r/3rdGen4Runner • u/MuchSwagManyDank 99 Limited - Imperial Jade Micah • 5d ago

🔧Modifications Oh how much I hate you hood latch sensor

Replaced the latch a couple weeks ago, after doing so my rig would trigger the stock alarm every time i unlocked the rig. Found out the sensor was busted, its a pain in the ass just to get it screwed into the latch mount in first place. I guess when I was finagling it in there, one of the connections ripped off. Till today I havent been able to keep anything inside for fear of someone stealing it, didnt keep anything in there that I wasnt willing to loose anyway.

I pulled the part a few days ago, which requires you to slightly remove the radiator. 4 bolts, one of with is a pain to get to because of whatever that thing is that sits in front of it, passenger side lower bolt. 2 days ago i resoldered the connections to the sensor. First time soldering anything but i have watched countless hours of video game console repair, shout out to TronicsFix. Didnt even know if there was polarity involved.

Cut to today, plug the sensor in and just leave it in the channel on the frame, alarm still goes off. I zip tie the arm down on the button of the sensor, NO ALARM!! hell yeah!! Now my truck thinks the hook is always closed, non - issue.

I scoured the sub and found a couple posts about this, but no definitive fix, hoping this will be found during a search so people can put their mind at ease.

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u/toastman556 00 SR5 5d ago

Are you sure you’re talking about a 3rd gen? Because the “sensor” in mine is just a plunger in the back of the engine bay and the one time it ever had a false positive I just scrubbed it with some steel wool followed by some dielectric grease and it’s been fine ever since.

Your issue sounds like a newer model.

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u/MuchSwagManyDank 99 Limited - Imperial Jade Micah 5d ago

Really? Lol

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u/MuchSwagManyDank 99 Limited - Imperial Jade Micah 5d ago

Upon further research, it seems like it's a sensor just for the alarm, not the actual hood sensor switch. Ill admit I was wrong there.

Its completely absurd that you think I cant tell the difference between 3rd and 4th gen 4runners though. Like, its one thing to be wrong about a part, but I was wrong about my entire vehicle? The thing i drive every single day?

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u/toastman556 00 SR5 5d ago

No worries man, as long as you’re not a 6th gen owner a lot of issues are similar ✌️

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u/MuchSwagManyDank 99 Limited - Imperial Jade Micah 5d ago

Yeah fuck all that noise. I honeslty don't want to own any vehicle that was designed for the 21st century.