Hello all, Quick intro: I knew nothing (and still no very little) about Land Cruiser until about this time last year when I began to think about some kind of off road vehicle again. Several folks said I should look into Land Cruisers (which I had overlooked due to Toyota tax/general price/just ignorance) and long story short last summer I wound up with a 2000 Land Cruiser with about 240k miles on the odometer. As it sits now, vehicle is pretty stock other than OME suspension. I have tried to work on it as time/mechanical aptitude (which isn't much)/tools allow and this brings me to my current situation:
Last week I drove the car, parked it, and when I returned it started up fine. As soon as I started rolling in reverse the VSC/TRAC lights came on. I noticed somepoint thereafter the "P" gear indicator light is now out. The "D" light has been out since the car was purchased by me; however, the other gear position lights still work fine. When I start the car; the VSC/TRAC lights cycle on/off as normal, but once I put it into "R" or "D" and roll slightly the VSC/TRAC lights come back on. I scanned the cruiser and I got codes C1207, C1223, and C1241. As I don't have a scanner I then cleared the codes, started/stopped the car and put it through the gears/drove a bit to see what codes came back on. Only C1207 returned (not most scientific approach I know...). I tried a new IGN 1 relay with no change to lights.
I have now removed the Park Neutral Position Switch clip/harness and have tried jumping the red/blue terminal with the green/white terminal to see if the "p" light illuminates with the key in the "on" position. It does not. When I use my test light to check for power at the red/blue wire at the clip/harness I don't get it to illuminate (or in any of the other ones). When plugged in, the vehicle starts (knock on wood) everytime with the transmission in park.
FOR THE TL,DR CROWD HERE IS MY QUESTION: Is there a better way for me to test the Park Neutral Position Switch? I am trying to determine if I need a new switch or if the "P" gear indicator light is bad in the dash before tearing into/replacing possible both items (or if something else entirely is the problem).
Thanks for any help, and thanks for the many informative posts I have already read here (been lurking since I started looking seriously at land cruisers).
Last week I drove the car, parked it, and when I returned it started up fine. As soon as I started rolling in reverse the VSC/TRAC lights came on. I noticed somepoint thereafter the "P" gear indicator light is now out. The "D" light has been out since the car was purchased by me; however, the other gear position lights still work fine. When I start the car; the VSC/TRAC lights cycle on/off as normal, but once I put it into "R" or "D" and roll slightly the VSC/TRAC lights come back on. I scanned the cruiser and I got codes C1207, C1223, and C1241. As I don't have a scanner I then cleared the codes, started/stopped the car and put it through the gears/drove a bit to see what codes came back on. Only C1207 returned (not most scientific approach I know...). I tried a new IGN 1 relay with no change to lights.
I have now removed the Park Neutral Position Switch clip/harness and have tried jumping the red/blue terminal with the green/white terminal to see if the "p" light illuminates with the key in the "on" position. It does not. When I use my test light to check for power at the red/blue wire at the clip/harness I don't get it to illuminate (or in any of the other ones). When plugged in, the vehicle starts (knock on wood) everytime with the transmission in park.
FOR THE TL,DR CROWD HERE IS MY QUESTION: Is there a better way for me to test the Park Neutral Position Switch? I am trying to determine if I need a new switch or if the "P" gear indicator light is bad in the dash before tearing into/replacing possible both items (or if something else entirely is the problem).
Thanks for any help, and thanks for the many informative posts I have already read here (been lurking since I started looking seriously at land cruisers).
