29 of the 177 complaints filed about the Toyota Sequoia SR5 are about the throttle and cruise control — 16% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2003.
29
Complaints
16%
Share of all complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING THE BACK LIGHT AN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME IN BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AN IT SAYS CODES C1203 C1223 C1247 ALSO SAYING THE ABS SENSOR ON MASTER CYLINDER OPEN CIRCUIT ALSO HAS A CODE FRO 0DTC HAD IT CHECKED OUT ON 7/1/2019
NHTSA complaint #11229128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND STARTED TO CHANGE LANES, WHEN I SAW A DAMAGED AREA ON THE FREEWAY DROVE OVER IT AND THE LIGHT FOR TRAC CONTROL LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT WERE ALL ON. THEN I EXITED TO CHECK FOR ANY VISIBLE PROBLEMS NOTHING THAT I COULD NOTICE. SO I STATED TO RESEARCH ABOUT THIS AND FOUND FORUMS TO SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM FROM WHAT I SEE. DO YOUR PART TO GET THINGS DONE WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10662500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VSC AND TRAC LIGHTS STARTED COMING AFTER A CLUCKING SOUND HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT GOES AWAY. BUT IT COMES BACK INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WE WILL NEED TO GO ON A LONG FAMILY TRIP IN A FEW WEEKS. PLEASE HELP.
NHTSA complaint #10661046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A STOP AND WHEN PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE GAS THE VSC TRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND ALSO THE SKID LIGHT. IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE, THEN WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS IS A SCARY FEELING!!! WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS?!! SEEMS TO ME IT'S MORE THEN JUST ME EXPRENCING THIS!!!
NHTSA complaint #10653249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE, VSC OFF, AND THE VSC TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEY WON'T TURN OFF. TOOK IT IN TO TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE THE FOLLOWING DATE AND THEY SAID IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ECU AND SKID ECU COMPUTER BOARD AND THAT IT MAY FIX IT? IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
NHTSA complaint #10650049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VCS OFF LIGHT, VCS TRAC LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND WILL NOT GO OFF. .
NHTSA complaint #10639616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS I DRIVE,WHEN I COME TO A STOP SIGN ARE RED LIGHT AN D PUT MY FEET BACK ON THE GAS THE VSCTRAC LIGHT COMES ON AND ALSO THE SKID LIGHT,IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN U HIT THE GAS. IT'S A SCARY FEELING!!! WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THAT?!! SEEMS TO ME IT'S MORE THEN JUST ME EXPERIENCE THIS!!!
NHTSA complaint #10618394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE ABS ACTUATOR ON MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 CAUGHT FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. THE FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND WAS TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO SHUDDERED BEFORE I REGAINED ACCELERATION. ONE MILE DOWN THE ROAD, AT A SPEED OF APPROX. 30 MPH, 3 WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED (VSC LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT) FOLLOWED BY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BY ITSELF. LUCKILY, I WASN'T REAR-ENDED, BUT BY THIS TIME, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, WIRE HARNESS, WIPER MOTOR AND HOOD.
NHTSA complaint #10536140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY APRIL 2010, UPON RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA ON BRAKES, I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY FIXED THE RECALL NOTICE AND I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY FOR A TEST TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE VSC LIGHT TO COME ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME EXCEPT REPLACE THE YAW SENSOR FOR ALMOST $800 DOLLARS. THIS WAS THE SENSOR FOR $685 AND THEN THE LABOR. TO THIS DATE (07/14/2013) TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS ITEM. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE ELSE BEING KILLED FOR THEM TO GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND FIX IT.
NHTSA complaint #10524732 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FAMILIAR TWO LANE ROAD WITH MANY CURVES AND NOT REACHING A SPEED ABOVE 45 MPH, I CAME UPON A CURVE, BRAKED, AND STEERED MY SEQUOIA APPROPRIATELY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CURVE, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO TURN WITH THE CURVE, MY SEQUOIA HEADED TOWARD THE ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. AS IT VEERED TOWARD THE FENCE POSTS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD, I COULD NOT SLOW IT DOWN OR STEER IT BACK TO MY LANE. NO MATTER HOW I PRESSED THE BRAKES, IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN BUT INSTEAD SPED UP. THE LAST I REMEMBER IS THE REALIZATION THAT I COULD DO NOTHING TO STOP OR STEER MY SEQUOIA. I ROLLED IT 3 1/2 TIMES (THROUGH THE FENCE AND THEN BACK THROUGH IT AGAIN IN ANOTHER SPOT). MANY THANKS TO GOD, MY 3 YEAR OLD MADE IT OUT WITH BUT ONE SMALL SCRATCH ON HIS ARM AND A HUGE FEAR. HOWEVER, IT TOOK THEM 1 1/2 HOURS TO GET ME OUT AND THEN I HAD TO BE CARE-FLIGHTED DUE TO FACIAL INJURIES, HEAD TRAUMA, AND DISFIGURED LEFT ARM. ALTHOUGH MY SEQUOIA WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SIDE IMPACT AIRBAGS ALONG WITH FRONT AIRBAGS NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I KNOW CERTAIN SENSORS HAVE TO BE ACTIVATED TO INFLATE AN AIRBAG SO I FEEL I NEED TO MENTION THAT THIS VEHICLE NO LONGER RESEMBLED A SEQUOIA. NO HEADLIGHTS REMAINED, ALL WINDOWS WERE GONE, THE DASH, HOOD AND ROOF COLLAPSED IN ON ME. IT TOOK ME FIVE WEEKS TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN AFTER FEELING SUCH HELPLESSNESS. LAST WEEK I RECEIVED A POST CARD ABOUT TOYOTA RECALLS THAT INVOLVED MY SEQUOIA SO I DECIDED TO LOOK IT UP. I GOT VERY SICK READING THE RECALLS AND INVESTIGATIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. IT IS VERY UPSETTING THAT I TRUSTED TOYOTA FOR MY FAMILY AND THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED.
NHTSA complaint #10505821 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 SEQUOIA AND HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THE VSC TRAC, VSC OFF, ABS LIGHTS ALWAYS REMAIN ON. MY MECHANIC RAN THE CODES AND HAS ADVISED ME THAT I NEED A NEW DECELERATION SENSOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE AND SO WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS FAULTY SENSOR AND ASK THAT TOYOTA GIVE A RESPONSE TO WHY SO MANY VEHICLES OF THIS ERA HAVE THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10487377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ABS LIGHT ON. REPLACE ABS SKID CONTROL ECU AND RECALIBRATE ABS SYSTEM (ALSO FOUND DTC C1247 FOR ABS SKID CONTROL COMPUTER LOGIC CHANGE. VSC LIGHT ON RECOMEND THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY/GASKET DTC P2118 THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR MOTOR CURRENT MALFUNCTION THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SKID CONTROL. NO ABS OR VSC. ALL SYSTEMS AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF SKID CONTROL. TOYOTA SAYS NOT COVERED. ???????????
NHTSA complaint #10477038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VSC/TRAC LIGHTS ARE ON, ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. TOYOTA DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA BUT THERE'S NO RECALL. THE INTERNET IS AFLAME WITH TOYOTA SEQUOIA OWNERS, 2003 MODEL, DEALING WITH REPEATED FIXES FOR THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS AND ENGINE LIGHTS THAT COME ON AFTER 111,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10402780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, WHICH HAD 45K. THE AWD AND BOTH VSC TRACTION LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON. I TRIED DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS REMAIN ON. I READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLIER MODELS OF THE SEQUOIA. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE AND WAS SURPRISED THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED TO FIX THIS HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10392851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRAC CONTROL, VSC, AND ABS LIGHTS GOING, ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE NEW, BUT THEY WOULD GO OFF AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF. NOW THAT HAVE COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS THE YAW SENSOR AND WILL COST AROUND $650 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PART FAILING AND MAYBE SOMETHING THAT NEEDS LOOKING INTO SINCE ITS PART OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10361441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5- COMMON PROBLEM LIKE OTHERS ABS/VSC TRAC/VSC OFF SENSOR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO STAY ON. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR RECALL FOR SKID CONTROL ECU UPDATE AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THIS UP TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS ASKED - WHAT LIGHTS - YOU DID NOT TELL US SENSOR LIGHTS WERE ON - IT WILL BE $49.99 TO PULL VEHICLE BACK IN AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM NOT STUPID, THE DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS VEHICLE BEFORE AND ALL THEY TELL US IS WE HAVE TO REPLACE SEVERAL SENSORS - $3000.00 +. THERE ARE TOO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OUT THERE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO PUT THE FUNDS INTO FIXING A SERIOUS DEFECT.
NHTSA complaint #10355531 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5 2003. PROBLEM WITH TRAC/VSC AND ABS SYSTEM ARE ALWAYS LITE UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SEVERAL YEARS AFTER THAT. CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM, IT ALWAYS IS TEMPORARILY FIXED BY DEALER AND THEN REAPPEARS AT A LATER DATE.
NHTSA complaint #10355305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - THE VSC, TRAC AND BRAKE LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED WITH A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE CAR SHUDDERED TO A STOP DURING ACCELERATION. BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY QUICKLY PULLING THE CAR OVER. JUST CHECKED WITH TOYOTA AND MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING BEHIND NOT INCLUDING ALL SEQUOIA'S WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10336244 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VSC TRAC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON SOMETIMES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SOMETIMES NOT. I WAS TOLD IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE 2,800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE EBS SYSTEM OR SOMETHING. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA'S.
NHTSA complaint #10335803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE...VSC, TRAC, AND ABS FAILURE...ALL 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA.
NHTSA complaint #10335880 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.