Hey everyone, hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. If not someone please point me in the right direction. I want to preface this by saying I do not consider myself a Land Cruiser enthusiast or really a car/truck enthusiast in general, however I've always loved the look and capabilities of the 100 series. I bought the truck because I was in need of a large, reliable SUV for my job. I have searched through the forums on here for a few weeks with little luck, hoping to find some help from the community.
Anyways-
Recently became the owner of a 2000 LC with 150k miles. It is truly in great shape aside from the rust underneath which I understand is the cardinal sin when buying any used vehicle. That being said I've owned it for about 3 months with no real problems until now. I've seen one, maybe two posts similar to what I've been experiencing but here's my description:
When accelerating from a complete stop (stop sign/red light) the vehicle makes an awful grinding sound and violently shutters/drags. It will not accelerate and feels like I'm pressing the gas and brake at the same time or am trying to drive with the parking brake engaged. I can feel this in both the front wheels and it feels/sounds extremely bad for the vehicle. Usually I immediately let off the gas to stop the grinding and try to lightly feather the gas pedal until it eventually stops happening and I'm able to drive normally again. When this happens I get ABS + VSC TRAC + VSC OFF lights illuminated on the dash. These lights are cleared when I turn the car off and back on which has made diagnosis at a shop difficult. It is completely random and unpredictable - sometimes I go days without it happening at all and sometimes it happens several times in the same day.
I have stopped driving the truck because I don't want to damage it further and it's obviously dangerous (I've been first in line at a red light with this happening in the middle of a busy intersection). I am a surgical rep and drive a lot. Can't risk this thing dying in the middle of the street on me one day. From what I've gathered this might be a wheel speed sensor issue but from my research it could also be a lot of other things causing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Additional info that might be useful:
No modifications or lift.
Tires are michelin defenders (I think the normal tires).
The first thing I did when I got it was take it to a trusted shop who did not find any issues other than the rust and a small radiator leak.
Anyways-
Recently became the owner of a 2000 LC with 150k miles. It is truly in great shape aside from the rust underneath which I understand is the cardinal sin when buying any used vehicle. That being said I've owned it for about 3 months with no real problems until now. I've seen one, maybe two posts similar to what I've been experiencing but here's my description:
When accelerating from a complete stop (stop sign/red light) the vehicle makes an awful grinding sound and violently shutters/drags. It will not accelerate and feels like I'm pressing the gas and brake at the same time or am trying to drive with the parking brake engaged. I can feel this in both the front wheels and it feels/sounds extremely bad for the vehicle. Usually I immediately let off the gas to stop the grinding and try to lightly feather the gas pedal until it eventually stops happening and I'm able to drive normally again. When this happens I get ABS + VSC TRAC + VSC OFF lights illuminated on the dash. These lights are cleared when I turn the car off and back on which has made diagnosis at a shop difficult. It is completely random and unpredictable - sometimes I go days without it happening at all and sometimes it happens several times in the same day.
I have stopped driving the truck because I don't want to damage it further and it's obviously dangerous (I've been first in line at a red light with this happening in the middle of a busy intersection). I am a surgical rep and drive a lot. Can't risk this thing dying in the middle of the street on me one day. From what I've gathered this might be a wheel speed sensor issue but from my research it could also be a lot of other things causing this. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Additional info that might be useful:
No modifications or lift.
Tires are michelin defenders (I think the normal tires).
The first thing I did when I got it was take it to a trusted shop who did not find any issues other than the rust and a small radiator leak.
