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Short in center dash?

Discussion in 'General 4Runner Talk' started by TNBassGirl, Jul 30, 2021.

  1. Jul 30, 2021 at 8:25 AM
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    TNBassGirl

    TNBassGirl [OP] Bluegrass Bass Player/ Dog hauler

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    None yet, it hauls my dog and my doghouse bass to rehearsals and gigs.
    I've been having an issue with what appears to be every control on the left side of the center dash for the past year or so. The volume control when turned up will randomly turn the volume down or not consistently up in relation to the amount it's being turned. The fan control right under that at times hesitates to actually control the fan speed faster or slower. Then (possibly unrelated) the eject button on the CD player will not actually appear to connect to eject the CD. I rarely use the CD player anyway, but hey, I like everything to work properly.

    During the past week the light on the radio has started to blink or completely turn off and then on. I took it into the dealer yesterday and they pulled everything out and said that nothing looked amiss but pushed in every connection just in case and stated that the couldn't get the issue to replicate (of course). They said that everything with the central controls go through the radio and if this doesn't fix the issue that I might need a new radio. So far, I can't tell any difference with the volume or fan control after what they did yesterday. Is this really how it works? Thoughts?
     
  2. Jul 30, 2021 at 11:04 AM
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    Daddykool

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    One thing you might try is pulling the fuse for the fan to see if the radio problem changes, and vice-versa. Also, are you able to get at the radio and fan connections yourself? If so, maybe you could disconnect one plug at a time, also looking for changes.
     
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  3. Jul 31, 2021 at 8:00 AM
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    TNBassGirl

    TNBassGirl [OP] Bluegrass Bass Player/ Dog hauler

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    None yet, it hauls my dog and my doghouse bass to rehearsals and gigs.
    Great idea! I'll do that this morning! I was actually shocked that they didn't check the fuse connections at the dealership.
     

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