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All: Finially got tired of trying the home remedys and took it to the dealer the other day..... They diagnosed it as a 'Yaw sensor failure' ...... they reset it and now I'm up and running without VSC lights! .... 4Runner was under warranty so no charge! :D Took all of a 1/2 hour ....... :D...

THANKS this procedure worked for me! Joe :awais:

I got no codes when tested! Joe :bash:

Nope ... Plan to take it to the dealer soon :bash: Joe :bash:

Thanks for the heads up ....... BTW how much is a new O2 sensor? Yes I have Hella 500 on all my vehicles as I live on a ranch in Colorado and Deer and Elk are my biggest driving hazards! I'm seven miles from the nearest paved road! Joe :beer: [Who likes a beer or two!

Tried all the suggestions ........ Lights are still on! :bash: RATS!!!! Scanner indicates no trouble codes! What now? A trip to the dealer? :confused: TIA Joe :driving:

sharp4runr: I'll try that again ........ didn't seem to cure it before but maybe I did't have the cable off long enough! Thanks! Joe :D: PS: Has this worked for others in the same situation?

All: I have a problem in that the VSC Warning lights on my 04 4Runner are both lit .......... I remember seeing this problem posted before but can't seem to find an answer onhow to reset them ....... Did a code check and have no problem shown on the reader. I remember that some one said...

Re: VSC TRAC, TRAC OFF lights -- I'm an idiot Mine's still on ......... almost a month and still both lights are still on :bash: Gas Cap is tight ...... :bash: Mine is a 04 4Runner ....... Suggestions? :bash: Joe:bash:

All: Anyone have a Driver's side Rear Tail Light Unit for a 2004 4Runner? Maybe one that you have lying about the garage after changing to an aftermarket unit? I had a little 'BoBo' with my 4Runner and my CJ7 .... don't ask! :bash: Email me at: mailto:[email protected] Joe ...... :bonk:

All Interested: The outcome of my HD failure: Thanks to advice from Lance, my old friend from our Peak to Peak Miata Club, I took his advice and did NOT freeze or open the hard drive ....... Since he is a retired 'HD' Engineer for Seagate Corporation ...... he had a friend who worked at...

Good suggestions ....... too tired to do 'em tonight ... Will pull the guts out of this computer in the AM and see if I can apply some of the suggestions! Wish me Luck! If you don't get a post from me by the evening.. check the 'Denver Post' and see about any suicides in Elbert Colorado! Or...

Nope! Just vanished from "My Computer" one day! It does make a spinning sound that doesn't sound 'normal' The MAXTOR people said it was 'toast' and were prompt in sending out a replacement. They are even giving me extra 'RMA' time to see if I can get some data retreived! I just don't want...

ToyotaDoodz: BIOS check ........ I'll try that first ......... one of my Miata friends says that 'freezing the drive" could cause problems ... he should know ..... right? He was an design engineer for Seagate Technology hard drives! I gotta try everything ..... as of now I'm desperate...

:goinposta MAXTOR 200GB HardDrive The drive was set up as slave .... no error message that I can recall! Some one said that "freezing" the drive might help so I can temporarily read the drive and get the data off it! Will try this trick asap ........ [My wife will think I'm nutz having...