Hilux Horn Blowing intermittant problem

[MonsterPower]

Ok guys i know i dont post much here but i am here regular

now the Hilux is a Jan 08 kun26r model with a 1kd-ftv engine doing 98k with diy servicing.. the warranty has expired and now some problems has been popping up

Thing is a couple of weeks ago the horn when pressed started to blow intermittant and then last week the air-bag light came on . this got me worried, so after some research on the link nigel1977 posted i realised it was the ribbon cable type
with this info i decided to open it up and and either find the problem and try to fix it or think of replacing it .
What i found was the ribbon indeed had a break in the wire so i will now have to face the stealership or look to bring down the part myself.. looking thru the service manual i am seeing the part # as 84306-0k020.

i know its a long read so i posted up some pics of what i did and what i found

[venum]

that model Hilux shares the steering wheel with a lot of other model Toyota

the NZE corolla comes to mind

these models have readily available parts in the foreign used market.

maybe you can buy one of these models steering wheels (you may have to buy the entire steering column) and scrap it out to get the part.

[lighthammer]

^what venum said.

Might be the same connectors as the Nze and later model corollas.


Try bamboo, if u have a pardna there you might get through and not have to buy an entire steering column.

[MonsterPower]

nah guys i already checked all those scenarios the nze carry a diff connector..

called tttl and they said $2200vi and its in stock .. my bro is due to visit thailand next week so i have asked him to check on it .

will try to post some pics of the repair in progress

[Rutless Tiida]

Did you recently carry the truck for an alignment. I have heard ppl complain of it breaking during an alignment.

[323_wagon_dude]

Shouldn't this be covered under the warranty?

[venum]

from his original post i don't think the vehicke was serviced by TTTL, so they may void the warranty

[323_wagon_dude]

oops... missed that line

[MonsterPower]

its a company vehicle so we did the first 50k servicing at tttl then their service dates started to get longer and longer .. sometime we got 2 months waiting time so we just started to buy the filters and do it at work

the the van never did any alignment outside of the ones at tttl ,only other place was at milage mack who just did an inspection .

apparently its a common problem as the guy said they sell quite a few

[kurpal_v2]

That still park up over there? Clear the bush at least na man Allyuh wutless yuhno.

[MonsterPower]

loader has been repaired and put back into work and we looking for a genset for the crusher as i speak..

btw u find the part for me ?

[kurpal_v2]

Its in malyasia, Im not going to commercial thailand unless i find one in Puckett, Im spending a day on a stop over in malyasia where i wanted to go cheak out the F1 area so if on that run I could hit a dealership Ill see what I could do.


Ill also try finding one in singapore but I suspect it to be expensive.

[Team Loco]

ITS A COMMON PROBLEM AND TTTL WILL RAPE YOU!!. we have had to change 3 spirals on one d4d hilux over the past 3 yrs. we have spent over $8000 on airbag repair. guess what! all alignment is done by TTTL. this is a manufacturer's defect. it will not get any better

[badart]

hopefully they fixed this issue with the newer models

[MonsterPower]

YOUCH DEY LOCO... well of kurpal pull tru i wont have to face dem .. until then i have to contend with a blinking abs light

btw was the problem ever solved on the van ?

[venum]

best yuh tel kurpal to get you 3 one time yes, cuz according to TL it's gonna happen again

[kurpal_v2]

Singapore had the thing almost the same as what I was quoted in TTTL and KL wont sell me without a reg number, they said contact my local dealer



IDK how but Ill see if after market could contribute.

[kurpal_v2]

http://partsfind.blogspot.com/

[IDK123]

Australia and new Zealand have both done recalls for this very same issue as it is a safety threat. The stated cause is when the steering is turned to many times. Besides having no horn the air bag may not deploy.

Because this is trinidad they could do we what they want. My father have the same issue as many of you I tell him go in they tail.

[PariaMan]

Had same problem. Talk to Toyota who basically said nothing to do with them. Ended up bringing down spiral cable for myself . Way cheaper and going on 4 months and working great

[IDK123]

Spoke with toyota with the same out come. They said the van not on any recall list that they know about.
Pariaman send me the link you used to buy the spiral please

[OracleTnT]

I got a call from Toyota to replace mine free - recall

[IDK123]

guys I can get the replacement for you much cheaper than the firm. also fixed it on the d40 navara as well

[PariaMan]

What price

[IDK123]

What price

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