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Originally Posted by aigel View Post
An interesting tidbit is that I parked the SUV at a 30 degree incline for 3 nights now in my driveway. Something I never do, as the driveway is so steep, but street parking was blocked due to paving work. I think it is possible that either the fluid not fully covering the plates sent it over the edge, or that the truck has something turn on at this angle (an interior light?) that drained it. I did not park it this way tonight to ensure there is nothing funny going on with a drain at that angle.


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Some cars/trucks use mercury tilt switches for the underhood or trunk lights. I don't know if the Sequoia does or not, but if it does, parking on a steep angle would probably do it.

Some night, park in the driveway and peek under the hood from below the car and see if the light is on.
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