looking around I see this is not an isolated issue.
Was driving out my driveway, not going fast at all...turned on a major street and suddenly, a picture of the skidding car appeared and then the trac/vsc lights came on with a horrendous noise. Took car to the local toyota dealership and of course they couldn't find anything wrong with it after relinquishing $100.00 diagnostic fee. The light and noise from the vsc engaging or disengaging is really loud and has happened every day since the initial issue. Does this present a problem? I'm afraid to drive my car but is very much needed for work and recreational activities. I've searched online and it appears that this is an ongoing issue that toyota is aware of but fail to do a recall.
Vehicle skid control and vehicle trac lights come on and they cannot be turned off. It feels like their is less traction and this causes the brakes to wear.
Vehicle: toyota sequoia 2001 4wd ltd temperature: 87 degrees f conditions: sunny & clear - no rain/water present - no obvious slippery conditions surface: paved surface road accessories active: air conditioning was on & radio was on while traveling at approximately 35 MPH in a straight line the traction control light illuminated (vehicle symbol that includes 3 wavy lines) and sounded an audible signal immediately followed by the "vsc trac" & "vsc off" lights illuminating. To memory, the accelerator pedal was being pressed as normal. When the above dashboard lights illuminated a negative sensation could be felt through the steering wheel, but the vehicle did not veer off course. Next, the emergency flasher hazard light was turned on, the A/C & radio were turned off and the four main windows were lowered to their full down positions by the driver and the vehicle was driven to a side street approximately 1/8 mile ahead, stopped and parked. The driver kept the vehicle running. The vehicle was then inspected by the driver for signs of obvious mechanical failure. The brake, driveline and suspension components did not show any obvious signs of failure. The owner's manual was checked and it did not indicate that the vehicle could not be driven in the current state. The vehicle's A/C system was switched back on (the radio was left off) and the vehicle was then driven approximately 10 miles, parked and turned off. After approximately 4 hours of the vehicle being parked & not running the vehicle was restarted. The previous dashboard lights at first did not illuminate. After approximately 1/4 mile of driving the "vsc trac" & "vsc off" lights illuminated again upon depressing the brake pedal. Vehicle was driven approximately 50 miles, parked and turned off. There were no unusual mechanical sensations felt or heard during either 10 or 50 mile drives.
Vsc light was coming on intermittently. Vehicle(sequoia) was still under warranty so the dealership replaced the skid control ecu. The vsc light started coming back on intermittently approximately one year later. Since the vehicle was out of warranty toyota said it would cost approximately $2400 to fix. Since the lights only came on intermittently without any other problems and I didn't have the money to spare I didn't get the repairs done. While having my rotors turned at the dealership the mechanic said they noticed the vsc light was on. They said they worked on my vehicle for 3 hrs(at no charge-just doing me a favor)) to try and remedy the vsc light problem. When I left the dealership I got on the highway and not 2 miles down the road the warning lights and ABS lights were coming on, I started hearing warning beeps, the car started vibrating violently and pulled to the right. Scared the heck out of me! I pulled over and had the car towed back to the dealership. Of course the dealership said it was skid control ecu and would cost $2400 to fix the problem. I have taken excellent care of this car and would fix it if I didn't think it would happen again. Because of necessity I have been driving the car and dealing with the daily scare but lately it has been getting so bad that I will probably have to trade it in before it causes an accident.
The "vsc off" and vsc skid lights came on and has remained on to the present date. When the lights came on all vsc functions stopped. Vehicle was taken to the dealership. Repair was not under any warranty. An estimate of approximately $2200 was given to replace the vehicles ecu. No repair was made. Occasionally the vehicle would lose power under moderate acceleration for a brief period (usually less than 2 seconds) as if something has cut power 20-30%. I suspect it was the vsc system trying to cut on or engage. This has not happened for some time. Vehicle now has 178000 miles.
Sudden loss of acceleration on highway. Vsc and trac light came on, then could not accelerate. Had to pull over extremely fast before getting rear ended by other vehicles. Can would not accelerate at all. Check engine light came on as well. Extremely dangerous condition and could have been severely hurt with entire family in car. Luckily there was a shoulder to pull off on, otherwise, we would have been in an terrible accident. Car was not safe at all! Toyota needs to know about this vsc issue!
Driving my recently purchased 2001 sequoia and the vsc system goes off like we're on ice. Does it until the system stays off. It has been doing this randomly. Very scary... Recall needs to be done.
Skid control engage unexpectedly.
Brakes intermittently apply on there own, pulling the car left or right. I am supposed to have the option of disabling the vsc on this vehicle but that function does not work. It will disable itself after an episode, later it will self enable and it starts over again. I've had it in to toyota service to fix this issue and was told I would have to pay for a new cpu, but that would not necessarily fix the problem. I've seen other sequoia owners have had the same problem on many sequoia owner forums. This is a very dangerous situation for sequoia owners. The dealer have no idea how to fix this problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota sequoia. The contact was driving 45 MPH when the ABS caused the vehicle to decelerate. The trac and vsc warning lights were illuminated constantly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the skid computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 176,791. The VIN was not available.
Vehicle skid control light, ABS, and vsc off lights come on. Get grinding noise from right front wheel as the ABS applies the brake and steering wheel and vehicle pulls extremely to the right. Almost loose control of vehicle if your not expecting it. This happens on dry pavement.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota sequoia. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH the electronic stability control system engaged which caused the brakes without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the ECM malfunctioned and needed to be reset which failed to remedy the problem. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who diagnosed the incorrect brake fluid was used which caused the brake gasket lining to malfunction. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 150,000 and the current mileage was 162,000.
My car automatically applied it's brakes and veered sharply to the right. The vsc and trac off lights came on. This event repeated itself several times before I could get home. It almost forced me off the road. If I had been in the left lane, I would have hit any car in the right lane or if I had been going faster at the time, it would have been an accident. The cars behind me had to slam on brakes to avoid me. I checked online and there are many other similar complaints on the toyota sequoia in multiple years. There is a recall on the early 2003 models. Toyota service says it's a common problem with the yaw sensor and an $800 repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the traction system would engage sporadically without warning, causing the vehicle to vibrate violently and pull the to the right. The dealer diagnosed that the traction system would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000 and the current mileage was 114,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the vehicle stability control light illuminated on the instrument panel while driving 50 MPH. During the failure, the front wheels locked and the vehicle pulled towards the right. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure and current mileages were approximately 119,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I have a 2001 toyota sequoia, I was driving on I 90 at 70 miles per hour. All of a sudden vsc trac sensor light came on off off couple times and then it auto engage and disengage the brakes. I almost lost the balance of my SUV. I had my 2 young kids and my wife with me.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 toyota sequoia. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vsc and trac warning lights illuminated and the steering wheel began to shake abnormally. The contact also heard a grinding noise in the engine. The vehicle was pulled over and parked momentarily. Once the contact began driving again, the steering wheel operated as normal and the grinding noise ceased. However, the service lights continued to illuminate. The failure recurred intermittently and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that the yaw sensor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 84,555.
2001 toyota sequoia. Vsc trac/vsc off skid control lights all illuminate. Vehicle shutters aggressively and decelerates suddenly (occurred at least 8 times between 65 and 45 MPH). Vehicle becomes very unstable and difficult to control until full stop. Unsafe to operate!!
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