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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Hi everyone.Even though I have been a Member for 2 years I have never asked a question before.so here goes.I have a 1999 coupe with 21m.Recently I have had electical problem.It does not accur all the time,but lately it has.The radio lights on the dash start to flicker and the power seems to go off for a second,and a warning comes on to check the disk brakes and see a dealer soon.Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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Hi everyone.Even though I have been a Member for 2 years I have never asked a question before.so here goes.I have a 1999 coupe with 21m.Recently I have had electical problem.It does not accur all the time,but lately it has.The radio lights on the dash start to flicker and the power seems to go off for a second,and a warning comes on to check the disk brakes and see a dealer soon.Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
When you say "radio lights" do you mean just the radio or/and the instrument panel to include i.e. speedo, tach, etc? Do things stop functioning, or is it just lighting that goes dead? Also, any associated codes?
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Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:20 PM
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In addition to Lucky's questions.. have you checked the obvious stuff like battery terminals, battery, etc?
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