WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH IT SUDDENLY LOSES ENGINE POWER AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES HARD TO STEER. BOTH THE VSC OFF AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. I TURNED OFF THE CAR BUT COULD NOT TURN IT ON IMMEDIATELY. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED UP FINE, BUT AFTER I DROVE FOR LESS THAN HALF MILE THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES WITHIN A COUPLE OF MILES. SINCE THEN IT'S BEEN HAPPENING EVERY FEW DAYS. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC BUT THEY COULD NOT PULL A CODE. SEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED TO MANY 1ST GENERATION SEQUOIAS. *TR
2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA 4X2. THE VSC/TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED ON DEC. 20, 2006. MY TOYOTA SPECIALIST COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT SAID THAT THE SEQUOIA'S SEEM TO HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS RELATING TO BRAKES AND COMPUTERS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON JAN. 8, 2007 AND THEY SAID IT HAS BEEN A COMMON/ONGOING PROBLEM. TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PROBLEM THOUGH. THEY COULD FIX THE ECC (ELECTRICAL COMPUTER COMPONENT) AT THE COST OF $1,600. I SAID NO THANKS. *JB