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@Beds Vellfire Hi Mark, looking back in the records I could find, I purchased the ballast resistor from Auto Japanese Spares, Coventry for £131.10. My local garage charged £180 as they had problems and took longer than anticipated. If you either do it yourself or have a garage that may be familiar may lower that cost.

Received my club sticker this morning a big thanks to Steve.....

Release button had already vanished when I bought the van. I was already planning to get in behind the panel you suggest as the heater control has stopped working too. To get heat it has to be at max, anything below that gives no heat 😬

Day 13 - 2 hours So I spent a lot of time waiting for parts. When I was ready to install the head bolts. I realised that the new ones didn't come with washers and I'd thrown away the old😂. Didn't want to risk buying something similar and decided to ask Toyota. It was about £2.50 per washer but £28.99 delivery! I emailed asking them if they could get me a better deal on the delivery but after 3 days I had no reply. So I ordered from Amayama. It took about 3 weeks but only cost £16.90 inc delivery! Great service. I spent the first hour checking that my holes were clear or debris and oil. Then confirming that my holes were deep enough. Gave the head and block a final clean. Fitted the gasket and head. Greased the washer and thread of each bolt with engine oil. Torqued to 30 - 42- 55 - 70. In the order in the images. Final 90 degree turn in the same order. Feel like I'm on the home straight. Time for bed now.

Have a read throughout this post I reckon it would have a similar fix.

Hi, I’m from Melbourne Australia, my 2014 Vellfire has exactly same issue like your, sound stopped working from all speakers and the roof top monitor stopped working also. I asked my local audio shop to check, but no luck, they couldn’t handle my case. Any suggestion to fixing this issues ? Appreciated your input & help!

I don't think you can start the vehicle unless it is fully in "Park". As you were having to use a chopstick, is it possible the shift is not completely in Park? Try taking the fascia panel off to see if anything is blocking the shifter. Put some tape over the release button to stop it falling through.

@NickC I've got a 2008 vellfire and I'm just having the exact same problem with my F/N/S headlight. Can I please ask you; 1) Where you got the ballast control unit from? Was it eBay? 2) how much did it cost in total for parts and labour? Thank you.

In this case the battery was not disconnected. I’d arrived home, parked up all as normal, operated driver door interior ’all doors locked switch & nothing happened, all electrical power seemed to failed, no interior lights, no panel lights on insertion of ignition key, auto gear shift locked. Anyway, investigations postponed until SWMBO gets diy done to her satisfaction 🙄

After battery disconnection it is not unusual to need to reset the windows, at least on the Gen 1 machines, but I have not come across problems with the central locking.

Can't remember, but if the battery is disconnected then re-connected aren't there "things" you have to do to get things like door locks and windows etc. to work??

Got this guide which will be followed as soon as the rain stops🙄 Why Does My Car Not Have Any Electrical Power At All?.pdf

Possibly using a temporary power supply via the obd socket would maintain the ecu memory while the battery is changed.

I got fog light replacements for the reflectors in the rear "bumper" panel, from Amazon for less than £20 if I remember correctly. They have two light levels so appear to be stop / tail lights but by selecting the stop light connection, they make a good fog light.

Colour white, 3.5 litre automatic, 70'000 miles, 4 new tyres full leather upholstery, floor mats replaced, new wipers, serviced, MOT, seven seats. All reasonable offers considered

They checked the battery condition which showed up ok. I’m guessing they thought the alternator must be doing its job. As battery voltage increased after run yesterday I’m assuming alternator is ok. I waited a while to check it. It had risen to 12.45v from 12.25v after run. I’m guessing there’s something re the jamming gear shift and the loss of electrics, but 1st job will be remove all battery terminals & clean them. I won’t be allowed to touch van until I complete loft flooring job😂

http://Toyota Vellfire L Package 26041 Head Unit Parking Sensor Setup https://youtu.be/UgiR7YrXIaM i hope this is useful .

Thank you for the video link - have watched it! Some useful advice although it is for the earlier (02-08) model and my mechanics seem ok. Thank again

Did Halfords check your alternator output ?

Thanks, let me do a thorough check of all battery connections. I did have an issue with one (not the main +ve) a long time ago when it was very slightly loose. (I lost daylight when it all happened today)

Battery charged in van.

Voltage on return from run (after 30 mins cool down) 12.45 by Fluke straight onto battery posts. The thing that’s puzzled me most is door interior locking switches, courtesy lights, ignition lights all not coming on, plus this issue with gear shift sticking in ‘park’ Daylight was fading so I give up after establishing I could release gear stick with cunningly placed chopstick 😎

Sounds like very low voltage What does it measure now? Check the battery leads, especially if you removed the battery to charge it, they may be loose.