How to disable a Tacoma TPMS Dash Light

[@wildstreak]

Works perfectly on my 09 TRD off road with 12v hook up

[@MikeFreda]

Awesome. Glad it was helpful! Cheers.

[@scottsharp961]

Thanks for the video. Perfectly explained. I've been putting up with that blinking / warning light for 10 years. Fixed in a less than an hour. Mine would not shut off with the grounding, so had to add a jumper. Worked like a charm on my 2007 Tacoma

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting. Glad it worked out for you! Cheers.

[@bodee1994]

Connecting the blue wire to the 12 V yellow wire worked for my 2009 Tacoma thank you very much for making this video!!

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting. Glad to hear it worked out for you! Cheers.

[@detourexplore6615]

way better than the electrical tape on the instrument cluster fix!

[@richardworks481]

Lol

[@josephsoriano4794]

Brilliant, thanks for the straightforward explanation!

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting! Cheers.

[@tomboudreau-x5j]

It worked on my 2014 Tacoma limited with the yellow to blue connection but not the ground to blue, thank you for the suggestion, I have my sanity back without that tire light distracting me

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting. Glad it helped! Cheers.

[@LuisGonzalez-tx3ln]

Worked perfectly on my 2013 tacoma prerunner. Just with some good old electrical tape i had laying around

[@MikeFreda]

Awesome. Glad to hear it worked out! Cheers.

[@2wheelsm]

Worked on my 06 Tacoma grounding

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting. Glad you able to figure it out. I have no clue why some are grounded and some are 12v. Cheers.

[@DonBenitez-z4c]

Worked great in my 2010. I put a fused 12 volt jumper for extra safety.

[@MikeFreda]

Good to hear, glad it worked out! Cheers.

[@rnunyuz5003]

You grounded out the wrong side of the blue wire. You need to ground out the cut blue wire on the connector side. There is another YT video showing this and it works.

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting. That didn’t work for my truck. Not sure why. I grounded both sides and the light stayed on. Applying 12v worked. I’ll need to dig into the different schematics to figure out why. Cheers.

[@richardworks481]

Yes sir ,I had to switch wires ,then it worked

[@Trevor-Belmont]

This was the case for me also. Nothing worked, when I grounded the cut blue wire on the connector side, boom light off!!!👍👍👍. 2006 Tacoma 4.0 quad cad...

[@mtleach]

I have an 07 Tacoma TRD Sport and I had to wire mine like you to get the light to go off. The grounding method didn't work, I had to connect to my yellow 12v like you did. Thanks a million for this tip.

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting. Glad it worked out for you! Cheers.

[@DanBrown-t5j]

What is the yellow wire connected to?

[@MikeFreda]

The yellow wire is 12v keyed powering that section of the distribution center.

[@DanBrown-t5j]

@@MikeFreda If the TPMS uses 5v won't this smoke something?

[@jascam1]

Great video on the TPMS fix. I would use a plain alligator clip or other holder, the connected red wire makes it misleading. Just curious to know if the ECU threw any codes after the hack.

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for the feedback. My code reader and it shows nothing wrong. Most basic store bought code readers only typically show something when the engine light is on. I'm not sure if a high end / factory code reader would register anything. The method I show is just "tricking" the ECU with a "high pin" value. Cheers

[@sc3ku]

The second method worked on my 2006. (edit: I tested with the red/white wire, but ended up splicing in a fused wire to the yellow per this video, for the permanent fix)

[@MikeFreda]

My son has a 2006 and all we needed to do was ground his blue wire from the harness. Cheers.

[@sc3ku]

⁠Mine is a late 06 and they must have changed by then. It has the black wire next to the blue, like in 07+

[@AngelsDontFall]

Thanks

[@MikeFreda]

You're welcome. Cheers

[@johnculberson7838]

12v worked on mine. Ground didn’t. Thanks

[@MikeFreda]

Good to hear! Cheers.

[@bce3210]

If the first method doesnt work. Simply connect BOTH ends of the blue wire to the ground, and itll work.

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for the tip. It didn't occur to me to do that. I have no clue why grounding both side would work. Cheers

[@bce3210]

@ oh, me either. But here we are, lol. Cheers!

[@richardworks481]

Thanks 188000 Miles Thanks to you, No dash lights ,dam I'm thirsty .

[@kapenakanaiaupuni5816]

Don't mess with it if you screw it up you could short out the system

[@JohnPonthecuff]

It's cheap enough these day for 2005-2015 Toyota Sienna, Tacoma, and others, to do it right. It's nice to have TPMS in case you are not paying attention during a drive........ However this looks cool, but not for shaky hand people like me....

[@MikeFreda]

Thanks for commenting. Yes, the "proper" solution is to put new TPMS sensors in. I would stick to OE ones which obviously cost a bit more. You do have to take the wheels off and partially remove the tire. You may need to rebalance the tire as well. Then have to pair the new sensors to your ECU. I suspect a shop will charge you well over $500.00 for this. Denso sensors alone are ~$75.00 each. As I mention the video, on my Tacoma its just an idiot light and had suspect behaviour. It does not give your proper PSI readings. Having a larger tire it's easy to see if it is low or flat. I just couldn't see myself dishing out that sort of money to make a light turn off. But yes, to feel safe and to do it right, replace them. Cheers

[@JohnPonthecuff]

@@MikeFreda When I am done (tomorrow), it would have cost me $68.40 including mounting of the new sensors, but not the device which I split with a few friends. WIll it work for me, I will find out tomorrow.

[@MikeFreda]

Wow. That is dirt cheap. Hope it works out for you. Please let me know. Where I live no one could come close to that price.

[@JohnPonthecuff]

@@MikeFreda It was a pain because I couldn't record part of the programming which was my partial goal, but it worked. Make sure to take something to keep you awake.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGKcnHtpp8dleK8

[@johnmay3701]

My light came on steady no matter which way I did it.

[@millieatr]

I must have wired mine up wrong ,, now whenever i blow the horn the passenger seat with my wife in it acts as a ejector seat

[@jimklees1309]

Schwabs quoted me $400.00 to replace them you make the call.

[@MikeFreda]

That’s not a bad deal. Hopefully those are good quality TPMS units. Unfortunately, there isn’t a Schwabs or a budget shop like that near me. I’m in Canada and most shops are way more than that. Cheers.

[@derrick1829]

*Promosm* 🤩