2004 Toyota 4RUNNER Electronic stability control Problems

“Driving to coral gables at around 20 MPH, all of sudden four lights comes on and loud beeping noise. Vsc, trac off, ABS & brake lights on at the same time, brake peddle is hard and no brakes at all. I had to go into neutral try the emergency brake to try and stop and pull over, I had to tow my truck home, I call the Toyota dealer they told me they I need to replace the complete brake master cylinder assembly costing $2600.00.”

“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. …”

“On february 10, 2018, I was driving my 2004 4RUNNER in a snowstorm in 4wd high when the check engine light suddenly came on and the stability control and traction control systems immediately shut down, causing the rear of the vehicle to start sliding and putting me on a collision course with oncoming traffic. I don't understand why Toyota designed its vehicles to shut off these critical safety features when the check engine light comes on. I suggest that Toyota be required to develop a software upgrade and voluntarily recall the affected vehicles to install the appropriate software fix. …”

“Driving on the interstate in north carolina vsc light turned on, tsc light turned on, ABS light turned on, brake light turned on. Car was drivable for a short period of time then braking became extremely difficult. Limped home with my 3 year old in her car seat and luckily was able to do so without incident as given time of day and location from home, very light traffic made travel possible. Several times though I contemplated stopping and calling a tow service. Took the car to the dealer, it's a $3000 part the ABS module and $700 installation price.”

“I was driving home at around 50 MPH and had to brake and suddenly the vsc/ABS brake dash indicator lights came on and a loud alarm started to sound. I did not hit anything, I just pressed the brake pedal and whole system went off. I was very close to the exit to a Toyota service center, a couple blocks away, so I drove very carefully to it and parked the car. When the service representative started the car again, the vsc, ABS, brake dash indicator lights illuminated with the audible alarm once again. She also said the brakes were hard and that I should not drive it anywhere. …”