emergency brake on hard turn - seized up

A few days ago I was taking the exit off the highway and the road was sharper than anticipated and had to make a hard right turn to not run off the road, but in doing so the tacoma automatically engaged emergency brakes and the steering wheel locked up. It ended up doing a donut and was on the other side of the road. Had red messages on the dash about brake and transmission pressure if i recall correctly, then it said to turn off engine and start back up. After doing so, all the messages were gone and i could turn the wheel and put it into reverse and start driving again.

thankfully there was no harm and i cannot see any apparent damage, but i do notice now that the steering feels very loose and the brake is very loose. when i put the tacoma in reverse it will automatically roll quite fast so i have to keep my foot on the brake the whole time. everytime i switch from park > drive/reverse, you can hear it clunk. I have a very small and slight putter if you drive slow enough to hear it. Also when i start up now it doesnt immediately start, but sounds like a toy car for 1-2 seconds then the engine cranks up.

Should i get it looked at or did I just break in everything really fast? It is brand new, not even 500 miles on it yet. Just concerned since it feels totally different now, I was enjoying the stiffness and responsiveness that it had before the emergency situation.

 

That's quite the tale.........

 

500 miles? Take it to the dealer


And slow down on off-ramps

 

NoRmAl.

 

What exactly happened ?

Did you pop over a curb or just do a “donut”?!

I’m assuming if it was a turn you couldn’t have possibly stayed in the lane.

 

didnt pop over a curb, the exit started out as a long drawn out curve, but then immediately turns right. I guess the locals are used to it, took me by surprise

 

Welcome to the forum

Take it to the dealer and have it checked out.

 

Don't tell the dealership you did that and take it to them

 

And another one leaves the ring.....

 

Remove your steering wheel. It’s not really needed.

 

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