Problems with 2001 Toyota Sequoia ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

The vsc computer on my toyota sequoia is acting up as many members on the tundrasolutions message board have had similar issues and basically to fix it the whole computer needs replaced for a healthy sum of money. *tr

With no prior warning symptoms, the "vsc trac" "vsc off" brake" and abs" light come on in my 2001 toyota sequoia. it started about 2 weeks ago just once in a while, but now it happens almost every time i put the car in motion. it seemed to me at first that it happened most frequently when the weather is cold (the high 30s is about as cold as it ever gets here, though.) this is a problem that has been reported by many others. see here: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/1gen-sequoia/62954-vsc-trac-vsc-off-brake-abs-2/. *tr

2001 toyota sequoia- 48k miles..vehicles traction control and vsc lights come on shortly after driving the car. just before the lights come on, the car shakes and makes a grinding noise, pulls to the right, and loses power. this occurs every time you drive the car. anywhere from 1min to 15min from the start of driving. it is very dangerous once the vehicle is up to speed, we have almost gotten in to an accident because the car pulled so violently and didn't have power. the car will shake and pull and the only way we've gotten it to stop is by stepping on the brake and reducing speed (less than 30 mph). after we reduce the speed, the trac and vsc lights come on and the car is drivable until you cycle the ignition. it's pretty scary. my father-in-law took the car to a toyota dealership and their diagnosis is skid control ecu faulty, must replace. dtc codes c1363 and c1234. the cost they quoted him was $2415.99 + $200 labor. we haven't decided to purchase the new ecu because we feel its something that should be covered under a warranty or should be a tsb. i've since searched the internet and found that other sequoia owners have the same problem and toyota's response is to just replace the ecu. some of them even got into accidents due to the sudden loss of power and shaking. *tr

Vsc trac, vsc off, brake lights, abs lights all light up intermittently, often in the cold weather. *tr

Vehicle off and on the stability control keeps malfunctioning and is doing quit often took it in and dealers says it happens all the time but won't do anything about it cost alot of money to get it fix and when it comes on the highway truck stalls and is very dangerous on the highway cause it causes it to stall or slows it down it occurs often. *tr

On my 2001 toyota sequoia, the vsc/abs/skid light came on a few days. we took it to the toyota dealer and they indicated that the vsc/abs skid control ecu has failed. we are told that we need to replace this at a cost of $2,400. i understand that there have been numerous reports of this problem, catching fire, etc. and this problem is life threatening. i feel that toyota should step up and fix this problem without charging me. *tr

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". *tr

Vehicle stability control/traction control computer defect. *tr

My vsc engages at time while trying to merge on to the interstate with dry pavement, causing the vehicle to loose power, i had a tractor trailer just about run in to the back of my sequoia because of this. this is a safety problem and should be corrected . *tr

About 1yr ago vsc trac, trac off, abs, & brake lights all come on and stay on. my system for these braking features no longer work. i found out from research this is very common on the 2001 toyota sequoia that i own and was told to file a complaint to help get it recalled by toyota. the repair is 2 separate computers that can be as much as 2200 dollars to replace. *tr

We had a 100,000 mile service with a toyota dealer. shortly after the vsc/abs lights started coming on whenever the vehicle was placed in drive. they insist it is the skid control and ecu computers that need to be replaced. i have identified a number of other consumers with the same complaint. when will nhtsa investigate this and force a recall? *tr

(vsc) problem on my 2001 toyota sequoia. was told the steering angle sensor is bad/ not working and needs to be replaced.. *tr

Vsc and vsc trac warning light staying on toyota sequoia turning traction control system off. vehicle can loose traction during different road conditions. over $2000 to fix from dealer. *tr

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. *tr

Dt*the consumer stated the vsc warning light illuminated. the dealer believed the problem was the yaw rate sensor. the check engine light illuminated, the dealer told the consumer there was nothing wrong, and it was probably a loose gas cap. while driving, the vsc activated, the consumer was able to gain control of the vehicle. updated 09/15/06. *jb

Got 2001 toyota sequoia 02/2001 many problems. one is vsc system warn lights on, total activation of vsc system for no reason. 8/04 brought to dealer, vsc warning lights on and sometimes power cut,very dangerous! dealer found "yaw rate sensor may possibly be malfunctioning, but everything working according to manufacturer specifications no problem at this time. vsc system working as designed. ok to return to service." 7/06 check engine light on. brought to dealer 8/3/06, told nothing wrong, probably loose gas cap. we had heard that excuse before. 8/18/06 on a trip from ct to sc, vsc off/ vsc trac off warning lights came on and beeped. arrived at our destination, parked car for 1 hour. drove about 1 mi vsc system fully activated brought us to complete stop in traffic, almost rear ended! took to local dealer (8/21). $191 later was told it was a sensor malfunction not a safety issue what so ever. service rep said "absolutely not a problem to drive to ct perfectly safe". 3 hours later vsc off /vsc track off warning lights came on. on our last stop warning lights went off as usual but did not come back on right away. instead vsc system went into total activation on i81 at 70 mph! luckily we were in right lane. made it to narrow shoulder. got vehicle under control, the shoulder had run out and we were about 1 ft from hitting the guardrail. we could have been killed and could have caused a 40 car pile up with many deaths! brought vehicle to our local dealer. problem so dangerous that i don't want to get in this car again! i will never feel safe or trust toyota service again. toyota needs to educate dealer service depts and recall this vehicle before someone dies. this is only one of many problems we have had with this car and toyota service. we could have been killed or hurt twice (not just this incident) because of malfunctions and toyota service mistakes. we bought this vehicle because of toyota's reputation for safe, quality-built vehicles. we got neither! *jb

Vehicle skid control light came on and would go on and off. it started around 30,000 miles and would light up after going over a small bump or during a tight turn. at 67,000 miles it went off at 60 mph during an on ramp acceleration resulting in a violent shank of the vehicle and dangerous stop. a crash was avoided. towed to dealership and they said brake booster, yaw sensor, and cpu error. all three replaced over a 18 month period starting with yaw sensor. total resulting in $3000 of repairs. i have old cpu and toyota has been contacted 6 times and they refuse to assist in repair costs. i feel this was a faulty cpu unit installed. *tr

Vsc light was coming on intermittently. vehicle(sequoia) was still under warranty so the dealership replaced the skid control ecu. the vsc light started coming back on intermittently approximately one year later. since the vehicle was out of warranty toyota said it would cost approximately $2400 to fix. since the lights only came on intermittently without any other problems and i didn't have the money to spare i didn't get the repairs done. while having my rotors turned at the dealership the mechanic said they noticed the vsc light was on. they said they worked on my vehicle for 3 hrs(at no charge-just doing me a favor)) to try and remedy the vsc light problem. when i left the dealership i got on the highway and not 2 miles down the road the warning lights and abs lights were coming on, i started hearing warning beeps, the car started vibrating violently and pulled to the right. scared the heck out of me! i pulled over and had the car towed back to the dealership. of course the dealership said it was skid control ecu and would cost $2400 to fix the problem. i have taken excellent care of this car and would fix it if i didn't think it would happen again. because of necessity i have been driving the car and dealing with the daily scare but lately it has been getting so bad that i will probably have to trade it in before it causes an accident. *tr

Vsc/abs skid control warning lights on continuously. vsc/abs skid control system is inoperable. dealer diagnosed problem as faulty brake booster switch and/or skid control ecu. vsc is non-functioning while warning lights are on affecting vehicle handling in slippery conditions (safety issue ). repair cost is substantial. have found many identical complaints from other 2001-2003 toyota sequoia owners on tundra solutions forum and related discussions at edmunds .com. *tr

During normal driving vsc, trac control and brake lights all lit up. lights go off and come back on intermittently. i have been on edmunds website and see too many other people with this exact issue. it will cost on the average over $1,000 to correct. my vehicle is no longer covered under warranty and is too young and expensive to have this issue. this is something that i feel toyota should recall. *jb

Traction control system (vsc/trac) will intermittently not function for no apparent reason, causing vsc/trac lights to illuminate and potentially compromising vehicle safety. diagnostic check of vehicle reveals a problem with the brake booster and/or a sensor within the brake booster assembly that is prone to intermittent failure on this vehicle. replacement of the parts in question are prohibitively expensive (over $1,000) and only covered up to 3yr/36k mile on the vehicle. there is a definite failure trend present in this particular vehicle and toyota knows about them, given the tsbs that exist for this problem. this issue needs to be addressed as a recall to ensure all vehicles, especially ones out of warranty coverage, are repaired properly. *jb

The vsc light came on after my 2001 sequoia hit a pot-hole. this was back in 2004 and the light remains on. i was told it was a sensor. the vehicle is long out of warranty and i can't afford any expenses right now. that's just one of a few major components to go. in 2003 the torque converter went and the transmission had to be replaced. i had 88,000 miles on it and it was beyond the 60,000 drive train warranty. however, toyota did pay for half of the $4000 bill with the dealership picking up a 1/4 of the bill. i paid the rest. was paying half an admission by toyota that they provided a faulty transmission. i do know that the dealership removed the old transmission and shipped it off to toyota and i never heard another word about it. the brakes on these big vehicles have been a sore spot with me. i've had to change brakes and rotors numerous times over the years. and last on my list of complaints is the tailgate. it has rusted out prematurely and it is more than a $1,000 to replace. i use bungies to keep it closed up and i had to prop the window up since the tracking system in the tailgate rusted out and fell apart. *tr

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.

Vehicle occasionally lurches forward when in gear with the brake pedal depressed. vehicle traction control engages and will not allow the acceleration in heavy traffic conditions. *tr

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. *tr

The "vsc trac" light, brake light & abs lights are constantly on. i have a 2001 toyota sequoia and have had issues with the trac light since the first 20k miles. have had it in about 3 times in the dealer with no fix. the abs and brake lights have been on for about 100k miles. *tr