2003 Toyota Sequoia acceleration problems

Filed Mar 11, 2024 · Acceleration, Steering · CA

Front end in rolled shacking. Tires wearing extremely fast and uneven image. Unable to drive

Filed Jul 29, 2022 · Acceleration, Brakes · WA

"VSC OFF, VSC TRAC, and ABS" indicators on the dash. YAW sensor failure which controls wheel speed which will cause vehicle to decelerate and possibly cause an accident. Toyota should issue a nationwide recall. Toyota is aware of the issue but has failed to issue a nationwide recall.

Filed Oct 28, 2020 · Acceleration, Airbags · IL

As I came ro stop auto then pressed the accelerator the auto acted as if it didnt want to move but started out slow . This occured everytime I stopped and pressed to accell the auto. The auto was in motion , during turning.

Filed Apr 12, 2017 · Acceleration, Electrical · 224,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota sequoia. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. The speed control, vcs, traction control, and sas warning indicators remained illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to several dealers, but no failure could be found. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that a malfunction of the ecu tracking device failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v176000 (electronic stability control, traction control system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 224,000.

Filed Jun 17, 2016 · Acceleration · 168,000 miles · OK

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.

Filed May 9, 2016 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 167,000 miles · WI

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?

Filed Jan 13, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 272,590 miles · CA

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.

Filed Apr 9, 2015 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 217,995 miles · NY

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.

Filed Dec 25, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 70,000 miles · TX

Abs, vsc trac, and engine check lights on. Brought to the shop . Mechanic stated it's the computer need to be replaced for more than $1000 and up. Search internet and lots of owners have the same problems, can somebody do something about it please.

Filed Dec 11, 2014 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 180,800 miles · TX

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 .