cassssias
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Hey guys! So I just bought a 4th gen V8 after previously owning a 2nd gen and have had some problems with my dash lighting up like a Christmas tree every now and then. It first happened the day after I brought it home from the dealer so I called him and he said that it is something that just happens when a button gets pushed too many times or for too long or something (I believe he said it was the DAC button), which simply does not make sense to me, but he told me to disconnect the battery for a minute, then reconnect negative first and they would go off. Of course this worked because disconnecting the battery resets the computers then you have drive it for x amount of time or miles or whatever for the code to show back up again if it is actually a problem code, at least that is how it worked for my 2nd gen (and how I got it to pass emissions). It stayed off for a while and then came back on and I reset it again, then it stayed off for a couple days and came back on, I reset it again. I reset it right before a long road trip from Colorado to Montana, 13 hours and over 1,000 miles later, it never lit up making me think that it isn't actually a serious code and it may actually be a button issue. Since I have been in Montana it has come up a few more times and have just been reseting it. But seriously? Do we really think that Toyota designed these THAT badly??? No I don't think so because I know so many other people with the same trucks and they've never had this issue. I searched all over the forums, and it seems that no one has posted about the same issues. I have seem some people have the same lights come on and it ends up being an o2 sensor or the gas cap is not sealing right, but it doesn't seem like that would apply to me because of how the lights never came on during my long road trip... Anyone have any ideas??? I really am not good with electronics and have only worked on cars older than me so I need some guidance with my new baby. Thanks!
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