Customer Complaint: Engine Stalls When Turning On Wipers
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- čas přidán 23. 01. 2023
- In this video I have a look at a ladies 2017 Toyota Rav4 that she says stalls out when ever she turns on the wipers. It was easier than you might think once we follow the clues.
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Sorry, but I have to start pinning this until I learn how to speak clearly again. I am not having a stroke nor do I have bell’s palsy, a brain tumor or MS. I do not have ALS or a migraine. Please stop calling my shop to notify me or Mrs.O that I can not speak clearly. I am very aware of my inability to "pronunciate" words like I use to and she is also aware of my slurred speech. We live together and work together and I even talk to her. I have an upper palate expander in my mouth. It interferes with my tongue. Shcrews up my shpeech . Thank you for your concerns.
-Eric O.
I swear I thought you was day drinking?
Well clearly these people don't watch all the videos or they would have known about the dental work. Sorry you had to deal with that but it's pretty funny.
Lol 🤣 oh come on Eric we can all tell you can't walk or drive straight and all the falling over yourself lost 10mm sockets and the way you obviously can't think your way out of a wet paper sack you don't just have one of these things you have all of them and are drunk and high ASF on top of it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lol. If it wasn't so annoying (all the concern) it'd be funny
I wore a pallet expander for 18 months as a teenager, the base of my tongue would often swell up after tightenings and make things hard to speak and very painful. Fun fact I can still barely feel a spot on the roof of my mouth where it used to be more than 10 years ago! Love the videos Eric, great job diagnosing this one
eric o to the wires: "tell me where the bad man touched you", the wire: "everywhere"
Awesome! 😆😆😆😆
Just love it 🤣🤣
Hahahahahaahaha that is hilarious. Comment Winner of the Month.
Best reply ever!
That is GOLD! I can see the adult version: Eric rewires a Lexus. Don’t worry, it’s PG13😂
"Armed with a pocket full of scotch locks and wire strippers"
New favorite phrase
Doing repairs like this is where Eric O earns his rep as a top 1% mechanic. The lady will sing his praises to a lot of people. Job well done.
are you gay?
Eric... This is a prime example of why we all love your videos. You're just an honest guy, and you share the details. I wish I had a mechanic like you in my area.
@ALIENSTOCK & DEDSEX What in tarnation did you just say?
@ALIENSTOCK & DEDSEX How RUDE of you to ask Eric O to get a lobotomy!
Ditto.
You probably do have a mechanic worth his salt locally, but finding him is the issue
@@grahammartin8568 That’s absolutely true.
"hes out 35 scotchlocks and half a roll of black tape." best quote of the week.
A friend went to a shop for remote start. Shop has been in the neighborhood for many years. Good reviews. They mounted something under the dashboard and drilled through the firewall into the engine compartment. Found out later on the way home after having no brakes coming up to a red light they drilled a hole in the power booster for the brakes.
They have kids puting this crap in good cars and don't know crap 😂
I learned a long time ago, "the thing that changed is the cause" see it a zillion times!
Looking back at 15:42, you can see that the connector is partially unplugged. Excellent diagnosis and lucky it was a simple fix.
Yup....plain as day!
Yep, it moves ever so slightly, but unfortunately Eric was the other side of the column so wouldnt have been able to see it move, he got there in the end though!
Good work on getting the time stamp. Cheers.
Then as we continue to watch it you can actually see the connector move. Eric says "RIGHT HERE" and the connector wiggles.
Sometimes I accuse my wife of moving something then I find it where I left it.
Also at 16:47 Eric pulls on the wires of that connector and if you listen close you can here a click.
i found out over the years with aftermarket remote starts. Never question a woman about removing them, its like cancelling their hair appointment
"All frigged up" ...love it. Thanks for keeping everything clean and funny 😁
Almost makes you wish it had a red locking tab 😂. As a Mopar guy I had to throw that out there. Love the channel! You are an amazing mechanic!
THE ONE TIME!!! Hahah good comment man
Some of these connectors today you gotta be Harry Fricken Houdini to unlock !
Just can't imagine other shops would spend so much time to diagnose this problem. You da man.
There is a shop in bryan ohio that evidently does . They had my 72 Impala in for a no start no crank , had it for a day . Parts used one butt connector $472.00
Now my heat / air controller don’t work .
You would be surprised how many of us do. We can't just give up and say screw it. Gotta find the problem, right?
@@josephprainito662 yes sir. We know plenty of you good mechanics are out there but the bad ones are loud and proud. They make the most noise. We are lucky to find a good one like you.
@@josephprainito662 100% Never let it beat you, or it will bug the heck out of you!👍
You loose money on a job like this one.Kick the can down the road and move on.
tracking down an intermittent fault is always a burden....you did well....i always become impatient and frustrated after about 10 minutes but that's why expert professionals like yourself are out there......being persistent, exhaustively complete, and methodical is the only way
Totally agree but some mechanics just load the parts cannon 🎉just wish Eric was closer to NYC
Yep, I recently had a 09 Ford, that didnt want to start, and would shut off on me. The PCM relay was going bad. it was a very weird, slowly degrading failure. And when the PCM powered off, it threw the code for Passive Security. But that was false. Swapped a known good relay and all the issues vanished. Bought all new relays for it. And sold her off.
Had a VW Rabbit in the 70's. About every 25k miles it would shut off for no reason. Was on the 3rd ignition switch when I figured out that the cause was an overweight key ring. The weight of the key ring kept pressure on the switch trying to turn off the ignition. Took keys off the ring - no more problems.
@@donhomberg6724 if it only happened every 25k miles, I wouldn’t even consider it a fault! I don’t drive much these days so I’d cover 25k in about 10 years 😂
Dude.
I train people to troubleshoot networks for a living and I WISH I could somehow impart your powers of logic and observation to some of my students. Excellent job, excellent video. Thanks!!
WELL ERIC ,MY remote STARTER>Puts the coffee pot on 1st>then put's on HER slippers and robe>then let's the DOG out.then trudges out to MY truck,fires it up,turns on the defrost and heater>then runs back inside saying HOW COLD IT IS OUT THERE>THEN says maybe i should stay HOME in this nice WARM BED !!!!! BLESS HER HEART.
I installed remote starts for 10 years, I had alot of pride in my work. I also did trouble shooting
on remote starter installs from other shops, I was horrified at the lack of solder,tape and wire
routing paths 95% of the time when I looked over another shops work. My main competitor
had 2 installers per car and would have a car in and out the door in approx 20 minutes. I took
2-3 hours even with a helper, depending on vehicle. I only ever had 2 comebacks and both were
circuit board failures.
Yeah, I believe cars are more complex now with bus combined with the trying to cheap out . I.e 2 sets of fobs to bypass all the security features.
Or just $29 Amazon ching changzxuyzx
(1 board 36,756 different brands)
After code alarm sold out and bulldog back in the early 00s you either get a good deal out of it or you got a good deal of head aches...
I was always maddened by every install I ever saw. But also thanked them because I fixed so many I can't even remember how many times. It was good fast money and I never had a come back from my repairs. Also no cheap remote starts should be left in an auto because they always end up DOA some where. They are not passive and interrupt the ignition power and start signal cicuits.
I've had all my remote starters installed at a reputable shop. They do audio systems, remote starts, and alarms. Nothing else. Never had an issue. The work is always neat and done very well. Meanwhile every family member that has purchased a used vehicle that came with an alarm/remote start has been a problematic hack job.
@@luvdady Some modern cars make it way simpler if you get the right kit. It’ll basically be plug and play without needing to splice into anything. But, that often requires a more expensive kit and it won’t be universal so a lot of places don’t bother with them.
Solder has no place in a wiring harness
Got Scotty scared there for a second. ‘Yota does not break down 😂
WHY GOT I A SUBIE!
@@ekop1778 Good luck.
@@QBRX MY 18 HAD SEVERAL MINOR RECALLS
BATTERY WAS ONE OF THEM.. REPLACED
STILL GOES
20K ON IT
@@ekop1778 I've had a 2004 Tundra for 8 years. Had to replace a battery, a gas cap and a O2 sensor. 190K still goes.
@@QBRX THATS GOOD
BETTERTHAN THE LAST JUNKER I HAD
96 DODGE NEON 4 DOOR! JUNKED AT 166K
RUST HOLES ALL OVER THE BOTTOM
THEM CHRYSLERS- I SWEAR AFTER 5 YRS ALREADY IN SCRAPHEAP!
FORD TOO
THEM BRONCOS ARE KRAP TOO
The seam stripper. GENIUS!!! That's my new go to tool.
You're definitely an inspiration for all new mechanics to take on the trade.
Was considering a remote start system for my car, but after watching your videos I've decided to build a heated garage instead. LOL
You are wise in your generation.
Get a remote starter. You'll LOVE it. I haven't had any issue like this and I've had 3 vehicles now with them. I have the one that uses a cell signal and has app on phone so you don't have to worry about how far away you are or not knowing if it started. Definitely worth the money if you live in the north east.
@@johnevans9751 Living in Northern Minnesota close to Canada makes such things very nice to have.
I've been the dash guy in just about every dealership I ever worked at. Heater/ac controls, blower door motors, etc. I refused to "fix" aftermarket ad on wiring. I'm with you Eric, I just removed it and put the wiring back to factory. I've seen horror in the wiring just somebody installing a stupid radio.
At least with aftermarket radios you can get adapter plugs to plug into the factory connections, so that the only shitty wiring possible is between that and the stereo itself. Of course, that didn't stop tons of master youtube technicians cutting factory plugs off and wire nutting everything xD
@@ice44567 Yep. When I replaced the Alpine aftermarket head unit, it, and the one I put in (has BT, USB connections, as well as the 3.5mm jack that I almost never use), the factory radio harness was kept intact and a wiring harness connector was used and as long as that's been done, and pushed in solidly, it'll be fine, the radio will act as if factry, when in fact, it's an aftermarket unit. Mind you, my car is a 2003 Mazda Protege 5 wagon and the JVC unit I put in is from 2012.
Thankyou for your indepth look at repairs. I'm sorry people have to talk negatively.
Here's a story with a remote start. a lady complaining she would come in the house, set her purse on the bar and her car would start outside.. she said "it's not my remote, because it's laying on the bar by my purse" (long story short) her remote start had two fobs, the second one was in the bottom of her five pound purse lol (too funny but true) great video as always! I hadn't noticed the speaking problem but we'll be Praying for you!
Awesome diagnosis and fix,Eric. Asking a dealership to fix this problem would have cost hundreds of dollars
and wasted time with no solution. Your persistence and work ethic are unparalleled !👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
It wouldn’t have a problem if they never got an aftermarket remote start installed…
The customer also voided any warranty they did have too 🤷♂️
@@christophervanzetta They only voided warranty if what Eric did directly resulted in a failure, otherwise, warranty still stands.
@@LordOfSilense aftermarket remote starts might void warranties. Not the repairs
The stealership would have sold her a whole steering column
@@christophervanzetta how did she void the warranty when the dealership is the 1 who installed it???
..."no parts required!"......good job Eric....enjoyed the video....keep 'em coming... 🙂
Why do people hang heavy junk from their car key? The key cylinder is meant to support the key; nothing else.
Eric..I am from central PA and you phrasing and words sound....perfect and natural to me! Love you sharing your expansive knowledge and menu choices!!!
I love the way you talk Eric! You are must loved for your humor!
I have encountered similar problems ,yes I get called when other fail ,then its 99% of the time what did someone else mess with and trace it back . Most of the time it takes more time to find out what someone else messed with to get to the problem .Good job ,I call it wiring forensics
Great video. Even though the fault was in a difficult position to video I could see exactly what you were doing. Brilliant.
Back when you were a Young pup, my wife purchased a used Ford Bronco II . It had an after market car stereo, after market car alarm, after market CB radio and tons of electrical issues. We got a good deal on it because of the electrical issues and we took a chance thinking the dealer was to stupid to take the after market stuff out to solve the issues. I spent a Saturday afternoon taking all the extra crap out and fixing the wires. That little beast ended up being a solid daily driver and we never had a single issue with it.
I enjoy watching you "unfrig" bad workmanship.
As always you knocked this out of the park with logic and common sense... a very rare commodity in this world. I purchased two vehicles that had "factory" remote starts... both wound up in the garbage when I got home from picking said vehicles up from the dealer. I pray the spacer will be short lived they can seriously rip up your tongue, even as your speech continues to get better with every video. Much love n prayers from upstate PRNY🙏💜
Great job Eric. I wouldn't have guessed there would be so much wiggle in that steering stalk assembly. Thanks for taking us along.
Some people just don't start with the basic of things and work their way out like you do. And yes you do speak clearly.
you can totally see it loose in previous footage!!!!!!! awesome diag as always
I give you lots of credit ,amazing you laying there on seat floor of car for as long as you do. My back would be killing me .Not sure if folks don't understand position of the body mechanics get into to work on cars ,plus certain body strength it takes and all the knuckle busting .
Exactly I understand it all to well my friend, mechanic of 30+ years here. Im 49 with three herniated disc’s in my lumbar spine and screaming sciatic nerve pain. Twisting under dashboards is a big no no lol.
@@pattersonfilm9117 Yes ,just getting to fuse panels under dash or even changing the dimmer switches back when was a pain .
I'll second (or third) that! It can be downright painful! I recently installed a dash cam in my wife's car, and had to access the fuse box (2020 RAV4). Wouldn't you know it, it's right above where the clutch pedal should have been, and facing downwards! After switching to reading glasses, as progressives don't work at that angle, I suddenly had a regret - some years ago I got rid of my weight lifting set (getting a bit too old now, 67), and that back bench for presses would have been the perfect height for this job!!
Question now is, do I buy a bench for the next car, or do I take it to the stealership to install? Hmmmm .... answered my own question there!!
After rewatching some of the footage, you can actually see the female part of that connector moving ever so slightly separately from the male end as you wiggled the wires.
Great fix Mr. O.
Persistence wins the prize, you are the best.
I hate working under the dash of a car. Great job Eric!
Another great job. Im thinking about moving to your town, just so i can have an awesome mechanic!!! You are definitely the man!!!
You are the best auto troubleshooter I have ever seen. I wish I had a shop near me with half your ability.
The wires going to the connector are pulled tight with that zip tie so it makes perfect sense. Good diagnosis Eric O
Eric "35 scotch locks, a roll of tape." Me "and one tail light fuse!"
Yup. Mobile guy installed an aftermarket burglar alarm on my (then) 2006 Nissan Frontier at my work. He was nice enough to blow the tail and parking light fuse which I didn't find out till later on.
6 years later I had to remove the dash. Going back together I removed the alarm, then proceeded to solder and shrink tube all the damaged wiring!
Good one Mr. O!
When you said 2017 RAV4 you got my attention! I have a 2020 RAV4 without the remote starter. It's the base model. Key-in-the-ignition to start and run.
Reminds me of the early nineties in Australia, insurance companies were big on immobilizers being fitted and every man and his dog were fitting them. It was scotch lock city and nothing but trouble.
They probably *did* immobilize vehicles, even if unintentionally. 😁
Yep, I remember getting one fitted to my Daewoo by the old Strathfield Car Audio....
Ended up stuck on the side of the road and was so easy to bypass I ended up not having to walk.
A true Master mechanic!
Rare nowadays.
Don't know how many times I've removed that crap due to causing CEL and drivability issues. Great friend of mine installed them for several years, told him if I ever have to fix a vehicle for drivability issues due to a remote starter or something he installed, we'd have to stop being friends. We both laughed and he said "will never happen".....it's been about 10yrs, and we're still great friends!
Learning moment. This is why u should tug on connectors before removing them when trying to track down random electrical issues.
I had the same exact problem with my FJ Cruiser about a week ago! I was going crazy trying to track down this phantom electrical problem. The only issue was a partially plugged ignition connector. Love your videos!
Love your videos man! You are the top of your field and it's always awesome to see the quality of your work in your videos!
This makes me so glad that nearly all of the current gen Toyotas come with remote start integrated into the DCM/Telematics system by default. Set up the trial account once and shebam, key fob remote start forever. As of the 2023MY all Rav4s have remote start built into them by default. Even the basest trim. It's nice.
I really like these type of videos. This is a realistic example of problems vehicles face. i just had to have my entire heater box replaced in my 08 dodge ram because of a remote start butchering. $2700. they drilled right thru it and messed up the factory wiring.
We had a aftermarket starter in the wife's 2013 Odyssey. Would randomly open the side doors, back hatch. Which is pretty handy when you get up in the morning, it's - 30 and the snow is blowing in the side door.
What we used to call a trigger finger wiring fault. Some times takes longer than a two wheel brake job to find. You have a great intuition Eric and it pays off for you every time. 👍🔧🛠⚡️it’s like the car is talking to you .
I am soooo glad I have steered far away from aftermarket remote starts.
YOU SPEAK FINE, I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU PERFECTLY. ACTUALLY I NEVER EVEN NOTICED YOUR SPEECH UNTIL YOU MENTIONED IT.
THE HELL WITH REMOTE STARTERS, THEY MAKE A MESS OF THINGS, ALL WE NEED IS MORE CRAP IN A VEHICLE TO WORK AROUND.
I zoomed into the video and I can see that connector move each time it wigged out. When you pulled it towards you it was fine but when the connector was pushed away it tripped.
I had an aftermarket remote start on my 2000 Durango when i bought it from the previous owner... I called it Herby... I ripped that crap out... it use to start the truck randomly when I'd be sitting around at home or at the store etc... it was absolutely insane. I once woke up to it running, I honestly had no idea how long it was running...
usually there are 10 minute run timers on them, them cycles off
It wants to go for a drive, sheesh...
@@hvacr24 I had one installed that would actually run until it ran out of gas, and you only had to press one button to start it.
Makes me wonder if it was on the same frequency as a close neighbor, starting both vehicles?
The repair was a lot easier than I thought it was gonna be. No aftermarket remote starters for me. They're for lazy people anyway. As far as the speech impediment goes, when I'm under the dash I'm usually choking on snot so my speech isn't so great either. Great vid as always. Thanks.
I agree with your assessment of aftermarket remote starters. I bought a used S10 Blazer that had an aftermarket remote starter/security system. The first time I was working on the truck, I rolled down the windows and unlocked the doors. I walked away from the vehicle and didn't get 20 feet before it rolled up the windows and locked the doors. My next act was to figure out who manufactured it and obtained the installation instructions so that I could more easily trace the wiring to remove it all. Lucky for me, the installer only removed the insulation from the factory wiring in spots and wrapped the new wires around them and taped them. There were no Scotch locks or solder, just electrical tape. I pulled everything out and used multiple coats of liquid insulation and covered it with electrical tape. Problem solved. I really enjoy your videos, thanks.
Absolutely love your debugging. I wish more people in IT thought like you.
we wouldnt of done that though. we would of just unplugged everything and tested it first then plugged in everything one by one until we could get it to reboot like that.
Nice work Eric. I've chased ghosts introduced by poor workmanship in auto electrical in a former life and that was textbook effort right there.
I unsubscribed from a channel with a similar format last summer because I was tired of him bringing up politics unprovoked. But I love watching vids like this because it helps me in determining the many problems with my mule van (2005 Venture), and heck, potentially with my WAY newer car (pretty much no problems) that just went out of warranty. Glad this video came up!
I spent two days putting my remote start in a 2002 Explorer. Took the driver seat to lay down to do it. And i did the solder & heat shrink bit and made it as tidy as I could. Loved having the remote start.
It's easy to see the connector wasn't fully secured until you secured it towards the end. Very well done Eric! As always you are amazing. Hope you get your voice back soon.
Really enjoyed watching your persistence and solving the problem. Good job!!🇨🇦
Yep. Experienced this one in my step daughter's car. ( Bought second hand from dealer). Intermittent engine stall when turning. Dealership couldn't replicate. Two weeks and she wrote it off merging onto highway. Lost power, couldn't turn, collided with a car towing a van. Nearly cost her and my wife and the occupants of the other car their lives.
No remote start fitted. Think it was a factory fault.
What's done is done. No permanent injuries. Live, and learn.
Smiling!
I go by the rule of if my car is starting, I want to be there to listen for things that shouldn't be making noise.
NOT A Mechanic! My dad who was a mechanic told us boys if we wanted to be one, he would hit us in the head with a wrench. Learned much from him over the years that has saved me much money. Passed it along to my son, and lord knows how many motors and transmissions he went through that I helped him fix. Taught him how to hold the spark plug wire to check spark just like my dad did us on a lawn mower. My daughter not too bad on the little stuff, like oil changes and other things. She had heard of the spark check trick and didn't fall for it.
Another great video of real world problems. Great work Mr. O. I found a similar problem on a 1990s Jaguar that would stall at random times. I did some wiggle tests and just as I was going try another approach, sort slammed the passenger door and it stalled immediately. Right inside that door in the glove compartment was the ecm. A check of the connectors revealed one side was hooked into the socket normally but the other side was just inside the socket. I pushed both sides to connect properly. Problem solved
No worries Eric we love all you do and pray for your recovery
What happened to Eric ? Is that why his voice sounds different than usual?
The classic reach under and of coarse the old poke n hope :) always enjoy watching the classic Eric O. Thanks.
The old "soft" connection trick! good find!!
Be nice to occasionally see a customers reaction when you tell them what the fix ultimately was.
Who would want to do that!?
Great job, Eric!!
My gf has a remote start system on her 2017 Rav4. Now I'm awaiting the day that it causes us some stupid trouble down the road 😑 Can't wait!
A sloppy job this would make a person never go back I wonder if the dealer will help this women with the cost. Once again your da MAN
Mr. O, @ around 16:00, you can see the connector, and it looks like the male part is not flush with the female. After you have a solid connection, it appears the male is flush with the female.
Great eye!! You can see the connector move. If it was plugged in all the way, the wires might move, but not the block.
So, the install didn't look bad, I've certainly seen/removed much worse. That does not look like a BestBuy Slamstall. Why the plug wasn't locked properly was an unfortunate oversight. I've done plenty of CS installs, Toyotas are super easy (compared to many), now I personally choose to use plug-in kits now, very little tapping in or soldering to do and easily removed. That is a quality starter she has installed, the installer just left a plug loose. Could have happened from anybody who's been in there in-between, we don't know for sure.
Does anyone really know it was the installer and not a factory mixup
@@josephprainito662 It was the installer. Anyone who hass worked on cars can see that. Especially when a remote starter is installed.
Thanks Eric. I found loose connections are the most mysterious. They're on again-off again.
Not having a fully seated and locked connector can create all kinds of issues. Especially when it's intermittent. Luckily, the customer provided enough information when the symptom occurred which gives a good starting point. Good catch!
Not a better feeling than being absolutely pretty sure something is fixed.....good job Eric!! 😁
Lol. Like when i told my 4th grade teacher i might definitely be moving. Shes like well which is it? You might be moving or you're definitely moving? I said nope, might definitely be moving. Im sticking to my guns lol
I worked in a few shops many years ago and I also hated the aftermarket remote start crap. Even now I put stuff in my dash it's a pain to work around. So I started splicing connectors in whatever I wire. Could unplug it at certain points and remove it for service.
Aftermarket alarms are the same way. headache waiting to happen. Great video your customer should be very happy. Hearing from a dealer those three words is so frustrating. “ could not duplicate “.
I no not have a shop, I am regular guy. But I refuse to put anything after market in my truck, I seen the problems you and Raymond have had with that junk. Thank you for showing these problems just reinforces me not to go the after market way.
a super secret video nice! an thank you for your amazing content mr an miss O
Eric you fixed it that's all that matters, the owner is happy :-D
The stealership failed lol.
Often times people put everything on their keychain including the kitchen sink and all that weight will destroy the internals in the ignition switch and it will need to be replaced.
Guys that put those aftermarket anything is a nightmare. From stereos, alarms and remote starters. They often times will butcher everything they touch.
I usually don’t do other peoples rework unless I’m going to get paid for it.
Having to redo someone else’s work is always a nightmare.
Keep doin what you do bruh!
Remote starters are a pain and when I worked as an service writer I would upsell 1 hr min. to include dealing with and or removing said wiring .... Thank You and keep at it Eric!
I can confirm that the remote starters are not done by Toyota. Bought a new 2022 Tacoma last year and added the remote start to my truck order. The guy that was doing it for them stopped and they took it to a local place that installs remote starters and stereos.
My 2021 Toyota Camry did not come in with heated seats. The dealer sent it to a 3rd party shop and had it installed. I made sure that this DID NOT void the Toyota Warranty. Supposedly, if it was 'Dealer Installed', it did not.
Well WTH! That is a strange issue!! You get all of the good ones Eric. You just have too much fun there! LOL ☺
My little Ford Ranger. With AC on, every time I’d move the shift column it would blow the AC fuse. During the Summer when it would just be on all the time, start the truck and it would be on then put it in heat and pop, the fuse would blow.
Trained myself to turn it of before turning off truck after if replace it while running.
Anyway. Found out it’s a fairly common problem with these trucks. CZcams backyard mechanic somehow in a miraculous way figured it out.
Apparently the AC shared a fuse with reverse or reverse lights. Inside the clamshell cover there is a zip tie that holds the wires secured to the column that wears a very very small bit of the insulation away and it contacts the metal and shorts it out.
Cut the zip tie and only done at night when it’s dark and a flashlight. You can see the tiniest of a shiner.
Placed black tape, leave the zip tie off and good for the last five plus years.
Luckily that guy did all the probing from both reverse lights in rear taillights forward to the cab and discovered this. Still amazed he discovered this minute issue.
I hope to die before I need to replace my little 02’ Ranger. My chances are good if it last another 10-15 years.
I'm grateful that my 13 F250 has factory remote start on the key. It didn't have it when I bought the truck. All I had to do was add the antenna, enable the option in the BCM and have the key programmed.
As a former mechanic and still to this day, I tell people, if it doesn't come from the factory with remote start, don't put it in, you'll regret it. My neighbor has a '16 Edge and had an aftermarket remote starter put in 2 weeks after buying it. They've been through both recalls and now the aftermarket remote start is starting to act up this winter when she starts it a 5 am and we live in Wisconsin.
I agree with you 100% but Toyota wants people to pay to use remote start, a ridiculous monthly charge so should be seeing a lot more of this.
Yeah funny my direct 1500 is still doing just fine ?
Maybe it's some auto zone/Amazon El cheapo deluxe that 🤔 might be the issues
I'm not familiar with Toyota, but why would you have to pay a monthly charge for a remote start? Do they use a telecommunications system ?
2018 Elantra with aftermarket remote start, ended up removing it because the CAN-BUS errors caused strange things to happen.
@@51ubetcha A lot of manufacturers are gatekeeping remote start behind higher trim levels, while offering it as a subscription on lower trims. I don't really like it, but I also don't see the huge issue with it since it gives more reasons to choose the higher trim, while still offering the feature to people who can't or do not want to spend that much. Usually the subscription stuff is using an app that communicates with the car over the cell network, while the built in remote start feature is included in the fob and will work regardless of cell connection.
I really enjoy watching your work and have found you just maybe two months ago. My only desire would be that you have better lighting.
Today I learned my steering column telescopes in and out in my car, thanks.
An honeset mechanic and an honest accountant are two of the most important people that you can hire.
Over 40 years I always found connectors suspect!
Wait, that's TWO Toyota vehicles in a week!?!? But this is aftermarket, so I guess that doesn't count? 😁 Thanks as always, Eric!
Car Wizard would freak
It’s hard to find an honest mechanic. You sir are one in a million. I have a gentleman here in southern Idaho that owns a tire shop and does mechanic work to. I took my frontier in for brakes and he called and told me that they still had 5 mm on the pads. He knows how much I drive and told me I’m good for another year but the fluid was crappy. Did a fluid flush and saved me 400.00. He reminds me of you.. thanks for the great videos.
wow what a diagnosis!! well done i wish i could be as logical as you