Problems · by component
2003 Toyota Sequoia vehicle speed control problems
123 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2003 Toyota Sequoia cite vehicle speed control, 18% of all 684 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
123
18% of all complaints
Crashes
7
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
Reported by owners
What owners say about the vehicle speed control
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“"VSC OFF, VSC TRAC, and ABS" indicators on the dash. YAW sensor failure which controls wheel speed which will cause vehicle to decelerate and possibly cause an accident. Toyota should issue a nationwide recall. Toyota is aware of the issue but has failed to issue a nationwide recall.”
“AS I CAME RO STOP AUTO THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR THE AUTO ACTED AS IF IT DIDNT WANT TO MOVE BUT STARTED OUT SLOW . THIS OCCURED EVERYTIME I STOPPED AND PRESSED TO ACCELL THE AUTO. THE AUTO WAS IN MOTION , DURING TURNING.”
“WHEN DRIVING THE BACK LIGHT AN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME IN BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON AN IT SAYS CODES C1203 C1223 C1247 ALSO SAYING THE ABS SENSOR ON MASTER CYLINDER OPEN CIRCUIT ALSO HAS A CODE FRO 0DTC HAD IT CHECKED OUT ON 7/1/2019”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE SPEED CONTROL, VCS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND SAS WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS, BUT NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A MALFUNCTION OF THE ECU TRACKING DEVICE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V176000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.”
“WHEN ACCELERATING THE SLIP CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT BY A DRIVER APPROACHING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE THE SLIP CONTROL MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED AT $1,200 AND THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VSC TRAC CONTROL RECALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 MODEL AS THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT HAS HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF THE SKID CONTEOL ECU. THIS WILL CAUSE DEATH AND CRASHED AS THE DRIVER CAN NOT SPEED UP WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC.”
“HELLO, I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SEQUIOA WHERE THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE VCS LIGHTS ARE BOTH ON. I SAW ON YOUR PAGE SOME REALLY HELPFUL INFORMATION ON THIS MAKE/MODEL RECALL. I'VE REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS MAKE/MODEL BUT THEY SAID THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S HAVING THE SAME ISSUES?? THE RECALL WAS THAT TOYOTA HAD TO REPLACE THE SKID CONTROL ENGINE CONTROL UNIT (ECU) AND UPGRADE PROGRAM LOGIC IN ITS VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VCS) SYSTEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THEY PROVIDED ME WITH 3 CODES: C1203 - ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM COMMUNICATION CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION C1360 - VEHICLE SKID CONTROL MASTER PRESSURE SENSOR MALFUNCTION P0420 - CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD THESE ARE ALL SYSTEM ISSUES. CAN YOU HELP ME?”
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Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.