2005 Toyota Sequoia Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKES FAILED TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED. HUTCHINSON TOYOTA OF ALBANY (LOCATED AT 2865 LEDO RD, ALBANY, GA 31707, (229) 436-7751) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 242,000.

WHEN BACKING UP OR SOMETIMES SLOWING DOWN MOVING FORWARD THE VCS LIGHTS ALL COME ON AND THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE (QUICKLY AND WITH A GRINDING SOUND) AND THE CAR MOVES TO THE RIGHT AND STOPS ABRUPTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AS IF THE SKID CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,735. *TT *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKE, VSC, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WILL ALL ILLUMINATE. AFTER THIS HAPPENS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE ABS MAKES A SCREECHING SOUND , THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND THEN ARE LOST COMPLETELY. USUALLY REQUIRES A RAPID RESPONSE OF DOWNSHIFTING AND/ OR USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY 6-10 TIMES IT IS DRIVEN. MANY TIMES THERE ARE NO WARNINGS AT ALL, THE DASH LIGHTS HAPPENS INSTANTANEOUSLY WITH THE BRAKE FAILURE. SOMETIMES RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WILL MAKE A STOP BUT IT IS NO GUARANTEE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER FIVE YEARS WITH NO EXPLAINABLE CAUSE FROM MY MECHANIC.

VSC TRAC, TRAC OFF, AND PARKING PARK LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE NO LONGER ON. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE CHARGED OVER $4,000 TO REPLACE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I AM CONCERNED THE BRAKE SYSTEM WILL NOT PROPERLY FUNCTION WHEN THIS CONDITION EXISTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AS THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR, STROKE SENSOR, AND ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER; THE BRAKE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLES ACTUATOR HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

DEPRESSING THE BRAKES - EVEN LIGHTLY WHEN SLOWING INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATES THE ABS ALONG WITH A LOUD BUZZING MECHANICAL NOISE. AS SUCH, I'M NOT ABLE TO SLOW AS QUICKLY WITH THE ABS DEPLOYED. MECHANIC REPORTS THIS IS RELATED TO TSB - BUT NO RECALL YET.

WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. DIAGNOSTIC CODES C1223, C1247, C1310 CAME BACK. CHECKING THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.

TONIGHT WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH. THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRAC OFF AND VSC TRAC LIGHTS ALL WERE ON. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CYCLED THE ENGINE AND AS SOON AS I DROVE AWAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH JUST THE BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON THEN GOING OFF AFTER TURNING OFF THE KEY BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ALL 3 HAVE COME ON AND I HAVE HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND YET TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WAS VERY LUCKY MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE.

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND THE VSC OFF, VSC TRAC, E BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THEY HAVE BEEN ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. CANNOT GET THEM TO TURN OFF.

AT SLOW SPEEDS ON CLEAN, DRY PAVEMENT AND NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL ILLUMINATE, THE SKID/TRACTION CONTROL WILL START BEEPING AND THE ABS WILL ENGAGE FOR NO APPARENT REASON 0 WHILE ALSO MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. TOYOTA DEALER INDICATED THE PROBLEM IS THE "ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ACTUATOR." *TR

I'VE HAD THE 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA FOR 4 DAYS NOW WE PURCHASED IT OVER THE WEEKEND DROVE IT HOME AND IT'S BEEN FINE, ALL THE SUDDEN THIS MORNING THE TRAC OFF LIGHT IS ON AND VBC OR VSC LIGHT IS ON I CAN'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFIC LETTERS, THERE'S NOW A LOUDER NOISE WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE A ROAR COMING FROM THE TIRES AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS HARDER TO STOP, I CALLED TOYOTA THERE ARE STILL NO RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS IT SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? *TR

PROBLEM: BRAKES DISENGAGE OR AS I'VE BEEN TOLD THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT DROPPING OUT AND I'M HEARING A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS IS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. HAD BRAKES SERVICED TWICE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. REPLACED PADS, TURNED ROTORS. CHANGED BRAKE FLUID. HAD SENSORS CHECKED. CHECKED BY THE DEALER AS WELL AS ANOTHER BRAKE SHOP(FIRESTONE). THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY COMPUTER CODES TO DEFINITELY SAY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ONLY RECOMMENDED REPLACING A COMPUTER PART. I TOLD THEM I WASN'T SPENDING OVER $1000 ON A RECOMMENDATION. EVEN CARRIED IT TO FIRESTONE, SINCE THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED YESTERDAY EVENING AT 6:45PM WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DIDN'T TURN OFF THE CAR WITH THE "BRAKE", "VCS" AND ANOTHER YELLOW LIGHT ON AND THEY REALLY DIDN'T SEE ANY CODES THAT STOOD OUT. VERY FRUSTRATING AND CONCERNING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS RIDING IN THIS CAR!!!! *TR

MY VSC, TRAC OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE EXCLAMATION SING ALL CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I BOUGHT MY SEQUOIA, AND IT STARTED JERKING AND WHEN I SET MY FOOT ON THE BREAK IT STARTS TO PULL, AS I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE MY SEQUOIA ACCELERATED ITSELF THE RPM WHEN UP TO # 5 IT REALLY SCARED ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT THIS MORNING TO TOYOTA TO HAVE IT CHECKED, I DO TRAVEL WITH MY CHILDREN ALOT AND THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY WERE SOLID AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. ALL OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE ANT-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES REPEATEDLY THE PEDAL CAME BACK TO NORMAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PLACED IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BRAKED NORMALLY AFTER THAT. THIS BRAKE HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AS THE BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE SLID WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

BRAKES BECAME "SOFT" WITH VIBRATION IN PEDAL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. UPON REVIEW-SAW THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT IS NOT BEING RESOLVED BY TOYOTA. THEY RECALLED THEIR 2003 PRODUCT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FOLKS GO TO TOYOTA TO HAVE PROBLEM FIXED - ONLY TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITHIN MONTHS AND SOME FOLKS HAVE PAID UPWARDS OF $3000.00 AND THE PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THERE ARE THOUSAND OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM IF YOU WILL MONITOR TOYOTAS COMPLAINT DATA BASE AND MANY OTHER FORUMS.WILL A FAMILY HAVE TO BE GRAVELY INJURED BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VSC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE REPAIR NEEDED TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER USUALLY FAILED AT 70,000 MILES ON THE SPECIFIC YEAR MODEL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS PARKING, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE DURING THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.