A common cause of the VSC light on Lexus and Toyota if you see it along with a TRAC OFF light and a check engine light is a leaking or loose gas cap. If the VSC light came on after you refueled your car, you definitely want to make sure the gas cap is properly tightened. It can...
Our parent testers found it was a bit light, meaning that while the pedal was easy to push, the engine didn’t seem as responsive in comparison to how far you had to push the pedal. But after a week of driving, producing the right amount of go was easy to predict. INSTALLING A ...
I get home, here about 45mins I check under the car and there's a big puddle of oil. I'm frecking mad as a hatter, meaning am livid, pissed off ect… I don't want to sound ugly, I need to be in Parker AZ tomorrow to plan a funeral. My boyfriend of 17 yrs was hit & ...
All grades of the GR 86 come with Toyota’s Star Safety System™, which includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), and Brake Assist (BA). It also includes Smart Stop Technology® (SST), V...
Just because the Anti-Lock Brake System or Traction Control Light is on doesn’t necessarily mean that the fault has something to do with these systems. When the engine control system fails to work normally, the Control Area Network (CAN) shuts down the operations of the TRAC and VSC as ...
All grades of the GR 86 come with Toyota’s Star Safety System™, which includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), and Brake Assist (BA). It also includes Smart Stop Technology...
TRAC (traction control) & VSC (vehicle stability control). Basically, these systems use the brakes to control vehicle stability and traction. While the normal everyday driver will not notice these systems in operation, owners who drive their vehicles in a "spirited" manner will notice ...
The eight-speed ‘box keeps the surprisingly small engine’s revs low, meaning it remains totally noiseless and relaxed. It also helped me match its 12.4km/L fuel economy claim when on the open road, although after a bit of thrashing, that figured ended up at the 12.0km/L mark when I...
However, since then, there are tons of cars, including mine, where the assembly has gone bad, meaning that the brakes will continue to have a slow leak and can fail at any point causing physical harm and possible death to the driver. Toyota is very very aware of this issue, however ...