4x4 light blinking and not engaging

i woke up this morning and drove my truck, it was fine and i wake up again and decide to.ger a haircut.. I noticed the 4x4 light is blinking and I go to engage it in Park to 4Hi and it wont shift over. then i pop into N and go to 4lo and wont go either.. I have a 3500 miles to drive.. from ak to ca...


has anyone ever experienced this?

 

Something to look into:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-trouble-shoot-4x4-actuator.263525/

 

Why’re you going into 4wd for a haircut?

 

HAHAHA, I saw the green light come on with the 2 axles and it was blinking... and I thought wth, thats different, in the parking lot where I live, the light turned on when i hopped in my truck and turned it on.. and I began to tinker with the 2wd/4Hi/4lo knob... switched it back and forth between 4hi/4/lo and it still didn't function properly. nor did it engage...

 

Try putting in drive and moving slowly. I had to do that for mine to get in 4lo.

 

the warning sound didn't even go off.

 

Bay area has a lot of steep hills

 

Did you push your locker button on accident? I tried putting mine on when I wasn't in 4wd and it just flashed on my dash.

 

i'll double check that now

 

Did you a cudently grab the 4wd knob instead of the ac knob? I’ve done that plenty of times.

Also when I shift into 4Hi I always do it in drive when rolling, 4Lo is witchcraft and it sometimes works.

 

You can't engage 4HI in park. One set of gears is trying to mesh with another set of gears that aren't moving.

You can't engage 4LO unless you've first engaged 4HI and you have to be stopped in neutral.

 

just checked it. Thats not even engaging either.

 

no but I definitely switched into 4Hi at 30mph and still didnt engage. 4lo in N didnt work either.

 

i did this, rolling at 30 mph, i engaged 4hi and nothing. then stopped. put in N and tried 4lo, and nothing.

 

take it to the (a) dealer

 

Your original post said Park.

Well like I said 4LO won't work unless 4HI is engaged. To engage 4HI take your foot off the gas, flip the switch, then hit the gas. OR apply steady pressure to the pedal, flip the switch, and let off the gas. You could also try shifting into neutral while rolling and going back into D.

 

I have an arrow straight stretch of highway I drive daily to get to town. About once a month I'll kick it into 4hi if I haven't been off-roading. Manual says to do that to keep the actuators and stuff lubed. So why not when going for a haircut?

 

I lube my actuator more than once a month, it keeps it in good working shape

 

that was the plan today. to drive it that way. but it took a shit on me..

 

Are we talking about the same thing here?