Toyota / Sequoia SR5 / 2003
2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5 problems
Owners have filed 177 complaints about the 2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5 with NHTSA. Traction control system accounts for 20.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electronic stability control (ESC) at 19.2%.
Complaints177
Crashes6
Fires2
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Traction control system 20.9% · 37
Electronic stability control (ESC) 19.2% · 34
Vehicle speed control 16.4% · 29
Service brakes 7.9% · 14
Service brakes, hydraulic 5.6% · 10
Electrical system 5.1% · 9
Structure 5.1% · 9
Power train 2.8% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Filings have fallen off, 15 in the last three years against 28 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 101,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Veh. Toyota sequoia 2003,the vehicle skid control (VSC) and traction control (TRACK) lights remain on also the eng. Light. And the diagnose system doesn't have any code related to the abs. Because of this the anti lock brake syst. Doesn't work. The codes shown are related to the oxygen sensor and m.A.F. Sensor, we change all 4 oxg. Sensor and the maf and still the same condition. The sequoia has 47,000 miles. Traction control system · reported at 46,500 miles
Vsc, trac warning light on 2003 Toyota sequoia (75k miles) - $1718 repair bill first incident - 3/11/04 (8.5K miles), computer skid/computer assy repaired under warranty latest incident - 1/8/2010 (75k miles), brake booster ($763 repair) and charcoal canister ($550 repair). Referenced repairs may be recurring events supporting a potential recall program based on numerous website references... Traction control system · reported at 74,699 miles
Started up the vehicle and the abs brake light, the vcs off light and the vcs trac light all came on simultaneously. We've had the factory recall for aog vehicle stability control system, skid control ecu update done, and now we're told it will be $500 to replace the yaw-acceleration stability control . This is a very common safety problem, and should be covered by a recall, it happens a lot! Traction control system · reported at 90,354 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…