Mouse in squirrel cage

Well the 3rd gen's are not immune to rodents making there way into the duct system. After about 15 hours of ownership my blower motor all of a sudden sounded like a blender. Dropped the motor only to find a mouse inside the compressor wheel. I popped the cowl cover and see Toyota has a plastic debris screen at the intake inlet, but the mouse chewed a hole thru that. Somehow he got past the cabin filter without damaging the filter so I assume the filter is not tightly seal.

Note to Toyota, add metal screen at the inlet.

 

Nice

 

Here is another thread on this topic. Check out post 47 for a possible solution.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/effing-mice.461226/

 

Can you help me out! I can smell one in mine. Where is the fan? How do I access it?

 

I haven't looked for it on my 3rd Gen, but the 2nd Gen's is under the dash on the passenger side. I'd assume it's the same location.

You'll need to take the glove box out and then unplug it and remove the bolts. Search for it on YouTube, there's a few videos.

 

Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

Metal = more money

Plastic = less money

Toyota < less money

 

I had one chew through some wiring harnesses a little while back. No pics but $700 worth of wiring. Little fooker!

 

15 HOURS?! That had to happen at the dealership! Take it back!
Rodents suck!
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/a-first-for-me-taco-dies-right-after-start.381196/

 

I found it! What I don't know is how they got in there? Where does it intake air??

 

Did you let the little bastard go, or did you unleash all your anger and fury on it?

 

If you mean me, I found a nest with a bunch of dead babies!!!

 

I think the air intake is on the passenger side below the windshield.

 

Why would third gen's be immune to rodents?

 

They are more pron, especially since most things in the truck are made with rice paper now.

 

Considering Toyota uses soybased products for their wiring. Along with most of the automotive world.