Toyota Toyota 2002

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2002 toyota sienna minivan. When i try to open the driver side sliding door, i can hear it unlatch but remains shut. You have to push the rear part of the door back in until you hear a click, then you have to violently pull the handle and the door will open. *tr

I have a 2002 toyota sequoia with 62,000 mi. I have been to two toyota dealers to figure out my problem. The vsc trac, vsc off, abs and brake lights are coming on. Finally after @$700 of my money, they figured out the problem to be the ecu. This will now cost me @1800 for parts, and who knows yet for labor. I have read online that many other toyota owners have the same problem. This is an expensive situation, unless you have the ext. Warranty. I feel that toyota needs to do something about this, maybe recall this and fix these cars before there is an accident. I live in new york where there is alot of snow. My vsc will not work until i get this fixed. I have two small children and have to relay on standard brakes in the snow until this is fixed. Toyota should stand behind their reputable name and fix these problems asap..... *tr

I purchased a 2002 toyota sequoia in november 2002. When the vehicle was purchased the sales person told me that the heating/air conditioner system appeared to be a poorly designed, but i did not think that a big obstacle to my purchase. I had continual problems trying to regulate the temperature in the vehicle. It was either 65 degrees and the next level down was cold. I was always flipping the knob back and forth trying to regulate the temperature. This was not a big safety issue unless taking my eyes off the road for these adjustments can be considered hazardous. But i live in a somewhat cold climate and i have had trouble keeping the windows defrosted on some days particularly if the humidity was high. This could be considered a safety issue. I just took the vehicle to the toyota service department because air conditioner light was blinking. Looking at a repair bill of around $1,600.00 for a new compressor and clutch. Of course, i do not have an extended warranty as this was my sixth toyota ,and i have never had any problems such as this is the past. Since i have read that others have experienced the same problems i would urge someone to look into the issue before someone got killed because of inability to see out the front window. *ak

One week ago i was running errands with the toyota sequoia, but the car refused to start once i completed my errands. Eventually, the car had to be towed and the repair shop reported that the gear shift bracket and lever were broken and therefore prevented the gear from properly going into park. The repair shop reported seeing several such cases recently but stated that toyota has informed him that the problem resulted from improper handling of the gear shift. I had thecar for more than 5 years and have always followed the proper procedure. Perhaps this needed further investigation. *ak

1:40 pm, jan 20, 2007, i was driving my sequoia n/b on sierra hwy in the city of santa clarita. I was traveling approx 40-45 mph. I noticed a slight stiffness in the steering. A short time later the left front of my vehicle violently fell to the ground. There were vehicles behind me and with difficulty i steered to the curb. When the vehicle fell to the ground, i heard a loud 'bang', and i felt that i lost some of my brakes. One of the drivers behind me told me she saw sparks coming from under my vehicle. I looked at the front of my vehicle. I saw the left front tire, wheel & hub (all still attached) folded under the left running board preventing the front fender and bumper from falling directly to the roadway. I saw that the brake lines appeared to be broken. I had the vehicle towed to toyota on mon, jan 22, 2007. I was told that it appeared the left upper ball joint had broken causing the wheel to break away from the vehicle. The dealership contacted their service director to determine what repairs should be made. I was subsequently told that my vehicle was out of warranty and that toyota had 'no liability' to repair my vehicle at their expense. Repair estimate is approx $5,000. + the rental vehicle they arranged. I was told a regional service inspector would look at my vehicle. I told them that i wanted the old parts if repairs were to be made. I am now afraid to drive my vehicle. I went to the toyota web site and noticed numerous recall notices from toyota for front ball joint failures on my type of vehicle. I received no recall notices from toyota. Toyota stated my vin was not on the list for any recall notices. The toyota service dept stated that this would not be considered 'normal wear and tear' that would require me to have this item checked during all of my regular maintenance services. This failure could have been much worse, causing serious injury to myself and others on the road. As of this date i have not been notified that the regional inspector has inspected my vehicle. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota prius. Each time the vehicle is driving forward or in reverse at approximately 4 to 10 mph, it shakes violently. The failure occurs intermittently and usually in cold weather. The vehicle shakes roughly after it has been driven for a while. The vehicle was taken to a dealer on two occasions. Service bulletin number 20040604 was referenced. The dealer discovered that the steering rack and steering computer failed and needed to be replaced at the cost of $2,200. The current mileage was 50,000 and failure mileage was 40,000.

I purachase my toyota sequoia in august 2003 for the first several month the vehicle was not drive that much, because of my wife's illness. Within eight months the front door handle broke, it was underwarranty and i did not think much of it, in april of this year 2005, the rear passenger side door handle broke and again i did not think much of it. Three weeks ago on sunday one of the member from the church was attempting to retreive his bag and the handle broke. When i went to the dealer ship to ask about repair they informed me that it would be $300.00, and 200.00 to fix the passanger side. My comment to them was concerning the rear door, which i had not used that much and over the last 6 month maybe 3 time at the most per week, certainly not alot. What was amazing to me was that the door handle mechanism is made of plastic and so is the passenger door handle. My concern as a consumer that toyota did not do due diligence to use a plastic door handle and mechanism and given that things break should not have a price tag of 300.00 to replace. I contend that metal parts should have been used with the understanding and consideration of the use of the handles. Consumers should not be at the mercy of car manufactures to put anything into a car that would utimately would prove not in the consumers best interest. I am suggesting that there should be a recall on all toyota' door handles. Particularly the truck which by design are suppose to endure tough usesage.

I bought a toyota saquoia limited 4x4 used in 2003. When i tookit to a friends house her husband siad i should get that ticking noise checked out. I told him that all of the suv's at the dealership made the ticking noise. Well, he was right. When i took it in to be inspected i was told that i had a cracked manifold. The mechanic said that all of the toyota suv's and trucks have problems with their manifolds. If this is true, why have they not done a recall to correct the problem? I manifold is not a cheap part to replace.

I am dealing with undersized brake caliper and associated rotor and brake pad quality problems. The cars shakes violently qwhen applying the brakes. They are causing the rotors to overheat causing the rotors to warp and excess wear. While toyota recognized that the calipers are too small for the 2002 sequoia, they would only replace them under warranty. Not sure why they are only too small under warranty. Do they grow after the warranty expires? This is bad policy. The dealer recommended i spend the $2000 to fix the problem, which toyota says is not a problem after the warranty expires. When i spoke to the local dealer,boulder toyota, he stated it is not a safety issue, only a quality question. I seem to get two different stories from the dealer and toyota "customer experience". I have researched a number of sites including nhts and autobytel. Appartently i am not unique and many others are claiming problems with toyota sequoia brakes. This is not the quality i expected from a toyota.