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ABS, Traction Control & Brake light flicker w/ video

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Captainskidmark, Dec 10, 2019.

  1. Dec 10, 2019 at 6:20 PM
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    Captainskidmark

    Captainskidmark [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Anyone ever see this? First time I saw it happen it was just the Traction Control and ABS lights and they stayed on until I turned vehicle off, then on again and they were gone..... Then for sometime they stayed off..... Month later now they flash along with "Brake" and do not stay on as shown in video. Have a Bluetooth OBDii and Torque Pro app and no codes are present. Any ideas?
    I also tried to reset VSC per the instructions on TW, no change....

    I have a 3" lift which was installed when the truck had 750 miles on it, I have 81k on it now....

    Feedback is appreciated...
     
  2. Dec 12, 2019 at 1:57 PM
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    Was able to have a mechanic friend of mine scan.....
    Trouble codes:
    U0073
    C1437
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    All wheel speed sensors looked in perfect working order during the live scan during the test drive. Plus I have repeatedly visually inspected the wheel speed sensor harnesses and none of them are even close to being under tension.

    I am wondering if the U0073 code popped up when I recently had a new battery installed.
     

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  3. Dec 16, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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  4. Dec 16, 2019 at 4:04 PM
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    Those 3 lights have been on in my truck for 2 years now. No idea why, but I like that the abs doesn't kick on every time it snows. I'm interested to see what you figure out.
     
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  5. Sep 13, 2020 at 2:21 AM
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    tetten

    tetten Cynical Twat Waffle

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    Did you ever find a solution to this? I've got some similar symptoms and my speedometer twitches the same way.
     
  6. Sep 13, 2020 at 2:29 AM
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    May be simple enough to be overlooked, but often when the (BRAKE) light comes on intermittently the brake fluid is low, if you've reset the VSC I would check that next. Usually when the fluid gets low the pads and shoes are near the end of their life or you have a leak.

    I can see low fluid causing the other brake related systems to set lights as well but can't guarantee that.

    Have you pulled the codes yet?
     
  7. Sep 13, 2020 at 2:47 AM
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    Yeah, I'm way passed fluid level checks. I've done a lot of fucked up things to my truck, could be something as simple as a CAN bus related plug not in all the way or something expensive like a failed ABS control module.

    Codes I have related to the ABS/VSC:
    C1336
    C1453
    U0073
    U0123
    U0124
    U0126

    One of those is the fluid level warning but that has been flickering on and off for a long time even though fluid level is good, I think the level sensor was disconnected when I pulled the codes

    Ive read through some of the other threads on these codes and it sounds like the only guy able to figure this stuff out was the experienced tech.
     

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