NHTSA Complaint #10703722 — 2003 TOYOTA SEQUOIA

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND TURNING INTO/ACROSS TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM ACTIVATES IMPROPERLY, CAUSING LOSS OF NORMAL ACCELERATION RATE FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-10 SEC (LOWER TIMES ARE ACHIEVED BY REDUCING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR (COUNTER INTUITIVE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC) TO GET THE SYSTEM TO DEACTIVATE. THE ACTIVATION IS VERY INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE, BUT EXPOSES THE VEHICLE TO CRASHES BY MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO COME UP TO SPEED QUICKLY- ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA ISSUED RECALL 10V176000 TO CORRECT IN APR 2010. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT RECALL ONLY COVERS EARLY BUILD 2003 SEQUOIAS AND MINE WAS BUILT TWO MONTHS OUTSIDE THE WINDOW. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. *TR