This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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Sudden loss of acceleration on highway. Vsc and trac light came on, then could not accelerate. Had to pull over extremely fast before getting rear ended by other vehicles. Can would not accelerate at all. Check engine light came on as well. Extremely dangerous condition and could have been severely hurt with entire family in car. Luckily there was a shoulder to pull off on, otherwise, we would have been in an terrible accident. Car was not safe at all! Toyota needs to know about this vsc issue!
Driving my recently purchased 2001 Sequoia and the vsc system goes off like we're on ice. Does it until the system stays off. It has been doing this randomly. Very scary... recall needs to be done.
Vehicle skid control light, ABS, and vsc off lights come on. Get grinding noise from right front wheel as the ABS applies the brake and steering wheel and vehicle pulls extremely to the right. Almost loose control of vehicle if your not expecting it. This happens on dry pavement.
Vehicle vsc lights come on and cause a tempoary loss of power. The vehicle front ends also starts to shake which cause a tempoary loss of controll. This started 6 months ago and is happaning daily.
Vsc, ABS, trac, and brake warning lights all on constantly. When first observed, only occurred during cold weather. Lights did not come on when weather and car was warm. Starting 2010, these warning lights have constantly been on. Toyota dealer seemed unsure of problem, but suspected that vsc computer needed to be replaced at a cost of $2500.
- Redding, CA, USA
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The vsc and other lights in dash light up and has caused the vehicles brakes to engaged without warning. Its pulls the steering wheel violently to the to left. It happens at high and low speeds. Went to dealership and they said it was the skid control computer and the cost to replace it is 1,200 dollars.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Violent shaking of vehicle while merging onto a major highway at 65 mph. Failure of vsc on 2001 Toyota Sequoia. Replaced 3 parts....yaw sensor, brake booster and cpu. Old cpu part is in my office. Spent close to $2000 on repairs and Toyota's hq in California response was "out of warranty".
Vsc/trac lights come on and stay on my 2001 Toyota Sequoia - appears to be a common problem and is a potential safety hazard with the stabilization computer possibly going out.
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.
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- Davidson, NC, USA