2001 Toyota Sequoia

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.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TODAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL (VSC) ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS AT FREEWAY SPEEDS ON THE FLAT, LEVEL FREEWAY. THE CAR SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT FORCING ME PARTWAY INTO THE NEXT LANE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED EITHER. THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WHEN I SEARCHED FOR AN ANSWER ON THE NET. I AM TELLING YOU, THIS WILL KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. THEY INITIALLY IGNORED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPLAINT TOO AS OPERATOR ERROR. THIS VSC TURNING ON BY ITSELF HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS. I HAVE REPLACED THE EXPENSIVE YAW SENSOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

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

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 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