REFERENCE: FUSE LOCATIONS AND FUNCTIONS-2000 TACOMA

To make it easier to work around fuses on my 2000 Tacoma I fashioned a 1 page reference sheet that I now keep handy, and the PDF (digital file) now sits in my smart phone.

I figured maybe others could use it. I have attached the PDF.

 

You should try and find a copy of the 2000Tacoma Electrical Wiring Diagrams

It makes things much easier.

 

Do you mean easier instead of having the fuse locations and functions? Or, in addition to that?

If I have an accessory (e.g radio, cigarette lighter) or system (e.g. headlights, horn, door locks) that is not working, among the first things I would check would be for a blown, loose, or missing fuse. For lights, I would also check the bulbs (filament, contacts, base seating, connections, etc.)

If replacement fuses continue to blow, and if the fuse serves multiple components I would selectively remove and replace each component from that circuit, in an attempt to narrow the component (and associated wiring, connectors, harness, relay) that is causing the fault.

Recently I lost power to cigarette lighters (3), lighting in the passenger airbag switch, and lighting in the clock display. Fuses #1 and #25 were blown, replaced them and everything worked and continues to work. Likely the fuses were blown by overloading the circuit when I plugged in and turned on a 12 volt tire inflator while charging a phone and a NOCO lithium Jump Starter. No shorts to trace, just avoid doing that again!

If there is a persistent blown fuse and component failure, then the wiring diagram would help to trace the wiring for a short or other fault.

 

Added to the operators Manual.

 

Is this info not located on your fuse box lids?

 

If the covers are still on and they are the correct ones .