2001 Toyota Sequoia

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VSC-TRAC, VSC-OFF, ABS, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) SEEMS TO BE FAILING. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT RATCHETING OR GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES THE WHEELS AND STEERING TO VIBRATE IMMENSELY AND HAVE FEELINGS OF LOST CONTROL (STALLING) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT ALL DIFFERENT ROAD SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS. *TR

VSC / TRAC SYSTEM ENGAGES RANDOMLY... SOMETIMES THREE TIMES PER WEEK. STARTED ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. VARIOUS SPEEDS, VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES... NOTHING CONSISTENT. IT HAS PULLED ME OFF THE ROAD TWICE, BUT MOST OF THE TIME JUST ENGAGES WITH A RUMBLE SOUND AND HARD TO DRIVE. THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS FINDS NOTHING. I HAVE USED AUTO-BLOG AND DISCOVERED DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HAS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST STARTED TO OCCUR SUMMER 2010. THE PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT RATCHETING OR GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES THE WHEELS AND STEERING TO VIBRATE IMMENSELY AND HAVE FEELINGS OF LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT ALL DIFFERENT ROAD SPEEDS, SPECIFICALLY IT HAS OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT FULL HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE REASON I MENTION BOTH THE VSC AND THE ABS, IS THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE INTERWORKED FOR CONTROL, AND AT THIS TIME IT COULD BE EITHER OR BOTH WHICH ARE FAILED. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM (VSC) OR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) HAS FAILED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST SUMMER 2009, AND NOW THIS PROBLEM HAS BECOME CONSISTENT AND AT EVERY ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP. THE VEHICLE STALLS MOMENTARILY AND THE VSC LIGHT/S COME ON THE SAME TIME. THE REASON I MENTION BOTH THE VSC AND THE ABS, IS THAT THESE TWO SYSTEMS ARE INTERWORKED FOR CONTROL, AND AT THIS TIME IT COULD BE EITHER OR BOTH WHICH ARE FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VSC AND TRACTION LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT, LIMITING ACCELERATION. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON A DAILY BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

THE VSC LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, ALARM BEEPS, GRINDING NOISES AN DIFFICULTY STOPPING CAR. THIS HAPPENED AT 35 MPH THE FIRST TIME ON DRY ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO JUST PULL OVER IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND BRING CAR IN. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED AT 65/70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL INTO BREAK DOWN LANE, CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, WHILE DRIVING IN BREAKDOWN LANE TO NEXT EXIT, HAPPENED AGAIN. BROUGHT TO DEALER IN AREA, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. BROUGHT TO DEALER WHERE CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM EITHER. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE VERY SCARY AND FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP. DUE TO PICK UP VEHICLE FROM DEALER TOMORROW BUT HAVE PRINTED OUT NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO SHOW THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR