Weird Electical Issue
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From: brookfield ct
Weird Electical Issue
Was driving 99 very last night - allof a sudden the the dash light flickers, the radio volume went down and then back up and the DIC kept showing service Ascitve handling - service ABS - service traction system. also the idiot light for active handling and ABS went on.
It was getting dark so i turned the lights on all the gauged - speedo - tack etc went to the far right - radio went dead. I turned off lights and they went back to normal. Got car home - tried to put lights on again and they would not pop up. Turned the car off - restarted car and all was fine. one other thing - display for radio and temp control flicker slightly most og the time -
Any clue what is going on here??
Thanks...
It was getting dark so i turned the lights on all the gauged - speedo - tack etc went to the far right - radio went dead. I turned off lights and they went back to normal. Got car home - tried to put lights on again and they would not pop up. Turned the car off - restarted car and all was fine. one other thing - display for radio and temp control flicker slightly most og the time -
Any clue what is going on here??
Thanks...
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Originally Posted by dbros9
Was driving 99 very last night - all of a sudden the the dash light flickers, the radio volume went down and then back up and the DIC kept showing service Active handling - service ABS - service traction system. also the idiot light for active handling and ABS went on.
It was getting dark so I turned the lights on all the gauges - speedo - tac etc went to the far right - radio went dead. I turned off lights and they went back to normal. Got car home - tried to put lights on again and they would not pop up. Turned the car off - restarted car and all was fine. one other thing - display for radio and temp control flicker slightly most of the time -
Any clue what is going on here??
Thanks...
It was getting dark so I turned the lights on all the gauges - speedo - tac etc went to the far right - radio went dead. I turned off lights and they went back to normal. Got car home - tried to put lights on again and they would not pop up. Turned the car off - restarted car and all was fine. one other thing - display for radio and temp control flicker slightly most of the time -
Any clue what is going on here??
Thanks...
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
Sounds like a LOOSE connection. Start at the battery terminals. Remove them, clean with a wire brush, spray them out with WD-40 and TORQUE them on to the battery with a torque wrench to 11 ft/lbs.
The next place to look will be the battery cables at the starter and engine block.
There are also B+ battery connections on each fuse box. Check them for tightness. REMEMBER!!! They are ALWAYS HOT!!!!! Be careful.
The next place to look will be the battery cables at the starter and engine block.
There are also B+ battery connections on each fuse box. Check them for tightness. REMEMBER!!! They are ALWAYS HOT!!!!! Be careful.
