They is an off mode check it with the button first

 

Take it to the dealer it should be under warranty.

 

I have a friend who will push the button till the display cycles off lol.... push the button and see if it didn't get turned off... After that check all your fuses before ripping your truck apart...

lots a luck

 

I remember reading that there is a calibration TSB on these. Not sure how old your truck is but maybe the dealer didn't do it. Take it back to them

 

I had the same problem with mine three days after I bought it. I took it back to the dealer and they replaced it under warranty. They said the circuit board in the compass/temp module overheated and fried itself. I say take it the dealer and let them do the trouble shooting.

 

I remember reading that there is a calibration TSB on these. Not sure how old your truck is but maybe the dealer didn't do it. Take it back to them

It is in the book I remember reading it yoiu have to drive around in circles.

 

check all your fuses before ripping your truck apart...

lots a luck

That's what I'd do also

 

If for some reason your problem is not under warranty, I have a spare display/control unit that goes in the overhead console. It was left over from my Scangauge mod.

 

I have the same probelm. My temp/compass just stopped working one day. Next morning it started working. One week later and it's not working again. I have 40K on my truck and the dealership says a new unit, not installed, is $1,500. Give me a break. I bought a Toyota for the quality. I've got four Toyotas in the family but my new Tacoma is having all the problems. :sosad:

From what other people have said in other threads on this topic, it sounds like a fried circuit board. Is their a way I can just get the board or possibly have it fixed?

 

I have the same probelm. My temp/compass just stopped working one day. Next morning it started working. One week later and it's not working again. I have 40K on my truck and the dealership says a new unit, not installed, is $1,500. Give me a break. I bought a Toyota for the quality. I've got four Toyotas in the family but my new Tacoma is having all the problems. :sosad:

From what other people have said in other threads on this topic, it sounds like a fried circuit board. Is their a way I can just get the board or possibly have it fixed?

I've got a spare board/display unit. It only has about 5k miles on it.

 

Still have the display board.....



would like to know if you still have the display board and if so how much are you asking for it? I take it that it was working when it was removed it?

 

How much do you want for it?

Last night I purchased a nice Gentex temp/compass, auto-dim, homelink mirror with amber display. Thought I might use that and do your scangauge mod. I come to find out the scan gauge has been replaced by the scangauge2. I'm not sure if it would be an easier install by just drilling holes in the old temp/compass lens for the buttons or if it would not fit at all. It looks to have an improved display. Also, cord length is a concern. The new scan gauge has a 6 food cord. Is that the same or longer than the scangauge in your truck? What's your take on this new gauge and how it might fit in the old temp/compass location?

 

I think the cord is long enough, but I don't know about installing the SG2 like I did with the SG1. The SG2 has a wider display screen.

 

sean, it wont work. the screen is way to big to fit in the temp/comp loca.

 

Mine just did it too with 60 miles left on the warranty. I parked my truck yesterday and made my girlfriend drive me around.

Brought it to the local dealer who has ordered the part and will install when it comes in.

I'm beginning to question the longevity of our "bullet proof" trucks. Nothing ever broke like this in my previous Toyota's. So far, I've had every ailment as everyone else along with the broken steering rack seal the first day I've had it.

Problems thus far:
Steering rack seal broken from factory --- leaked all Powersteering fluid took a week to get a new steering rack (back in 9/05)
Rear Spring Squeek (fixed via TSB)
Rear window leaking (fixed)
Engine tick (TSB)
Heating Fan noise (fixed)
now the temp/compass (being fixed)

bottoming out like everyone else..

What's next that won't be under warranty??

steve
05 DC 4x4 TRD Sport

 

I know this thread is really old, but how did you fix both the rear spring squeek and the heating fan noise? Both of those things drive me nutz!

 

Mine just did it too with 60 miles left on the warranty. I parked my truck yesterday and made my girlfriend drive me around.

Brought it to the local dealer who has ordered the part and will install when it comes in.

I'm beginning to question the longevity of our "bullet proof" trucks. Nothing ever broke like this in my previous Toyota's. So far, I've had every ailment as everyone else along with the broken steering rack seal the first day I've had it.

Problems thus far:
Steering rack seal broken from factory --- leaked all Powersteering fluid took a week to get a new steering rack (back in 9/05)
Rear Spring Squeek (fixed via TSB)
Rear window leaking (fixed)
Engine tick (TSB)
Heating Fan noise (fixed)
now the temp/compass (being fixed)

bottoming out like everyone else..

What's next that won't be under warranty??

steve
05 DC 4x4 TRD Sport

this might be out of the topic but how were you able to tell that the rear window was leaking?
when i wash my truck there are signs that water has got through, its minor but noticable. i also noticed that there is minor rust build up where the jack is located. i should probaby take the back plastic off to inspect it.

 

I may be able to offer some advice on this one.

I bought my truck used and it had the temp/compass guage but it didn't work. I figured since it was the one part of the truck that didn't work that I could live with it, but sure enough I got curious and took it apart a few days later to see if I could find out what was going on.

When I tore it apart I found that the resistors on the top left of the board are contact not pin style and when laid on the board there is nothing holding it in except that solder. What I found was that the solder could not hold up to the high temps involved. If you take it apart and look you can see the solder is a "flat crackly faded silver" not a smooth finish like it should be. This solder had overheated and let my resistor fall a little so that one side was not connected anymore. After re-soldering it works like it should from the factory. If you look at the picture on the top page the resistor has a "510" labeled on the top in white and a black background.

This is what I would check first, but it may have just been mine and not a common theme.

Hope this helps, cause it's an easy fix with some nicer solder.

Also, mine is a 2005 so they may have modified the solder mix in the circuit board since then.

 

Thanks a lot,

For others to see I took pictures...

First I took out the screw behind the sunglass case, and then pulled down on the front of the overhead console by the temp gauge until these little metal clips popped off.

Then I pulled the console down, disconnected the wires, and removed the temp gauge. Sure enough, the solder had broken off and the resister was loose...

I re-soldered it... it's not pretty but it works. This was the first time I ever really soldered anything.

Put it all back together

and put it back in

Works perfectly!

 

sean, it wont work. the screen is way to big to fit in the temp/comp loca.

I hope this does not thread jack too much, but you are saying the SG2 will not work with that cool overhead mod?

 

Yeah. The SG2's display is too big to fit in the temp/compass location, like the mod I did with the SG1.

 

Aaw, thats too bad. That was such a sweet mod, I've shown it to so many people over the months, not noticing that it was the SG1 lol

 

yeah unfortunately it wont work like PB said.

 

Not to thread jack or anything, but can you purchase the temp/compass from the dealer and install it yourself in the place of the garage remote compartment? Thanks?

 

^ Yes, that's what I did. It was an easy install. All the wires were there so just plug and play. You do have to get a temperature sensor but it was less than $25 from the dealership. Don't get the temp/console from the dealer. They wanted something like $800 for a new one. I got it for way cheaper. There was a guy here that just posted who said he could get OEM parts. Look under the Houston Tacoma thread. Good luck.

 

I have an 07 toy tacoma, access cab, auto, 4x4. Do you know if I can buy one of these comp/temp gauge consoles and the temp sensor and plug it all in and be good to go? Or do I have to run wiring through the firewall for the sensor? I've heard that the temp sensor just plugs into an existing harness with an extra port and is ready to go after that, and that the wiring for the comp/temp gauge is already up under the console ready to be plugged in. Is this true or is there more to it? If it is super easy I'll go with the comp/temp gauge console, if not maybe the Gentex mirror. Thanks...

 

^ Yes, that's what I did. It was an easy install. All the wires were there so just plug and play. You do have to get a temperature sensor but it was less than $25 from the dealership. Don't get the temp/console from the dealer. They wanted something like $800 for a new one. I got it for way cheaper. There was a guy here that just posted who said he could get OEM parts. Look under the Houston Tacoma thread. Good luck.

Do you have any pictures of it in your truck?

 

PM sent. I didn't want to continue hijacking the thread.

 

Not to thread jack or anything, but can you purchase the temp/compass from the dealer and install it yourself in the place of the garage remote compartment? Thanks?

if you are talking about just the temp/compass unit by itself, then no you can not purchase that all by itsself. if you want the temp/comp, then you have to buy a whole new overhead console unit.

EDIT: which is goonna cost ya Mo Dollaz!