2004 Toyota Sequoia: multiple warning lights

6 of the 380 complaints about the 2004 Toyota Sequoia describe multiple warning lights.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 66,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 21 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Multiple warning lights by model year

2014
1
2011
1
2006
4
2005
10
2004
6
2003
5
2002
9
2001
2

What owners say

Filed Oct 24, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · TX

Filed Apr 3, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 100,000 miles · CA

This appears to be exceptionally common. The vsc trac, vsc off and ABS and parking brake lights come on, the brakes are degraded and the front end vibrates as the brakes appear to be pulsing. This has happened at least 10 times over the years. At first we thought it was the emergency brake and we had the tightened, since it seemed that there might be something loose and it was engaging as we drove. That wasn't it, obviously and it continues to occur. With such a heavy, large car, we have nearly rear-ended others, but got lucky. Each time the car pulls to one side sharply and you have to stop and restart the car to get all the lights to turn off and come back to normal. I have had the brakes done and redone several times and this still occurs.. On each occasion we could get out of it, but its only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. Toyota has obviously ignored this..I have download the complaints and there are >500 on this very topic. As I read through all these, the similarity between them is beyond coincidence and it appears that nothing actually fixes this. As of right now, I cannot let my family drive this car. I am bringing it into to the dealer (with copies of all these complaints) and see what comes of it. My hopes are not high. The recall in 2003 seems like they tried to address this (not clear if it was same issue). My concern really is that someone has to get killed. The issue with that logic is that dead people don't fill out complaints and if there was a death, it appears that the error/diagnostic codes do not register and get saved for retrieval (from reading all these complaints). Serious crashes would be investigated, codes would be looked at and nothing would come up. Case closed. What would happen, toyota, if all accidents got re-investigated? How much would that cost? Ask the gm ceo how much their investigation is costing.

Filed May 21, 2013 · Brakes · 60,000 miles · AL

I have a 2004 sequoia and I have had problems with the vsc, trac, ABS, and brake lights randomly coming on for the last 3 years. I only have 105,000 miles. The brake light comes on and off regularly (mostly on more than off). However with the other lights it is very random. Upon braking, I will experience a loud grinding sound, the car jerks/whiplash motion, the car is hard to stop and manage and then all the lights come on after this occurs. It all happens within 3-5 seconds total but the lights stay on until the car is turned off. It may do it 2-3 more times or might not do it again for a week or even as long as a month. I simply was coasting from a fast food speaker to the window to pay and I experienced it and it almost pushed me into the car in front of me. It has done it when breaking coming up to a red or yellow light. I let off the brake when it does it and press again and it may do it 2-3 times until I come to a complete stop or might not do it again once I release the brake the first time. It is difficult to detect because it occurs at different times, different places, different braking speeds and might not do it again for a while. For 3 years I have put up with this. I go to the dealer and nothing can be proven unless lights on at that time. When I went to the first place I could get to before they went off they hooked it up to a machine and 6 possible problems came up. I have read this is a common problem for 2003-2004 models and you fix one thing and thats not the issue. I have been told it is a computer/brake communication flaw. I do not understand with the complaints of the same problem from individuals even on the national transportation board page that this is not considered a recall. We have to spend thousands of dollars to guess when it is clearly a computer or maintenance issue and definitely a safety hazard. Some lose vehicle power with it.

Filed Oct 26, 2012 · Acceleration · 120,000 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns 2004 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH all the warning lights started to illuminated. The accelerator pedal was being depresed and the vehicle failed to accelerate. Neither the dealer nor the maufacturer was notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 140,000.

Filed Mar 22, 2010 · Driver assistance · 66,000 miles · TX

I have a 2004 toyota sequoia ltd 2wd. I purchased this vehicle in april 2009. Shortly after purchasing the vehicle my emergency brake light would sporadically come on while driving with no other effects. Several lights turned on in january 2010 which included the vsc, traction control off, and check engine. The vehicle was diagnosed and I was told to take it to toyota. They also printed out a safety bulletin that included my vehicle with exact problems along with several other years of the toyota sequoia . I had the vehicle diagnosed by toyota and they stated I needed a new skid control computer, which is very expensive($1100-$1300). However, I was told that this may not fix the solution and I may need a master pressure sensor(several hundred more dollars at least). I asked if there was damage somewhere or was it a malfunction with the computer and the service man stated it was a malfunction. I inquired if this was warranted, but he stated no. I have found hundreds of people complaining of the same exact problems with the same vehicle. Numerous people stated they paid to have the problem fixed, but the problem came back after a couple of years. Half of the people posting their issues stated they had serious mechanical issues as a result of this malfunction resulting in fires, automatic shut offs, low acceleration, etc. I have not had any driving problems with this vehicle, but am very afraid that this malfunction is a huge safety issue for me and my family.

Filed Aug 4, 2008 · Acceleration, Brakes · 55,659 miles · PA

*******2004 toyota sequoia ltd vsc computer failure, wheel lockup on left********* brake light, vsc and trac light all came on. I was driving approx. 20 MPH and the left front wheel locked up and the car pulled sharply to the left. The brake pedal went to the floor and I lost brake pedal effectiveness. I turned the car off and restarted it and all lights went out and brake feel and effectiveness appears ok. I took the car straight to the dealer for inspection. For the last 2 years the brake light would come on and stay on and when I turned off the car and restarted it the light would go off. For 2 years my local dealer in butler, pa could not get a failure code. When I took the car for diagnostics, the cause was the ECM part number 89541-oc062 at a cost of about $1377.00. They replaced it at the great dealership in langhorne,pa. I have 55,659 miles on this vehicle. Since the repair the brake warning light has come on one time and stayed on, when we restarted the car it went away. I will return to dealer to have this checked again next time it comes on. It seems to me that this lockup of the wheel and loss of braking effectiveness is a real big safety issue on these vehicles. Please get back to me to tell me if the federal safety agency is looking into this situation. Thank you!