07 4runner, traction control darn near wrote it off

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Well, the traction control in our 4runner sometimes limits the acceleration from stop to about 2 km/hr for way too long.

Anyways, I went to pull out on a fairly busy street today, one of those stop signs where you wait forever for traffic and then have to put the pedal down. I finally got an opening and put my foot to the floor and the thing moved slower than the old lady's at the post office for about 40-50 feet, oncoming traffic from both directions had to slam on their brakes. I was super pissed and still kind of am. The things got blizzaks and was on snow/ice but only for about 3 feet then it was on grippy pavement. Actually I was livid with the thing. Like ready to take it toyota and get them to reprogram it or something. My 80 series with 2WD on mud grapplers would have done better. :mad:

Excuse the rant, but I hate almost getting me and the wife smoked in an intersection and being the cause to boot.

Anyone have a similar experience, or better yet a solution?

Thanks.
 
I have a 07' Pathfinder that did that to me the other day, I've just been punching the TC button when I know it's going to be an issue.
 
Remove the trac function then? I hate my trac on the tundra as well but I have a button to turn it off after a couple pushes... I don't know if the runners have a trac button but the tundras look like a car fishtailing. You push the button/release, push and hold for 3 seconds and release, then push for three more seconds and release. That turnes off trac until you push the button again or shut the truck off.
Usually the owners manual gives a pretty detailed description of how to do this if it's possible.
 
grizzlygibbs said:
Remove the trac function then? I hate my trac on the tundra as well but I have a button to turn it off after a couple pushes... I don't know if the runners have a trac button but the tundras look like a car fishtailing. You push the button/release, push and hold for 3 seconds and release, then push for three more seconds and release. That turnes off trac until you push the button again or shut the truck off.
Usually the owners manual gives a pretty detailed description of how to do this if it's possible.
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Sweet, thanks for the response. Im not so mad at it right now.

I dont mean to be a big winer about an otherwise great vehicle. But it goes from 0-30 km/h in 40 feet on snow, to 0-5 km/h for 60 feet when I pull out at a busy intersection.

I will definately check the manual tomorrow, I didnt know there might be a override sequence.
Thanks for letting me know Im not the only one with this frustration! :cheers:

I do feel relieved with traction control at speeds over 40 km/h especially with the wife driving on the highway, so its not that I dont want it, but it does definately need some tuning. Anyone know if leaving the CDL on it for a few months of city driving on pavement is hard on it? I would suspect a hair more wear on cv's.

I can see finding frustration by having to turn the CDL on and off, and then forgetting its off when I want it on or waiting for it to lock blah blah blah.
So the traction overdrive is a great alternative!
 
Yikes... I think the traction control is great on the highway for sure... I got stuck in my company truck the other day in very little snow.. not happy either..when you hit a small drift and want to accelerate through it the wheels slip some then the darn thing hits the brakes and idle downs the engine looking for traction..and then voila.. you are without momentum or wheel spin and then stuck . I alo had a nervous corner in town the other day as is was trying to steer and use the throttle(maybe we old people learned how to drive old school and it doesn't cut it with the new technology but, it slid a bit and then wack the brakes are coming on I assume helping me but trying to straighten it out and I'm trying to get around the corner and not push out into the vehicle across the center line... i made it but I'm not sure what to think as it is a helpless feeling when it takes over and renders one feeling pretty useless and out of control.
:clap: I love my early 3rd gens :clap: Antilock works and it's great around town. Traction control on the highway would be nice though..maybe they need a 50km/h cutout or 30mph I mean :)
 
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