Thread: Traction Control Issues in a 2010 Defender Puma

Guys... Just after some helpful info on the Traction Control in a 2010 Defender Puma...


I recently completed travelling the Canning Stock Route in Western Australia & I experienced some frustrations with Traction Control activating when driving over some brutal Corrugations. I could feel the traction control apply the brakes to the RHS front wheels which became annoying. I tried the method of pressing the brake a number of times before starting the engine but even though it looked like it worked via the lights on the dash, it didn't...


Is there another way of turning OFF the Traction Control? When travelling over the corrugations at 20-40kph, it became annoying and unsafe at time...


Suggestions?


Is it a matter of pulling the fuses?


thanks in advance

That's odd.. so it thought the RHS was spinning. Is there any chance of different tyre pressure or something like that causing it? Different corner weights? It would have been interesting to use lockers if you have them for a little test and see if that stopped it. The centre diff was locked of course??

If it was consistent.. what else could cause it? An issue with the sensor or wiring? AFAIK those sensors are pretty simple and I've never heard of them playing up. Has the sensor partially moved out of the housing? Occasionally mine has fallen out and hung on with the wiring when the dust shield at the back fails. I imagine it's possible the could be sitting out a bit affecting sensor function.

I've never seen the TD5 exhibit this kind of behaviour. In my experience the defender brake traction contol is excellent and i've never wanted to turn it off. The reason why toyota people all need to turn theirs off is because it's bundled with stability control.

Following with interest.