Problem with right window, gauges
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Safety Car
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From: Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan
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Problem with right window, gauges
I was on a trip sometime ago, and the right window wouldn't close for a while. After a stop and shut down, it was OK.
Now a month and a half later, once again on a trip (580 miles from home on Sunday, naturally) the service soon light comes on, reduced power message, oil pressure gauge goes goes to zero, temperature gauge goes to infinity, gas gauge goes to zero. In short the dash is generally beeping and bopping, and the dash lights are all flashing, and neither window will close, but the cars drives fine.
I stop at McDonald's and ponder what to do figuring it is an electrical malfunction, so I checked the relays and fuses for perhaps one was loose. There wasn't an obvious problem. We take off and no problem for the rest of the trip except once I got the beeping associated with the traction control warming up, but not the message, just the beeping several hundred miles after the first problem. I think this happened when I was pulling into a gas station. When I restarted, it never happened again.
Internittent electrical glitches, I hate them. Anyone ever have a problem like this. I was thinking about taking out each relay and fuse, checking them for corrusion and reseating them as a first step. The car has 36,000 miles on it.
Now a month and a half later, once again on a trip (580 miles from home on Sunday, naturally) the service soon light comes on, reduced power message, oil pressure gauge goes goes to zero, temperature gauge goes to infinity, gas gauge goes to zero. In short the dash is generally beeping and bopping, and the dash lights are all flashing, and neither window will close, but the cars drives fine.
I stop at McDonald's and ponder what to do figuring it is an electrical malfunction, so I checked the relays and fuses for perhaps one was loose. There wasn't an obvious problem. We take off and no problem for the rest of the trip except once I got the beeping associated with the traction control warming up, but not the message, just the beeping several hundred miles after the first problem. I think this happened when I was pulling into a gas station. When I restarted, it never happened again.
Internittent electrical glitches, I hate them. Anyone ever have a problem like this. I was thinking about taking out each relay and fuse, checking them for corrusion and reseating them as a first step. The car has 36,000 miles on it.
Racer
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Colorado Springs CO.
Steven - I think you may have two problems, maybe related, maybe not? There is a module in the right door which is a known failure point when the window doesn't function. Usually this also includes the lock/unlock function. It typically doesn't cause a failure of your others gages as you described.
Bottom line, I think you have an electrical ground fault problem - a short or intermitent lose connection somewhere. Have you checked for any error codes via the DIC? If so, please post them.
Bottom line, I think you have an electrical ground fault problem - a short or intermitent lose connection somewhere. Have you checked for any error codes via the DIC? If so, please post them.
