Brake Abs Warning Light Problems of Toyota Sequoia - part 2

We own a 2002 Toyota Sequoia, and in September of 2008, 4 lights came lit on the dashboard of our SUV. They are the vsc, vsc trac, brake, and the abs light. We took the car to 3 Toyota dealers here in cincinnati and they are all saying that the "skid control ecu with actuator" needs to be replaced, which will cost roughly $2500. 00 to have the dealer do the repairs. After getting online, I found that there are very many Toyota owners who are experiencing the same problems and that the NHTSA is pressing Toyota to recall this computer system. As such, I wanted to make the NHTSA aware of the problems we are experiencing as well. I was told by the dealer that we could drive the car but we would just not have our abs. The computer has been out on this vehicle for over a year now.

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2003 Toyota skid control computer, I am writing to request that a formal complaint be filed to Toyota. I recently took my car into my local Toyota dealership because of a few lights that we on in my dash. The specific lights were the vsc, vsc off and the abs lights. After doing some research I see that this is a fairly common problem with Toyota and their skid control computers. The problem is that it is not covered under the powertrain warranty and is a very expensive part to have replaced. My quote was for $1800 excluding tax. I purchased the vehicle with 47,000 miles and was offered an extended warranty up to 60,000, but it was a very expensive extended warranty so I decided to pass. The manufactures warranty for my car was 55,000 miles I believe and the lights came on at 55,500 miles. . . . Of course. I sincerely hope that there can be some sort of resolve for this such as a recall of the skid control computer or changing this issue to be covered under the power train section of the warranty as it is unfair for there to be so many people to be having the same problem around the same mileage and some of those people have serious consequences to the computers malfunction such as accidents and possible death. Please take whatever action necessary to solve this unnecessary issue.

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Traction control light, skid control light, abs light and check engine light all just came on while driving down the road. No previous problem noted.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated that the vsc skid control warning light, abs warning light and the service stability traction control warning lights randomly kept illuminating as the failure was progressing. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who reflashed the ecu and the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle into the dealer several times and they did not address the recall repair since mid 2008 to 2015. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for further inspection and diagnosis. The contact was also included in NHTSA campaign id number: (air bags) and was waiting for the part from the dealer to receive the recall repair appointment. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000. Dyd.

For unknown reasons, my 2001 Toyota sequioa's vsc, brake, and abs lights are "on" and the abs and vsc system no longer works. A certified dealer (fiore Toyota; 1480 south main st; fall river, MA, 02724) attempted to diagnose the problem. They replaced the brakes (front/rear) and the brake fluid reservoir and a tune up for $1300, but the vsc, abs, and brake lights are still on. Firore has no idea what to do and can no longer help me fix the problem. I now do not have abs and stability control in the snowy northeast!.

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Toyota Sequoia 2003, vtrac and abs lights came up on the dash during a very wet interstate trek to michigan from California. Had no cruise control before this, the cruise control failed the year before during the same wet trek across country! the Toyota dealer in saginaw michigan told us that the computer controlling the vtrac and abs was displaying fault codes and needed to be replaced, cost $1200. This is a 5 year old vehicle with 70k miles on it now (the fault happened around 66k miles) which is now much harder to handle under heavy braking, which we need more and more with the low quality drivers out there. If the gas prices weren't so high, this truck would be out of here here, but we can't afford to sell it for the current value, and buy another vehicle, so this SUV will now be limited to trips where we need the storage/towing capacity. So, even though we have 2 cars, we only really have 1 1/2 now.

The abs and vsc track lights started to come on. Currently these lights come on itermitent. Sometimes when these lights come on, the brakes seems as if they are applied.

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Vsc/abs skid control ecu failure. My vsc/trac sensor and abs lights have been going on and off for about a week. Two days ago I was at a stop sign and began to accelerate when my skid light came on the gas pedal became unresponsive for about 3-5 seconds. An oncoming bus had to slam on it's brakes and swerve to avoid a collision. I had my two children in the car and we were all very shaken. I took the car to my Toyota dealer today, Toyota of dallas, and was quoted a price of $4,500 by dan lawson, asst svc mgr, to fix the ecu/abs computer. I felt the price was outrageous and went to the NHTSA site to complain. I was shocked to see the number of complaints on this very dangerous part. I am also outraged by the price quoted by my Toyota dealer. It's seems that others have at least been quoted prices $2000-3000 less than Toyota of dallas. Toyota needs to do something about this immediately. How many people will have to lose their lives before this problem is corrected???.

Abs, vsc, and trac lights illuminated on engine start and will not extinguish. Dealer ran codes, claims faulty master cylinder pressure sensor, stroke sensor, yaw rate sensor, and skid ecu: $2777. 50. Vehicle mileage 69872. At approx 48k miles similar event with addition of engine light, replaced O2 sensor and resolved. Much experience with aircraft abs tells me very unlikely all sensors and computers fail simultaneous but dealer sticking to script, claims first ever seen this type problem.

Vsc/abs skid control ecu failure on 2003 Sequoia @ 56,410 miles (orignal owner). Ecu failure is a known issue by every Toyota Sequoia owner, but Toyota claims it's limited. This failure requires that vsc/abs skid control ecu / yaw rate sensor be replaced. The repair cost was $794. 20 for part and labor at the local Toyota dealer. Now, considering the severity of the defect and number of complaints on this site im very suprized not to see a recall notice to date.

Vsc/abs/skid warning lights come on and stay on.

The traction control and vsc trac light come on. Vsc controls the anti-lock braking system. Took the vehicle to Toyota dealership (town and country Toyota, charlotte, nc). This dealer says a new skid control computer is required. Upon researching various consumer websites, this appears to be a common defect. See tundrasolutions. Com for specific references to this. It appears that NHTSA has already filed many similar complaints from consumers. As a result of this finding, purchase and installation of the skid control computer has been postponed.

Vsc/trac/parking brake/abs light turned on. Dealer said ecu controlling these functions shut down. Replaced ecu for $2,000.

Vsc/abs skid control ecu failure. The dealership is saying that my 2003 Toyota Sequoia limited 2 wd 53,500 miles needs a new abs computer at a cost of $3,600. Approximately 2 years ago I had the exact same thing happen, the car actually froze up and the dealership had it towed to their location to fix it, they said it was the third member and replaced that. Now the same thing is happening and they won't do anything.

My vsc/abs skid control light went on and my vsc/trac sensor and abs lights were going on and off for about 5 days. The first time was on the highway and I lost all acceleration and had to pull of the road two times over a 4 mile stretch. The final time, which caused me to go for a repair was, at a stop sign where I began to accelerate when my skid light came on and the gas pedal became unresponsive for about 10 seconds. I was able to swerve to avoid a collision with an oncoming vehicle but was scared as I had my one year old in the vehicle and felt helpless. I got an estimate from two dealers and one came in at $2,000 stating the whole throttle needed replacing with the sensor. The second dealership spent 8 hours examining it and decided to clean the throttle control sensor and this seemed to fix it without any added expense. This dealer only charged me $55 for a checkup!! there have been no recurrence of this issue thank god! this should be a recall!!.

The contact owns a 2004 Toyota Sequoia. While driving 55 mph, the contact felt a slight vibration coming from the front of the vehicle. He stated that the abs light remains illuminated. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The power train was unknown. The current mileage was 87,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

2003 Toyota Sequoia (2wd) without warning the vsc/trac system engaged while turning on dry pavement causing a loss in acceleration. This was the initial incident which was followed by multiple other incidents at random intervals. Incidents occurred while making both left and right turns from a turning or stopping position. Trac off "button" does not disengage the system as indicated in the owner's manual from a low speed. Local dealership ran diagnostic test and recommended new tires/brakes but could not identify any "problems" with the vsc system other than the vsc system had engaged. After 4 new tires and new rear brakes were installed service tech drove vehicle and experienced the issue. He recommended documenting when the incidents occurred and under what circumstances in order to determine repair options. The vsc system continues to engage randomly causing a loss in acceleration when this occurs and is dangerous if driver has need to pull into traffic in instances such as turning onto major roadways.

My vsc/trac sensor has been going on and off and every time I needed to have it check, the problem never appears. Except for today, the light has stayed on and my mechanic was able to diagnosed and verified it with Toyota's TSB as a defective vsc/trac ecu and he recommended that I take it to a dealer for the replacement and installation of the new ecu. Several TSB's are posted on the NHTSA website regarding this problem for my vehicle year and make. My complaint is, I feel that it is unacceptable that a computer device that plays a vital role in the safety performance of the vehicle should not have failed within 5 years, especially for a considerable cost to have it replace after the warranty period. Toyota should have at least sent out notices to the owners regarding this potential problem.

Brake, abs, skid control warning lights on , dealer service checked and recommended replacing battery which was done by them. Following day warning lights still on intermittently , returned to dealer for service but the warning lights would not come on while the dealer had it. Was advised it was not a safety issue, just malfunctioning warning lights. Now( October 2007) the lights are always on and when returned to dealer for service again was told this time it was the skid control ecu, and recommend replacing skid control ecu. Was also told it that the abs and skid control were not functioning when lights were on so handling would be affected (safety issue ). At this time I am gathering information on whether it should be replaced or not.

The trac off and vsc trac light are on on my 2003 Toyota Sequoia with only 46,422 miles. Skid control will kick in even when driving less than 5 mph. Engine also stalled once out on busy street as skid control kicked in. Dealer diagnostic indicated bad skid control computer so abs and skid features will not function properly. This seems to be a common problem with 2001-2002 and early 2003 Toyota Sequoia.

My 2003 Toyota Sequoia has had multiple failures of it abs ecu translate. The abs ecu translate has been replaced twice and had been into the dealership six times without a resolution to the problem. The brake warning light has come on mutiple times.

Non-injured accident. Vsc/abs skid control ecu failure in Toyota Sequoia 2002.

Toyota Sequoia vsc/abs skid control ecu failure computer fails to recognize appropriate time to turn the actual system on and off.

Vsc/abs skid control ecu failure on 2003 Sequoia. Ecu failure is a known issue by every Toyota Sequoia owner, but Toyota claims that it's not an issue. This failure requires that vsc/abs skid control ecu be replaced at a cost of $1300 - $2100 depending on location. This should be recalled by the manufacturer or, by government intervention due to the severity of the defect and the potential for accidents and/or death resulting from the defective computer system causing the vehicle to lock up and lose power.

My traction control, skid control, and abs warning lights continued to light up intermittently on my 2004 Toyota Sequoia. While the warning lights were on, the brakes would suddenly grab, make a terrible noise, then bring the car to a quick and sudden stop. I narrowly avoided 2 different car accidents because of the car suddenly stopping. I took the car to both a Toyota dealer and an independent car repair shop specializing in Toyota cars. Both reported this was a well known problem and that they had to repair this problem on 5 - 6 Toyota Sequoias per month. The diagnostic codes reported from the car's computer included co215 (lr wheel speed sensor malfunction), co1223 (brake pedal stroke force sensor malfunction), co1247 (abs system malfunction), and co1310 (solenoid circuit malfunction). The repair shop replaced both the abs/skid control ecu and active booster solenoid for a total cost of $2410. If this is a well known problem, why has Toyota not implemented a recall for this issue. It is a very dangerous condition affecting a large number of vehicles.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Sequoia. The contact stated while driving the vehicle his vsc light andthe abs light would come on. The contact stated that it does not matter how fast he is going for this to happen. He contacted the dealer and they told him it was a computer malfunction. The failure mileagewas 30,000 and the current mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not available.

: the contact stated the abs light illuminated constantly. Also, while driving at 30 mph on wet roads, the vehicle skidded when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer who determined that the vehicle stability control was defective. Updated 9/13/2006 - the deceleration sensor was replaced. The vehicle extended warranty did not cover the cost of the replacement.

Trac,vsc, brake light had been coming on and then going out. This particular incident involved them coming on during a turn into traffic at which time all power was lost nearly causing an accident. Dealer treated this as 2 different problems:an induction service was performed for the "hesitation" at my expense, and a brake booster gasket and assembly were installed under the warranty. The lights continued to go off and on from time to time, but the car did not lose power again after this "fix". The lights continued to come on and off intermittently until in August 2006 the check engine light and vcs/trac lights came on and would not go out. This time, my dealer replaced the oxygen sensor at my expense. Now, with 70,000 miles on 9-26-07 the vsc/trac & check engine lights came on while traveling on the road and will not go out on turning off the engine as they sometimes did in the past. I believe after reading all the complaints about this problem on various internet sites some sort of action should be taken at Toyota's expense. I am also filing a report about the new rear window motor and hatch release handle I had to replace in July on this vehicle which also is mentioned in many reports I've read on the internet. I can't tell you how many failures on the light situation I've had because they've been in the dozens.

While consumer was driving the check engine light/trac light, and abs braking light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Then, vehicle stalled. Consumer was unable to restart vehicle, and had vehicle towed to dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that the battery needed to be replaced. Consumer informed mechanic that this problem recurred and had not been resolved.

Vsc trac, vsc off, abs lights have been coming on and off since I purchased the vehcile new in 2004. Dealer could not find any problems over the years. Last week lights came on and stayed on full time. Abs system severly shook when brakes were depressed. Dealership replaced master cylinder and brake booster system. Cost was $1,200. Warning lights still were present, and they were reluctant to let me leave the dealership with the problem still present. They decided that the booster was an "after-market" product and not properly communicating with the computer. Dealership wants another $600 to swap the brake booster, but still no assurances that the warning lights will not come back on. This has been problematic since the day I purchased the vehicle. It appears that this is not an isolated issue with the Sequoias and tundras.

Vsc light illumination/failures initially appeared at 42,000 miles, very intermittent and seemingly random. Frequency increased after 75,000 miles; abs light appeared later. 1. Vsc off light illuminated (variable speed control) initially at intermittent time while driving, now illuminated full-time. 2. Vsc trac light illuminated (variable speed control) initially at intermittent time while driving, now illuminated full-time. 3. Abs light illuminated (anti lock brakes) initially at intermittent time while driving, now illuminated full-time. Abs now inoperable. Tested to validate inoperable status - full brake lockup, no abs operation. Variable speed control now inoperable. Spun out twice recently in slow speed right hand off-camber turn on wet pavement.