NHTSA Complaint #10331907 — 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT WE NOTICED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO--BUT EVERY TIME I'VE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER, WE'VE BEEN BRUSHED OFF. WHILE TURNING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN MY 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA SR5, WE NOTICE THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGES. THE VEHICLE SLOWS CONSIDERABLY TO THE POINT THAT WE HAVE BEEN CRAWLING AND EVEN BLOCKING AN INTERSECTION. THE TRACTION CONTROL ALSO ENGAGES WHEN WE TURN INTO OUR DRIVEWAY OR WHEN WE TURN ONTO SIDE STREETS. CARS BEHIND US HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO AROUND US OR HAVE SLOWED UNTIL WE CAN MOVE AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD AT FIRST IT WAS JUST OUR TIRES. THEN THEY TOLD US IT WAS GOING TO COST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPAIR BECAUSE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS BAD. OUR EXPERIENCE IS EXACTLY THAT OF THE MOST RECENT RECALL OF OTHER 2003 SEQUOIAS, BUT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. *TR