2005 Toyota Sienna: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Apr 22, 2023 · Acceleration, Brakes · UT

I was driving on a dry road, going 70mph when my car began flashing the abs indicator and it began breaking and controlling my steering taking me into another lane. The car slowed my vehicle suddenly down to 60 mph and then went off like it never happened. I then had control. There was no reason for the car to do this. There was nothing in the road and luckily no one was to close to me or there would have been an accident. I almost over corrected due to the pulling of the steering and the breaking of the vehicle.

Filed Sep 3, 2022 · Brakes, Driver assistance · FL

I was driving on dry road at approximately 65mph. There was a very slight curve in the road and the ABS system engaged without warning resulting in the van power immediately decreasing and fishtailing. Fortunately there was no one immediately behind or beside me or it would have resulted in a collision. I am afraid to use the vehicle. Used a code reader and there are no stored codes.

Filed Oct 23, 2021 · Driver assistance · OR

When driving my 2005 Toyota Sienna van tonight, the Traction Control System engaged suddenly on a slight turn at highway speeds, the ABS System automatically engaged and the van pulled to the right, I had to forcibly muscle the steering wheel to remain on the road, in addition to pulling to the right the ABS braking system suddenly and unexpectedly slowed me down from 55 to 30 mph and the alarm sounded. After stopping to check things out, I proceeded cautiously toward home, the same thing happened 2 more times, so I stopped and turned off the "Traction Control System" button. The same thing happened one more time even with the VSA button off. I got online at home and found that this is quite a common issue that Toyota is aware of. This put me and my family at risk and others at severe risk!This is a critical safety issue! Please tell me how to fix it. Many reports of dealerships ripping people off and not fixing the issue. Should be a simple recall fix.

Filed Aug 21, 2021 · Brakes, Steering · NC

When driving the speed limit, going downhill, uphill, straight, around a curve, in the rain or dry weather, the vsc and slip/trac lights up, the abs system is activated / brakes engage. I loose complete control of the van. I can no longer steer or break. The breaks engage, but it causes the car to veer to the right. I have taken the car to the mechanic 5 times now and no codes show, even after he is able to the vehicle to repeat this behavior. It seems to happen a lot on off/on ramps. It happens mostly on highways, but it has happened on two lane roads. The vehicle is completely dangerous to drive. It has almost caused several accidents. I have replaced the Yaw sensors and had several alignments and this still happens. After a lot of research, we have found that this is actually really common in Toyota Sienna. People are saying that the bushings in the rack in pinion wear out and the entire rack and pinion system needs to be replaced. Some people have replaced the rack and pinion and claim that there is still a problem. But the majority say after the rack and pinion is replaced there is not further problems.

Filed Mar 31, 2021 · Brakes · 95,000 miles · NY

Abs pump stopped working. No warning. Brakes failed,ran into my garage. Took to local mechanic. Had to pump breaks to get it there or pay towing cost. Learned over 2000.00 for the part. It is know to go out he said and shouod gave been a recalled item...

Filed Mar 29, 2021 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 95,000 miles · NY · crash

Abs brake pump module. Went out causing accident. No warning. Abs lights came on. Took to shop. Draining battery,causing brakes to fail. Shouod be recalled due to no warning,complete brake failure,causing vehicle to be dangerous, not road worthy.

Filed Dec 28, 2020 · Brakes, Electrical · 95,000 miles · NY

Brakes ABS not working. Can't find out why. Sometimes I have brakes, sometimes I don't. Lighrs come on and off. Looked up recalls descriptions show tge same recalled issues but my car has zero recalls. Driving in traffic ,brake pedal goes to the floor. No brakes. I got out of traffic and parked car in driveway. Pebdemic came. Now I need to find a way to fix it.

Filed Jun 16, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 183,000 miles · CA

Continuous issues with traction control system almost daily. Any time vehicle veers towards the right anti-slip indicator light, alarm sounds and ABS system activates. This happens almost daily, on dry roads, going downhill or on a curve, even while switching lanes now. This happens above 20 MPH. Driving becomes stressful and worry-some when alarm begins to sound and dash light come on. Fear of losing control becomes great, fear for your passengers safety as well as other drivers safety becomes real. During the past 3 months there have been 5 separate incidents in which the vehicle has lost acceleration, pulls steering in one direction and sudden break lock occurs. 2 of which took place on the freeway on ramp at a speed of 35mph, 1 driving downhill, slightly towards the right, at a speed if 20mph and the last 2 while switching lanes, 35 MPH. Vehicle began losing power and slowing instead of increasing speed. There are many complaints regarding this issue with many drivers in many areas. Why isn't this being investigated?

Filed Feb 29, 2020 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 130,000 miles · CA

The traction control system is activating improperly. The vehicle's anti-slip indicator warning light illuminates; an alarm sounds; the ABS system activates; and the vehicle sometimes loses power. This happens on dry roads, most commonly either going downhill or else on a curve, even a mild one. This happens above 20 MPH. When it happens, the combination of alerts and sensations are very startling to the driver, creating a dangerous situation. It has occurred while trying to accelerate to merge onto a highway. This was exceptionally dangerous as the vehicle began losing power and vehicles behind us almost hit us from behind as we were slowing instead of increasing speed. From my internet searches (including the federal safety agency complaints), this appears to be a recurring issue with this make/model/year range. This has been happening for the past 3 months. Our vehicle has approximately 135,000 miles on the odometer.

Filed Jun 6, 2019 · Driver assistance · 221,000 miles · VA

Vsc system activates the ABS while driving under normal conditions. Usually on interstate entrance/exit ramps, the vsc light comes on with loud beeping noise and activates the anti-lock brakes. The vehicle pulls either to the left or right and acceleration is affected. It's very scary! Speed limit on ramp is 55mph and it happens when going 45-50mph. It's also happened while driving 35 MPH. It happens at multiple locations. I've had the car checked by 3 different shops and nobody can figure out what's going on. It's a weekly occurrence.

Filed Oct 5, 2018 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 209,560 miles · NC

Airbag light for driver side blinks off and on during driving at speeds between 35-45 MPH. This occurred at 209,560 +/- miles. This is occuring with other issues in the electrical modules including ABS control malfunction, power supply voltage yaw/deceleration sensor and it loses communication with steering angle sensor module. This seems to not only be an issue with my vehicle but others as well from reading many forums on toyota sienna vans including ones just a few years old.

Filed Jan 30, 2018 · Brakes · 160,000 miles · CA

Abs lights activate going at speeds from 15-60 on any type of curves then starts braking automatically. This situation has been going on for a while and as late as this past weekend (10 times) on highway 299 west from redding,ca. - eureka, ca. These sensors need to be recalled.