1. Toyota 4Runner
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  3. Traction Control System

Toyota 4Runner Traction Control System Problems

22
Owner complaint records in our dataset
8
Years with records
2000–2010
Stored years

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • traction control · 10 records
  • light came · 4 records
  • check engine · 4 records
  • engine light · 4 records
  • warning lights · 4 records
  • wiring harness · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi7
30–60k mi5
60–100k mi4
100–150k mi3
150–400k mi2

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • August 20, 2016 · 167,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering · Traction Control System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota 4runner. While driving 65 mph, the vsc and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The anti-lock braking system engaged and locked the front brakes. The vehicle violently pulled to the left lane and the steering and brakes failed. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and repair the vehicle. The manufacturer stated that they were unaware of the failure previously…

    ODI 10908283

    2003 records in this system

  • April 10, 2015 · 118,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Traction Control System

    Traction control light came on, check engine light came on and vehicle would move only slowly. Turned car off and on several times, tried engaging [redacted] and other drive functions, tried accelerating, but vehicle would only move slowly. After turning off and on one more time the vehicle drove as normal but all the warning lights stayed on. This happened in a parking lot while going slowly. Mechanic has indicated…

    ODI 10706163

    2006 records in this system

  • August 22, 2013 · 24,000 miles

    Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Near the end of august four warning lights came on at the same time in my 2003 4runner. They were the vsc trac, vsc off, abs and brake. I scheduled an appointment with the local toyota authorized repair shop to determine and fix the problem. They looked at the vehicle and discovered significant rust and corrosion on the frame, rear axle and attached parts. I have asked for an estimate to repair, and they are unable…

    ODI 10548561

    2003 records in this system

  • December 22, 2012 · 29,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Traction Control System

    22dec12 49f entered corner at 50mph, roads slightly wet. 4runner decided the car was slipping and the panic beeps went off and the car applied brakes. Unfortunately the computer straightened the car out and pointed it off the road. It took all my strength to turn the car back into the corner and finally the computer stopped the panic. After this i was unable to turn off the traction control via the enable/disable…

    ODI 10497803

    2010 records in this system

  • April 6, 2011 · 131,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control

    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…

    ODI 10456633

    2004 records in this system

  • January 17, 2011 · 50,485 miles

    Traction Control System

    Abs warning lite stays on, brake lite is on, vsc trac lite on. Goes on & off intermittently. Mostly stays on. Brakes occasionally feel crunchy and do not stop properly. Am calling for service today. Vehicle will be parked until problem can be resolved. *tr

    ODI 10378065

    2003 records in this system

  • December 27, 2010 · 60,000 miles

    Electronic Stability Control · Traction Control System

    2006 toyota 4runner check engine light disables traction control and vehicle stability control when on. For instance the car needed a gas cap. So the check engine light came on as well as the traction control and vsc light. Icy conditions and having something such as this fail because of poor wiring could be very dangerous. *tr

    ODI 10397927

    2006 records in this system

  • June 1, 2010 · 6,000 miles

    Traction Control System

    2010 toyota 4runner, in this case a [redacted]. Panic braking at 55mph+ is dangerous. If you suddenly remove your foot from the gas pedal and suddenly apply full braking pressure to the brake pedal, the car lurches downward into a nose dive so violently that in one case i would swear the rear tires lost contact with the road. The two times i have encountered this i was on dry pavement and it is scary, i can't…

    ODI 10339387

    2010 records in this system