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Old May 12, 2006 | 11:34 PM
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I've got a 00 FRC and every now and then when i am driving all the warning lights go crazy, the stereo turns off and the driver panels don't work. The DIC says Service engine soon, low fuel, reduced engine power, service tire monitor system, basically every warning light all at once. After i turn the car off the warning lights go away and the stereo starts working but the driver panel doesn't work. I think its a bad ground, anyone ever experience this?
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Old May 13, 2006 | 12:35 AM
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battery or ground
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Old May 13, 2006 | 12:43 AM
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I'm not a mechanic but this sounds like a battery problem How new is it? Is it leaking? What's voltage meter read when everything goes ?
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Old May 14, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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Clean G104. That's the ground looking up at you from the frame rail inboard of the battery with the shroud tab on it.
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Old May 14, 2006 | 05:22 PM
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I had simmilar problems. Check all your ground points,there is a sticky for it. Also my problem where most of the corosion was near the fuses in the passenger foowell. There is two connectors above the bcm, each about 1.5 inches long. They are junctions for about 20 wires in each connector.I removed the wires from each connector and crimped and soldered them together. That solved my electrical problems. Looked they got wet at some point and corroded. Hope this helps,let me know if you have any questions.
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Old May 14, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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thanks for all your help i think i am just gonna take into the chevy dealer and see what it is cause it sounds too complicated for me
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