2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5

RE: NHTSA RECALL # 10V176000 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THIS RECALL BUT THE SAME LIGHTS STAYED ON AFTER THE DEALER SUPPOSE TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. I INQUIRED THIS WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND HE TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE THE ECU SINCE IT DOES NOT EFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. I DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL AGREED THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTED CHIP. AFTER REACHING ONLINE, I CAME ACROSS THIS GOVERNMENT WEBSITE. UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000, IT CLEARLY STATED THAT " IF THE REFLASH CANNOT BE COMPLETED ON A PARTICULAR VEHICLE, THE ECU WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE." I NEED YOUR HELP TO HAVE TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE DEFECTED ECU IN MY VEHICLE WHICH WAS NOT DONE UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

I NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM REAR AXLE HOUSING. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE I WAS TOLD THAT THE AXLE HOUSING IS LEAKING DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDS AND MUST BE REPLACED, IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE FRAME HAS ROTTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT DUE TO DEFECTIVE OR INADEQUATE FACTORY RUSTPROOFING. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS PERVASIVE IN TOYOTA SEQUOIAS WHICH HAVE THE SAME FRAME AS TOYOTA TUNDRAS. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED THE TUNDRAS AND REPLACED THE FRAMES BUT TO DATE REFUSES TO DO THE SAME FOR SEQUOIAS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT THIS TIME. ASIDE FROM THE DEFECTS STATED ABOVE THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *KB

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA IS EXPERIENCING HEAVY FRAME RUST, TO THE POINT OF BEING A SAFETY CONCERN FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT THAT IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE SEQUOIA AND TUNDRA FRAMES ARE IDENTICAL AND BUILT BY THE SAME FACTORY. THE SAME MODEL YEAR TOYOTA TUNDRA'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR HEAVY FRAME RUST, BUT THE SEQUOIA'S HAVE NOT. I FEEL THAT THE SEQUOIA MODELS ARE SEEING THE SAME RUST PROBLEM FOUND ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA'S AND SHOULD LIKEWISE BE RECALLED AS WELL. *KB

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2 DAYS AGO FROM THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE COMES UNDER NO WARRANTY, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 OWNERS. THE PROBLEM ' TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON, VSC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS THE SKID ECU AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $1200.00 FOR THE PART AND $232.30 FOR LABOR. THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS IS THE BRAIN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE ABS WILL LOCK UP AND THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. THE LIGHTS REMAINED ON UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH THE CAUSE AND DEFECT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM I HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HOPING TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED.

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA A MONTH AGO FROM THE DEALER. ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE COMES UNDER NO WARRANTY, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A DEFECT THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS. THE PROBLEM - VSC TRAC LIGHT ON, OFF, BRAKE LIGHT , ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHANGED THE AIR/FUE; SENSOR FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHT WERE CLEARED. HOWEVER, DRIVING THE VEHICLE BACK HOME, VSC TRAC LIGHT ON/OFF AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON STEADY. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCHED THE CAUSE AND DEFECT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM I HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HOPING TO RESOLVE THIS MALFUNCTION. THANKS. *TT

MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION SYSTEM HAS FAILED 5 TIMES. THE SYSTEM FAILED AT 54,546, AGAIN AT 78,358, AGAIN AT 93,939, AGAIN AT 104,238, AND THE LAST TIME AT 145,000. THE FIRST TIME CODE C124 C1231 REPLACED STEERING SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME CODE C1231 REPLACED STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THE THIRD TIME CODE C1203 1231 REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. THE FOURTH TIME NO CODE INDICATED, BUT REPLACED SKID CONTROL ECM. THE FIFTH TIME I BROUGHT IN IN FOR THE RECALL, IT DID NOT QUALIFY AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DIAGNOSE WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT, SO I DO NOT HAVE A CODE YET. I AM IN A BATTLE WITH TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT WHO SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. I HAVE PAID PORTIONS THE FIRST 2 OCCASIONS. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS IT HAPPENS ONE OF TWO WAYS. THE FIRST WAY IS WHEN I THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED AND IS AT ABOUT 4 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR THINKS I AM SKIDDING, THE BRAKES GO ON AUTOMATICALLY, A HORRIBLE SCREECHING SOUND OCCURS, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED AND THE SYSTEM IS DEACTIVATED AND BOTH THE VSC LIGHTS GO ON ON THE DASHBOARD. THE SECOND WAY IS THAT I START THE CAR AND AT SOME TIME WHILE DRIVING THE SYSTEM SHUTS OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD GO ON INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM IS NOT ENGAGED. I RECENTLY READ ABOUT THE MUSHY PEDAL SYNDROME, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT AS WELL, BUT I NEVER ASSOCIATED THE SYMPTOM WITH ANYTHING SPECIFIC. WHEN IT HAPPENS IT IS OFTEN AS I AM LEAVING MY 300FT DRIVEWAY AND ENTERING MY STREET. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS HE LOST CONTROL OF IT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THERE WERE NO PARTICULAR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 'S 'YAW SENSOR'. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL CONDITIONS WHEN THE VCS AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHAKE/SHIFT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO INJURY OR INCIDENT OTHER THAN NEEDING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOT TO HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRS COMPLETED. REPAIR REQUIRED THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW YAW SENSOR TO BE INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE OLD PARTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE DEALER FOR US TO RETAIN. *TR