2001 Toyota Sequoia

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE YAW RATE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 192,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LAST YEAR MY CAR WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 50 MPH JUST COLLAPSED. MY BALL JOINTS FELL COMPLETELY OFF. MY THE GRACE OF GOD I WASN'T KILLED BECAUSE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE SINCE HAD IT REPAIRED BUT NOT BY A TOYOTA DEALER. AT THE TIME AS NOW, ALL MY LIGHTS WERE LIT VSC TRAC, ABS ETC. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM THROUGHOUT HAVING THIS TOYOTA AND IT HAS BEEN VERY COSTLY. NOW AS WE SPEAK MY CAR IS AT A DEALER AND I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THEY WILL TELL ME IT'S THE FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP. I WILL ALSO HAVE THEM CHECK FOR RUST SINCE I'M HEARING OF ALL THESE CASES OF RUST. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN TIP TOP SHAPE DUE TO MY HUSBANDS KNOWLEDGE OF CARS. HOWEVER, SOME OF THESE REPORTS APPEAR TO BE INCIDENTS BEYOND OUR CONTROL. I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I GUESS IF I HAD BEEN KILLED TOYOTA WOULD STILL BE DENYING THEIR PRODUCT IS FAULTY. I WOULD LIKE TOYOTA TO STEP UP AND PAY FOR SOME OF THESE ISSUES I'VE HAD AND IF MY CAR NEEDS THIS EXPENSIVE COMPUTER CHIP..ABS IS ENGAGING MY BRAKES THEY PAY FOR IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE MADE A REPORT AND I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM TOYOTA... *TR

AFTER COMING BACK FROM TRIP, ME AND MY FAMILY WERE HEADING HOME (WE WERE ABOUT 2 MILES FROM HOME), AND UPON COMING TO A RED LIGHT, I STEPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA, AND THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP; BUT WHEN THE GREEN LIGHT TRAFFIC CAME ON, AND AS SOON AS I LET GO OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND ABOUT TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR JUST STALLED ( ALSO WITH BATTERY LIGHT ON INDICATION LIT, CHECK ENGINE ON, ABS LIT, VSC TRAC LIT, VSC OFF LIT, BRAKE LIGHT INDICATION LIT, ABS LIGHT). SO, FIRST THING I DID IS TURN OFF THE ENGINE , PUT THE CAR IN THE PARK GEAR ( AT THE SAME TIME MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL), BUT AS SOON AS I TURN ON THE ENGINE, PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND LET GO OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. NEXT THING I DID IS LET 2 PEOPLE PUSH THE CAR WHILE IN NEUTRAL TO PUT THE CAR IN A SAFE PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO TRAFFIC, UPON THEM PUSHING THE CAR, THEY LEFT, AND THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING EVEN NO ONE PUSHING IT, AND CAME THE SCARIEST 20 SECONDS OF MY LIFE, CAR MADE A LOUD ANNOYING GRINDING SOUND, CAR STILL MOVING, EVEN WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION, CAR PLACED IN PARK, IN OTHER WORDS I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. AFTER 20 SECONDS, THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR SCARED AND SHAKING, I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO DIE THAT DAY, BUT THANK GOD THE CAR STOPPED, OR MAYBE MY KIDS ANGELS HELPED AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO GOOD THING THERE WAS NO HEAVY INCOMING TRAFFIC, THERE WAS 1 OR 2 CARS ONLY IN THE WAY THAT STAYED OUT OF OUR WAY. I NEED HELP, TOYOTA HAS TO RECALL AND FIX IT BECAUSE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ALSO IT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO, IF NOT I WILL BE REPORTING THESE TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE LOCAL STATE CONSUMER AGENCY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ABS, LOGIC, AND CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,000.

MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 5 MONTHS MY 2001 SEQUOIA WILL SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES STRONGLY WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES CAUSING THE STEERING TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. THANKFULLY THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN SHORTLY AFTER BEGINNING TO DRIVE, SO THE SPEEDS HAVE BEEN MUNICIPAL SPEED, RATHER THAN HIGHWAY. AT THE SAME TIME, A WARNING BELL SOUNDS AND THE VSC AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON IN YELLOW. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, THE VSC AND ABS LIGHTS ARE ALREADY ON, SO THE SUDDEN BRAKING DOES NOT OCCUR. IF THE LIGHTS ARE OFF, I HAVE LEARNED TO PREPARE FOR THE SUDDEN BRAKING. I WILL TAKE THIS TO TOYOTA BEFORE THE SNOW FLIES HERE IN NORTHERN NY BECAUSE THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE ROADS ARE SNOW AND ICE COVERED. *JS

DRIVING THE FAMILY FROM CO TO CA. ON THE LAST LEG BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AND LOS ANGELES. CRUISING ALONG AT 75 WHEN THE VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. MY TRUCK IMMEDIATELY BRAKED AND PULLED TO THE LEFT WHILE DECELERATING. LONGEST 5 SECONDS OF MY LIFE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE TO MY IMMEDIATE LEFT. TAKING IT TO A DEALER SHORTLY FOR CONSULTATION. SOMEONE WILL GET HURT IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE SEIZED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BUZZING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR REAR LIFT GATE LATCH BECAME FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NOT AN INTERIOR LATCH TO OPEN THE LIFT GATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,380. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL, VSC TRAC AND THE SLIP WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE PULLED INTO THE RIGHT ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.