Just returned from a week at Boy Scout Summer Camp. Always a blast. Cruiser with 6 scouts plus me and the trailer averaged 8.6 mpg for the 500 mile round trip. Hauling that trailer and a truck full of scouts up and over the Grapevine in SoCal plus the climb into Kernville and Camp Whitsett just sucked up the gas.
Never the less - this truck still never ceases to amaze me as to what it's capable of doing.
Only down side to the trip was when I was exiting an Arby's in Bakersfield, I severed the wiring harness to the trailer when the hitch bottomed out on a dip. Kids noticed the radio blinking in tandum with the turn signal. Thought that was kind of weird, and when I looked, I noticed that the brake controller 'wasn't connected' to the trailer. It has a 'c' on the display when it is. Had to stop for gas outside of town at a cheaper Shell station I know and that's when I noticed the severed wiring harness. Filled up the gas and went to leave and couldn't take the truck out of Park. Took the screw driver out of the tool kit (yes, I still have the original intact Yota tool kit) and poked it down the slot to release the tranny and drove home - without brake lights, turn signals and BRAKES on the trailer. Had another dad follow me the entire way running rear end interference for me. Got home safely w/o any tickets. Continued to have the problem with the shifter not being able to shift from Park.
Fixed the trailer wiring harness Sunday afternoon and while testing noticed that brake lights on the cruiser were out also - Damn. Had already read lots in the AT section of the FSM to no real avail regarding not being able to shift from Park. Figured the lock mechanism solonoid or ECU had fried when I had severed the wiring harness to the trailer. Thinking very expensive fix coming to replace either of these parts to the AT. When I noticed the brake lights on the LC were also out, figured it was a blown fuse to the Stop lights and the trusty Owners Manual also detailed that the stop fuse also controlled the lock mechanism to the transmission. Pulled the fuse - Yep, that's all it was. Damn - no spare 10 amp fuse. Off to buy one, slapped it in and problem fixed. Panic over.
Almost posted this here looking for possible causes after reading the FSM, but got it solved. It's nice to know that this forum was here just in case and knowledge picked up here over the past years helped in the self diagnosis. I had even already looked for any diagnostic codes on the AT and it was clear (E1 and Tt plugs and flashing on the O/D on/off indicator).
This may be more chat than technical, but figured the fuse issue on the lock out to the tranny and mpg makes it technical.
Happy to be back.
BTW - our 30 scouts pulled in a whopping 127 merit badges at camp. Couldn't be more proud of all of them. My son Eric pulled in 7 himself, including his last Eagle required MB. All he's got left is his Eagle project and he'll join the old man in the ranks of Eagle!!!
Never the less - this truck still never ceases to amaze me as to what it's capable of doing.
Only down side to the trip was when I was exiting an Arby's in Bakersfield, I severed the wiring harness to the trailer when the hitch bottomed out on a dip. Kids noticed the radio blinking in tandum with the turn signal. Thought that was kind of weird, and when I looked, I noticed that the brake controller 'wasn't connected' to the trailer. It has a 'c' on the display when it is. Had to stop for gas outside of town at a cheaper Shell station I know and that's when I noticed the severed wiring harness. Filled up the gas and went to leave and couldn't take the truck out of Park. Took the screw driver out of the tool kit (yes, I still have the original intact Yota tool kit) and poked it down the slot to release the tranny and drove home - without brake lights, turn signals and BRAKES on the trailer. Had another dad follow me the entire way running rear end interference for me. Got home safely w/o any tickets. Continued to have the problem with the shifter not being able to shift from Park.
Fixed the trailer wiring harness Sunday afternoon and while testing noticed that brake lights on the cruiser were out also - Damn. Had already read lots in the AT section of the FSM to no real avail regarding not being able to shift from Park. Figured the lock mechanism solonoid or ECU had fried when I had severed the wiring harness to the trailer. Thinking very expensive fix coming to replace either of these parts to the AT. When I noticed the brake lights on the LC were also out, figured it was a blown fuse to the Stop lights and the trusty Owners Manual also detailed that the stop fuse also controlled the lock mechanism to the transmission. Pulled the fuse - Yep, that's all it was. Damn - no spare 10 amp fuse. Off to buy one, slapped it in and problem fixed. Panic over.
Almost posted this here looking for possible causes after reading the FSM, but got it solved. It's nice to know that this forum was here just in case and knowledge picked up here over the past years helped in the self diagnosis. I had even already looked for any diagnostic codes on the AT and it was clear (E1 and Tt plugs and flashing on the O/D on/off indicator).
This may be more chat than technical, but figured the fuse issue on the lock out to the tranny and mpg makes it technical.
Happy to be back.
BTW - our 30 scouts pulled in a whopping 127 merit badges at camp. Couldn't be more proud of all of them. My son Eric pulled in 7 himself, including his last Eagle required MB. All he's got left is his Eagle project and he'll join the old man in the ranks of Eagle!!!
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