Stupid VSC almost got me into accident.
Stupid VSC almost got me into accident.
And so, today I had to make a left turn from a driveway onto a busy street. There was never ending oncoming traffic in the lane I was turning into, so I just waited for an opening between cars that was large enough for me to cut into, and when I saw one I floored it. The stupid VSC kicked in and started cutting off the gas. This was freaking scary - I almost got T-boned and the car wouldn't move out of its way. I released the gas and stepped on it again, not as hard, and was fortunately able to make the turn, but from now on I will keep that stupid system off.
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Originally Posted by Och
And so, today I had to make a left turn from a driveway onto a busy street. There was never ending oncoming traffic in the lane I was turning into, so I just waited for an opening between cars that was large enough for me to cut into, and when I saw one I floored it. The stupid VSC kicked in and started cutting off the gas. This was freaking scary - I almost got T-boned and the car wouldn't move out of its way. I released the gas and stepped on it again, not as hard, and was fortunately able to make the turn, but from now on I will keep that stupid system off.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
what car do you have again? If it is RWD, your might have lost control of your back without esp...
Physics simply don't work that way.
Last edited by XeroK00L; Mar 2, 2006 at 09:49 AM.
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Originally Posted by replica
some of you guys belong on a Buick or Oldsmobile forum... In case you didn't notice, you don't need to be a granny to practice safe driving.And safe driving doesn't mean slow either. In the OP's case, even without VSC, he would've been able to complete his left turn FASTER if he did NOT "floor it" and make the wheel spin and the car fish-tail. Apply proper amount of throttle and the car will go in your intended path faster than if you floored it.
Originally Posted by Och
I released the gas and stepped on it again, not as hard, and was fortunately able to make the turn, but from now on I will keep that stupid system off.
Now do you still want the VSC off?
Last edited by XeroK00L; Mar 2, 2006 at 10:38 AM.
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
So like, it's okay to power slide thru your turns on a public road? In case you didn't notice, you don't need to be a granny to practice safe driving.
And safe driving doesn't mean slow either. In the OP's case, even without VSC, he would've been able to complete his left turn FASTER if he did NOT "floor it" and make the wheel spin and the car fish-tail. Apply proper amount of throttle and the car will go in your intended path faster than if you floored it.See, Och, if you had done this in your first try, you would've completed your left turn much earlier already. Sorry to say, but you almost got yourself into an accident, not the "stupid" VSC.
Now do you still want the VSC off?
In case you didn't notice, you don't need to be a granny to practice safe driving.And safe driving doesn't mean slow either. In the OP's case, even without VSC, he would've been able to complete his left turn FASTER if he did NOT "floor it" and make the wheel spin and the car fish-tail. Apply proper amount of throttle and the car will go in your intended path faster than if you floored it.
See, Och, if you had done this in your first try, you would've completed your left turn much earlier already. Sorry to say, but you almost got yourself into an accident, not the "stupid" VSC.Now do you still want the VSC off?
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That's happened to me in my es a while ago. I was in a gridlocked right lane and wanted to get to the third lane on the left. When I looked, I was clear for a few seconds, enough to make it without endangering anyone. So I got on it a little and BAM, traction control killed my power, I barely made it to the other lane.
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Originally Posted by Och
Please, I was making the left turn from a standstill, I have nice tires and GS isnt making 600lb of torque to fish tail through the turn. If anything, it would just chirp the tires a bit. In any case, I'd rather keep the system off when trying to make quick maneurs.
I will say the VSC in the lower hp, FWD cars, IMO, can cause an issue. Not in the GS. If anything, VSC saved my butt MANY times
but not the last one
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Originally Posted by newr
hope this is not a stupid question.
If the VSC is controlled by the car computer, why can't Lexus update the solfware for the VSC so that it does not cuf off the gas as much?
If the VSC is controlled by the car computer, why can't Lexus update the solfware for the VSC so that it does not cuf off the gas as much?
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Originally Posted by newr
hope this is not a stupid question.
If the VSC is controlled by the car computer, why can't Lexus update the solfware for the VSC so that it does not cuf off the gas as much?
If the VSC is controlled by the car computer, why can't Lexus update the solfware for the VSC so that it does not cuf off the gas as much?
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Anytime I would make a hard turn and accelerate, my VSC would come on. That drove me crazy. I just installed a 3.76 LSD and no more VSC 
. The car just hooks up like crazy. I now blast around every turn I can. If there is water in the corner and my wheels start to spin the VSC still does work but my car is sticking to the road a whole lot better now.
. The car just hooks up like crazy. I now blast around every turn I can. If there is water in the corner and my wheels start to spin the VSC still does work but my car is sticking to the road a whole lot better now.