Toyota Tacoma (2005–2015) Owners Manual: General maintenance
Listed below are the general maintenance items that should be performed at the intervals specified in the “Scheduled Maintenance Guide” or “Owner’s Manual Supplement”. It is recommended that any problem you notice should be brought to the attention of your Toyota dealer or qualified service shop for advice.
Engine compartment
Vehicle interior
Vehicle exterior
CAUTION
■If the engine is running
Turn the engine off and ensure that there is adequate ventilation before performing maintenance checks.
Maintenance requirements
To ensure safe and economical driving, day-to-day care and regular maintenance
is essential. It is the owner’s responsibility to perform regular checks. Toyota
recommends the following maintenan ...
Emission inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs
Some states have vehicle emission inspection programs which include OBD (On
Board Diagnostics) checks. The OBD system monitors the operation of the emission
control system.
■ If the malfunc ...
Other materials:
Steering Angle Sensor Initialization Incomplete (C1439,C1445)
DESCRIPTION
The skid control ECU (brake actuator assembly) acquires steering angle sensor
zero point every time the ignition switch is turned ON and the vehicle is driven
at 35 km/h (22 mph) or more for approximately 5 seconds. The ECU also stores the
previous zero point.
The steering angle ...
Installation
INSTALLATION
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL TRANSMISSION FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
(a) Install the transmission floor shift assembly to the vehicle body with the
4 bolts.
Torque:
14 N·m {143 kgf·cm, 10 ft·lbf}
(b) Attach the 4 clamps to connect the wire harness to the transmission floor
shift assembl ...
Engine does not Start because No Initial Combustion
DESCRIPTION
When a key is inserted into the ignition key cylinder, the transponder
key coil receives the key ID code and sends it to the transponder key ECU
assembly.
If an error in communication between the transponder key coil and transponder
key ECU assembly occurs, this s ...
