Hilux transfer case limp mode

I'm having a head-scratcher with my 2005 Toyota Hilux diesel. It's got about 73,650 km on the clock. The transfer case seems to be stuck in some kind of limp mode. The main symptom is that the gearbox is slipping and shifting really uncleanly. I suspect it might be consequential faults stemming from a potential issue within the ABS system. Has anyone experienced anything similar?

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Whoa, that sounds rough! I had something similar happen on my Hilux. Was it by any chance after you were messing around with the gear selector or maybe some overzealous traction control kicking in? It threw me for a loop, that's for sure.

Interesting! I was indeed doing a bit of off-roading when it happened. Can you give me some more information? Did you read out any diagnostic trouble codes (fault codes) at that time?

Yep, pretty much the same. The codes pointed towards some weird interaction between the transfer case and ABS. I was scared of a huge repair bill at first, but honestly, I just took it to a workshop and they sorted it out pretty quickly. I could not figure it out on my own.

Thanks a bunch for the insight! Turns out, the issue was indeed ABS related and was triggering the transfer case to go into limp mode. Luckily, it didn't cost me anything to fix, and after a quick reset it worked like new!

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