general problems of the 2003 Toyota Sequoia

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Sequoia. While attempting to accelerate from a stop or parked position, the vehicle did not accelerate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

I have my a/c on and the brake light turns on and trac and vsc lights come on. This has been heaping since 60000 miles and there was a recall on it but not on mine. They do test and can't find the problem. When I trun the car off they come off.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the transmission began to jerk with the illumination of the vsc, vsc trac and engine warning indicators. The warning lights illuminated intermittently and until becoming permanently illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 107,342.

My wife was on freeway, driving our 2003 Toyota Sequoia limited 2wd, when vsc light lit up and a buzzer sounded. At the same time, her vehicle started to decelerate on its own, causing vehicles behind her to have to brake to keep from rear-ending her vehicle. This was accompanied by a horrific grinding and banging sound. My wife found a safer place to pull to the side of the freeway and stop the vehicle. A tow truck was called and vehicle was "flat-bed" towed to repair garage.

I noticed oil leaking from rear axle housing. When I took the vehicle in for service I was told that the axle housing is leaking due to defective welds and must be replaced, it cannot be repaired. At the same time I was also told that the vehicle frame has rotted from the inside out due to defective or inadequate factory rustproofing. I was told that this problem is pervasive in Toyota Sequoias which have the same frame as Toyota tundras. Toyota has recalled the tundras and replaced the frames but to date refuses to do the same for Sequoias. The vehicle has been determined to be unsafe to drive at this time. Aside from the defects stated above the vehicle is in excellent condition.

Frame is rusting through, making vehicle unsafe to drive.

It was raining, I was going aruond a turn ,10 - 15 mph the back tire started to spin, the vsc trac,vsc off,and abs lights came on, this is after the trk. Went to the dealer to check out a recall on the vsc. They said it was'nt under a recall, we parked the Sequoia and wont drive it untill it's repaired, safety reasons, I moved it , tryed to go over a curb on an angle and the right rear tire just was spining on the asphalt road. This cant be good for the Sequoia ,its 4 wheel drive, and its making a noise, in the drive train ,clunking?? it slides in the rain (bad ) and wont stop on wet roads very well , it slides to a stop. I dont have alot of time to research the vsc problem ,but it sounds like all the Sequoia's 03-05 have the same problem, for the cost of this trk. I hope Toyota will fix this problem.