Vsc and trac and ABS lights come on 2003 sequoia with 38,000 miles for no reason. Dealer says yaw rate sensor bad but have had problem with these lights since purchase in 2003. Apparently, many sequoias from 2001 to present have problems like this. Toyota needs to be do something.
2003 Toyota Sequoia brakes complaints
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Vsc off ad vsc trac warning lights come on unexpectedly in 2003 toyota sequoia. Car often feels unstable for a moment when this happens. Dealer has looked at the problem several times and has been unable to identify or repair cause. Problem dates back to 2003.
Vtrac failure indications while driving my 2003 toyota sequoia. 66,213 miles. Had this checked while under warranty at 30,000 miles but it was not a hard failure so it was called intermittent. Current failure clears after ignition cycled but dealer says fail codes do exist that show computer is failing. Toyota has a service bulletin to replace computer if under warranty. Research on the internet showed countless failures of vtrac computer on this model and the tundra with the full failure causing vehicles at high speed to go from 70 MPH to 1 with no power assistance and uncontrolled deceleration. Toyota is aware but doing nothing to remedy except repair if brought in at owner expense if not under warranty.
The vsc and trac trouble lights are coming on. The car occasionally thinks that we are skidding out of control and begins pulsating the brakes. This is very dangerous. The failure codes in the computer indicate that the skid control ecu needs to be replaced. This is expensive and not covered by warranty, but should be covered by toyota via a safety recall with an improved version. I have found a lot of complaints on the internet by owners having the same problem.
Vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure is a know issue by every toyota sequoia owner, but toyota claims that it's not an issue. This failure requires that vsc/ABS skid control ecu be replaced. While vehicle is under warranty, toyota will try to do anything and everything possible not to replace the part, but once the warranty expires and you bring the car for repairs, first thing they tell you is that you need a new ecu costing close to $3000.00.
When we first bought the vehicle the trac system lights kept coming on and the brakes felt mushy; we took it in to toyota and they replaced the computer system which seemed to rectify the problem. Then about 9 mo to a year later the lights kept coming on again and the brakes failed twice, toyota stated they would replace the brake system fluid and the master cylinder at our cost because we had taken it elsewhere and they felt that it had contaminated brake fluid, which our mechanic stated in writing was not. Although we tried numerous times to have toyota fix it under warranty; we got the vehicle repaired through our own mechanic and then shortly later the brakes failed resulting in a crash on the freeway. When it was decided that the seq would be repaired via ins there was a code that showed up on the computer system that showed that brakes indeed did fail; however when taking it to toyota the same code did not show up. The vehicle did well, however we live by a dirt road and when traveling down the road or going around a corner quickly the trac system lights go on and now the vehicle acts like it won't go when the trac system is on and you slow down or start up again--at present the system is turned off; it has really never worked correctly.
Dt*: the contact stated the ABS light illuminated constantly. Also, while driving at 30 MPH on wet roads, the vehicle skidded when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer who determined that the vehicle stability control was defective. Updated 9/13/2006 - the deceleration sensor was replaced. The vehicle extended warranty did not cover the cost of the replacement.
Braking system module.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 15 MPH and slowing to a stop, the antilock brakes failed causing the check engine and vsc traction light to illuminate. This occurred while attempting to apply brake pressure during normal braking on normal and snow covered roads. The vehicle has been to the dealership four times for inspection due to the antilock brakes. Upon inspections, the dealership reset the computer to make the lights go off. The manufacturer was notified, however no repairs were made. Updated 3/9/2006 -
I purchased my vehicle from sunnyvale toyota in oct of 2002. It is a 2003 toyota sequoia. From the time I reached home found multiple problems. Start with hub caps not seated correctly, defective roof racks, entry door molding with inked print on them. Went on to a defective air conditioner compressor, pungent awful smell from the AC, defective radio/ cd changer. Brakes are spongy and don't respond well. If you pump it once it works well. The vehicle repeatedly veers to the right. They have checked it at least 15 times. There is hair in the paint. I went through the ncds process and ended up with a judgment to have them repair the veering problem and air conditioning. Toyota never complied and ncds closed the case without my consent. I worked with toyota and they finally worked on the trouble. I got a new set of tires but the veering returned. What happens is the tires wear more on the outside of the front right tire. As you rotate the trouble goes away until the tire wears and the problem becomes more pronounces. Now the tires are bald and ncds is giving me trouble to reopen the case or stand behind the arbitrators judgment. Now even the door molding are coming off even with no damage.
Vehicle makes a loud grinding noise from the front of the car when put in to gear. Vsc trac and vsc off lights light up and buzzer sounds. Once the lights and buzzer go off the grinding stops but the lights remain on. When driving the car feels very loose, like it is going to lose control. I brought the vehicle in to the dealership and they said that 2 computers , the vsc computer and the translator computer, failed. The dealership said that there have been many instances of this occurrence, and that the software used in the computers was bad. All of this happened at 39k miles and the warranty was up at 36k. Toyota has been negligent in the fact that this is a known manufacturers defect and there is no recall or warranty for these defects. I am not sure if this issue can cause injuries or death, or possibly re-occur.
My vsc & track off lights will not turn off. I lose control of my car at about 5 miles per hour due to this problem about once every other day. Toyota advertises this break system as a safety feature on their website, yet dealership says it's not a safety issue. The dealership told me that the computer controlling this has failed & needs to be replace at a cost of $1300. My car is not yet 3 years old but just out of mileage warranty, so they said this cost was up to me to pay. My mother owns the same model & year sequoia & the exact same problem happened to her car & the same dealership fixed her problem at 36k miles but won't fix mine @ 46k b/c I'm out of warranty. My husband's employer had same problem at 40k miles on his 2003 sequoia & had to pay for the repair. I know personally 5 families who own sequoias & 4 of us have had the exact problem. The 5th just bought their car 4 months ago, so we are just waiting for their problem to occur. I'm meeting with the district factory rep tomorrow & will bring up the number of complaints on this website about the vsc computer failure.
My 2003 sequoia has 31,000 miles and already the front brakes have been replaced three times, back brakes replaced once and the rotars resurfaced three times. From what I've read on the internet others have had the same problems. My friend who had a 2001 model had the vehicle taken in and the whole brake system replaced due to a tsb. When I called the dealers they told me that the tsb only affected the years 2000 & 2001. However, the 2003 seems to have problems, too! I've never had brake problems until this vehicle. The first time I had the vehicle serviced at 6700 miles the service technician told me my front brakes had premature wearing and accused me of braking too hard but agreed to have to have them replaced under warranty and the rooters were machined. The second time the service engine light came on and at 17,500 miles our front brakes were touching metal to metal. The roters were also resurfaced at a cost of about $500.00. At that time the service manager convinced us that this was normal I've had other mechanics say it is not. At 30,000 miles I was infromed that my front and back brakes needed to be replaced and the roters again were resurfaced. We went to another mechanic and paid $400. I've read that the braking system on the sequoia is inadequate, tundras are having similar problems and the calipers are too small thus causing warping and the brakes to wear out prematurely.
Dt: brake system will grab and throw car into skid, but parts are failing intermittently. The switch on the dashboard does not shut it off. Consumer had no control of vehicle. It has been in the repair shop, and found out steering angle sensor was bad, and replaced it. Also, computer was defective. *ak the vehicle's computer was replaced also. The technician could not confirm what failed first, why either failed, or why he could not find any trouble over one year ago, when consumer noticed blinding lights on the dashboard. The consumer feels that this is a safety hazard because drivers do not have control over this active 4 wheel drive system. Also the dash control will not shut off vsc (vehicle skid control), nor any other fuse, switch, wire, or other vsc's.
The vsc and brake lights on our toyota seqouia 2003( 4wd ltd, 9000 miles) comes on without warning and goes off usually when the ignition is turned off. The cars seem to handle fine but I am concerned for our safety.
We purchased a 2003 sequoia in august of 2003. The first thing that happened was the hood latch came off no biggie a $10 replacement everything a ok. Next came the oil pressure gauge it always read low. I took it to the dealership and was fixed, the cause was a faulty sender, no charge to me. On a routine oil change I asked for the alarm to be check because it was always silent. To my surprise the horn had come off lucky for me it was still under warranty so it was replaced. All this time the vsc/ trac off light keeps coming on. The dealer can't come up with a problem and they say just restart the car and they should come off. Now there is a grinding sound coming from my dash and the lights are coming on again so off to the dealership again. They can't duplicate the sound and the lights well maybe its my brakes and I have to get those replaced. I decided to wait on that. Ok now since my kids like to ride with the back windows down and I can't stand the pressure and sound in the car. (it sound as if I'm in a helicopter) I decide to roll the back window down to stabalize the pressure and what do you know it doesn't work and now my vsc / trac off and ABS lights are all on "all the time" . Now I'm at the dealership again (everyone there knows me by name now) . The vsc/ trac off and ABS light well that was a sensor that needed replacing and the window well guess what that was the grinding sound I had heard before . The motor needed to be replaced. Be ready to pay about $800 in parts and labor. Lucky for me I had purchased the extended warranty so I was left with just my deductible. I have owned 3 toyotas in the past and have always had that peace of mind "its a toyota" but now I'm not so sure. Toyota is not what it used to be. I still love the space and comfort of the sequoia but would rather do without all the service trips to the dealership.
While consumer was driving the check engine light/trac light, and ABS braking light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Then, vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had vehicle towed to dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the battery needed to be replaced. Consumer informed mechanic that this problem recurred and had not been resolved.
Braking system warning lights - on four different occasions, the brake system warning lights have come on requiring that I pull the vehicle off the road and shut the ignition off to reset the lights. Error codes in the computer have resulted in replacement of brake booster / master cylinder assembly replacement, brake fluid sensor check, brake pedal switch adjustment. Braking on this vehicle is inconsistant with overall concerns regarding brake system performance.
Vsc/traction control off light has illuminated on dash when vehicle is simply sitting in a parking space, pulling out of paved dry relatively flat driveway, and driving below 20 MPH on dry pavement. Problem is ongoing where the vsc/traction control off light comes on almost everyday. First time taken to dealership was told it would reset itself when SUV is restarted. When taken to dealership second time a couple of months ago, was told an error was found and they reset it. Still experiencing the problem and have scheduled a third appointment with dealership for january 13, 2004 to try to get problem resolved again.
Inadequate braking, interior noises, oil pressure gauge.
Our 2003 toyota sequoia has the vsc, traction light, emergency brake light, and trac off light are all coming on. The dealer told us that we need a brake job and the problem that I have is that this will be the third set of brakes in 25,000 miles. I have been reading quite a bit on this same problem with other sequoia owners on the edmunton's website forum and it is concerning to me for the saftey of my family and my self not too mention the brake jobs at every 7,000 miles. The dealer tells me that this is normal for brakes with heavier vehicles but that has not been my experience with SUV's in the past.
Brake pads are wearing prematurely.*mr consumer heard a scratching noise like a rock was stuck in the rotors. When attempted to have them replaced, he was told the rotors were on a back order.*ts
I own a 2003 toyota sequoia. At 10,740 miles, the front disc brakes were worn out and required replacement. The brakes should have lasted longer and suggests an undersized design of the braking system. Toyota did perform a "courtesy" replacement of the brakes but I am concerned this is a safety issue needing investigation.
2003 toyota sequoia limited, 5 months old, 5200 miles, check engine light came on at the same time as vsc lights. Seems to be other reports of same incident. Also, brakes seem to be inadequate for vehicle weight with loing stopping distance, and significant travel when parking brake applied (low pedal)
The anti-skid control engaged when the consumer was driving on dry pavement under 25 MPH *ak
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