Expensive Way To Stop!

[Zulu95]

Ron et al,
If my indy or Toyota eventually crack the t''case and inform me then I'll report back as to what failed. I'll admit had the vehicle had 100K+ on it and been used for all sorts of off-road adventures I would not have been surprised by a failure of this nature. Something as simple as an emergency stop is a different matter. I am now having to reassure my wife that if the situation merits it then she MUST do an emergency stop without worrying about breaking the new t'case. The only difference being NO LEFT FOOT BRAKING!

 

[Zulu95]

Just talked with Toyota USA and they declined to offer anything just as I expected. I would have been most surprised if they had offered even a partial reimbursement but it was worth the effort.

 

[iBison]

Sort of...

All Toyotas made about a year after the "UA Incident" are programmed that way. All Toyotas that have undergone the "BST Campaign/Recall" should be "updated" and able to do this.

That being said, I really can't think of anything that could be related to the brakes causing the Transfer Case to fail...

My 04 has not been updated. Is this mostly an operator error fix or should I get it done? Also never had the gas pedal modified.

 

[Trumpet]

I had a car unexpectedly stop to allow traffic out a side street yesterday morning. Not quite a panic brake, but I found I caught both the brake and go pedal at the same time, while in 4H. Had a WTF moment, as the brakes were braking and the 4R wasn't slowing, then re-positioned my foot fully on the brake and stopped.

There was a split second of oh crap. Made me think on this thread, and I'm happy to report my T-case is still in one piece.

That was a right foot error, no left involved.:drum:

 

[BlackWorksInc]

My 04 has not been updated. Is this mostly an operator error fix or should I get it done? Also never had the gas pedal modified.

Up to you, just do your research on the BST recall, personally I have not flashed my '04 with the software for lack of wanting that particular brake override feature.

 

[Zulu95]

Wife has the Toy booked in Tuesday to get all the Recalls done. They were supposed to get back to us but it never happened so we started prodding them.

 

[iBison]

Up to you, just do your research on the BST recall, personally I have not flashed my '04 with the software for lack of wanting that particular brake override feature.

Same with me, I didn't see any need in my case. At least they asked before doing it, that was nice.

 

[m85476585]

As far as I know, all current Toyota computers cut throttle when any brake is applied. It was a mass computer update recall after the whole 'stuck accelerator pedal crash' mess. So this shouldn't be a possibility, unless the recall was not done.

I haven't tested it recently, but it doesn't cut the throttle instantly, which is good in case you accidentally tap the brake while driving. I also never tested it doing panic stop braking, but it seems to cut the throttle faster and more aggressively the harder you press the brake.