2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5

THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2010, UPON RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ON BRAKES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE RECALL NOTICE AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY FOR A TEST TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE VSC LIGHT TO COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME EXCEPT REPLACE THE YAW SENSOR FOR ALMOST $800 DOLLARS. THIS WAS THE SENSOR FOR $685 AND THEN THE LABOR. TO THIS DATE (07/14/2013) TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS ITEM. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE ELSE BEING KILLED FOR THEM TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FIX IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR ROAD LEAVING A CAR WASH GOING NO FASTER THEN 45 MPH, THE REAR END STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN WE WOULD TAKE OFF. WE TOOK IT TOO OUR MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL, HE CHANGED THE FLUID IN IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP BUT IT DID NOTHING, IF ANYTHING IT MADE IT WORSE. BUT HE DID SAY THAT THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS ON THE PLUG WHICH WOULD INDICATE A GEAR GOING OUT. HE TOLD US NOT TO DRIVE IT TILL WE GET IT FIX BECAUSE IF IT WERE TO COMPLETELY GO OUT IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR TWO LANE ROAD WITH MANY CURVES AND NOT REACHING A SPEED ABOVE 45 MPH, I CAME UPON A CURVE, BRAKED, AND STEERED MY SEQUOIA APPROPRIATELY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN WITH THE CURVE, MY SEQUOIA HEADED TOWARD THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. AS IT VEERED TOWARD THE FENCE POSTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, I COULD NOT SLOW IT DOWN OR STEER IT BACK TO MY LANE. NO MATTER HOW I PRESSED THE BRAKES, IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN BUT INSTEAD SPED UP. THE LAST I REMEMBER IS THE REALIZATION THAT I COULD DO NOTHING TO STOP OR STEER MY SEQUOIA. I ROLLED IT 3 1/2 TIMES (THROUGH THE FENCE AND THEN BACK THROUGH IT AGAIN IN ANOTHER SPOT). MANY THANKS TO GOD, MY 3 YEAR OLD MADE IT OUT WITH BUT ONE SMALL SCRATCH ON HIS ARM AND A HUGE FEAR. HOWEVER, IT TOOK THEM 1 1/2 HOURS TO GET ME OUT AND THEN I HAD TO BE CARE-FLIGHTED DUE TO FACIAL INJURIES, HEAD TRAUMA, AND DISFIGURED LEFT ARM. ALTHOUGH MY SEQUOIA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS ALONG WITH FRONT AIRBAGS NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I KNOW CERTAIN SENSORS HAVE TO BE ACTIVATED TO INFLATE AN AIRBAG SO I FEEL I NEED TO MENTION THAT THIS VEHICLE NO LONGER RESEMBLED A SEQUOIA. NO HEADLIGHTS REMAINED, ALL WINDOWS WERE GONE, THE DASH, HOOD AND ROOF COLLAPSED IN ON ME. IT TOOK ME FIVE WEEKS TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN AFTER FEELING SUCH HELPLESSNESS. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A POST CARD ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLS THAT INVOLVED MY SEQUOIA SO I DECIDED TO LOOK IT UP. I GOT VERY SICK READING THE RECALLS AND INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT I TRUSTED TOYOTA FOR MY FAMILY AND THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO TO HIGHER SPEEDS AND WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE ACCELERATION WOULD RE-ENGAGE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE REPROGRAMMING OF THE ECU. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 SEQUOIA AND HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, ABS LIGHTS ALWAYS REMAIN ON. MY MECHANIC RAN THE CODES AND HAS ADVISED ME THAT I NEED A NEW DECELERATION SENSOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND SO WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS FAULTY SENSOR AND ASK THAT TOYOTA GIVE A RESPONSE TO WHY SO MANY VEHICLES OF THIS ERA HAVE THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. *TR

RE: VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, BRAKE, ABS LIGHTS... ALL ON, ALL AT ONCE. HOW DO WE ADD OUR NAME TO THE COMPLAINT? I HAVE A 2003 . VSC & TRAC LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON AROUND 112800 K. I FOUND OUT MANY PEOPLE HAS THE SAME ISSUES AND SAME PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO COME ON CONSTANTLY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER & THEY SAID IT NEEDED 2 COMPUTERS-$2700. I TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED AND ASKED THEM TO CONTACT TOYOTA BUT TO NO AVAIL. I HOPE NHTSA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. (CEL) LIGHT ON. ALSO (TRAC OFF) LIGHT ON AS WELL AS (VSC TRAC) LIGHT ON. SOMETIMES BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT STAY ON FOR DAYS . I HAD TRUCK IN SHOP 3 WKS AGO WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS OXYGEN SENSOR 2 (I BELIEVE) HAD IS REPLACED AND LIGHT WENT OFF. LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER. CAR SPUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING. DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. ALSO 2 MONTHS PRIOR I HAD THE CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. FLUIDS, FILTERS, TIRES ROTATED, ECT AS USUAL. *TR

ABS LIGHT ON. REPLACE ABS SKID CONTROL ECU AND RECALIBRATE ABS SYSTEM (ALSO FOUND DTC C1247 FOR ABS SKID CONTROL COMPUTER LOGIC CHANGE. VSC LIGHT ON RECOMEND THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY/GASKET DTC P2118 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR MOTOR CURRENT MALFUNCTION THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SKID CONTROL. NO ABS OR VSC. ALL SYSTEMS AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF SKID CONTROL. TOYOTA SAYS NOT COVERED. ??????????? *TR