New open recall for 2018-2019s on 3/28/19...K0B Millimeter Wave Radar Sensor

So they perform the actual repair? not just turning it off?

 

I did last month at Crown in Ontario. Pro grill and no lift. No questions asked or comments made about the grill. Even gave me a free Prius loaner for the day.

Was not asked to sign a waiver, and not informed my system was now inactive.

 

Did the repair. Lift,grill,tires and all. Turned it off. I turned it back on

 

Rained today after it ended I noticed this little light pop on. Related to this recall or just normal operation?

 

Water intrusion is the issue addressed in the service campaign. Is your truck on the list? Mind taking a picture of the back of your sensor...curious if it is the newer one with the vent holes or not.

 

Recall done on my SR5 grille on an OR. They told me about the policy but said they would try. I was in for a 10K, recall, and a failed horn. No issues. From what they said, mostly Pro grilles/lifts being the issue since not calibrated for this arrangement.

 

You have to turn it on each time you turn the car on?

 

It doesn't automatically. You always have to activate it if you want it on

 

Well damn. I was under the impression that it would retain the last setting when you turned the vehicle off. So, they turn it off, you turn it on, turn the vehicle off and then when you restart it the system should still be activated. It doesn’t work like that?

 

If you don't want it on , it does keep the last setting. So if you want it off , just don't turn it back on.

 

Just curious, did you have a pro sensor originally or a sport sensor? And which did they replace it with?

 

My work order. No new sensor .

 

Sport sensor originally. They replaced it with a Pro.

 

... don't forget the every 2 pages or so post by some jackhole with a pre-TSS 3rd gen spouting off about "nanny-function mal-function" and how much better things were before all this tech crap designed to create "mobile millennial safe spaces" and droning on and on and on about manual transmissions and how much better it was when Craftsman was owned by Sears and how we've lost our humanity because of these stupid "smart"phones and how much better manual locking hubs and lever actuators are and saying things like: "well it's just another Chinese made piece of crap" as they are tapping away furiously on their fucking iPhones denouncing child labor practices...

OK, OK... I am the jackhole with the pre-TSS 3rd gen

The rest is my pre-coffee attempt at a Monty Python reference...

https://youtu.be/vQODVsl5pFY

 

So, my wife took my 2018 OR over to the dealership for the 15K mile service last week, and they also performed this new recall for the pre-collision sensor and software update.
I have a PRO grille on there, which the same dealer installed. And they calibrated a pro sensor on it last year. It worked fine as far as I could tell. Until now. Now, after this "update," there is a constant warning message on my center multi-function display indicating a pre-collision system malfunction. Wife noticed immediately when getting in the truck last week, and mentioned the new problem before she drove off but didn't have time to stick around for them to diagnose any further. So I brought it back today and pow-wowed with the service manager there to try to get this resolved. We thought they could just turn off the system (which I don't rely on anyway), and I could sign the bullshit paperwork yada yada. So after an hour of sitting in the waiting room there, while service manager was on the phone with his Toyota rep and trying to have his most senior technician try to turn off all these warnings, I left disappointed with a series of apologies from him and him being ashamed and frustrated that they had no options left it seemed. I have a PRO sensor behind the grill, but the issue seems to be that the software update to the "module" of the computer system tightened the tolerances for the sensor so that it just will not work, setting off these error messages. They were able to turn the PCS to "off," but I am now, it seems, stuck for the rest of my owning this 15K mile truck with the warning between the gauges that can't be shut off, and a flashing "PCS off" indicator on the Tach, and a solid warning light on the speedometer. I feel really discouraged and disappointed, but I'm not going back to the stock grille. I think it looks shitty and I also already spent $700 on this pro grill and install last year. The only other potential fix this service manager is going to look into further for me is to see if we can swap out this module for a PRO spec module, to interface properly with the PRO front sensor which I have. But he didn't seem too optimistic after talking with his rep from Toyota today. And it doesn't sound like the OR model's sensor will work with this grille because it's in a different location, a few inches higher or lower or something.

So, am I missing anything here as to how to remedy this situation, or am I stuck with looking at this (see below pic) for the rest of my time driving this truck?

Frustrated and pissed off and annoyed. Wish I could rewind and never have let them do this recall bullshit.
I've read through this entire thread now and it's even more frustrating that no one else seems to have the same issue I'm dealing with now.

Thanks in advance,

 

Mine is on the list. Notified dealer about the recall and scheduled my 10,000 mile service. Parts were not in stock due to a lack of parts. It is a month later. I've only have the brakes go off 2 times so far. I hope to schedule again at 15,000.

 

Just went into my dealer. They did the TSS recall, no questions asked. I have an aftermarket Pro grill and over sized tires (no lift). They never mentioned anything about my grill and/or tires.

They also did the Transmission TSB. All in all, everything went off without an issue.

 

Another Dealer is in your future

 

There is only one sensor for 3rd gen trucks - no difference between Sport, Off Road or Pro. There is however an updated sensor which addresses the water intrusion problem. That sensor has three small vent holes on the back side. It's the same part number all around for some stupid reason I suppose. Only way to know which of the two you have is to look for the vent holes on the back.

 

That's what I was wondering. I see mention of a Pro sensor, but I didn't think there was a difference. Thanks for clearing that up.