Dashboard lights up without inserting key?

2001 TOYOTA VITZ
300,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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ANBESE
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Hi, my name is Ephrem. Yesterday my taillight was out. The problem was the fuse. I changed the fuse, but I have another problem, the ABS and handbrakes light stay on! I did find the problem was that the ECU-IG Fuse was blown but, when I inserted new fuse dashboard lights up even without inserting ignition key!! How can I fix this?
Apr 18, 2024 at 11:04 AM
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It sounds like you have an instrument cluster that is going out, but I would try a hard system reboot to see if it fixes it, here is a guide to help us:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/can-scan-controller-area-network-easy

If that doesn't work here is how to change the cluster out so you can get a rebuilt, used unit. Check out the images (below). Please upload pictures or videos in your response to the problem so we can see what's going on.

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Apr 19, 2024 at 9:56 AM
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