**Need Help** Codes-Nothing works
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**Need Help** Codes-Nothing works
Hello:
I need some help with my 98 C5. I went for a ride today. After driving for about a mile, I tried to put the windows up and they did not move. I then got all kinds of messages on the DIC..”door ajar, low tire pressure, reduce engine power… and so on. The messages cycled one after the other.
I pulled over and turned off the car. I then turned back on but it did not fix anything.
Nothing works in the car- no radio, no AC …not sure what is happening.
My Vette has 56000 and I have always driving it carefully.
Has this ever happen to anybody else here? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks and Happy 4th.
I need some help with my 98 C5. I went for a ride today. After driving for about a mile, I tried to put the windows up and they did not move. I then got all kinds of messages on the DIC..”door ajar, low tire pressure, reduce engine power… and so on. The messages cycled one after the other.
I pulled over and turned off the car. I then turned back on but it did not fix anything.
Nothing works in the car- no radio, no AC …not sure what is happening.
My Vette has 56000 and I have always driving it carefully.
Has this ever happen to anybody else here? Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks and Happy 4th.
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From: NorCAL Live your passion--why wait, you ain't getting any younger
Some other possibles beyond the low battery
1) Recent mechanical work where the battery terminals might have been disconncected/reconnected? Look for any evidence of any looseness.
2) Any engine bay work at all where some electrical conduction might cross a ground wire.
3) Steam (or other high pressure) cleaning the engine bay.
Good luck!
1) Recent mechanical work where the battery terminals might have been disconncected/reconnected? Look for any evidence of any looseness.
2) Any engine bay work at all where some electrical conduction might cross a ground wire.
3) Steam (or other high pressure) cleaning the engine bay.
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by 2EZ2BQK
Some other possibles beyond the low battery
1) Recent mechanical work where the battery terminals might have been disconncected/reconnected? Look for any evidence of any looseness.
2) Any engine bay work at all where some electrical conduction might cross a ground wire.
3) Steam (or other high pressure) cleaning the engine bay.
Good luck!
1) Recent mechanical work where the battery terminals might have been disconncected/reconnected? Look for any evidence of any looseness.
2) Any engine bay work at all where some electrical conduction might cross a ground wire.
3) Steam (or other high pressure) cleaning the engine bay.
Good luck!
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I hate to say but none of the above. The bay work related stuff. I will check the battery and see what it tells.
Thanks a bunch for the prompt help....
Will it help if I disconect the battery and then reconect after a while?
Thanks a bunch for the prompt help....
Will it help if I disconect the battery and then reconect after a while?
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From: NorCAL Live your passion--why wait, you ain't getting any younger
Originally Posted by fuchster
Will it help if I disconect the battery and then reconect after a while?
After a visual inspection for the obvious, probably the next thing to start with is the DIC codes.
Try a google search of the CF with this link:
http://www.google.com/advanced_searc...ive&as_qdr=all
and search on terms like "DIC CODES" "CODE MEANING" "HOW DO I" and things such as those to get help with understanding the numerical codes.
With the age of the car (98), you may have a LOT of codes out there, so clearing them and then watching to see if more codes are thrown could be helpful in isolating whether/which control module has barked.
Also, the age (98) + your location (humid locale) may point to some corrosion developing in the system. Use the same link as above to look for CF messages about "CORROSION" "CLEANING" "CHECKING FOR" "GROUNDING POINTS" "CLEANING CONTACTS" and stuff.
Good luck!