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.

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.

HAD VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THE FRAME WAS ROTTED AND HAD A WHOLE THE SIZE OF 2 FINGERS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME FRAME AS THE 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH WAS RECALLED BY TOYOTA DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUSTING. I CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO CURRENT RECALLS OR FIXES FOR THIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS THE SAME FAILURE AS THE TUNDRA WHICH CAN CAUSE THE UNDERNEATH SPARE TIRE TO DISLODGE DURING OPERATION.

I HAVE A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA AUTO SR5 AND THERE ARE 5 LIGHTS ON STEADY. THE VSC,TRACK,STABILITY,ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR A FEW YEARS. THE CAR DRIVES FINE, BUT THE ABS AND THE TRACK DOES NOT WORK. THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN CHANGED, WITH NO HELP. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN THERE BECAUSE OF THE MONEY THEY WANT TO CHECK OUT THE CAR. FROM READING ON THE INTERNET, THE PROBLEM SOUNDS LIKE A VSC UNIT. I SCANNED THE CAR, AND THERE ARE NO CODES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL ON THE VSC UNIT. THE DEALER SAYS NO, BUT I AM FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT SAFETY BECAUSE THE VSC AND THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED RUST UNDER IT TOWARDS THE REAR. A FEW YEARS LATER, WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. SHE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER FRACTURED AND THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN PIPE LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE LEAKING PIPE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE SEVERE RUSTING AND FRACTURED HAND BRAKE WERE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

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