2001 Toyota Sequoia

IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) SYSTEM HAS ENGAGED UNNECESSARILY WITHOUT REASON. THE SYSTEM ENGAGES ON DRY ROADS GOING 65-70 MPH. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SINCE IT IS UNEXPECTED AND FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS LOOSING CONTROL WHEN THE BRAKES LOCK AND THE STEERING CURVES TO THE RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A HALF DOZEN TIMES. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TOYOTA IS ONLY RECALLING 2003 YEAR MODELS WHEN IN FACT THE PROBLEM IS ON VARIOUS MODEL YEARS...OLD AND NEW. IM CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND HAVE ALL MODEL YEARS RECALLED. *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. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE TRAC CONTROL, AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECALIBRATED THE YAW RATE SENSOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SECOND TIME AND THE YAW RATE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA HAD A PROBLEM WHERE THE ABS AND VTRAC LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND YOU WOULD LOOSE TRACTION AND CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY RELOADED THE COMPUTER PROGRAM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WAS NOT LOGGING THE CODES. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I TOOK IT THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A CODE AND DETERMINE IT WAS A YAWR SENSOR.THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON 6-10-10 AND SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AT A COST OF $455.46 PLUS $100 TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REGULAR PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD INVOLVE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY DECELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 5 MPH WITHOUT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL EXHIBITED UNKNOWN SIGNS OF FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.