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    rear hatch wont open/normalize locks

    Must be another couple of wires in the harness that are corroded as it just started working the other day out of the blue. Looks like a trip to Toyota to see how much that harness will be as I can't find anywhere online that sells them.
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    rear hatch wont open/normalize locks

    update Ok, thought i would have gotten a couple of replies.... but anyways, got my mechanic to take a quick look at things while doing my oil maintenance.... Redline stuff..... its expensive but good.... anyways, he found my rear hatch problem. Ok, long story short, bought a truck, been an...
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    Tailgate will not open

    What exactly did you do as far as the unlock think 3 times? did you just hit the unlock button on the driver side door 3 times and that was it, or was it a combo of unlock/lock each 3 times? I am hoping that this works if i can figure out what order of unlcok thing you did. So after...
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    rear hatch wont open/normalize locks

    hello. I am struggling here..... back hatch issues..... will not open, anyways, after researching many posts all over the internet, i am hoping this will work. Disconnected the battery, and now i hear people have had some success in doing this then normalizing the locks afterwards. I cant...
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    Rear Hatch mechanism DEAD and CLOSED!!

    ok, got off the rear panel, first the pull strap, then it has those clips that have to be gently pried up on to remove, then yep, it slid up and off...... from there i might be at my end of the line though. that rear door is full of wiring harnesses. I am not sure how to check if its the...
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    Rear Hatch mechanism DEAD and CLOSED!!

    Yes it helped so much and was exactly what i was looking for. I popped the cover, and there was the plastic wrap. Cut it and first thing there in front of it was a large hard plastic cover, enclosing the latching mechanism. the smaller end in front of the opening removes to the side. It...
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    Rear Hatch mechanism DEAD and CLOSED!!

    Hello all.... i have been searching all over the net for some help with this problem. Here is what happened. one day while door closed (rear hch), it just stopped working. No clicking or anything. Just seems to be dead. rear wiper works, all windows have been normalized, rear defrost and window...
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    DAC wont activate or light up on cluster panel

    thanks to me lovely wife to take the time out of making supper to help me with this. Ok, so the bulb on the dash is burnt. Went down a steep hill close by, wifey outslide watching, but really i could have did it myself in watching the brake lights in the trees.... so when the speed got close...
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    DAC wont activate or light up on cluster panel

    Ok, so it does not light up like the other icons when turning ignition key on.... maybe the light is burnt. Is it common to burn just one light and no others? So i am going to try it and see again. So in neutral, foot on brake, put it into 4LO, press DAC, put it into L or 2,let brake off...
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    DAC wont activate or light up on cluster panel

    ok so i pulled the console, popped the switch and i cant really tell if it is working or not, but........ the switch itself was connected, and it did light up (the button or face of the switch not the icon on dash) when the lights were turned on. But thats it. So not too sure where to go from...
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    DAC wont activate or light up on cluster panel

    Still not working ok so i pulled the console, popped the switch and i cant really tell if it is working or not, but........ the switch itself was connected, and it did light up (the button or face of the switch not the icon on dash) when the lights were turned on. But thats it. So not too...
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    DAC wont activate or light up on cluster panel

    Hello all..... ok second post.... Bought a 2005 V8SE now lets just say i bought it used and now have to make the best of it.... So.... testing out as many things as i can to make sure everything is working, i have come across this problem for now... the DAC will not activate, nor will it even...
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    making the best of it!!

    Hello all..... new member and new owner of a T4R... Ok so i am off to a rough start already but going to try and make the best of it as i dont really have a choice. 2005 V8 SE with 50,000 miles. So thought i did my due part in buying a used 4runner and paid a bit too much attention to the...

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