On the odd occasion, when braking hard & unexpectedly, the brakes on my Prado feel like they are locking. It feels like I am losing control of the car, there is the most almighty screeching, and the characteristic brake/release feeling on the brake pedal is missing. It feels like there is no ABS - in fact, it is horribly reminiscent of my old Toyota Raider (which didn't have ABS!).
This happens even when I am not travelling at high speed - the closest I have been able to narrow it down to is unexpected braking (person stepping into road, traffic comming to a sudden stop etc.). If I brake hard, but in a controlled fashion, it doesn't happen. Thinking back on the times it has happened, I'm almost certain that every time I was on a downhill, which leads me to think it may have something to do with with the automatic gearing down?
When I asked Toyota to test it, they (predictably) gave me a most patronising lecture on how ABS works. I may be a woman, but most of my cars have had ABS (including my 2003 Prado), so I certainly know what ABS feels like - and this ain't it!
I was starting to think I had lost my mind, until it happened one day when my husband was driving - we almost skidded through an intersection. A couple of days later, a friend mentioned exactly the same thing happening on her 2010 Prado!?
Has anyone had this problem, or heard anything about it?
TIA
This happens even when I am not travelling at high speed - the closest I have been able to narrow it down to is unexpected braking (person stepping into road, traffic comming to a sudden stop etc.). If I brake hard, but in a controlled fashion, it doesn't happen. Thinking back on the times it has happened, I'm almost certain that every time I was on a downhill, which leads me to think it may have something to do with with the automatic gearing down?
When I asked Toyota to test it, they (predictably) gave me a most patronising lecture on how ABS works. I may be a woman, but most of my cars have had ABS (including my 2003 Prado), so I certainly know what ABS feels like - and this ain't it!
I was starting to think I had lost my mind, until it happened one day when my husband was driving - we almost skidded through an intersection. A couple of days later, a friend mentioned exactly the same thing happening on her 2010 Prado!?
Has anyone had this problem, or heard anything about it?
TIA
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