2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5

THE VEHICLE , WHILE STARTING AND PULLING OUT ONTO THE ROAD, WOULD SEEM TO TRY TO TAKE OVER AND PULSATE AND APPLY THE BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS! I PAID FOR COMPUTER ANALYSIS TO BE DONE, WHICH VERIFIED THE C1231 ABS CONTROL SYSTEM FAULT, BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO REIMBURSE ME FOR MY PRIOR EXPENSES DUE TO THEIR DEFECT. FRUSTRATING! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VSC, ABS AND TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN A YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CODES WERE RESET AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ECU NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). WHEN HE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED, HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE BILLED BECAUSE THE DECELERATION SENSOR ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

OUR 2003 SEQUOIA HAS SAME TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM AS ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, RESULTING IN VSC/ABS/TRAC LIGHTS ON WITH NO ADDITIONAL SAFETY BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT TRACTION CONTROL OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OTHER THAN THE STANDARD HYDRAULIC BRAKES. THE SYSTEM FAILED A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO AND WE PLACED A COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE HOPING FOR A RECALL. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE REPORTED RECALL AND ALL THEY DID IS FIX SOME INTERNAL COMPUTER SETTING. THEY SAID THE RECALL HAD NOTHING DO WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS OR FIXING THE FAULTY "STAR" SAFETY SYSTEM. WE LEFT WITH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL ON AND THE OFFER FOR THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE THE WARNING LIGHTS AT A COST OF $300. I DON'T BELIEVE THE INTENT OF ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WAS TO FIX AN INTERNAL COMPUTER SETTING BUT RATHER TO BRING LIGHT TO THE WIDESPREAD FAILURE OF A MAJOR SAFETY SYSTEM AT A HUGE COST TO THE CONSUMER. I URGE THE NHTSA TO RE-OPEN THIS CASE, INVESTIGATE THE REAL CAUSES, HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE AND NOT ACCEPT A SOFTBALL ANSWER. *TR

I OWN AN EARLY MODEL 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, I HAD THE VSC, ESC AND ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATION, THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES, IS INCONSISTENT AND SEEMS AS THOUGH POWER IS CUT TO THE AXLE SO I CANNOT PULL AWAY. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL AND CALLED TOYOTAS HOTLINE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT I WOULD GET A LETTER FOR SERVICE IN LATE MAY. LATE MAY CAME AND WENT AND I WAITED UNTIL MID JUNE FOR THE LETTER AND THEN CALLED AGAIN WHEN IT DIDN'T ARRIVE. THEY NOW SAID THAT ON FURTHER EXAMINATION, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER RECALLED. TOYOTA WANTS AN EXHORBRANT AMOUNT FOR THE SERVICE, AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT HAS TO BE DONE. QUITE FRANKLY, TOYOTA WAS RUDE TO ME LOCALLY AND THE TOYOTA RECALL HOTLINE WERE RUDE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW 67000 TOYOTAS THAT WERE MADE IN 2003, AND 50000 WERE RECALLED MINE IS NOT INCLUDED WHEN IT IS DEMONSTRATING THE EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL WAS INSTITUTED FOR. SOUND CRIMINAL. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - THE VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WITH A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR SHUDDERED TO A STOP DURING ACCELERATION. BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY QUICKLY PULLING THE CAR OVER. JUST CHECKED WITH TOYOTA AND MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING BEHIND NOT INCLUDING ALL SEQUOIA'S WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT GOING OFF AND ON DUE TO THE VSC/ABS TRAC LIGHT RELATED TO THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. NOW THE LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE 56,000 MILES ON MY CAR. DURING AN INTERNET SEARCH I FIND THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE EITHER BEEN IN ACCIDENTS OR ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TO IT SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO VERY COSTLY AND THE TOYOTA COMPANY DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET AND HOPE I NEVER WILL BUT IT IS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR