Toyota Tacoma (2005–2015) Owners Manual: If you think something is wrong
If you notice any of the following symptoms, your vehicle probably needs adjustment or repair. Contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
■ Visible sympt
● Fluid leaks under the vehicle (Water dripping from the air conditioning after use is normal.)
● Flat-looking tires or uneven tire wear
● Engine coolant temperature gauge needle continually points higher than normal
■ Audible symptoms
● Changes in exhaust sound
● Excessive tire squeal when cornering
● Strange noises related to the suspension system
● Pinging or other noises related to the engine
■ Operational symptoms
● Engine misfire, stumbling or running rough
● Appreciable loss of power
● Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when braking
● Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when driving on a level road
● Loss of brake effectiveness, spongy feeling, pedal almost touches the floor
If your vehicle needs to be towed
If towing is necessary, we recommend having your vehicle towed by your Toyota
dealer or a commercial towing service, using a lift-type truck or a flat bed truck.
Use a safety chain system for all t ...
Fuel pump shut off system
To minimize the risk of fuel leakage when the engine stalls or an airbag inflates
upon collision, the fuel pump shut off system stops supplying fuel to the engine.
Follow the procedure below to res ...
Other materials:
Check Bus 5 Line for Short to GND
DESCRIPTION
There may be a short circuit between one of the CAN bus lines and GND when there
is no resistance between terminal 15 (CA5H) of the central gateway ECU (network
gateway ECU) and terminal 4 (CG) of the DLC3, or terminal 16 (CA5L) of the central
gateway ECU (network gateway ECU) and ...
Problem Symptoms Table
PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE
HINT:
Use the table below to help determine the cause of problem symptoms. If multiple
suspected areas are listed, the potential causes of the symptoms are listed in order
of probability in the "Suspected Area" column of the table. Check each symptom by
check ...
Test Mode Procedure
TEST MODE PROCEDURE
1. TEST MODE (SIGNAL CHECK MODE) PROCEDURE
HINT:
When entering test mode (signal check mode), the tire pressure warning
ECU and receiver stores all the test mode (signal check mode) DTCs first.
After the tire pressure warning ECU and receiver completes the signa ...
