Coumputer Glitches in Toyota cars still coming

Wednesday's recall of the 2003 Sequoia marks the third computer-related recall for Toyota Motor this year.

The Japanese company announced a recall of 50,000 Sequoia 2003 model year SUVs to deal problems with the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) System. If not operating properly and some vehicles mayn ot accelerate as quickly as the driver expects it to.

The glitch disclosed on Wednesday, Toyota said it made a production change during the 2003 model year and published a technical service bulletin to address the issue when it was first identified in the fall 2003. "Since that time, Toyota has been responding to individual owner concerns by replacing the skid control engine control unit in Sequoias impacted by this condition," Toyota said.

Toyota said it is now more proactively looking into consumer gripes. "Toyota is committed to investigating customer complaints more aggressively and to responding quickly to issues we identify in our vehicles," Steve St. Angelo, Toyota's chief quality officer for North America, said

source:cnet