Ok I don't get it. 05 4runner. I have a paved driveway which is a hill. Yesterday we had several inches of snow. I came home and daughter car parked at bottom of driveway. I started to back down and started to slide so I decided I should park on street and plow driveway first. I had Hi-4 on. I could not get back up the hill. Tried Lo-4, nope. All I got was that damn clicking clacking sound and could not go up hill. Had to back around into my yard. Now I am stuck in my yard in 4 wheel drive, level ground and still clacking only. Had to rock the thing to get out. WTF! Went to dealer and they told me this is normal, because all 4 wheels were slipping so it put all 4 brakes on. Say what???? I will admit I forgot about the button for VSC (Vehicle Stability Control), but don't see what that has to do with it. I can't believe I have a 4 wheel drive vehicle that won't move by design is the wheels slip. Someone please tell me something. This seems ridiculous.
WTF: traction control?
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If there is no traction to any of the wheels, then you're not going anywhere. The ATRAC is just doing its thing. But if you think about it, even without ATRAC, you'd just be spinning your tires and going nowhere anyways...
Did you try locking the center differential? You might want to try that.
Did you try locking the center differential? You might want to try that.
CJ3Flyr
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http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/58004-traction-control-2007-4runner-sr5.html
The above thread is about exactly this topic. '05 and '07 model years are indentical as far as this subject is concerned.
The above thread is about exactly this topic. '05 and '07 model years are indentical as far as this subject is concerned.
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westwind77
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Just turn off / disable the traction control, then you can push the gas down and spin all 4 as fast as you want without the system kicking in and braking your tires.
CJ3Flyr
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True on '08 and newer... Pre-'08 you had to lock the center diff or mod the vehicle to disable the power-robbing aspects of VSC. It kinda sucks...
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Sporin
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Unless you took that truck, and placed in exactly the same spot as your 4runner, at exaclty the same temp and time and conditions... that really doesn't mean anything.
offshorebear
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Put it in 4hi and lock the center differential. This will be the same 4wd you had on pickups.
The noise you heard was VSC, it SUCKS in the snow. It thinks you are skidding out of control because the wheels are spinning erratically. Locking the center will disable it.
The noise you heard was VSC, it SUCKS in the snow. It thinks you are skidding out of control because the wheels are spinning erratically. Locking the center will disable it.
