Vsc trac, trac off, and parking park light warning lights will illuminate seemingly randomly while driving. When the car is stopped and turned off and then on again the warning lights are no longer on. Dealership has been unable to properly diagnosis the problem. They have charged over $4,000 to replace various parts of the brake system but the problem persists. I am concerned the brake system will not properly function when this condition exists.
2005 Toyota Sequoia brakes complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that when the brakes were engaged at an unknown speed, the pedal went to the floor as the ABS and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to be pulled over and stopped. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it diagnosed that the ABS hydraulic assembly, wheel speed sensor, stroke sensor, and engine control system had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however; the brake failure continued to recur. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicles actuator had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.
My vehicle's traction control light was coming on periodically, and when that would happen the engine would cut out, & I would not be able to accelerate. I took it in to get it repaired. After the repairs I was driving at about 20 MPH, and as I was breaking to turn a corner the ABS, vbs, brake and traction control lights came on. My breaks made a grinding noise, the car began to shake, there were no breaks or steering control, and the engine cut out. This was very dangerous as I had no control and was on a city street in front of a park with children, and I had my son with me. Luckily I wasn't going very fast as the speed limit is 25 MPH, and I was approaching the park and my street to turn on to. I was able to get stopped by hitting a curb but couldn't get control of the vehicle otherwise.
I experienced a problem with engine warning and vsc trac off lights going on. The check engine light also came on. My family and I were on a trip and our sequoia all of a sudden lost power. It slowed down dramatically even though the engine was fine. It was a very dangerous situation because we were on an interstate where the speed is 70 MPH. I also experienced all the brakes making a massive grinding noise while going slow into a restaurant. (the brakes have less than 3000 miles on them.) the parking brake light also comes on periodically.
Depressing the brakes - even lightly when slowing intermittently activates the ABS along with a loud buzzing mechanical noise. As such, I'm not able to slow as quickly with the ABS deployed. Mechanic reports this is related to tsb - but no recall yet.
The vsc trac, vsc off, brake, and ABS lights all come on all at once. This has happened numerous times since I first bought the used SUV in may 2013. It worries me as I am on the freeway not knowing what will happen. Not sure how this will affect my vehicle in the long run. It normally comes on when I drive the vehicle for more than one hour at a crawling speed. For example, there have been times the freeway hits a rush hour moment and everyone will start rolling/crawling with their vehicles. As this happens, the lights will come on at least two times in a 30 minutes to one hour time frame.
While driving, the check engine light, vsc light, brake light all came on. Vehicle would not accelerate past 40 MPH. Diagnostic codes c1223, c1247, c1310 came back. Checking the internet, this is a common issue with this vehicle and a recall should be issued.
Tonight when backing out of my driveway I heard a loud grinding noise and my brake pedal was very hard to push. The brake light, trac off and vsc trac lights all were on. I parked the vehicle and cycled the engine and as soon as I drove away it happened again. I have had problems with just the brake light coming on then going off after turning off the key but this is the first time all 3 have come on and I have had no brakes at all. I have researched and noticed this is a common problem and yet toyota has failed to issue a recall on this problem. I was very lucky my wife was not driving the car with my daughter in the vehicle.
I was traveling about 30 MPH and the vsc off, vsc trac, e brake light all came on at the same time and will not shut off. They have been on for about a week now. Cannot get them to turn off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the brake warning light illuminated. In addition, the vsc track off and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 103,000.
Within the first two weeks, after purchasing the vehicle, the "brake" light, "vsc trac" light, and "trac off" light came on and there was a terrible grinding sound when attempting to stop. It was very hard to stop but luckily I was in a parking lot when it happened the first time. The "brake" light has continued to come on multiple times per week since may of 2015 and the other two lights still come on occasionally. In fact, on my 800 foot drive back from picking up my lunch today, the "brake" light was on. Each time the other 2 come on, it causes the breaks to grind and it is very hard to stop. There was just over 120,000 miles on the vehicle at purchase. I have read numerous forums online stating issues with this model, 2004, and 2003 models for the same issue but toyota has refused to do a recall and expects customers to pay for something is obviously an issue throughout these particular models. I think something needs to be done about this issue. I believe it is a safety concern toyota needs to be responsible for!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated that the brake warning light intermittently illuminated. In addition, the vsc track off and the check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.
I bought a toyota sequoia 2005 back in 2005 at rice toyota dealer in greensboro . Today , when I was driving on the street and turned on the left light signal with less than 15 MPH while using the brake, I heard a very loud grinding noise and that instantly I saw all 3 signs ( trac off, vsc trac, brake ) on at the same time. I am almost out of breath and scared to death. The signs (trac off, vsc trac, brake ) once in a while appeared in the past and disappeared by themselve and I did not have any serious problems in the past , but today the car just acted like a dead car at that momentarily. I was so scared and scared.
The vsc off, vsc trac and the brake lights comes on intermittently and sometimes even make weird noises. Took it to the dealer way back when the car was only a few months old for a couple of times but of course, they couldn't find anything wrong with it. So now that the car is much older and the light is on almost constantly and I found this site so I want to put in a complain hoping toyota would listen and take care of their customers.
When slowing to a stop, my sequoia periodically grinds when braking and the vsc sensor, ABS sensor and trac sensor light turn on and stay on.
Went to apply the brakes and they were solid and the vehicle would not stop. All of the anti-lock brake lights lit up on the dash and the ant-lock brakes engaged. After pumping the brakes repeatedly the pedal came back to normal and was able to stop the vehicle. Placed it in park and turned off the ignition and then restarted the vehicle and it braked normally after that. This brake has happened on several occasions.
As I started driving the car my vsc off vsc trac and brake light when on when I tried to brake it made a terrible sound as I continued to press on the brake it made a hssssssing sound like air was coming out I got home and googled the problem I guess im not the only one toyota is aware of problem but will not fix 2003 was fix but the rest aren't I did call toyota and filed a complaint and the told me they couldn't do anything about it was up to me and my responsibility if its an ongoing problem and very dangerous toyota should recall I know have it with an experience mechanic and will hopefully get results soon.
At slow speeds on clean, dry pavement and normal braking conditions all warning lights on the dash will illuminate, the skid/traction control will start beeping and the ABS will engage for no apparent reason 0 while also making a grinding noise. This has happened twice in the past month. Toyota dealer indicated the problem is the "ABS and traction control actuator."
Brakes became "soft" with vibration in pedal and complete loss of acceleration power. Upon review-saw this is a common complaint that is not being resolved by toyota. They recalled their 2003 product with the same problem. Folks go to toyota to have problem fixed - only to have same problem within months and some folks have paid upwards of $3000.00 and the problem is not resolved. There are thousand of complaints with this problem if you will monitor toyotas complaint data base and many other forums.will a family have to be gravely injured before action is taken?
Vsc trac, ABS and brake alerts light up on dash board, noise when vehicle is initially turned on, the noise disappears after a few minutes but the alerts stay on. The vehicle also loses power (but the engine keeps running, just no power to accelerate) if I make a quick turn, loss of power lasts for a few seconds then turns back on.
I've had the 2005 toyota sequoia for 4 days now we purchased it over the weekend drove it home and it's been fine, all the sudden this morning the trac off light is on and vbc or vsc light is on I can't remember the specific letters, there's now a louder noise when driving down the road like a roar coming from the tires and the vehicle seems harder to stop, I called toyota there are still no recalls for this issue but after reading all the complaints it sounds like a safety issue, why hasn't this been recalled?
Abs system would engage as vsc skid control light and brake light appears. System would reset after ignition was turned off and restarted. Mishap occurred several times on dry, smooth road surface at a low rate of speed with minimal pressure on brake pedal. I took car to dealer for repair. They replaced skid control ecu. Car repeated symptoms on my way home. I took it back to the dealer. They replaced brake booster. Car is working normally now.
The vsc trac, vsc off and ABS light would come on and then reset when I turn off & restart the vehicle. I called the toyota dealer I take my car to for maintenance and they said to bring it in when the lights turn on again. I did some research and waited for the lights to come back on. The lights came on today & I took it into the dealer. They said the master cylinder and skid ecu was bad & needed to be replaced. They quoted me $1900 plus labor. This is an extremely common problem with the sequoia's and I am very surprised & disappointed that there hasn't been a recall done for this problem.
Vsc trac, vsc off, brake, ABS lights... All on, all at once. This has happened several times now. It comes on for a couple of days and then resets itself no codes found. This time it came on again and limited the speed to about 35mph while my wife was driving on a major highway. She was able to get it back home safely thank goodness. I have been reading about similar cases for this model and do not know what to do.please help. We have just had it serviced about a month ago for timing belt replacement etc. This is my wife's primary vehicle and I can't afford to put any more money in this. Is there a recall for this with so many cases of the same issue I have read about?
Problem: brakes disengage or as I've been told the ABS system is engaging when it shouldn't. The front end of my car sounds like it dropping out and I'm hearing a very loud grinding noise. This is happened several times in the past 2 years. Had brakes serviced twice in the past 2 years. Replaced pads, turned rotors. Changed brake fluid. Had sensors checked. Checked by the dealer as well as another brake shop(firestone). They couldn't find any computer codes to definitely say what the problem is. Only recommended replacing a computer part. I told them I wasn't spending over $1000 on a recommendation. Even carried it to firestone, since the dealer service dept was closed yesterday evening at 6:45pm when it happened again. Didn't turn off the car with the "brake", "vcs" and another yellow light on and they really didn't see any codes that stood out. Very frustrating and concerning with my wife and kids riding in this car!!!!
Vsc, trac, ABS and brake lights would all come on a once. They would usually reset after on the next start. It has progressed over the past year to the lights staying on most of the time and only occasionally resetting to off. I have no ABS or stability control due to this malfunction. Even with the lights on, there were no codes on system when I went to the dealer. They recommend replacing the skid control ecu which is very expensive. This seems to be a very common problem.
While driving my vehicle on the highway to work, my brake warning light on the dash came on. I pulled over cut the truck off then back on, the light was gone. The next day driving home from work, it was pouring down rain and the brake warning light came on again, along with the trac and vsc warning lights. I was only driving about 25 MPH since I was in the city and not on the highway yet. I pulled over cut the truck off and then back on, the lights were out, but within another mile they were back on. I avoided the highway since my brakes were having problems and it was pouring rain. The next day they were off so I drove back to work but when I was on the way home they all came back on, this time it was the afternoon and not raining so I took it to the toyota dealership. They ran the codes and said my codes were c1247 stroke sensor and c136 master press sensor - they said this was part of a skid control ECM that controlled my antilock braking system! Very scary to think my brakes were not functioning properly. I was told it could be fixed for $1042.82 and may also need to replace the master cylinder at $715.85. When I looked up the problem online I found that this was very common failure with 2003-05 models and that toyota had already recalled the 2003 problem. My service tech said that he was not aware this was a common problem, although there is a service bulletin out for it. I was very scared to drive, but the tech said that my brakes still worked but that the anti lock braking system will not stop "on a dime" but will skid or slide. When I asked to speak to the service manager (all were on vacation) I spoke with the lead tech on shift, who told me alot of what I read online was junk and there was no recall on my 2005 sequoia but he gave me a number to toyota complaint department:1‑800‑331‑4331. I have not driven my vehicle since taking it home that day.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the brake lights illuminated on the instrumental panel. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact took her vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing and was advised that the skid control was defective and needed to be repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 19,000. The current mileage was 86,000. Updated 08/27/14*lj updated 09/2014
My vsc, trac off, check engine light and the exclamation sing all came on for the first time since I bought my sequoia, and it started jerking and when I set my foot on the break it starts to pull, as I got on the interstate my sequoia accelerated itself the RPM when up to # 5 it really scared me I have to take it this morning to toyota to have it checked, I do travel with my children alot and that is a safety concern for me.
Vsc and ABS lights are going on after horrible shuttering sound from front of vehicle. My wife has experienced this four times on a major highway and we are concerned about safety. I had recently experienced this last weekend. There is a sudden loss of control of the vehicle being aware of the emergency brake is the only way to stop this vehicle.toyota has many complaints about this and they need to recall this problem before someone gets rear ended on a highway.
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