Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||||
| TSB-0087-12 | 06/13/2012 | 10045140 | Toyota: accelerator pedal sensor assembly information regarding the inspection, removal, and installation, if lubrication or oil, is applied. *pe | 08/21/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/22/2012 | 51000 | 1 | |
| My vsc trac, vsc ff and abs light come on. this problem seem to happen on most of the sequoia. the dealer told me it the rate sensor need to be replaced. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 51989 | 1 | |
| After putting gas in the vehicle, i pulled away from the gas station and when i came to a stop sign before entering the main thoroughfare the brake pedal was so hard to depress that i almost had to stand on it to get the vehicle to stop, and nearly was unable to before plowing into oncoming traffic i also noticed that the trac off, vsc trac, and brake malfunction indicator were all illuminated. it was a real panic situation because it was totally unexpected and my wife and 2 young daughters were in the vehicle with me. i am an 20 year + ase master automotive technician with over 30 years experience. i stopped the vehicle and visually checked the brake system as well as i could on the side of the road and saw no obvious cause for the issue. the only way i could get the warning lights off and the brakes to work was to turn off and restart the ignition. after that, the vehicle went the rest of the day (140 miles) with no problem. i am now afraid to let my wife and kids drive this vehicle until i figure out what's wrong with it. i do see where there are a few similar complaints, and a couple that are pretty much identical to mine. this vehicle is in excellent condition with only 52,000+ miles on it. this is a serious safety concern and it's only a matter of time before someone is seriously hurt of killed due to this issue. there should definitely be some kind of safety recall issued. *tr | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 157000 | ||
| Abs vsc and brake light comes on sitting still. . and at 30 mph abs system engages for no reason and no traction issues. *tr | |||
| 07/30/2009 | 91000 | 1 | |
| 2006 toyota sequoia has experienced intermittent electrical problems since purchase. on 30 july 09 vehicle experienced multiple computer failure of ecu, vsc, and other computers. toyota tech reps say vehicle could not have caused problem, therefore it must be an external' fault. however, there is absolutely no evidence of any external arcing or other power surge indicative of an external event. toyota refuses to admit potential of a latent defect and says incident must be referred for insurance. toyota will not address logical questions as to why other (non-protected systems such as the radio) in the vehicle still function in light of the alleged external event. additionally, there were no circuit breaker or fuses blown, so again how is it possible for the external event theory to be valid? given the anecdotal evidence on the web concerning sequoia ecus and vsc computers, what action can nhtsa take to have the manufacturer address the problems? *tr | |||
| 10/08/2007 | 1 | ||
| Uncontrolled acceleration when using the resume feature in the cruise control. *jb | |||
| 12/11/2006 | 2 | ||
| Unexplained acceleration at slow speed. once when trying to park, vehicle accelerated and went over curb and into ditch. another time when starting out from a stop sign. took to dealer and they could not find any problems with vehicle. *nm | |||
| 10/12/2006 | 100 | 12/05/2005 | |
| When the vehicle has stopped, it can surge forward a bit. feels like the vehicle behind me has rear ended me. the force of this seems to vary a bit. *nm | |||