Recent content by crankycodger

To answer your questions as best I can: My understanding is that the dash light comes on when the ECU detects a six PSI difference between any two (or more) tires. The other four tires are correctly and accurately filled, and the warning light isn't blinking so obviously the problem is the...

This is true. It's even mentioned in the owner's manual, and verified by the Toyota mothership.

I'm trying to avoid having a few pounds of pressure in the spare in my 2016 Limited cause the warning light stay on, and I have no intention of routinely dropping the spare to air it up every time this happens. Can the TPMS sensor in the spare be safely removed, and if so, would this accomplish...

In a word, wait. Yep, that's it. Read on if you're interested. Like many, I too initially thought my new 2016 Limited was a little down on power. But I quickly learned that the problem was more a perception than a reality, and after reading a lot of threads here about it I quickly adjusted my...

Thanks, and that's a fine looking rig!

With or without trailer brakes?

Real-world unbraked towing capacity I'm looking to pick up a 6x10 or 6x12 enclosed cargo trailer, most of which are single axle and do not have trailer brakes. The weights on these seem to run 1000 to 1300 or so pounds, and I wouldn't think I'd load it with more than 1200-1400 pounds or so. So...

Realistically, does it even matter? Toyota will sell every one they can build regardless of the color. They don't really need to expend much marketing effort. These vehicles obviously feed into a bit of a cult following. It would have been awfully easy over the years to have added a few...

Harsh ride on the Limited? Jeez, something else I gotta worry about. I thought mine rode pretty good, and I'm an OF with a bad back. Maybe I need to give it more time to sort itself out. Hopefully after a while my cruise control will start acting up too. Hate to think I got a lemon.

I'm in my late 60s and have had more vehicles of all types than I can count, but this is my first Toyota. Additionally, I spent my career as a new car dealer so I'm pretty familiar with all sorts of things that can happen. The truck is bone stock. When I try to replicate the noise with the...

Perhaps I was inaccurate to describe it as a drone. It's not the type of noise that leads one to think there's something amiss, it's just there. I'm beginning to think it may be just the native sound of the engine. Doesn't really sound like an exhaust leak and I'd guess the intake is well...

Thanks, that was both clever and helpful.

I have a drone type noise that is ever-present on my 2016 Limited. It's not real loud, but it's there. It varies with engine RPMs, so my best guess is either exhaust or intake, probably exhaust. I don't think there's anything wrong with my truck, but I do wonder what it is. Does Toyota just...

Yours will go 90??

Don't laugh, but I've gotten lazy in my old age. I simply take it to the nearest CarMax where they're happy to give me a buying figure. This is true wholesale.