Comon in C5 Gurus!
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Comon in C5 Gurus!
Guys, I have a question. Today on my way home from work, the passenger window would not go down, and the passenger door lock would not unlock...then shortly after I tried those two things, my guages went inop, as did the AC and radio, and driver's door. The DIC showed limited power, and kept telling me ASR was inop, shocks were inop...basically everything stopped working, but I was still able to drive the car. When I got home, I undid the batter for 10 min, and hooked it up...everything is fine now....what do yall think happend? This is a '99 with 29,000 miles. Thanks
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St. Jude Donor '06-'10, '13
Did you check the battery and have it tested? I always start with the simpliest things first. Could be a number of other electrical gremlins if it is not the battery. Good luck.
Also, read the sticky in the tech section about electrical problems, lots of good info posted there.
Also, read the sticky in the tech section about electrical problems, lots of good info posted there.
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08,-'13-'14, '16-'17
Most of the time it's the battery, so you may want to see if the new one is any good.
Then check the alternator.
Bad batteries have been known to leak on the computer and cause similar problems,
Also could be a bad ground
Peace
Chip
Then check the alternator.
Bad batteries have been known to leak on the computer and cause similar problems,
Also could be a bad ground
Peace
Chip
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Did you get a boat load of codes and all the light on the dash like a christmas tree. Pull the rubber boots loose in the door jambs and look at the wiring harness where the door wiring plugs into the dash wiring. Be sure the clear wraped wire is not shorting to ground. GM did a great job with the insulation on the wiring there. T
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Did you get a boat load of codes and all the light on the dash like a christmas tree. Pull the rubber boots loose in the door jambs and look at the wiring harness where the door wiring plugs into the dash wiring. Be sure the clear wraped wire is not shorting to ground. GM did a great job with the insulation on the wiring there. T
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From: South Jersey
Probably the battery terminals were not tight enough. I have a 99 as well and bought a new battery and had some crazy things go on for 3 months before I traced it to the battery not being torqued enough. Sometimes it's just the simple things.
Jerry
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I just went through this with a buddies car. More than likely the problem lies in the electrical connectors in the door/body.
see this highly informative post from Bill Curlee.... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1568567648-post610.html
See that exposed wiring in the photos? Cover it with some liquid electrical tape and I will bet your problem goes away.
see this highly informative post from Bill Curlee.... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1568567648-post610.html
See that exposed wiring in the photos? Cover it with some liquid electrical tape and I will bet your problem goes away.
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Like others have stated, I'd bet that it will something simple. The bad part sometimes is finding the culprit.
When this happenned to me it was the harness from the chasis to the door
When this happenned to me it was the harness from the chasis to the door