Toyota Tacoma Electrical and Lighting Issues
i've a oo Taco and recently I've had no less than 3 fuses blow at the same time (horn, tail-light, blinkers) 2 under the hood and one under the dash. I replaced the blinker 10 amp with a 15 amp and it seems to be fine. I tried the same with the taillight fuse (swapping a 15 amp for a 10) and it only worked for about 5 mins. What am I missing? I've had no recent issues with the truck. the most recent was a starter rebuild about a month ago. HELP! i need my tail lights!
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I have a 1995 Toyota Tacoma 4 cyl. extra cab pickup truck. After changing all four corners with pads, shoes and rear wheel cylinders, the brake warning light on my instrument panel doesn't turn off while operating the truck. How do I get this fixed?
Thanks,
Stan
than the engine. If I shut it off it goes all dead and turning the key does nothing..theres no electrical at all.
I hear a relay like clicking noise at first..then nothing.
Then shabang! it all comes up and starts OK..any input as
to the problem?
This is a recurring problem. The last time I bought the truck in for the same problem. I was told that they took the electrical system apart, couldn't find the cause, put everything back together and the headlight problem stopped. I was also told that it wasn't covered under warranty because they didn't replace any parts. Obviously there is some part that is malfunctioning
Any help ?
This a.m., got in vehicle, started up, and found neither side turn signals would work.
Checked fuses, etc., and found nothing amiss.
Got back in, restarted, and the right turn sigs worked, but left showed the fast flash indicating burned out bulb.
Checked and saw that left rear TS wasn't working. Pulled bulb, looked OK, but replaced with new one. Same result.
Checked socket - no voltage, checked wiring to socket - no voltage, both with engine running. Put left rear bulb panel back, restarted, and now all works fine, at least for the moment.
Any thoughts??? And thanks.
pH
Took to dealer. Required about 3/4 day probing and searching but finally found the problem.
There was a loose plug-in connector in the rear of the dash panel. Seating it cured the problem.
pH
Thanks
Dealer took care of problem as noted in my post (#22 of 23).
All's been fine since.
is it a loose connection, bad battery or my alternator maybe? the truck is custom but runs good other than some sputtering problems i have recently started having. Can anyone give me a clue as to how to troubleshoot this problem?
It's pretty easy to get the whole unit out (one screw and tug against a couple of spring clips), disconnected (two cable connectors) and disassembled to get at the circuit board. Toyota wants an astonishing $800 to replace the unit. A friend re-soldered the resistors and I'm now back in business, confident that my pal's solder work is going to hold up far longer than the ones done by the manufacturer in Mexico.
i go out to my truck after work yesterday, and the radio (still original am.fm.) is playing and the interior lights are on.
The stereo turned off when i got home a half hour later, but when my wife came home another 2 hours later, the stereo was on again, and whe i walk out to investigate it turns off on its own.
Now the interior lights still don't turn off (they only) dim and i have to turn off the stereo manually, if i don't want it running randomly when i'm not in it.
I live in Calif. and it's recently been raining. the only significant rain since i've owned it...
When I flip the turn signal lever down for a left turn, the RPMs jump up 500-1000 from the previous RPM level. I can do this over and over.
Also the when flipping the left turn signal lever down, all of the rear lights blink except the right turn signal light which does not light up. If I press the brakes they all stop but remain on.
Also when pressing the brakes, the left turn signal lights, front and back, turn on continuously.
While the left turn signal is blinking I can hear and feel a very noticable clicking in the gear shift control.
started but no current going to plugs??
From Distributor no electric going thru wires to the plugs....
Please advise..........
thank you.... :confuse:
The problem resistors are marked 510. There is a single screw holding the whole unit in place, inside the sunglass pop-down case. The front is kept in with clips that are part of the unit at the front. You can tug it down. Don't remember it being that big of a problem.
The circuit board is screwed to the plastics. Disconnect the cable plug, remove the circuit board and re-solder the contacts on the resistors. If you don't know how to solder (as I didn't), have a competent friend do it.
Then put it back together. Mine didn't need to be re-calibrated, but I did need to set the location as per the TSB regarding the compass/temp gauge. Good luck.
Randy
A month ago the left turn signal failed to work on my trailer, and I found that the voltage to the left turn signal pin on the trailer electrical connector was half what it was at my Tacoma's left turn bulb. I reasoned that the problem was inside a sealed harness adapter screwed to the truck's frame, and I resolved the problem by running a wire to bypass that adapter, using a copper clamp to thoroughly secure my bypass wire to the existing wire, and sealed that up with liquid electrical tape, all of which is still as solid and sound as it was when I installed it.
Now I see there is a later post which suggests that the trailer signal convertor box may be to blame, so I'll be checking that. Anyone else who has had this problem and resolved it, please post your solution.