Problems with 2004 Toyota 4Runner ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

I was driving my car on pooler parkway in pooler, ga on a city street in heavy traffic when all of a sudden a buzzer goes off and my dashboard immediately gives off multiple warning signals. vasc trac, trac off, abs (i) brake. i immediately pull off to the side of the road and try to stop the car, but the brakes fail. this incident could have killed my whole family. i had to have the car towed. chatham toyota in savannah ga informed me that i was very lucky that i nor my family members were hurt or killed. they also stated to repair this would be $4,000.00 unbelievable! toyota should warn and inform all buyers of this!!!!

I was driving at a speed of 50 mph on pooler parkway in heavy traffic and a buzzer went off. all of a sudden my dashboard gives off multiple warning signals: vasc trac, trac off, abs (i) brake. i do not know what the problem is so i pull off the road and try to stop the car, but the brakes fail. i had to have the car towed. chatham toyota in savannah ga tells me it's about $4,000.00 to repair this. this failure could have killed my whole family.

Abs, vsb trac on/off, and brake lights come on suddenly along with continuous high-pitched alert. brakes eventually become difficult to work. had towed to dealer, by the time dealer looked at, it wasn't happening and they could find nothing wrong. picked up car, happened again on way home (both times making right hand turns). i am told this may be an electronic problem but regardless, to fix it, it will cost thousands of dollars ($4500 first quote) and requiring replacement of a number of parts/an entire assembly: brake booster/accumulator/master cylinder assembly. besides the dangerous condition, don't understand why is built such that so much would have to be replaced and cost so much. prior to this, seemed to have had more than usual problem with brakes, with multiple frozen calipers for example.

I have an ongoing problem with our 2004 toyota 4runner. it started about 4 years ago when the maryland state emmission test facility plugged into my odbi2 port. all the dash lights were on and i went in to the office and complained. i filed a form with emissions. i work out of town, my wife is a teacher and we have two small kids. going to the dealer was not an option until school was our. in the mean time the truck drove fine other than no four wheel drive and the tires spinning if you hit the peddle to hard (no traction control or stability control. took the truck to the dealer over the summer and they had to reset the values for $110.00 the four wheel drive would no longer engage. toyota dealer said all the values being erased was a common problem with that year and mva cheep scanners. maryland said they called toyota and no one had ever had that problem. have had this happen again last emission test. biggest problem is that the 4 wheel drive no longer functions. the actuator doesn't ...

Loss of coolant with no visible signs of leaking. replaced so many things and keep getting misfires and vsc lights on constantly. rough start up for about 30 seconds every time started. slight over heating if idling ... all points now lead to blown head gasket in which i read more and more and common with 04 v6s.

8/6/14-started my 2004 4-runner to leave work and a high-pitched alarm sound started and the vsc, abs, and other dash light symbols came on. i reversed out of my parking spot, and brake, and nothing other than those things was out of the ordinary. i pulled forward and pulled into another spot and called my husband to let him hear what was going on to see if he knew what it may be. he asked me to reverse, pull forward, and see what else i heard/saw, so i did so driving a short distance (about 5 parking spaces away) attempting to exit the 4th level of the parking garage i was in. i started to brake to turn left and no brakes. i pushed the brake petal as hard as i could with both feet and nothing, so i pushed the parking break and as it came to a stop, i panicked and threw it into park. i was within 1 foot of the concrete wall 4 stories off the ground. got it to a local dealer and told them i just got new brakes 6 weeks ago, could they have possibly ...

Suffered sudden, catastrophic failure of vsc/abs brake system while driving. vsc, abs, brake dash indicator lights illuminated with an audible alarm. vehicle operated normally for about 1 mile, then lost most braking control. narrowly avoided collision with another vehicle due to having minimal brake system. had to use evasive steering and emergency brake maneuvers to slow and stop vehicle. after researching this issue on auto repair blogs there seems to be a common issue with the vsc/abs system in most toyota vehicles, especially camry's. replacement of the defective part costs $3200 and toyota refuses to acknowledge the problem or help pay for the repair since my vehicle is out of warranty. catastrophic brake failure should not be tolerated by any manufacturer. personally, i believe a recall is needed on all toyota vehicles using the vsc/abs systems before more serious accidents, injuries or deaths occur. *tr

1.) 4runner sat for 10-15 minutes with radio on (not running) (battery tested good/700, 701, 691 our of 75 ca) 2.) 4runner would not start, battery issue, and was subsequently jumped. 3.) drove 4runner 10 minutes, parked, tuned off and started back up just fine. 4.) 4runner sat for 3 hours, started 4runner, buzzer/warning sound emitted and brake and abs light were on. 5.) tried disconnecting battery to see if system would reset after speaking to toyota dealer to no avail. 6.) backed 4runner out of parking spot, lights and buzzer still in effect, and 4runner had no breaks. 7.) took 4runner to dealer, dealer cleared codes, battery test, reset brake system, test drove, all worked. 8.) drove 4runner approximately 10-11 miles, hit brakes, brakes failed, abs and brake light on, warning/buzzer sound, crash - no fatalities. 9.) codes from dealer c1223, c1251, c1256; brake fluid level good. 10.) dealer replaced abs and master cylinder. $3,356 repair cost. 11.) dealer (from multiple dealers in the orlando, fl msa) indicated ...

On june 20, 2013 approx. 10:30-11:00 am, walked in garage attached to house notice smell of burn, opened driver door and discovered that the front passenger door completely burn, front passenger seat burn, passenger sunvisor burned, carpet burned. no previous problems or technical issues, auto check ups daily.....contacted insurance co. and now their saying it may be fixable or totaled. would appreciate any assistance in this matter [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota 4-runner. the contact stated that the vehicle stability control and the check engine warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the computer needed to be calibrated. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure and current mileage was 112,000.

The evening of 8/10/11 as i was leaving work, i turned the vehicle on and a high pitched alarm-type sound started; vsc light, brake lights came on. at this point, i asked a near by supervisor to take a look at the vehicle; upon inspection he did not find anything out of place. he test drove the vehicle around a couple of parking spaces as i watched. he stopped the vehicle and asked if i had been having brake issues. he then asked me to test it to see if my brakes normally responded as they did with him. when i got into the vehicle to test drive, i also went across a few parking spaces but when i got ready to brake, the brakes totally failed. the curb of the end parking space stopped the vehicle, it came to rest and the truck was later towed to toyota dealership. on 8/11/11, toyota dealership called me and stated that the skid control actuator/ecu assembly needed to be replaced which would cost $3,000.

2004 toyota 4 runner. consumer states problem with the tire pressure sensor *tgw the consumer stated after he left the dealer, the tac light and another trouble light illuminated on the dashboard.

While driving, the cel (check engine light) came on and the vsc trac and vsc off lights came on as well. apparently toyota disables vsc when the cel is triggered. in my case, the 2 times it has occurred has been due to emissions related failures (1st time the cat failed, 2nd time one of the o2 sensors failed). in the 1st case, i immediately took the vehicle to the dealership as i was approaching the end of the emissions warranty. they made the repairs and cleared all the codes so wasn't aware that the vsc system was actually disabled. the 2nd time (o2 failure) i replaced the failed o2 sensor, the cel has cleared, however the vsc lights are still on and vsc is disabled. i have serious concerns that toyota disables key safety systems due to emissions related failures especially given the inherent stability problems with suv's. if i'm on a trip with my family and an o2 sensor fails, or a catalytic converter fails, or the gas cap fails, key safety systems that help keep my family and i safe should not be disabled! i think this deserves an investigation. ...

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) i am an original owner of a 2004 toyota 4runner, sport edition. two safety issues: 1) during the fall of 2009 on the way back from franklin va, i experience a continuous acceleration after my foot was removed from the gas paddle, speed exceeded 80 mph and after tapping the gas and pulling up on the gas paddle, the speed returned to normal and i was able to regain control of the 4runner ' [xxx] 2) air monitoring system warning light kept going off, have had repaired during warranty period and is not resolved currently mileage: 49,892. *tr

The speedometer needle stop working right after 36,000 miles on 2004 toyota 4runner limited edition 4 wd. the needle will work after idle for 2 days until engine off. *tr