Diagnosis and Remedy of Dashboard Indicator Lights in Salem, OR

August 15th, 2025

The status indicators on the dashboard and displays of your Toyota car, truck, or SUV provide a wealth of information about the inner workings of your vehicle. While some of them notify you of innocuous things like your headlights being on, others warn of problems like low tire pressure, or even an overheating engine or brakes. And since the advanced engineering of every modern Toyota is so complex, some of the indicators allude to situations that are very difficult to understand just by looking at the icons on the dashboard. That's where Capitol Toyota comes in. The factory-trained and certified technicians in our Service Center are experts in all things Toyota. They have the knowledge and equipment to quickly and accurately diagnose the reasons why your dashboard indicators lit up. Best of all, they have the right skills and parts to solve whatever problems might have happened, and get you back on the road as soon as possible.

How Important Is it to Get the Indicators Resolved?

That depends on what indicators are being illuminated or displayed. If you're driving when one of them comes on, then the first step is to pull over as soon as it's safe to do so, and then check your owner's manual to see what your Toyota is trying to tell you. If you lost your owner's manual, Capitol Toyota will be happy to replace it. If the problem isn't severe, the manual will usually have instructions that you can follow to alleviate the issue yourself. For example, if the windshield washer fluid is low, it will show you where to add more fluid.

For some indicator lights, you'll need to take your Toyota to a qualified service center in order to have it resolved. For example, a Check Engine message is an indication that something quite complex needs to be addressed, and that requires a diagnostic computer that can read the code of your Toyota model and year. This is because there are so many specific messages that might need to be conveyed to your technician that it would be impossible to include indicators for each and every one of them on the dashboard and message screens. So some of the things that you can't resolve yourself are simply nestled under the Check Engine heading, to let your technician know to plug-in the Toyota diagnostic computer.

Don't Trust Your Toyota With Anyone Else

If you take your Toyota to a mechanic that services a wide variety of vehicles, their knowledge needs to be more generalized, as do the tools they use. But when you come to Capitol Toyota in Salem, Oregon, our state-of-the-art Service Center is staffed entirely by technicians who have been trained and certified by the Toyota factory. They know every nook and cranny of every model and year of Toyota, and they have the right tools for every procedure your vehicle might need. Because they only work on Toyota vehicles, they'll often have the specific part you happen to need before you even arrive. And those parts are all ones that Toyota has manufactured or approved, so you can rest assured that every part and fluid that goes into your car, truck, or SUV will fit and function perfectly, with the same high standards of design and manufacturing you've come to expect from Toyota.

So if your vehicle is trying to tell you something, come to Capitol Toyota in Salem. You can always drive right in during any of our business hours; but if you prefer to plan things, you can also make an appointment via this website, or by giving the Service Center a call. Either way, we're looking forward to the opportunity to impress you.