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From: barti_dog on 22 Dec 2008 19:58
My 2006 Sienna had not been driven for sometime as I have been
traveling with work, so the battery was down. In a rush today (15
degrees!), I reversed the jumper cables. I realized it quickly, and
successfully jumped it off, but in the process I blew the throttle
control fuse. Just a 10-amper, so I replaced that, but I'm curious if
the "check engine" light is telling me that I may have also blown the
alt fuse, which I understand is common in this scenario. If it is
blown, would there be other symptoms? The car cranks fine, and all
other lights and controls appear to be working.
From: Ray O on 22 Dec 2008 20:18

<barti_dog(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2f84b6d8-7fb7-47f2-9896-25a0a6f40ecb(a)o40g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> My 2006 Sienna had not been driven for sometime as I have been
> traveling with work, so the battery was down. In a rush today (15
> degrees!), I reversed the jumper cables. I realized it quickly, and
> successfully jumped it off, but in the process I blew the throttle
> control fuse. Just a 10-amper, so I replaced that, but I'm curious if
> the "check engine" light is telling me that I may have also blown the
> alt fuse, which I understand is common in this scenario. If it is
> blown, would there be other symptoms? The car cranks fine, and all
> other lights and controls appear to be working.

There is a 100 amp main fusible link, but you would probably have no
electric power at all if that was open.

If the vehicle is within the 36 month, 36,000 mile basic warranty, my
recommendation is to bring it to a Toyota dealer for diagnosis rather than
speculate on which of hundreds of codes could be stored.


--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)


From: barti_dog on 23 Dec 2008 11:13
On Dec 22, 8:18 pm, "Ray O" <rokig...(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com>
wrote:
> <barti_...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:2f84b6d8-7fb7-47f2-9896-25a0a6f40ecb(a)o40g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
>
> > My 2006 Sienna had not been driven for sometime as I have been
> > traveling with work, so the battery was down. In a rush today (15
> > degrees!), I reversed the jumper cables. I realized it quickly, and
> > successfully jumped it off, but in the process I blew the throttle
> > control fuse. Just a 10-amper, so I replaced that, but I'm curious if
> > the "check engine" light is telling me that I may have also blown the
> > alt fuse, which I understand is common in this scenario. If it is
> > blown, would there be other symptoms? The car cranks fine, and all
> > other lights and controls appear to be working.
>
> There is a 100 amp main fusible link, but you would probably have no
> electric power at all if that was open.
>
> If the vehicle is within the 36 month, 36,000 mile basic warranty, my
> recommendation is to bring it to a Toyota dealer for diagnosis rather than
> speculate on which of hundreds of codes could be stored.
>
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)

Well, just an update --- I took the Sienna to my local mechanic
(avoiding Toyota dealership as I'm out of warranty) and had him reset
the check engine light. The only code stored was 2118, but I couldn't
find a further explanation in the scan tool's handbook, nor online. As
long as everything is ok and the light stays off, I don't guess it
matters, but I'm the inquisitive type. Any info would be appreciated.
From: Tegger on 23 Dec 2008 14:14
barti_dog(a)yahoo.com wrote in
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> On Dec 22, 8:18 pm, "Ray O" <rokig...(a)NOSPAMtristarassociates.com>
> wrote:
>> <barti_...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:2f84b6d8-7fb7-47f2-9896-25a0a6f40ecb(a)o40g2000prn.googlegroups.com
>> ...
>>
>> > My 2006 Sienna had not been driven for sometime as I have been
>> > traveling with work, so the battery was down. In a rush today (15
>> > degrees!), I reversed the jumper cables. I realized it quickly, and
>> > successfully jumped it off, but in the process I blew the throttle
>> > control fuse. Just a 10-amper, so I replaced that, but I'm curious
>> > if the "check engine" light is telling me that I may have also
>> > blown the alt fuse, which I understand is common in this scenario.
>> > If it is blown, would there be other symptoms? The car cranks fine,
>> > and all other lights and controls appear to be working.
>>
>> There is a 100 amp main fusible link, but you would probably have no
>> electric power at all if that was open.
>>
>> If the vehicle is within the 36 month, 36,000 mile basic warranty, my
>> recommendation is to bring it to a Toyota dealer for diagnosis rather
>> than speculate on which of hundreds of codes could be stored.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Well, just an update --- I took the Sienna to my local mechanic
> (avoiding Toyota dealership as I'm out of warranty) and had him reset
> the check engine light. The only code stored was 2118, but I couldn't
> find a further explanation in the scan tool's handbook, nor online. As
> long as everything is ok and the light stays off, I don't guess it
> matters, but I'm the inquisitive type. Any info would be appreciated.
>


A quick Google reveals this:
<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2008-01%2CGGLD%3Aen&q=toyota+dtc+P2118&btnG=Search>

"DTC P2118 - Throttle Actuator Control Motor Current Range/Performance"

If the error doesn't come back, it might have just been a transient
caused by the wrong jumper cable hookup.

--
Tegger

From: Jeff Strickland on 23 Dec 2008 19:31

<barti_dog(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2f84b6d8-7fb7-47f2-9896-25a0a6f40ecb(a)o40g2000prn.googlegroups.com...
> My 2006 Sienna had not been driven for sometime as I have been
> traveling with work, so the battery was down. In a rush today (15
> degrees!), I reversed the jumper cables. I realized it quickly, and
> successfully jumped it off, but in the process I blew the throttle
> control fuse. Just a 10-amper, so I replaced that, but I'm curious if
> the "check engine" light is telling me that I may have also blown the
> alt fuse, which I understand is common in this scenario. If it is
> blown, would there be other symptoms? The car cranks fine, and all
> other lights and controls appear to be working.


You could just plug in a scan tool -- free at AutoZone -- and see what the
code is, then go from there. That's what I'd be doing.





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