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Is it really cold where you are? I'd try unplugging it and plugging it back in. Could be frozen.
Do your HVAC controls work? Buy it new or used?
2016 Tacoma. On the instrument panel the outside temperature displays “E”. Has anyone seen this? Could it be just a bad sensor? If so, where is the sensor located?
Is it really cold where you are? I'd try unplugging it and plugging it back in. Could be frozen.
Do your HVAC controls work? Buy it new or used?
I found the sensor. It is literally attached to the same bracket as the hood latch. I disconnected and cleaned the connection (which wasn’t dirty) but still has the same problem. Ordered a new one from Amazon for about $12.Is it really cold where you are? I'd try unplugging it and plugging it back in. Could be frozen.
Do your HVAC controls work? Buy it new or used?
Well, I swapped out the ambient temperature sensor and it still displays “E” on the instrument panel. Any other ideas?
I checked the a/c 10A fuse under the hood and it looks good. However when I try to run the a/c it does not come on (indicator light on the switch is off).HVAC work?
Looks like a lot of times the Ambient Temp sensor is tied to the A/C amplifier.
Check those fuses to try and isolate the issue if it's before or after that. Before being the sensor. After being between the fuses/A/C and instrument cluster.
Diagnostic self test would have isolated that for you.FYI… behind the dash there was a connector plug for the ECM Amplifier that was loose. Since it’s a snap-plug, I guessing it wasn’t plugged in all the way from the factory and it took 63k miles to work itself completely loose. After it was plugged back in, the A/C, recirculation, and the outside air temperature display works fine. Expensive fix at the dealer but I would’ve never found this by myself.