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2004 Toyota Sequoia electronic stability control (esc) problems

98 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2004 Toyota Sequoia26% of all complaints for this model year.

98
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
26%
share of all complaints
87,600 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Trac off light and vac trac lights on all the time! Grinding noise when brakes applied at random times. Cause for concern! Have had everything replaced that could cause this over the past 2 years and still having the same issue!

    filed Oct 19, 2020

  • When turning left or right, and at low speeds, vts is turning on and causing the vehicle to lose power. This happens when pulling out in front of traffic and I cannot speed up until the vehicle is straight. *tr

    filed May 18, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Sequoia years

YearReportsShare
2018 Sequoia420%
2012 Sequoia420%
2010 Sequoia13%
2008 Sequoia23%
2007 Sequoia129%
2006 Sequoia3618%
2005 Sequoia9326%
2003 Sequoia15828%
2002 Sequoia19629%
2001 Sequoia12423%
Sequoia electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.