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Blew a fuse somewhere... But where?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by jgunccrugby, Feb 23, 2013.

  1. Feb 23, 2013 at 8:00 AM
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    jgunccrugby

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    I accidentally crossed a wire and blew a fuse that runs all of the interior Pannel lights. I can't find this fuse anywhere. Everything else seems to be working fine. Any ideas?
     
  2. Feb 23, 2013 at 8:01 AM
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    It's possibly the fuse for the tail lights. It should be in the panel on left side of your dash board. Labeled either stop or tail or something like that. Should be 10amps.
     
  3. Feb 23, 2013 at 8:02 AM
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    It should be in your manual... some of the fuses are in the engine bay, and others are in the panel to your left, under the little change tray flip down thing.
     
  4. Feb 23, 2013 at 8:05 AM
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    Take a look in the owner's manual. It will show the fuses in the left side of the drivers side adn what fuses are in the engine bay. If you cannot find them, break out your fuse tester and start testing all of them until you find the blown one. There is only about 15 or less in the drivers side, lower left. I would bet it is one of them.
     
  5. Feb 23, 2013 at 8:10 AM
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    Thanks guys.
     
  6. Feb 23, 2013 at 8:16 AM
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    Correction. My apologies, it is the lights that come on after the headlights are turned on. Yes, I'll go back and look through the manual but figured it might narrow things down. I'm also thinking: could I have blown a relay?
     
  7. Feb 23, 2013 at 8:35 AM
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    Not very likely, but possible. I once tried installing LED license plate lights and it popped the fuse for my tail lights, cluster lights, and a/c control lights, which ended up being the "tail" fuse. I would start there. The tail relay is also in the same fuse panel in your dash board.
     
  8. Feb 23, 2013 at 9:03 PM
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    I don't know if your problem is the same as mine, but I did something very similar and checked all of my fuses. Not a single fuse out. I'm pretty sure I burned up the body ECU behind the fusebox by the driver's knee, behind the flip out tray. It's worth looking into anyway....or maybe I'm just crazy :rolleyes:
     
  9. Feb 23, 2013 at 9:34 PM
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    If you're talking about the dashboard indicator lights, maybe make sure you didn't just inadvertently turn them all the way down? Can't hurt to check, ya know.
     
  10. Feb 23, 2013 at 9:35 PM
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    check all the fuses under the hood and under the dash. You'll find it. Use a test light.
     
  11. Feb 26, 2013 at 7:05 PM
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    You got t right Caribe.. Later blew it twice more because I had a ground wire come loose.

    Thanks for the help!
     

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