2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5

I PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FROM THOUSAND OAKS TOYOTA DEALER ON JAN 22, 2011. I NOTICED ON THE THIRD WEEK OF DRIVING IT, THE BRAKE LIGHT, AND VSC LIGHT WOULD GO ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AOG COMPUTER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS UPDATE WOULD MOST LIKELY FILX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE AOG WAS UPDATED12 MAR 2011, NOW BOTH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND THE VSC TRACK OFF LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE BRAKES SHUDDER TO A STOP. UNFORTUNATELY THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EACH AND EVERYTIME I'M DRIVING THE CAR, BUT RATHER SPORADICALLY. I'VE TAKEN THE SUV BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SEEM TO BE GUESSING AS TO THE PROBLEM, AND SOLUTION. THEY HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER, HOWEVER BLOGS THAT I HAVE READ ON THIS ISSUE INDICATE CHANGING THESE PARTICULAR PARTS WILL NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC HAS SUGGESTED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER ARE NOT THE ISSUE, BUT RATHER RELATED TO THE WHOLE BREAKING COMPUTER SYSTEM. HE STRONGLY SUGGESTED THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ADDRESS AND FIX. THAT IN FACT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM PERTAINING TO THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER AND ECM. I'VE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS A FAMILY VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL SAFE USING THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT ANY ONE IN. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS WHOLE BRAKING MECHANISM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, WHICH HAD 45K. THE AWD AND BOTH VSC TRACTION LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TRIED DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. I READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLIER MODELS OF THE SEQUOIA. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE AND WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED TO FIX THIS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2010 WE TOOK OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 TO FIX THE DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE EA09006 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER VICKSBURG TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MS. AT THE MOMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ECU COULD NOT REFLASH. HOWEVER, THE ECU WAS NOT REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. A WEEK AGO, ONCE AGAIN, THE VSC ECU LIGHTS TURNED ON. AGAIN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ECU IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND I HAVE TO INCUR AN EXPENSE OF $ 650 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK WITH TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE NEW PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL 1. TOYOTA EVADED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE UNIT SO THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED RECALL 2. IF THE RECALL REQUIRED THE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE COULD NOT REFLASH THE UNIT. TOYOTA IS PUTTING THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THOSE CLOSE TO OUR VEHICLE DRIVERS WHEN DRIVEN 3. WE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN PROTECT OUR LIVES AND THOSE WHO FACE THESE PROBLEMS OF LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS. *TR

IN DECEMBER 2010 WE TOOK OUR TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2003 TO FIX THE DEFECTS MENTIONED IN THE EA09006 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER VICKSBURG TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN VICKSBURG, MS. AT THE MOMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED US THAT THE ECU COULD NOT REFLASH. HOWEVER, THE ECU WAS NOT REPLACED AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. A WEEK AGO, ONCE AGAIN, THE VSC ECU LIGHTS TURNED ON. AGAIN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ECU IS COMPLETELY DAMAGED AND I HAVE TO INCUR AN EXPENSE OF $ 650 TO REPLACE THE UNIT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TALK WITH TOYOTA, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE INDICATED TO ME THAT THE NEW PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL 1. TOYOTA EVADED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHANGE THE UNIT SO THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER CORRECTED RECALL 2. IF THE RECALL REQUIRED THE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY A NEW ONE COULD NOT REFLASH THE UNIT. TOYOTA IS PUTTING THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THOSE CLOSE TO OUR VEHICLE DRIVERS WHEN DRIVEN 3. WE HOPE THAT THE NHTSA CAN PROTECT OUR LIVES AND THOSE WHO FACE THESE PROBLEMS OF LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY OF TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS. *TR

FIRST VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMPUTER FAILURE: MARCH 20 2009 DEALERSHIP FOUND THE SKID CONTROL COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS $1521. DUE TO OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY, WE PAID $50. SECOND VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COMPUTER FAILURE NOVEMBER 15 2010 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MAIL. MADE APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA SERVICE. SINCE THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY DURING FIRST TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT "UPDATE" THE SOFTWARE IN THE COMPUTER, NOR DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT @ DEALERSHIP DID NOT EVEN GIVE ME A CHANCE TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC WORK AND TOLD ME THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TIME WOULD HAVE TO BE "RE SCHEDULED" AT A LATER DATE. DUE TO MY TAKING THE DAY OFF FROM WORK TO DO THIS RECALL REPAIR, I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO REPAIR WORK NOR IDEA AS TO WHY THE COMPUTER FAILED A SECOND TIME. THIS IS MY 3RD REAL ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR DEALERSHIP , AND I VOWED TODAY TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA VEHICLE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AND THE OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT IS FAILING TO REPORT THE PROPER OIL INFORMATION. IT FLUCTUATES AT RANDOM TIMES DROPPING TO THE LOW MARK AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. IF THIS SENDING UNIT DOES NOT INFORM ME OF THE TRUE REPRESENTATION OF OIL PRESSURE, IT COULD POTENTIALLY DAMAGE MY VEHICLE ENGINE AND HOPE THAT TOYOTA RECALLS THIS PART BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF BLOGS FROM OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS REPORTING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY 10MONTHS....VSC TRAC, VSC OFF HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES INCLUDING TWICE IN THE LAST 10 DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE FIRST TIME THE VSC LIGHTS CAME ON THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLES VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHTS COME ON, THEY CAN BE RESET TEMPORARILY BY TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. MY FIRST PHONE CALL LAST MAY TO TOYOTA I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTHING IN THE MAIL, SO I CALL BACK IN JULY AFTER I HAD MY FIRST OCCURRENCE WITH THE VSC PROBLEM. THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY FRUSTRATING FOR MANY 2003 OWNERS THAT ARE NOT A PART OF THE RECALL WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THOSE THAT DO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. IF MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON, IS MY VEHICLE SAFE? COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. I WAS A LIFELONG TOYOTA MAN, BUT NOT ANYMORE BECAUSE THEY REFUSE TO RECALL ALL OF THESE 2003 SEQUOIAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.