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2006 Toyota Sequoia electronic stability control (esc) problems
36 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2006 Toyota Sequoia cite electronic stability control (esc), 18% of all 202 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
36
18% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
Reported by owners
What owners say about the electronic stability control (esc)
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“I ALMOST KILL MYSELF, THE TRACK OFF GOES WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR SLIDE TO THE RIGHT AFTER THAT ALL LIGHTS ON THE CAR WENT ON AND THE CODE READER DO NOT WORK SAYS I CAN'T READ THE CODES NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER”
“TRACTION CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY KICKS IN WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. PAVEMENT IS LEVEL AND DRY AT THE TIME. LOSES ACCELERATION FOR A SECOND OR TWO. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 01/03/2020. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INCREASING.”
“WHEN TURNING CORNER IN MOTION THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION FOR 2 - 3 SECONDS, WHEN LIGHT GOES OFF ACCELERATION WILL RESUME. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC. DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.”
“WHEN MY FRAME WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED I STARTED HAVING MY VCS AND CHECKNENGIN3 LIGHT COME ON CONSTANTLY AND NAME THE TRUCK SHAKES AND IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OVER SPEEDS OF 25 UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE. TOOK IT TO LAWRENCE TOYOTA AND THE SAID IT WOULD COST $2175 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED IN 100 OF SEQUOIAS AND SHOULD BE PART OF THE FRAME RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ALL I WANT TOYOTA TO DO IS REPAIR MY VEHICLE AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL.”
“WHEN TAKING TURNS AT MILD ACCELERATION THE SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT WILL FLASH AND THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION. THIS GENERALLY HAPPENS WHEN TAKING A LEFT TURN FROM STOP WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE STREET ONTO A MAIN ROAD. GENERALLY AT THE INTERSECTIONS THERE ARE A SMALL GRADE CHANGE FOR WATER DRAINAGE, THIS WILL CAUSE UNEVEN SURFACE WHEN DRIVING ACROSS AND CAUSE A MINOR ROCKING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS HAS PRODUCED DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION LEAVES THE VEHICLE IN THE ONCOMING LANE LONGER THAN DESIRED AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN A SERIOUS COLLISION. I HAVE FOUND SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE FORUMS THAT HAVE REFERENCES THE CAUSE BEING ASSOCIATED WITH ABS SENSOR OR YAW SENSORS. WOULD LOVE FOR THIS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND A SOLUTION PROVIDED.”
“WHILE APPLYING BRAKES..IT TAKES A WHILE TO STOP AND WHILE IN REVERSE / BACKING UP ...BRAKES SQUEEK AND SLIDES WHEN BACKING UP AND MAKES A SQUEEKING, POPPING NOISE AND IT SLIDES LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO GIVE OUT. TOOK TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATE ALL VEHICLE BRAKES SQUEEK AND VERY COMMON / FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND HAD THEM INDICATE IN WRITING (A MECHANIC AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DROVE MY VEHICLE STATING YES SOMETHING WRONG W BRAKES)”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 28, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.