Traction Control

Sorry if this question has already been asked. About two weeks ago I "upgraded" from my 04' Tacoma to a new 2012 Tacoma SR5 TRD Sport. Is there any way to truly turn the traction control off? I cannot stand it. I drive a gravel road to work everyday and I cannot go around a turn without having the brakes lock up and the engine try and stall itself out, it is a constant battle. I am at the point where I would trade my new truck back for my old one. I just want my truck to drive like a truck.

 

You can turn it off (holding vsc button for 5 secs stopped) but going over a certain speed turns it back on. You'll have to do the vsc/abs off switch mod.

 

Paging David K..

 

Thanks for the link, that did the trick!

 

Hold for 5 seconds till the light goes out , it will not re-engage unless you are doing something super crazy

 

I drive gravel roads all the time and hardly ever notice the VSC or traction control unless I start sliding around a curve.

The brakes should never lock up and the engine should not stall. You should only get mild brake corrections and, if traction control is engaging, some limiting of throttle. If you don't want it to limit throttle, you should be able to switch to A-LSD.

Describe how you're driving when it locks up the brakes and makes the engine nearly stall.

 

This.

I think you need to back off the skinny pedal a bit and you won't even notice the traction control system.

 

In a traction control engagement the brakes can and do pulse similar to ABS