[gqballa]

Hi

Wondering if it's just me or has anyone heard of this issue.

When I'm accelerating from a stop it clicks under the steering wheel like traction control comes on. Very brief maybe two clicks. Happens randomly but only when stopped. Going to call service tomorrow when they open.


Everything else is fine minus the alignment. I brought it in yesterday to fix the alignment. It was out of spec and now it's worse.
2016 trail edition the clicking has been occurring before the alignment though.

[4funrunner]

Traction control ? Do any lights light up?

[SirBarton]

I have it. its a clicking noise for about 1 second. I notice it in the morning after I back out of my driveway, shift to drive and accelerate. It sounds like some function of traction control.

[JasonSauce]

First post. I have the same noise. Same scenario as sirbarton. Back out, go into drive and hear the click. Would definitely like to know if this is normal as well.

[eblamble3]

I would say that it is normal as I have had it happen several times when shifting from reverse in my 2013. If you take a second before pressing the accelerator it will not happen.

[MSinDC]

I have it. Think I read on here somewhere that it was some kind of electrical relay that had to do with the doors locking when you hit a certain speed after you put in drive (still does it if you have the feature turned off as I do).

[gqballa]

Originally Posted by 4funrunner

Traction control ? Do any lights light up?

Makes the exact same click when traction control comes up. No traction control light or any other lights for that matter.

Nothing I've read in the OM about it. But I've only read it once.

[Ellis_McPickle]

Mine does something similar, only when first started, rolling away from a stop as others have described. I attributed it to traction control calibrating itself, never really gave it much more thought.

[LandCruiser]

Probably VSC, I get it sometimes when I shift from R to D when backing up and the truck is still rolling.

[Bevo]

Sounds like it might be the ABS system doing its self check. If so, its perfectly normal.

[nb rob]

mine has done this if I'm still rolling backwards slightly, and I shift it in to drive. In my case, it was the downhill assist kicking in.

Are you going from R to D?

[gqballa]

Originally Posted by nb rob

mine has done this if I'm still rolling backwards slightly, and I shift it in to drive. In my case, it was the downhill assist kicking in.

Are you going from R to D?

No it's always when in Drive and stopped to go.

[m85476585]

Mine often clicks the first time I start moving after I've started it. It is usually just one click, I think. I assume it's normal, but I don't know what it is.

[Rmack]

Not sure if we are talking the same thing but I started a thread awhile back on this. Mine does it one time after being started and moving forward in drive. It does not do it again unless the truck is shut off and restarted.

Sounds just like a relay click, always at very low mph when first rolling in drive.

I have searched everywhere on the internet and this forum and have yet to figure it out. Been doing it since brand new. I just chalk it up to the other noises the 4Runner makes that I am not used to.

[Bevo]

Originally Posted by Rmack

Not sure if we are talking the same thing but I started a thread awhile back on this. Mine does it one time after being started and moving forward in drive. It does not do it again unless the truck is shut off and restarted.

Sounds just like a relay click, always at very low mph when first rolling in drive.

I have searched everywhere on the internet and this forum and have yet to figure it out. Been doing it since brand new. I just chalk it up to the other noises the 4Runner makes that I am not used to.

It is the ABS self-check. Normal.