Dashboard went crazy on me
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From: somersworth nh
Dashboard went crazy on me
I was driving last night when all of a sudden every idiot light I had went on, the radio shut down it said there was reduced engine power and all the gauges stopped working (the car ran fine) I read the post on bad grounds but I think what happened to me goes a little beyond this, especially the radio turning off and going totally dead. Any thoughts ?2003 convertible, 57000 miles, never a single issue to date
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Thanks, not sure where that is. could that also cause the windows to stop working ? also when I shut her down it will drive normal and start with the symptoms all over again ? I read that guys post but not sure what finally cured his problem
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OK so I pull the black acordian boot out of the door and the connection will be there ? (bare with me, this is all new to me) I bought some of the liquid tape , marine use. Supposed to work better the guy said
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This happens to me all the time. Yes it will make the radio go out and the windows inoperative. It's in the accordion tube wiring somewhere. It's a pain, I have not been able to find the gremlin yet myself. Make sure your connector is clean and making good contact as well. 
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Well I tightened some of the grounds and put the liquid insulation on the bare wire. Do I have to manually reset anything ? If so could you please direct me ( I am sure it is here someplace) to that page
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OK Thanks
I took it for a ride last night and all the junk came on, everything stopped working until I hit the reset button while driving and everything came back to normal except the traction button which stayed on. I figured there might be something to clear that. Can I assume that if the problem was properly fixed the car would turn on and everything would be normal without having to do anything (like resetting everything manually)
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I took it for a ride last night and all the junk came on, everything stopped working until I hit the reset button while driving and everything came back to normal except the traction button which stayed on. I figured there might be something to clear that. Can I assume that if the problem was properly fixed the car would turn on and everything would be normal without having to do anything (like resetting everything manually)
Thanks Dino
