general problems of the 2001 Toyota Sequoia - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2001 Toyota Sequoia. While driving approximately 40 mph, the variable speed control malfunctioned. The contact stated that the abs and traction control indicators illuminated without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal, while turning, and a hard vibration occurred. The contact stated that the vehicle returned to normal immediately afterwards. The contact parked the vehicle and contacted coos bay Toyota (2001 n bayshore drive, coos bay, oregon 97420, (541) 267-3121) where it was diagnosed that the yaw rate sensor was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 190,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Sequoia. When vehicle was started, the vehicle stability control, traction control, and abs warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Sequoia. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled. During the failure, the traction control and abs indicators illuminated. The vehicle restarted, but the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

The vsc trac lights have came on and will not go off.

Vehicle's traction control system malfunctioned while driving on dry flat pavement. Vsc and trac control lights came on, vehicle pulled hard to the right, made loud grinding noise, and was extremely difficult to control steering and braking. This continued for approximately one minute, stopped, and then did it again. This is a very dangerous situation which could potentially lead to fatal accident if it occurs at higher speeds. It happened with our children in the car and scared everyone. This is the second time it has happened to us, but appears to be a very common problem with this make/model. I would like to see a recall.

The contact stated that the traction system would engage sporadically without warning, causing the vehicle to vibrate violently and pull the to the right. The dealer diagnosed that the traction system would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure.

I was driving on the highway slowing down in traffic and the truck started skidding on it's own, the vsc trac light and trac off light both came on while the car with the skid mark indicator light flashed and beeped, there was a noise coming from under the truck that sounded like something was lose. I stopped at the store and when I got back in the truck, the lights were off but a few minutes later, going only about 30 mph, it did it again and was louder and shook worse. I was scared and just tried to get home. It was too late to take to Toyota but I did talk to a mechanic and will go to Toyota in the am.

Had just turned onto a road at 25 mph and vcs/trac lights came on, started beeping, made a grinding noise and was hard to steer, pulled off road as thinking I had ran over something. . . . Very scared. Now does it approximately 2 x weekly with no rhyme or reason.

Was driving out my driveway, not going fast at all. . . Turned on a major street and suddenly, a picture of the skidding car appeared and then the trac/vsc lights came on with a horrendous noise. Took car to the local Toyota dealership and of course they couldn't find anything wrong with it after relinquishing $100. 00 diagnostic fee. The light and noise from the vsc engaging or disengaging is really loud and has happened every day since the initial issue. Does this present a problem? I'm afraid to drive my car but is very much needed for work and recreational activities. I've searched online and it appears that this is an ongoing issue that Toyota is aware of but fail to do a recall.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that the traction system would engage sporadically without warning, causing the vehicle to vibrate violently and pull the to the right. The dealer diagnosed that the traction system would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000 and the current mileage was 114,000.

The Sequoia vsc trac,vsc off sensor lights turning on and off and hearing grinding noise,and lose power. And the roll over system light come on.

I have a 2001 Toyota sequioa, I was driving on I 90 at 70 miles per hour. All of a sudden vsc trac sensor light came on anf off couple times and then it auto engage and disengage the brakes. I almost lost the balnce of my SUV. I had my 2 young kids and my wife with me.

I am experiencing problems with the traction control system on my 2001 Toyota Sequoia. Unexpectedly, sometimes at high speeds, the traction control activates and can significantly affect steering and braking while driving due to strong grinding feeling during the traction control engagement. Again, this activation has no apparent cause as it occurs on flat dry pavement at various speeds. Luckily, I have been able to maintain control of the vehicle despite the significant effect this engagement has on the vehicle. At a minimum, there should be a longer delay between an initial warning light and the actual engagement of the system. There is no time to react with the current design. On my second trip to the local Toyota dealership, they have determined that the yaw rate sensor should be replaced. During my first visit, they could not determine the cause of the problem after plugging the car into their computers. I paid the diagnostic fee and hoped it was an isolated incident. Of course, it happened again about a week later (December 22, 2010 to be precise). I'm currently waiting for the part (yaw rate sensor) to come in as I must get the vehicle fixed.

2001 Toyota Sequoia vsc traction inadvertently turned on while driving on a straight away highway at 75 mph causing the vehicle to abruptly pull to the right, almost causing a crash. Luckily I pulled the steering wheel and car back into my lane and then exited and had the car towed to the dealer. This could have resulted a terrible crash and rollover. It was a very scary experience for me and the 7 witnesses in my car!!!!!.

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!.

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.

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. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota Sequoia. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vsc and trac warning lights illuminated and the steering wheel began to shake abnormally. The contact also heard a grinding noise in the engine. The vehicle was pulled over and parked momentarily. Once the contact began driving again, the steering wheel operated as normal and the grinding noise ceased. However, the service lights continued to illuminate. The failure recurred intermittently and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that the yaw sensor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 84,555.

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 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.

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.

Vech. Skid control alarm and reaction takes place without warning or justification. Vehicle brakes come on with warning and car shakes because the brakes which are automatically being applied and brake anti skid system is activated. This happened on two occasions in the past week during acceleration. The violent reaction of the vehicle was shocking. I fear for the lives of myself and my family. Even though the vehicle is 9 years old, I feel Toyota is responsible for this deadly defect. I know the 2003 model was recalled and repaired at no charge. I expect the same as the problem is the same.

Two hours into a trip while going 70 mph on straight, flat dry road outside of san antonio, the vsc alarm sounded and I suddenly seemed to lose control of SUV and power. This continued until I was able to pullover ASAP and turned off the engine which reset the system. Husband took over driving and the same thing happened to him just a few miles down the road. Seemed okay once vsc system disengaged (I. E. Warning lights stayed on). Was fine during short drives on our vacation, but the same thing happened about 2 hours on our drive home. Has been okay on short drives, but took to dealer today because we have another trip planned and are afraid -- especially since other family will be joining us. Dealer called a short time ago saying the computer showed the incidents happened, but he can't find a problem. He said resetting the computer should fix the problem, but seems like with as many similar incidents with this year model, there may be more to it than that.

My 2001 Toyota Sequoia with 199000 miles will apply the abs to the right front tire and then disable the vcs system. This causes the vehicle to pull to the right and has forced me off the road. I have had it looked at and the computer code was a bad yaw sensor. The mechanic verified the sensor was good as was the wiring. I'm told the vsc computer may be bad.

Having issues with stopping a 2001 Sequoia due to undersized braking equipment. The issue is when the brake is depressed the Sequoias tires and steering wheel shake excessively. I have replaced the pads and had the rotors turned. This is know issue with the Sequoia for Toyota. TSB issue and braking system fixed as long as the car is under 36000 miles this is a safety issue to all drivers on the road. I have had a couple near misses due to the inconsistent breaking. While at dealership (Toyota of concorde in nc they will not even acknowledge the ts"s are out there. It is an ongoing safety issue that when coupled with issues with the traction control that is going to seriously injure or kill people. As stated the brake issue has cause near misses in our SUV and other.

My 2001 Toyota Sequoia has had issues with the vsc/trac lights coming on and then the skid control lights come on forcing causing power to go out while driving in the middle of the freeway. It was very dangerous. I managed to pull to the side of the road and wait to restart the vehicle. When it cooled off, I was able to drive it a little farther. The dealer says it is the yaw rate sensor and it will cost $670. 89 to repair. But I have been reading it has happened to others. They just have not complained about it.

My 2001 toy Sequoia began having malfunctioning problems with the vsc traction control system in April 5, 2010. The vsc traction control system engages in the middle of driving the car no matter what speed. The car beeps loudly, shakes, jerks and acts as though it doesn't want to stop. The 2003 Toyota Sequoia has a recall for the same problem. They say that they have no fix for the 2003 either. There are multiple consumer complaints on the 2001 toy Sequoia for the same problem. Toyota refuses to include the 2001 toy seq in the recall. They refuse to honor the costs associated with the 2001 traction problem. We immediately took the car into the dealership three times to find out what the problem was. The dealership couldn"d find anything wrong, however acknowledged that the 2003 Toyota Sequoia was on recall for the same problem. On the fourth time, they tried to say that replacing a chip may fix the problem. Not guaranteed. Wanted to charge $1,000 to order and install the part.

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 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.

2001 Toyota Sequoia yaw sensor failed while on i95, causing a loud warning buzzer, the vsc warning light on dashboard started flashing, traction control warning indicator flashed, brakes were unable to quickly slow the SUV and a loud grinding noise until the car coasted to a stop. We had to pay Toyota to replace the yaw sensor, the second time since we bought the car in 2001. The first replacement was in 2003/4. We have documented over ten complaints to dealer since purchase that vsc lights would not turn off after starting truck.

When I drive my 2001 Toyota Sequoia the vsc sensor and abs light go on. My vehicle starts grinding and shuts down ( doing whatever speed I might be doing at the time) you lose all control of the vehicle for a few minutes. I am told this is a factory defect and is happening to alot of these vehicles. Toyota was very rude when I went to them for help and wanted alot of money to fix the issue. Why isn't it recalled? someone is going to get killed. I drive my children in this vehicle and do not have the money to spend on something that should be recalled and fixed as a safety measure!.

I have a Sequoia which I bought brand new in 2001. For all my services I take it to atlanta Toyota in duluth, GA. Recently my vsc trac and vsc off sensor light turning on and off and im hearing grinding noise when it auto-engage and disengage. My dealership was asking about $1300 to fix this problem and they have all parts in stock im not sure whether it is vsc computer ($1500), complete breaking system, or yaw rate sensor ($550 + $95 labor) since this is a safety issue because the vehicle loses all power momentarily. I would like Toyota to take care of this problem for me, since im such a loyal customer. I am surprised and pretty disappointed that this problem has been seen all the way back to the first model year till 2005. Toyota could have figured out a permanent fix by now. Atlanta Toyota told me about leaky/defective brake booster $1400 repair.

My 2001 Sequoia is experiencing false skid indications, resulting in sudden, severe applications of the right front wheel brake, with no warning. After purchasing my used Sequoia (with approximately 121,000 miles), we drove it approximately 70 miles without incident. We had just left a parking lot and driven less than one-half mile when the right front wheel brake suddenly did a strong apply, pulling the vehicle toward the right, off the road, while making a grinding sound. The brake apply and the noise lasted approximately (3) seconds, and then the brake released and the vehicle made a series of beeps. No indicator lights were illuminated on the instrument panel before, during or after the incident. We were traveling in a straight line on a dry, smooth road, at a speed of (25) to (30) mph; the outside temperature was approximately 80â°f. The incident occurred a second time several hours later on the same day. All factors were identical, except we had driven about (5) miles after starting the vehicle. In each case, the vehicle was pulled toward the right, off the road, and could have resulted in an accident had there been an obstacle there (another car, pedestrian, etc). It was a holiday weekend and the dealership service departments in the area were closed. We drove the vehicle home and searched the internet for information on this incident, and were amazed to find many similar problems with model years ranging from 2001 to 2006, and with no known fix. The local dealership later confirmed that they had no knowledge of any incident like this. The vehicle has not been repaired. This is the most dangerous vehicle condition I have ever seen. I am justifiably afraid to drive the vehicle again, or to drive in the vicinity of any other Sequoias or tundras that I see on the road.

My 2001 Toyota Sequoia is experiencing false skid indications resulting in dangerous applications of the right front wheel brake. The indications are illumination of the skid symbol, rapid antiskid servo action, right front wheel brake application which last from one second to as much as 30 seconds. Once the right front brake application stops, the skid symbol is no longer illuminated and the trac off and vsc trac lights illuminate. This occurs in all driving conditions at low or high speed, smooth road surfaces, and whether going straight or turning. I have had the Toyota service department connect their computer several times to determine a cause and they can not definitively tell what has failed. Sometimes they tell me it could be the yaw sensor or the skid control ecm, but these are very expensive parts that may or may not fix the problem. This problem has been occurring for about a year. Initially, the first sign of a problem with the car occurred while driving at 35 mph and the throttle went to idle and the trac off, vsc trac, and engine lights illuminated. Toyota said it was the throttle cable and throttle sensor and I paid them to replace both parts. Shortly after this, the false skid failures began. The false skid failures occur randomly and without warning and recently, the frequency of occurrence has increased.

The vsc traction control came on while driving in a straight line in the rain. There was a loud clunk and the car swerved sharply to the right almost causing loss of control of the vehicle. Had there been another car in the right hand lane this would have caused an accident!!! both dash vsc dash lights immediately illuminated indicating the vehicle needed service. The dealer is now saying that the ecu is defective and needs to be replaced. The car only has 89000 miles on it, the ecu should not be defective at this mileage. More importantly, if/when the ecu does become defective it should not engage the traction control system causing a condition that could result in an accident.