Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners, and seat belt and SRS airbag instructions for Canadian owners.
Reporting safety defects for U.S. owners
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. (Toll-free: 1-800-331-4331).
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave, S.E., Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.
On-vehicle Inspection
ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. CHECK AUTOMATIC LIGHT CONTROL SENSOR
(a) Measure the voltage according to the value(s) in the table below.
Standard Voltage:
Tester Connection
Switch Condition
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Pressure Control Solenoid "B" Performance (Shift Solenoid Valve SL2) (P0776)
DESCRIPTION
The ECM uses signals from the output shaft speed sensor and input speed sensor
to detect the actual gear position (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th gear).
Then the ECM compares the actual gear with the shift schedule in the ECM memory
to detect mech ...