Any known Problem / issues with ABS

so the issue I'm having is this, I will be driving down the road at speeds 40 mph and up, press the the brakes slightly before heading into a right corner suddenly the ABS will kick in and lock the wheels up before doing the ABS pulse thing... luckily for me It has only done this to me a few times and it has been when the roads were dry. However it could be catastrophic if the roads were wet, snowy, icy...

Anyone ever experience something similar?
2011 Tacoma TRD 4x4 dcsb owned since new.

Is this a thing with Tacomas?

 

whoah! i was just looking to post this very same issue. i've had my 2015 since early April and it has happened twice, just like you described. don't know what could be causing it. it happens at moderate speeds 40-50 mph, on right turns that are slightly declined... very strange. would love to know more about this.

 

Yeah... it only happens on down hill right turns
WTF!

 

VSC system can be calibrated known issue

 

ABS is dumb. Do a kill switch. Very debated topic on this forum. But I don't like how sensitive it is. So I have a switch I wired in to kill it most of the time.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...ibrate-your-vsc-computer-the-easy-way.467485/

 

Take it to the dealership for a calibration?

 

Do you have a lift or new tires on yours?

 

Thanks

 

no, the tires that came with it are 265 75R 16s. i bought it used, and it looks like it has a front leveling kit, but nothing looks aftermarket in the suspension area and no spacers, maybe it's just how the TRD Sports look?

 

Sounds like your VSC is kicking it like @IronPeak said above.
Scary shit when it happens, but can be fixed easily.

 

gonna try that! looks like it should do the trick. will report in after complete, just need to find a level spot to park

 

Thanks for all the help

 

well, i did the recalibration and it was indeed really quick, easy and went just as the poster detailed. now i'll just have to find some of those pesky hills to try it out. thanks for the help!!! this forum is fantastic.
cheers,
Scott

 

Yeah, Tacoma's suck for traction...if I don't go around a corner suuupper slow, I'll spin out every time. I've spun, like fully spun about 5 times...

 

That's a tire issue.

 

Compounded by a very loose nut behind the wheel.

 

So I did the “fix” and still having same problem is this problem on all second gen Tacomas

 

Regardless of how much tire tread is left, what is the age of the tires - and is the vehicle parked outside uncovered during the day (so is it exposed to continuous UV)? My 2011 sits outside and bakes its tires every day - I've found that after just 2 and half years, even though I have about 5/32nds remaining (and never spinning the tires), I need to be conservative in moderate rain and not drive like it a BMW (which you can do with the right highway tires). Also on dry and hot days, the tires don't feel like they stick as well as they used to even though there is still lots of tread-feels like I get a bit of wheel slip on in parking lots with stone dust accumulation. And also last winter, I didn't like the truck steering feedback on unpacked snow without any bed-weight...so I'm already thinking about needing tires for the upcoming winter - which will be a full tire replacement exactly at 3 years. Maybe your issue is related to tire tread and tire age?

I don't have any ABS issues in the dry - sometimes feel a minor ABS action in the wet if I'm braking harder than necessary.