We were out of town when 3 lights on the dash appeared. Traction , engine and vsb. No dealership in town where we were. My husband disconnected the battery and it reset. Didn't see the lights for three weeks, just came back on after sitting up all night. Dealership said $600, thank goodness I got extended warranty. When you accelerated to 30mph it would not shift out right. And vehicle would not go over 60mph.
2008 Toyota Tundra driver assistance complaints
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Faulty ABS actuator in 2008 toyota tundra causes multiple safety hazards in vehicle including catastrophic ABS brake failure, disabled speedometer, inoperable 4wd, etc.. Wide-spread tbs problem with very expensive repair. Obvious manufacturer defect and safety hazard that toyota is not willing to correct outside of warranty.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota tundra. While driving approximately 60 MPH under normal road conditions a slippery conditions service light illuminated on the dashboard and the vehicle began to lunge forward. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and after shutting off then back on it began to function normally. The failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. The failure did not recur. The failure and current mileages were 19,122.
The vehicle had been sitting in the driveway overnight. When I got in to go to work in the morning several warning lights were illuminated. The slip, brake, 4x4 hi and lo, vehicle stability control, and lsd lights stayed on until I stopped and turned the vehicle off and then back on. When I restarted the vehicle the lights were out. This has happened six times in the past 12 months. Two other times the brake light was on and stayed on until I turned off the vehicle and restarted. There has never been an acceleration issue. On two occasions, while driving on a dry road the traction control engaged and took the power out of the vehicle. On both occasion was driving in town at less than 30 MPH. The local dealership has never been able to duplicate the fault.
I have a strong belief after my experience that toyota has a defect with "speed sensor wires' and may know and is keeping it under wraps. Maybe because of safety problems or that it's contributing to a short circuit and unintended acceleration as professor gilbert had demonstrated on abc with what could happen with a short circuit in some toyota vehicles. Someone from toyota headquarters that was visiting my dealership personally investigated my 2008 tundra's speed sensor wires which on one side had completely failed (snapped completely through) and was failing on the other side (partially broken through) at the same spot. Toyota chose to repair both but rather classified the repairs as a 'courtesy replacement' versus under the vehicles warranty. This I have a strong belief was done to keep it off the books back at headquarters and under wraps. This happened in jan of 2010. Other indications this is wider spread but unrealized as to being a defect problem: 1) the dealership had to wait a long time because they had a hard time retrieving replacement parts, probably low on stock due to other replacements. 2) the local dealership had repaired another tundra at the same location for the same problem right before mine, which I heard about through a contact. 3) internet search indications. Note: at first glance a torn or split wire may appear to have been caused by road debris or in the case of a vehicle crash if wire already was exhibited problems may be thought to have been caused by an impact if discovered after an impact. Because of these two reasons if this problem is a defect it may explain why it's not reported so readily. That's my fear. From my findings I'm convinced what is creating this defect is in design. The wire passes through a harness which is clamped down to the frame and the a-arm which pivots up and down tugging on the wire which is also near the hot manifold and after time the constant bending and tugging breaks down the speed sensor wire.
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