2001 Toyota 4RUNNER Brakes Problems

“On october 11th 2014, I was driving my 2001 4RUNNER, on my way to work. Had just turned off a road with a speed limit of 55. As I hit 35mph, my car comes to a jolting stop with a loud bang and drag on the tires. The car still ran, but the car wouldn't move. I had to finish walking to my job, as I was cellphone-less at the time. I had to pay to have my car towed home, missing an entire day's work, which was a loss of 120$. The guy who towed me told me it was definitely something to do with my rear end. …”

“2001 Toyota 4 RUNNER 4wd while speed 30 to 40 MPH driving in a slow right bank ( not a curve) hear low beep noise skid lite icon comes on and as if truck took over I lost steering , brakes and power . Brakes were activating on their own and the truck proceded across yellow line into oncoming traffic!!! Toyota pull codes nothing said I must had put truck in a skid . No I didnot put truck into skid. Happen again this time wife following me and she witness it also . She said it was as if I was steering it into oncoming traffic.”

“On the evening of 2-4-10, I was traveling on an angled, curved, on-ramp to a freeway, when the vsc (vehicle skid control) suddenly and automatically applied the vehicle brakes. The vehicle speed was approx. The recommended speed for the turn. The conditions were wet, as it had been raining off and on all day. A beeping sound was heard, and simultaneously the vehicle lost traction, and traveled in a tangent/straight direction to the curved on-ramp. I had zero control of the vehicle for ~3 long seconds, and ended up sideways on the shoulder of the road. Luckily, no one was hurt nor close by. …”

“Brake pedal pulsation due to front brake rotors. Replaced pads and turned rotors and problem was gone for three to four weeks. Problem came back. Problem has occurred persistently for over 100k miles. I am the second owner, purchased at 32k in 2003.”

“I was driving a 2001 Toyota 4runner on a 2 lane mountain highway a couple years ago. Wintertime, wet road. Going 50 MPH around a wide right turn, the anti-skid brake system suddenly screeched at me, and apparently applied the brakes on the left side of the car, causing it to swerve left towards the opposing lane of traffic. I managed to correct, and avoid an accident. I went with my friend whose car it was to the dealer later and described the occurrence. The dealer claimed that one of the tires was low. I never trust anti-skid brake systems since this occurrence. …”