Brake Light On problems of the 2003 Toyota 4Runner

Driving on a 3 lane interstate highway, stopped traffic, avs/abs/brake lights came on with a piercing noise. Traffic began moving approx. 10 mph, behind semi, brakes went to the floor. No brakes!!!! from center lane was able to go the the left lane into the the shoulder. Stopped next to cement barrier between north bound and south bound traffic (both 3 lanes). Sat there shaking for tow truck driver for an hour and a half with semi trucks flying by! got it to a mechanic. They called back the next day to say "we are sorry but the component that runs the brake pump is malfunctioning. " "we reset it and the brakes are working now, but it will only fail again. " it will cost a total of $5,000 to repair!!!! the vehicle is only worth $4,500-$7,000 (at best)!!!! like others on here, this has happened many, many times!!! no recalls!!! this could have been deadly!!! what happened to prevention of health and safety?! are they waiting for someone to die before they do something?!!! this vehicle was going to my 16 year old niece for her first vehicle. Thank god that it was not her driving!!! now she will not have a vehicle because we do not have $5,000 to fix it and a good overall vehicle sitting in our driveway that can't be used. I have had Toyota's most of my life, currently drive a tundra as well, this is the first time that I can truly say. . . . . Shame on you Toyota/manufacturers!!!!.

Catastrophic brake loss without warning. Vsc, tac and e-brake lights with loud audible alarm with loss of ability to brake. Only with strongest pressure on brake was able to slow vehicle. Fortunately, no collision or injuries occurred. Report this to Toyota - no advisory or recall notice has been issued. Representative told me that no one would contact me and the case would be close. This flies in the face of a manufactures liability to notify of potential product failure as long a product is in use. This is a 2003 Toyota r runner with 166830 miles. Toyota work order list this as a baker booster motor assy internal part failure. Cost to replace this necessary safety equipment was 3,817 dollars.

While pulling into a grocery store parking lot, aloud cabin alarm sound and abs, vsc and trac and brake warning lights on the dash came on. My vehicle seemed to stop ok so we did our shopping, when we started the car it still had the lights lit up and braked ok. We were close to home so I drove slowly trying to get there about half way home I applied the brakes and the pedal was hard as a rock and would not slow down the car applying emergency break and using shifter in order to stop and avoid crashing we got it home accident free. Today a talked to a Toyota specialty shop and explained the problem and his first response was the abs pump and master cylinder failure. Vehicle has 105000 miles and this is a safety issue I have never had a vehicle brakes fail without a back up system for safety. I have read 1000s of posts and threads in blogs from Toyota owners with similar issue, and some that caused accidents. I had just come off the highway, so this could have caused a serious accident just minutes earlier. This seems to be a very common occurrence and Toyota is very aware of the situation but no recall. This situation merits an investigation by Toyota and a recall should be awarded before human life is lost in an accident.

I've been doing research online for the non stop vcs trac, vcs off, abs and brake warning lights and buzzers going off. It has been described as a common issue with Toyota and can lead to complete loss of brakes, but no recall. The dealership wants $3200 for the part and $600 to install. I guess Toyota needs fatalities to back their product. Shame on Toyota.

Owner was driving vehicle in a city at 10 mph when abs, vsc, trac and ebrake light came on along with an alarm sound. Brakes completely failed and would not respond on several attempts. Managed to slow car to side of the road without hitting anything by pressing ebrake and pumping brake pedal. Towed to auto repair shop and was told that the hydraulic brake booster completely failed and brakes would not work without replacing the entire brake booster assembly. Quoted $3100 for repair. Based on some internet searching, this appears to be a fairly common issue on this model/year. Disappointed that Toyota has not provided some fix for this issue which could prove incredibly dangerous.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Toyota 4 runner. The contact stated while driving in a residential area, the contact came to a idle position when suddenly the abs, parking brake light, vsc and traction control light illuminated on her instrumental panel. The contact lost all braking control immediately. The dealer advised her to drive her to the dealership. However, fearing for her safety the contact towed her vehicle to the dealer her expense. The dealer stated the master cylinder that controls the abs and booster was defective and would need to be replaced at her expense. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however decline to provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000. Az.

I was driving normally with no issues on local streets. Suddently the vsc,trac, and e-brake lights came on the dashboard with a very loud audible alarm. No prior issues with this system. I was able to drive slowly home on side roads (1. 5 miles away). I made it to my driveway, pulled in on my upsloping driveway and then I had no brakes. Pedal went all the way to the floor. I was able to get the car into the street and had it towed to the shop. I feel lucky to have had this happen at low speed and in town. There was little to no warning for a critical system failure. Diagnosis by mechanic is brake master cylinder/ttraction control module, at approximately $3000 to replace. I have found multiple incidents of this failure across multiple vehicle types. The lack of responsiveness upon failure (including the emergency brake) and the short window to react makes me feel lucky that I did not hit or harm myself or anyone else with this failure.

We were driving along normally, the vsc, trac, abs and e-brake lights came on on the dashboard, along with an audible alarm. Then we had no brakes. I had to push with all my strength just to slow down at all. We were lucky we did not crash, we could have been killed. I am finding out it is a common problem on this year and model, as well as other Toyota models that use the same brake master cylinder/traction control module.

Brakes failed causing me to run off the road almost rear ending another vehicle. The vsc, abs and brake lights came up on the dash along with an audible alarm. Repair shop said brakes are fine and that is a computer related problem.

We have a 2003 Toyota 4 runner limited with the all wheel drive v8 engine. I noticed that Toyota was going to recall the 2003 sequoia for braking, slowing issues. We have had similar issues with our vehicle with seemingly automatic braking. The vehicle does have a down hill assist button for what I understand to be used in low gear on the transfer. The vehicle being all wheel drive does have a high and low transfer with a center locking differential. The vehicle with slow almost which small lunges, as if the transmission was downshifting with the rpm's being too high for the gear. That is the best I can explain. It is not a sudden stop, no brake lights appear, but the vehicle does slow, as if its dragging, perhaps that is some automatic pulsing of the brakes. Should I take the vehicle to Toyota.

The vehicle would rev itself up to a high rpm, from a stopped position when I stepped on the gas the vehicle would go in reverse. The dealership eventually replaced the transmission only after the manager borrowed it overnight and experienced it himself, but I have noticed the problem beginning again. Another problem is the radiator leaking and needed to be replaced (I was told it had the wrong kind of antifreeze; it was green and it needs a red kind???). When replacing this I was notified that my front brakes were paper thin and needed to be replaced this repair cost me almost $2000. Another problem is the rear window trim has shrunk. I also had the sunroof replaced after owning the vehicle less than two years. The brake light on the rear hatch does not work as well as the rear wipers (also when I hooked a trailer to it the electrical system seems to be messed up because the trailer lights will not work; went to autozone and tested the trailer and it is fine). The vehicle is starting to act funny again, the engine revs itself to high rpms (this is not the automatic tranny because it happens when it idles as well). The last incident was when I pulled out from a street parking spot and as soon as I put it in drive the vehicle stalled and we lost all power, when I pressed the gas pedal it was as if it was in neutral yet I triple checked and it was in drive. All of the sudden it acted normal and drove about 10 feet then it happened all over again. I also have the rotten egg smell (sulfur?) which is sporadic. Of course the dealer always says they can find nothing wrong, nothing is coming up on the computer. Luckily no injuries have occurred as of yet but I feel it is only a matter of time before I am on the highway and it decides to play these games. Very disappointed in quality of this vehicle, especially since I purchased it because of the reputation.