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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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OK so I was driving and went over a bump and my radio then cut out. I noticed later on that my dome light, and alarm, power door locks, power mirrors, power antenna do not work either since then.

Everything else works.

So I am trying to find the problem, I checked the csty fuse and it is good, the radio fuse is good. I opened the storage compartment to where the jack is and I found this circut board had fallen out of place.

It seems to be ok, but with my recent loss of power options I am wondering if this is not the source of the power loss.

Any help is appreciated,

Jarred.

I can't seem to get pics up so they are on this photobucket link, the top row of pics, not the other ones. Sorry I am not good with getting pics on this board because I am stupid.

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thanks petes74ttop for the help with the pics

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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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Looks like the pulse controller to me.

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I am pretty sure my wipers work fine, is this all that it does is wipers. Any ideas as to my lack of power to the following.....

radio
door locks
power mirrors
dome light
antenna

they all stopped working at the same time.

everything else works.????

any ideas at all????
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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your fuse might look good but it may not be. use a test light and put it on both sides of the fuse connector to be sure power is definatly passing through.
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OK breadman, that sounds like an easy thing to check and aviod frustration. I am gonna go check now, then I will report back.
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Old Jan 13, 2010 | 01:25 AM
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OK I put an known good fuse in instead of the one in the car and YES!!!! the power antenna went down, and all other features are working now!!!!..... OMG I would have never second guessed the functionality of that fuse had you nto prompted me.

Another good example of how benificial this forum is.

THANKS!!!!!
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