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2002 Toyota Sequoia electronic stability control (esc) problems

196 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2002 Toyota Sequoia29% of all complaints for this model year.

196
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
29%
share of all complaints
129,001 mi
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Grinding noise, beeping, warning lights flashing, difficulty steering, difficulty braking, clunking when braking, vsc and abs lights on. Very scary. I was driving approximately 50 mph. It also happened when my daughter was driving it. Very intermittent. I was going straight, no turning, no bumps in…

    filed Oct 29, 2020

  • As I drive down a highway, gravel road, driveway, street, anywhere, going slow or the speed limit, all of a sudden my vsc light and traction control light on the dash will start flashing accompanied by an alarm in the dash, causing the car to momentarily feel almost as if its hydroplaning. Then all…

    filed Sep 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%
2004 Sequoia9826%
2003 Sequoia15828%
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.