2001 Toyota Sequoia

2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION INADVERTENTLY TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT AWAY HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY PULL TO THE RIGHT, ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. LUCKILY I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL AND CAR BACK INTO MY LANE AND THEN EXITED AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED A TERRIBLE CRASH AND ROLLOVER. IT WAS A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ME AND THE 7 WITNESSES IN MY CAR!!!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO WEAR; A CRASH ALMOST OCCURRED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE 02 SENSOR BUT 150 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

DRIVING ON DRY ASPHALT PAVING AT 65 TO 70 MPH, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE ABRUPTLY APPLIED TO THE RIGHT SIDE FOR A MATTER OF 2 TO 3 SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES (TWICE NOVEMBER 20, 2010 AND ONCE NOVEMBER 27, 2010). VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL VEHICLE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. ALSO APPEARS THAT TRAC OFF BUTTON DOES NOT WORK EFFECTIVELY TO TURN TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF ON DEMAND. *TR

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, VSC TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE CAR SHAKES PROFUSELY, LOUD BEEPING NOISE, JERKS AND ACTS AS THOUGH IT"S NOT GOING TO STOP. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA LAST WEEK THEY REPLACE FRONT BRAKE PADS, RESURFACE THE ROTORS, BALANCE AND ROTATED THE TIRES. BUT THAT DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM IT HAPPEN AGAIN OVER THE WEEKEND, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH IT. THIS IS A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND THERE HAS BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM CONSUMERS CONCERNING THE 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE 2001 TOY SEQUOIA HASN"T BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVED THE IS A SAFETY DEFECT ON TOYOTA PART AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS CRASH AND LOST OF LIFE. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/SEQUOIA/2001/BRAKES/VSC_TRACTION_CONTROL_ENGAGES_FOR_NO_REASON.SHTML. *TR

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 LIMITED 4X4. SINCE NEW THIS SEQUOIAS VSC TRAC LIGHT WOULD SOMETIMES COME ON THEN RESET ITSELF WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. LAST WEEK WITH 62,000+ MILES ON THE ODOMETER I EXPERIENCED A FRIGHTENING EVENT. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH ON A DRY CLEAR ROADWAY WHEN ALL OFF A SUDDEN THE "VSC TRAC" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN ICON OF A VEHICLE SKIDDING STARTED FLASHING ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BEEPING NOISE. THE SCARY PART WAS THAT THE SEQUOIA STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHICH COULD BE HEARD AND FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BRAKES ALSO HAD LOST SOME OF ITS STOPPING POWER WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO PULL OVER. I INITIALLY THOUGHT I HAD A RIGHT FRONT FLAT TIRE OR I RAN OVER SOMETHING THAT WAS CAUGHT IN MY UNDERCARRIAGE OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. AFTER WHAT SEEMED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS THE BEEPING NOISE STOPPED AND THE VEHICLES "VSC TRAC" AND "VSC OFF" LIGHTS STAYED ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE SEQUOIA. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE OUTSIDE OF THE SEQUOIA AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THE VSC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF EVERYTHING RESET AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF UNTIL THE SAME EXACT INCIDENT OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. IT WAS GOOD THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES ON MY RIGHT SIDE BECAUSE THERE MAY OF BEEN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VIOLENT PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE ABOVE CONDITION OCCURS. SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VSC, BUT I AM TAKING MY SEQUOIA TO AN AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALER ON MONDAY BECAUSE I FEAR THIS INCIDENT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED AND I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THIS APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH A VAST MAJORITY OF 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIAS! *TR

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

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, PURCHASED USED IN 2004. IN 2006, THE ABS,VSC,BRAKE LIGHTS BEGAN TO LIGHT UP INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THEY CAME ON & STAYED ON. THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND WOULD COST $2500+ TO FIX. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW BY TOYOTA, AND CAUSES AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION. I WOULD EXPECT A RECALL DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS.

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

I OWN A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4WD LIMITED. I AM PLAGUED WITH THE ALL TOO COMMON VSC AND TRAC LIGHT WARNINGS. THE LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM TIMES, AND GO OUT RANDOMLY. I HAVE ALSO SUFFERED FROM A LACK OF ACCELERATOR RESPONSE WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED A COUPLE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA SEQUOIA, BUT THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THE VSC AND TRAC SYSTEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL ONE DAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *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