2007 Toyota Sequoia Speed Control & Cruise Problems

MY VEHICLE IS A TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2004 4 WHEEL DRIVE. SINCE ABOUT 2 YEARS, THE VSC AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON OFF AND ON. I TOOK THIS TO THE LOCAL DEALER. HE SAID THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM IN THE SEQUOIA VEHICLES STRETCHING FROM 2001 TO 2007. HE WANTED TO CHANGE A COMPUTER COSTING ABOUT $1200.00. IN DOING RESEARCH ON LINE, I NOTED THAT THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. IN ONE CASE, THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. 1. HTTP://WWW.TUNDRASOLUTIONS.COM/FORUMS/1GEN-SEQUOIA/228997-VSC-OFF-VSC-TRAC-BRAKE-PROBLEM/ 2. HTTP://WIKI.ANSWERS.COM/Q/TOYOTA_SEQUOIA_TRAC_LIGHT_VSC_LIGHT_ON?#SLIDE=1 3. HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/86-SEQUOIA-FORUM/177871-VSC-TRAC-PBRAKE-LIGHT-STAY.HTML HOPE YOU CAN HELP WITH THIS PERSISTENT PROBLEM IN MULTIPLE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE HAS A MAJOR ACCIDENT/DEATH. *TR

I OWN A 2007 SEQUOIA AND A FEW MONTHS AGO ON RANDOM OCCASIONS WHILE TAKING A RIGHT TURN MY VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NO LONGER SUPPLY GAS TO THE ENGINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY IF I AM TURNING IN TO ON-COMING TRAFFIC WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME OFTEN MUST SLOW DOWN QUICKLY TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME. MY MECHANIC (NOT FROM A TOYOTA DEALER) INFORMED ME THAT HE HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS WHO HAD COME IN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT SINCE IT WASN'T A RECALL THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF FOLKS WITH THE SAME SITUATION. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMETHING VERY BAD HAPPENS. THANK YOU. *TR

TOYOTA SEQUOIA 2007-- VSC/TRAC LIGHT IS ON INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE TRACTION CONTROL; SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE OF CAR. *TR

VEHICLE "LUNGES" FORWARD AFTER BEING STOPPED (AT A RED LIGHT MOSTLY). FOOT IS COMPLETELY OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND ON THE BRAKE WHEN THIS OCCURS. SOMETIMES HAPPENS IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES AFTER A MINUTE OF BEING STOPPED. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE PEDAL NEVER RELEASED. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE INREASED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND CHECK TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE, BUT FOUND THAT IT WASN'T THE FLOOR MAT. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE DEALER PREFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS YEAR SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL NUMBER 10V17000 REGARDING THE STICKY PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE IN DRIVE (SUCH AS WHEN AT A STOPLIGHT), THE VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY LUNGE OR CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD WHEN BRAKE IS FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE ALTHOUGH YOU MAY BE COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT FOR OVER A MINUTE, THE CAR MAY STOP MOVING WITHOUT YOUR BEING AWARE. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ALL OVER MESSAGE BOARDS FOR SEQUOIA OWNERS AND ALSO REPORTED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE VEHICLE "LUNGES" OR "ROLLS" FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH BRAKES FULLY DEPRESSED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON NUMEROUS TOYOTA MESSAGE BOARDS FOR SEVERAL TOYOTA MODELS OF VARYING YEARS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THE DRIVER COMES TO A FULL STOP AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTS MOVING (WITH THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SIT IDLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION, IT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY EXTREME BRAKING PRESSURE IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS SERVICED; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WOULD STILL OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SINCE THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. ALSO WHILE IDLING THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL FORWARD. A MASTER TECHNICIAN WAS THEN SENT BY TOYOTA , BUT HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 24,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.