I purchased a brand new 2003 Toyota 4runner in May 2003. In one cold morning of Jan. 2005, I was driving it in highway that was still covered with some snow. All of sudden, an engine check light on the dashboard was automatically turned on, followed by vsc lights, indicating that a vehicle skid control function was automatically turned off. At that point, I could not drive the car beyond 50 mph, no matter how hard or frequently I pushed the accelerator pedal. I pulled over, restarted, and re-entered the highway but had the same results. I managed to drive the car to a dealer for inspection the same day. The dealer could not find a cause and simply reset the computer controller. This seemed to have resolved the problem at that time. However, the engine check and vsc light issues resurfaced about two years later. The difference this time was that there was no acceleration issue. No inspection was made. The dashboard lights were automatically turned off after driving for about a month. In Jan. 2010, those lights reappeared and have remained turned on. No impact on acceleration has been observed.

- Jersey City, NJ, USA

Sudden acceleration of 2003 Toyota 4 runner as my wife was pulling into parking space. The vehicle jumped over a flower bed and struck two parked cars. The front end sustained approximately $2,000 in damages.

- Fresno, CA, USA

2003 Toyota 4runner V6 sport. On Saturday I floored the gas pedal and when I let up the vehicle continued to accelerate. I pumped the brakes but acceleration continued. I applied strong continuous force to the brakes and after a few seconds the acceleration disengaged. Yesterday's announcement of other non-4runner Toyota models being recalled for exactly the same problem has me very concerned. Is it possible that the 4runner has the same issue and should also be recalled?

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA