2001 Toyota Sequoia

WAS DRIVING DOWN MAJOR INTERSTATE WHEN THE VSC WARNING CAME ON WITH BUZZER. BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE BEING GROUND DOWN, ENGINE DECELERATED, AND COULD FEEL BUMPING AND GRINDING ON BRAKE PEDAL. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER CAR, FOUND NOTHING. GOT BACK ON INTERSTATE AND SAME THING HAPPENED ONLY THIS TIME THE SYSTEM TURNED ITSELF OFF. CAN NOT TURN THE VSC OFF WITH THE BUTTON PROVIDED. RESEARCH ON INTERNET REVEALS NOT AN UNIQUE ISSUE WITH SEQUOIA. HAS ALSO HAPPENED WITH TUNDRA AND OTHER TOYOTAS WITH VSC SYSTEM. NO FIX AVAILABLE AS OF 07/30/2012 THAT CAN BE FOUND. *TR

VEHICLE'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING ON DRY FLAT PAVEMENT. VSC AND TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, MADE LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL STEERING AND BRAKING. THIS CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, STOPPED, AND THEN DID IT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. IT HAPPENED WITH OUR CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND SCARED EVERYONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TO US, BUT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A RECALL. *TR

BROUGHT IN CAR TO HAVE MUFFLER CHECKED OUT AND MY MECHANIC CALLED ME BACK AFTER PUTTING CAR ON THE LIFT. THERE WERE RUST PERFORATIONS THE SIZE OF A FOOTBALL AS WELL AS OPENINGS ALONG THE WHOLE FRAME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR FOR THIS VEHICLE. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN WOULD FALL THROUGH IF WE WENT OVER A BIG ENOUGH BUMP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE RUST WAS ABNORMAL AND HE SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT OF THE FRAME. I CALLED TOYOTA TO FILE A CLAIM AND THEY HAD ME BRING IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THEY REFUSED TO SEND OUT A REGIONAL REP TO LOOK AT IT SAYING IT WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL OF ANY KIND. NOW MY CAR IS UNSAFE AND WORTHLESS. THE TOYOTA CORP. CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME TO SELL IT FOR PARTS.... REALLY??? THEY DID NOTHING AND OFFERED NO ANSWERS. PLEASE RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET THE ATTENTION? YOU BUY A TOYOTA FOR ITS LONGEVITY AND QUALITY. I WILL NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FRAME AND EXHAUST WERE COVERED WITH RUST, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FAIL STATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 1207170084 AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,783.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED AND THE DRIVER ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.