ABS, Trac, and VSC lights - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

nick13531 · 02-02-2009, 05:57 PM

I recently bought a new 2009 Toyota Camry in December. This past couple of weeks the ABS, TRAC, AND VSC lights all came on. I took it to the dealership and they checked for an open circuit in the brake light switch.So, I left and before I got home the lights came on again. So, then they had to call Toyota technical department and told them if they didnt find any faults just replace the ABS Acuator...so they replaced the abs actuator and brake fluid and all that. So I picked it up this last Saturday after they changed it and before I got home the lights came on again...so I took to the dealership today and they said they were going to have to keep it until a part comes in. They said they think they found the fix for it....they ordered a new brake light switch...can this really cause all of these lights to come on? The car only has 550 miles on it.

***toyomoho*** · 02-02-2009, 06:36 PM

A common fault can cause all the systems to turn off.

njerald · 02-02-2009, 07:39 PM

Depends on what DTC was set.

They sound like they are guessing but that's your dealer for you....

sniper34 · 02-02-2009, 08:26 PM

Dealers replace, they don't diagnose too deeply. It's easier to replace till they get it right IMHO. Brake lite switch? Can't see how. Computer, yes.

***Eye8Pussies*** · 02-02-2009, 08:46 PM

I would have said abs actuator as well, but they replaced that already, right?

I can also see ecu.

but it's most likely an abs related issue, since all the other systems depend on the abs braking system

rondia · 02-03-2009, 11:20 AM

Toyomoho is correct. When your check engine light comes on it also turns on ABS and Trac and VSC light. Need to run codes and diag from there. Example-in my case it was the air fuel sensor.

MrObvious · 02-03-2009, 12:58 PM

You can run to Autozone and it is completely free.

nick13531 · 02-03-2009, 04:06 PM

On my receipt it says code c1249 set, open in stop light circuit.

njerald · 02-03-2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by nick13531

On my receipt it says code c1249 set, open in stop light circuit.

So why the Hell start a new thread about it?????????????

sniper34 · 02-03-2009, 07:17 PM

See if a brake lite is out.

nick13531 · 02-21-2010, 01:02 PM

It turned out to be the brake light switch. If they would have just changed the simple little switch out in the first place instead of replacing the abs actuator first, then things would have been taken care of in one visit instead of 4. Oh well. It's fixed now

LOV · 02-21-2010, 01:14 PM

^ really? same happened to me, and they changed some kind of sensor and it was fixed.

bawazir_chicago · 07-11-2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nick13531

It turned out to be the brake light switch. If they would have just changed the simple little switch out in the first place instead of replacing the abs actuator first, then things would have been taken care of in one visit instead of 4. Oh well. It's fixed now

Hi sir,
I have the same issue as you having, can you please let me know where is the location of the brake light switch?
thank you,,