We are 9 days into a 15-day vacation with our ’93 TLC and are having a stage problem. After two days of mild four-wheeling in Canyon De Chelly, AZ the problem appeared. The symptoms are:
ABS Light Stays Lit
Transmission/Break Interlock will not allow the vehicle to be shifted out of Park.
After the Interlock Manual Release is used to the take the transmission out of Park, the transmission will not shift automatically (i.e. when in drive it starts in high gear but will manually shift to R, L, 2, and D
OD button has no effect (I am not sure if the overdrive is on or off)
The Brakes work fine
This problem comes on with out any warning, and usually disappears with out any warning or reason in 10 min to 1 day.
The Problem has been getting more prevalent.
As we passed through Durango, CO I took the truck into the Toyota Dealer there. The problem had been with us all day the day before but in the morning it was fine and the problem did not re-occur on the way to the dealer. They looked at it and said that it had dirty Fusible Links between the Brakes and the ECU and that they were not able to communicate with the ECU. They cleaned them and said they could then communicate with the ECU (cheap $107 bill). Afterward the truck was fine, though it had been fine the whole morning before the dealer visit.
We moved on to Silverton, CO and Escalante, UT and did some very intense off-road driving with no problems for 4 days.
Last night the truck was fine coming back to our cabin. This morning I started it up and the problem was back. The Problem stayed constant all day today.
Does anybody have any idea what this it or the fix for it?
Thank you very much in advance,
Scott
ABS Light Stays Lit
Transmission/Break Interlock will not allow the vehicle to be shifted out of Park.
After the Interlock Manual Release is used to the take the transmission out of Park, the transmission will not shift automatically (i.e. when in drive it starts in high gear but will manually shift to R, L, 2, and D
OD button has no effect (I am not sure if the overdrive is on or off)
The Brakes work fine
This problem comes on with out any warning, and usually disappears with out any warning or reason in 10 min to 1 day.
The Problem has been getting more prevalent.
As we passed through Durango, CO I took the truck into the Toyota Dealer there. The problem had been with us all day the day before but in the morning it was fine and the problem did not re-occur on the way to the dealer. They looked at it and said that it had dirty Fusible Links between the Brakes and the ECU and that they were not able to communicate with the ECU. They cleaned them and said they could then communicate with the ECU (cheap $107 bill). Afterward the truck was fine, though it had been fine the whole morning before the dealer visit.
We moved on to Silverton, CO and Escalante, UT and did some very intense off-road driving with no problems for 4 days.
Last night the truck was fine coming back to our cabin. This morning I started it up and the problem was back. The Problem stayed constant all day today.
Does anybody have any idea what this it or the fix for it?
Thank you very much in advance,
Scott