On 12/24/08 went to toyota dealer. When applying brakes vehicle vibrates. Rotors replaced, vibration stopped. 1/2/09 back to dealer, check engine light on, vsc trac, and trac off lights on. Back to dealer on 1/12/09. As of 1/21/09 lights mentioned, back on. Brakes lights came on this morning also.
2002 Toyota Sequoia brakes complaints
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Defective vsc computer in 2002 which controls anti-lock & skid control. Toyota refuses to acknowledge problem and repair under warranty.
Vsc, traction control, anti-lock brake, and parking brake lights on the dash illuminated while driving. So, our vehicle has no antilock braking capability, traction control or skid control. Mechanic reports that the skid control ecu needs to be replaced--at a cost of $2200. Seems to be a common issue with this vehicle and toyota needs to remedy it.
1. While driving along, there was suddenly a loud grinding noise and the vsc trac and the trac off lights came on and stayed on. 2. This incident was the second time it has happened in the last few weeks. As a consequence, I dare not drive my vehicle now. 3. I cannot afford an expensive repair right now, so I must now ride my bike or the bus anywhere I need to go.
(1) the dashboard lights for ABS, vsc, & traction control flickered, and then remained on permanently. (2) the ABS and vsc have malfunctioned which seriously affects the braking & stability control of the vehicle in emergency handling situations, endangering person(s) in vehicle. (3) technician at marin toyota in san rafael, ca stated this was a common failure of the 2002 sequoia. (4) searching online forums and the federal safety agency complaint database also show this a common problem. (5) our family needs to be safe in this car. I hope something can be done.
Vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure. My vsc/trac sensor and ABS lights have been going on and off for about a week. Two days ago I was at a stop sign and began to accelerate when my skid light came on the gas pedal became unresponsive for about 3-5 seconds. An oncoming bus had to slam on it's brakes and swerve to avoid a collision. I had my two children in the car and we were all very shaken. I took the car to my toyota dealer today, toyota of dallas, and was quoted a price of $4,500 by dan lawson, asst svc mgr, to fix the ecu/ABS computer. I felt the price was outrageous and went to the federal safety agency site to complain. I was shocked to see the number of complaints on this very dangerous part. I am also outraged by the price quoted by my toyota dealer. It's seems that others have at least been quoted prices $2000-3000 less than toyota of dallas. Toyota needs to do something about this immediately. How many people will have to lose their lives before this problem is corrected???
Vsc/ABS/skid warning lights come on and stay on.
My vsc/ABS/skid light up on my dash, stay lit, go off come back on. Sometimes for a few hours sometimes for a few days. I have to replace front brake pads about twice a year. I have had to replace front rotors twice. Traction control kicks in at random times. Rear window motor stopped working. Rear hatch handle broke internally. Tires wear unevenly, even after several alignments. Lh power mirror motor stopped working, motor makes clicking sound and will not adjust. Factory dvd player stopped working. The fuel gauge is erratic. Sometimes it works, sometimes not.
Vsc/trac/parking brake/ABS light turned on. Dealer said ecu controlling these functions shut down. Replaced ecu for $2,000.
(1)the dashboard lights for ABS, vsc, & traction control flickered, and then remained on permanently. (2)the ABS and vsc have malfunctioned which seriously affects the braking & stability control of the vehicle in emergency handling situations, endangering person(s) in vehicle. (3)right toyota in az could not determine problem, although technician stated this was a common failure of the 2002 sequoia.
Trac light/vsc lights come on while driving down the road . Without warning the car jerks to the right and a grinding noise sounds like something is going to fall out from under the car. I took it to the dealership and the cost to repair is close to $3,000. How many complaints do you have to receive before something is done!
The traction control and vsc trac light come on. Vsc controls the anti-lock braking system. Took the vehicle to toyota dealership (town and country toyota, charlotte, nc). This dealer says a new skid control computer is required. Upon researching various consumer websites, this appears to be a common defect. See tundrasolutions.com for specific references to this. It appears that the federal safety agency has already filed many similar complaints from consumers. As a result of this finding, purchase and installation of the skid control computer has been postponed.
Vsc system having intermittent issues (grinding noises when engaged, inop sometimes) but has not completely died. I find the issue is very common and very expensive to fix. I believe this car has had problems before with vsc and is just a matter of time before it dies. I just bought it less than 1 month ago with 72k miles.
I took the 2002 toyota sequoia in for a routine maintenance to the dealer, performance toyota in la vista, ne and was told that the joints were recalled. The vehicle was performing well up to that time. After the service, two days later the skid light and the vsc (variable skid control) lights came on and after restarting the SUV, went off. Now the brake system is malfunctioning and the vsc is disabled. A week prior to the service the system worked just fine on the same route that I take to pick up my son while it was raining. There is a significant reduction in the vehicle control. What makes this problem even worse is that there is no indication of a system failure after the initial indicators have reset. (I.e. The lights came on and went off permanently) it was a fortnight later in the rain that the vehicle spun out of control and we realized that the vsc system was malfunctioning. Researching the problem, I find that there are many other owners experiencing the same thing. The dealer says that the responsibility to fix the problem is that of the owners. There is a need for this to be taken care of by toyota corporation in the form of a recall as the main braking system is affected on so many vehicles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota sequoia. While driving 40 MPH, the steering wheel vibrated. The dealer replaced the brakes, rotors, and calipers. The dealer stated that the vehicle had 45% brake functionality. The current mileage was 76,639 and failure mileage was 45,000.
My wife and I got our 2002 toyota sequoia brand new in 2002. Just this past week, the vsc and ABS light comes on. We took it to the local toyota dealer and found not only do those lights need replacing but also the brake booster. Total cost about $1900. I've done research on this problem on the web and found on a website, tundrasolutions.com, there were a number of people with the same problem. Anywhere from 50k to 80k miles on their 2002 sequoia and the same problem happens. When we took it to toyota, they said that was a very rare problem for a car with that mileage. Toyota, the manufacture, or the local dealer would not take any responsibility for the parts and that it wasn't faulty parts. We got it fixed today. The local dealer knocked off 25% of the price. We feel like this is a problem toyota needs to pay in full. If this many are having this problem, then there's a problem.
Toyota sequoia vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure computer fails to recognize appropriate time to turn the actual system on and off.
Non-injured accident. Vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure in toyota sequoia 2002.
Brake light started to come on and go off when driving, but my manual said this is okay. Then the vsc and trac off lights started to come on and stay on but it did not happen every time I drove the car, only half the time.
I own a 2002 toyota sequoia 4x2. The vsc/trac lights came on after I had the battery replaced on dec. 20, 2006. My toyota specialist could not figure out what the problem was but said that the sequoia's seem to have multiple problems relating to brakes and computers. I took it to the dealer on jan. 8, 2007 and they said it has been a common/ongoing problem. Toyota has not recalled this problem though. They could fix the ecc (electrical computer component) at the cost of $1,600. I said no thanks.
Vsc dash light ("idiot light") has been consistently on now for the last 10,000 miles (current odometer = 51,000 +/-). The light was on intermittently starting before the vehicle was 1-1/2 years old (<25,000 miles.) *jb in addition to the vsc light, the 'brake' light stays on (originally illuminated only when the parking brake was engaged.), plus the ABS light is consistently lit. The vehicle was taken to toyota more than once with the vsc/ABS/brake lights complaint, but toyota was unable to diagnose any problem until a service performed after the 36,000 mi warranty expired, at which point the dealer thought an ABS computer replacement might solve the problem. The dealer did not acknowledge any problem until after this 36,000 mile point despite intermittent events occurring very early on.
"vsc/trac" warning lights come on and stay on, and car tries to go back/forward at the same time. I bought this car used with 66,000 miles on it, and problem is chronic. Dealer says they can't recreate the problem. I looked online and there are lots of problems with this in toyota sequoias. Date of most recent incident is recorded below.
I own a '02 toyota sequoia with 71,000 miles that is now off factory warranty. My vsc/ABS/skid lights came on and stay on. After taking it to the dealer they advised that the skid control computer and possibly the engine control computer (ecc) required replacing. The vsc alone is $2200.00. The ABS and vsc systems do not function now and I live in denver, colorado, where there are frequent snows. My wife and three children use this vehicle everyday and I fear for their safety as she has slid through two stop signs already. I have read that this is a common problem with this year of sequoia.
I bought a "toyota certified" 2002 toyota sequoia in late '04. Roughly 6 months into ownership - my vsc (traction control) system began having intermittent issues - 2 full-day trips to the dealership made no results - the dealership was unable to recreate the problem. Another 4-6 months later, the vsc failed completely, and after investigation, I find the issue is very common and very expensive to fix. The failure leaves me without ABS and without vsc (two of the reasons I bought the car I did) and at an increased risk of having an accident, as without functional ABS the brakes lock quite easily. Calls to my dealership have left me with the impression the fix will be in the $2000 neighborhood, and I haven't yet come up with that. The incident date is approximate to the start of the issues.
During the past few months 'vsc trac" ,"vsc off","slip or skid","ABS",lights is going off while driving at low speeds like making turns and trying to accelerate from stop, even though the pavement is dry this happens every time ever since, brakes automatically apply causing the car to cut off or prevent the car from accelerating thus results in not able to control the car, there were instances that making turns is very dangerous due to the fact that the vehicle behind you can hit you due to the fact that failure to accelerate when needed because the ABS/vsc systems override you from accelerating by pressing the gas pedal, this seems to be a common complaint in online forums like edmunds.com tudrasolutions.com, and there was a discussion in there that someone's car with the vsc failure caught on fire, pls investigate.
I have 2002 toyota sequoia SUV and in 78,000 miles I have had to resurface or replace the front rotors six different times, which averages about 12,000 for each rotor failure. The failure is severe warping of the rotor which cause violent shaking and steering problems over 45 miles per hour. The dealership wants me to pay for it each time ( out of warranty)but I feel it is a design flaw and a safety hazard and am surprised they have not issued a safety recall.
Abs vsc trac control system lights come regularly. Before lights come on, systems prevent acceleration for several seconds resulting in potentially dangerous inability to navigate the car. This continually happens.
I have a 2002 toyota sequoia sr5 4x4 and my ABS, brake, vcs, trac lights on my dashboard remain on. I have researched this problem on www.edmunds.com and on www.tundrasolutions.com and appears to a common problem for owners of 2000-2003 sequoia models. My 2002 has had several recalls that dealt with brakes and suspension. It appears that when the brake recall was conducted they did not upgrade other parts of the braking system including computer sensors/modules. I believe this is a safety related defect to these model years that should be covered by toyota. What I read on the above websites is that toyota has charged owners thousands of dollars to repair this defect when it should be a free repair.
In august, 2005 my sequoia began to shake at the steering wheel. I took it in to a local repair shop. They replaced the front brakes. They informed me that the rear rotors would soon need to be replaced. In may, the rear rotors were and entire brakes and pads were replaced at a toyota dealership. The sequoia still shakes badly. I took it back to the first repair center, which has informed me that the front rotor needs to be replaced. The shaking is so bad that it is hard to steer. It has caused the tires to become out of alignment and I have since bought four new tires. I noticed that lots of tundra owners have the same problem and I have encountered two people in my town with the same problem with their sequoia.
"vsc trac" dash light flashed intermittently and then stayed lit at 45,000 miles. Per toyota dealer service department, the vehicle skid control (vsc) computer and steering angle sensor failed. As a result of vsc computer failure, the vehicle's antilock brake system and vehicle skid control system are disabled.
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