Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Introduction / How to troubleshoot ecu controlled
systems / Customer problem analysis
Toyota Corolla (E120): Customer problem analysis
Hint
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- in troubleshooting, the problem symptoms must be confirmed accurately, meaning that all preconceptions must be set aside in order to make an accurate judgement. To ascertain what the problem symptoms are, it is extremely important to ask the customer about the problem and conditions when it occurred.
- The following 5 items are important points in the problem analysis. Past problems which are thought to be unrelated and the repair history, etc. May also help in some cases. Therefore, as much information as possible should be gathered and its relationship with the problem symptoms should be correctly ascertained for use as reference in troubleshooting. A customer problem analysis table is provided for your use in the diagnostics section for each system.
(Sample) supplemental restraint system check sheet.
Other materials:
Circuit description
The vehicle speed sensor circuit is sent to cruise control ecu assy as a
vehicle speed signal. For each rotation
of the shaft, the vehicle speed sensor sends a signal through the combination
meter assembly to the
cruise control ecu assy (see the following chart). The cruise control ecu assy
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Moon roof
Use the overhead switches to open and close the moon roof and tilt it up and
down.
■ Opening and closing
1 Opens the moon roof* The moon roof stops slightly before the fully open position
to reduce wind noise.
Press the switch again to fully open the moon roof.
2 Closes the moon roof*
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General information
There are many ecu controlled systems used in the corolla. In general, ecu
controlled system are considered
to be very intricate and require a high level of technical knowledge and expert
skill to troubleshoot.
The fact is, however, that if you proceed by inspecting the circuits one by one, ...