At around 51,000 miles the ABS and vsc light came on. Lights went out 2 days later. It would come on intermittently about every other month for about 2 days then go out. Took it to my mechanic and he found no codes stored. Now it has 100,00 miles and the light stays on. Took it to a toyota dealer and was told the skid control ecu needs replaced. Was told it was a common problem for my year sequoia. I was told then that when the lights are on, the functions do not work. I feel this has been a safety issue that toyota has been aware of but has done nothing to correct.
2005 Toyota Sequoia driver assistance complaints
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Brake light indicator intermittently came on over several months (jan - may 2011) and at various speeds. Sometimes at startup, other times at hwy speed. Since fluid was full and clean, did not take car in right away. Mentioned to dealer at 60k mi. Svc to diagnose. Toyota dealer diagnosed the source of the problem was a malfunctioning "electronic skid computer." cost $122 to diagnose and $1120 to replace. I understand this computer controls the stability control and ABS systems, so it is a potential safety hazard.
2005 2wd toyota sequoia limited has the following warning lights on while the engine is running: vsc, trac-off, ABS, engine light. The vehicle will stall if you try to accelerate, and it will not go over 50 MPH, as if having no power. My sequoia is a real safety problem on the road. Until toyota stand behind their products, they are just a pathetic car company with bogus quality image.
My 2005 toyota sequoia has had issues for the past several years in accelerating. The vehicle does not get engaged and it almost stops moving for a second until the vehicle stability control kicks in. Today the light went off again vsc trac and the problems continue.
After I have driven my 2005 toyota sequoia for approx 20+ miles, when I apply the brakes the ABS, brake, trac, vsc, etc. Lights all light up on the dash. When this happens the SUV becomes a little harder to control. It wants to pull to one side when applying the brakes. If you stop and turn off the SUV and restart the lights go off. Most of the time the lights will come on a short time later. I contacted toyota in july of 2009 and they told me to take it to the dealer. I would have to pay to have it fixed since my warranty had expired. I have been doing research online and this is a big problem with many sequoia owners. Toyota does not seam to have an answer for this issue.
Vsc trac, trac off, and parking park light come one and off intermittently. They will come on while driving and sometimes when the car is turned off and then restarted. They will be off...but sometimes they are still on.
Vsc trac/vsc off/brake lights all come on at the same time. Vehicle loses power, which is very dangerous. This is on my 2005 sequoia.
Trac lights came on one month ago at about 95 ,000 miles. Car had trouble shifting gears and gaining speed. A reputable car dealer (not toyota) turned the lights off. Grinding stopped- car was fine. The lights came on again today when engine started. Again, car had trouble gaining speed and changing gears at 99,000 miles. Warranty expires at 100,000 miles or seven years.
Our vsc/trac light and engine light simultaneously come on for an unknown reason. Our mechanic can not find a solution. Our emergency brake light comes on and off for no necessary reason as well. This has happened three or four times and no one can fix it. I am afraid to take it to toyota because of the bad experiences posted online where consumers have received many varying answers, expensive repairs, and in some case, still no solution. We are in the market to buy a new car and it makes resale very difficult with these lights on and no answer as to why they are on... And no way to turn them off... So we wait. Many people have posted on the internet about this same problem in other 2005 sequoias. Our computer keeps throwing varying and different errors... And my mechanic thinks the errors are not accurate. Could it be a computer or electrical malfunction? Please help.
When driving our 2005 toyota sequoia sr5 limited, sometimes while going straight but usually after a turn, the vehicle stability control light (little skidding car icon) flashes on the dashboard and all power is lost - you cannot accelerate. In addition, a severe grinding sound is heard, some of the time, when slowing to turn (not using brake pressure). This stalling has occurred since the vehicle was new. The dealer said it was a defective throttle body and replaced it. This did not solve the problem. Any subsequent time I asked them to check it out, they said they could not find anything wrong. Now it is happening several times a day. This past weekend, alone, we experienced this problem at least 5 times while driving. I, previously, contacted toyota corp. And their response was that they will put my information into their files, but have no reports of any such incidents. However, looking on the internet, the 2003 sequoia was recalled for this same problem. We are concerned that we are going to have a collision, due to a power loss: as when this happens, there is no way to get out of traffic or avoid other vehicles. It is a serious issue that I think toyota is aware of but does not want to address. Looking at several toyota forums on the internet, this is an issue with this vehicle for most owners. It appears that this is an issue that toyota needs to address.
Started car and hear a loud whining noise but no lights came on. Within 2 days the whining noise was not heard when starting car but trac off, vsc light, and check engine light were all on. Took the truck to mechanic and he changed the battery and flushed the brake fluid. Lights were off for about 2 more starts of the truck and all lights were back on. Took it back to the mechanic the next day and he kept the truck for 2 days, called toyota and they told him to replace the air injection driver. This was done 12 nov 10 and by 13 nov 10 all lights are back on again and the truck is having issues picking up speed.
This has been going on since april 2010, its now november 2010 with no resolution. My 2005 toyota sequoia trac off, vsc trac, check engine lights and ABS lights keep coming on. Brought into the dealer three times while the lights were on so the dealer could put it on the computer. No codes show up. I am told that it's not covered even though we have the toyota certified bumper to bumper warranty. They recalled the 2003 for the same problem. They need to do the same for the 05. Repair cost for this is $2200.00.
A week after a 36000 mile service and not used for a week, when finally driven, minutes into the drive the emergency light and the traction dash lights came. When taken to dealer, was informed it was the brake booster and computer. I'm baffled this unit(s) would need replacing at 36 thousand miles. Not to mention that the first dealer's visit two wheel studs were placed due to rust. It's very disturbing not knowing what might happen next. The vehicle is used only for long distance trekking.
While driving my 2005 toyota sequoia the brake light and vsc trac lights come on for no reason. I took my car to the dealership to get it repaired and they tightened the emergency brake. 5 minutes down the road it came back on, so I took the car back and they said it needed a new brake computer system, so we replaced it, that evening the lights came on again and now they are saying I need a new power brake booster. I don't think they know what is going on, one of the guys admitted he knew this was a problem but b/c not enough people have complained their has not been a recall. So the car is still not fixed and we worry about our families safety. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Trac off, vsc trac and brake light on. All three lights come and go at will. I had simlar problem during warranty. For last 2 years it has come and gone. But this time it is more on than off for last 10 days.
Brake warning light comes on periodicaly. Vsc light shows on and off. All three lights come on and off. Traction control is activated without warning. I am reluctant to take in to the shop, since many of the compaints have spent much $$ and no results. This is very similar to the issue the 2003 models were having, which toyota recalled the problem. This needs to be addressed on all models and all years that are affected. This vehicle is used by my wife and three kids. It is stressful knowing that this vehicle could potentially harm my family.
When I am driving my 2005 toyota sequoia sr5 on dry surface, sometimes going straight, sometimes during a turn, the vehicle stability control alarm begins to go off and the corresponding light flashes on the dashboard. All power is lost - I cannot accelerate or even brake, I can only turn the wheel. Sometimes, in addition, a severe grinding sound is heard, regardless of whether or not I touch the brakes. This has happened, suddenly, about twenty times in the past week. One day it happened five times within a fifteen minute period. I have four small children, and this is very unsafe. We all could be killed should it happen when oncoming traffic is unavoidable. I took it to toyota immediately and they told me there was no problem. I took it back two days later and they told me I needed a new yawr sensor.
I have a 05 toyota sequoia and have recently been experiencing some electrical problems. I had some routine maintenance done on my car in early august two days later my skid control light came on causing my car to slow down followed by a brake light. When my husband took it to the toyota dealer they said the tilt had to be zero calibrated. The same day after leaving the light came on again. The skid light started to come on more frequently and I got a little worried for my children's safety. I returned to the toyota dealer for them to tell me that I needed to replace the skid control system at a cost of 840 with no guarantee to fix my car. Two days later I took it to them to be replaced and they were not so sure that was the real problem. They said it could be the break booster and they were going to take a further look. The next day when we called to check on my car they informed us they had the same exact problem in another vehicle that they did replace the skid system and did not fix the problem only generated different codes. They said they were going to keep my car to compare it to the other cars codes. I still am waiting to hear what is wrong with my car. I have looked online trying to find answers and this seems to be a problem with this model. I feel the manager of the toyota dealer where I live knows that this is a problem and all but telling me it was not going to fix my issue. I have three small children and we all leave for the beach in three weeks and they don't even know what is causing this malfunction. The 03 sequoia was recalled for almost the same thing. I feel that this is a safety issue and could be dangerous. I have been very careful not to full in front of anybody due to this. I full out onto a road and my car stalls. This is very dangerous to me and my family and toyota is not doing anything to fix it.... This should be recalled!!!
We have a 2005 toyota sequoia and my vsc trac, vsc off and ABS lights came on and stayed on when my husband was backing up from our garage we heard a grinding noise and felt the vibrating grinding. So I look it up on the manual and it tells us to take it to a dealer. But the dealership is closed so I looked online to research it and found that may people with sequoia's between the years 2003-2005 are having this problem. It definitely should be recalled. I have 5 kids and I would hate for me to experience a bad scenario while driving. There's many complaints so I don't see why it is not being recalled.
Vsc/ABS skid control ecu failure, the problems we have observed since this has occurred and after 3 times of taking the car into the dealership we have been told the ecu is failing? 1. The car actually froze up 2. Instrument panel lights remained illuminated. 3. The brakes failed on one occasion and quickly came back, but made metal grinding noise. 4. At various times the ABS kicked in even though the brakes were not applied 5. Suv did not properly respond to brake or steering 6. The car occasionally thinks that we are skidding out of control and begins pulsating the brakes 7. While backing out of the driveway the brakes engaged. If you google toyota sequoia and ecu or vsc or ABS you will not many people have complained about this issue. In all instances stopping and restarting the car has reset the lights and the issue went away.
Vsc trac lights on 2005 toyota sequoia are on. Will be bringing car to dealership in the morning.
Both vsc and trac off warning lights are on as well as my brake light. Fluid is topped off and brakes were just replaced by toyota a couple of months ago. I have pressed the trac off button but nothing happens. It vehicle appears to drive fine and dealer stated the skid control ecu is bad. However, as usual when going to a dealer, the lights are no longer on. Still id 'd problem as the skid control.
Beginning intermittently, but now more frequently, when accelerating from a "rolling stop", and simultaneously turning, the stability control light flashes and the vehicle will not accelerate.
Frequently the stabilization control in my 2005 toyota sequoia activates while turning corners. This virtually shuts the vehicle down for a moment before allowing me to accelerate again. This happens most often when completing turns with a drainage gutter but has also occurred when the road was flat. I have come close to be hit due to this but have avoided a crash thus far. I believe this to be very similar to what is being explained in the 2003 recall but I believed it to be isolated until now.
The brake light constantly goes on and off. I notice the light permanently stays on after leaving the freeway when the engine slows down (not even stepping on the brakes yet). Then, the light doesn't disappear until after the engine is powered off. We brought the vehicle in when in warranty and stated the problem. The first 3 years, all they did was inspect the brake system but nothing was done. We were verbally given an example what they did for a previous customer (changed all the sensors and the system board) but still no fix. At the last service check, another service rep said, don't worry about it because we checked the brakes and they're okay and this is a common problem. These last two weeks (off and on) at the intersection waiting for the red light to turn green, I notice the brake lights are on and suddenly the engine is trying to accelerate and then it stops.
2005 toyota sequoia trac off, vsc trac, and check engine lights all came on suddenly on vehicle with 62k miles. Understand this is common problem and that toyota has recognized this as a common problem with these vehicles but will not correct. Cost to correct is $1,500 - $2,700.
The vsc / skid controller is not operating properly. My daughter took the 2005 sequoia sr5 to the dealer. A diagnostic test indicated that the skid control logic circuit was bad. The dealer offered to replace the computer for $2700.00 I declined the repair because of the price for the repair. I bought this truck last year (2008) and this is the first problem that I have encountered. This is a safety item that toyota should correct before some one gets seriously hurt.
On my 2005 toyota sequoia, on my dash board the vsc off, vsc trac light came on. When these lights come on there is a computer failure and you could los econtrol. There is a 'service bulletin' dating back to 2003 that toyota is aware of computer failure concerning this issue from what I found out on the websites.
Our brake indicator light on dash comes on intermittently since mid 2008. We've taken to the local toyota dealer 3x to diagnose. On the third visit, the service rep said the skid control computer needs to be replaced. He said when light is on, the antilock brakes will not work, nor the stability control. The estimate to replace is $2425 installed for a new skid control computer. We know of at least two of our friends that are having the identical problem. This is obviously a faulty computer and a safety issue and needs to be recalled asap.
My mother owns a 2005 toyota sequoia. I'm not sure how this works but it is only four years old and the brake light comes on then the skid control comes one. When she took it to the toyota dealer they told her that their was a service bulletin for this and that it was a well known issue with the 2003-2005 models. If im not mistaken congress passed a law stating that all vehicles starting with a certain year has to come with stability control. Toyota knows this is a problem and an expensive problem. They want a little over three grand to fix it. I would understand if this was a random event but this is a safety issue and it is a problem well known to toyota.
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