Hi- I would appreciate any advice or info if anyone has had similar issues with their traction control.
I have a 2004 V8 4runner. I will start by saying, in my two years with the car, I haven't had one single issue with the car. Zero.
I know what traction control does and when it kicks on normally. This is something else entirely. I drove with my air pressure light on for a while because I had a nail in my tire, so I thought that might have something to do with it. I finally got all new tires and the air pressure light is gone- my tires are perfect. So everything seems fine, until about 10 minutes of driving, I will first feel a skip in the acceleration. This is scary because I have not been able to speed up a few times, it's like it stalls out. I know we've all felt that before when the traction control is trying to correct your tires... but this happens when I am going straight on a well-paved road. One time is started to beep really loud and go off and on a few times, until it eventually turns off and shows what is in my picture.
Even when I get in the car and turn my tractional control off, it will still happen to me eventually, both lights will light up and I experience the skip in acceleration first.
I'm hoping this is an easy fix. What is the most likely culprit? I even tried to tell the shop, but of course it doesn't appear when the car is first started so he didn't understand. I'm sorry if this is a broad issue that is hard to diagnose without looking at the car, but I'm hoping someone can relate. I feel like if I go get the computer tested, it'll just tell me there is a trac control problem and not the exact cause.
I have a 2004 V8 4runner. I will start by saying, in my two years with the car, I haven't had one single issue with the car. Zero.
I know what traction control does and when it kicks on normally. This is something else entirely. I drove with my air pressure light on for a while because I had a nail in my tire, so I thought that might have something to do with it. I finally got all new tires and the air pressure light is gone- my tires are perfect. So everything seems fine, until about 10 minutes of driving, I will first feel a skip in the acceleration. This is scary because I have not been able to speed up a few times, it's like it stalls out. I know we've all felt that before when the traction control is trying to correct your tires... but this happens when I am going straight on a well-paved road. One time is started to beep really loud and go off and on a few times, until it eventually turns off and shows what is in my picture.
Even when I get in the car and turn my tractional control off, it will still happen to me eventually, both lights will light up and I experience the skip in acceleration first.
I'm hoping this is an easy fix. What is the most likely culprit? I even tried to tell the shop, but of course it doesn't appear when the car is first started so he didn't understand. I'm sorry if this is a broad issue that is hard to diagnose without looking at the car, but I'm hoping someone can relate. I feel like if I go get the computer tested, it'll just tell me there is a trac control problem and not the exact cause.
