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Maintenance & Repair Electronic Gremlins: Electrical Problems That Are Driving You Crazy
1085 messages, Last post on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:41 AM
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| Merry Christmas, All! I wish everyone the best, in this wonderful season of rebirth and renewal. And Opatience, that makes sense about the dealer/mechanics. The vehicles are so sophisticated and complicated now...and expensive! To have constant trouble when you buy one and not be able to get it fixed, is a real frustrating, anger-inducing experience. In my case, when I had all the wiring trouble last time, I was about to take the dealer to court. I was constantly being put in harm's way, with the vehicle shutting down on me. Nothing like having no brakes or power steering on icy mountain roads or busy freeways to make one's heart start! If this forum didn't exist, I don't know what I would have done, other than walk away from the car I just purchased and go through the credit hassle that would be sure to follow. It made such a difference when I was able to hand the mechanic a list, and say, "Here. Forget your computer scanner. It's the wiring. FIX it, or we've got a BIG problem." They sure weren't happy campers, but it DID finally get fixed......and the problem was EXACTLY what you said. I thank you, Opatience and NGpro......so very much. I truly don't know what I would have done without you! | |
| My 98 Pontiac Grand AM cigarette lighter, blinkers and brakes lights are giving me problems. The lighter won't light. The blinkers stop working when I step on the brakes. The reverse lights come on when I step on the brakes...HELP!!! | |
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Hmm...methinks....maybe a burned out wire or set of wires behind the fuse box or somewhere in the harness. Some of these things might in fact route through the 4-way flasher, too, so you might want to check out wiring to that device or the flasher itself.
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| I got a 2002 GLX V6 Passat Wagon at the end of Sept. Within a week I starting having a problem with the horn blowing intermitantly - sometimes longer than others, sometimes when turning, sometimes on straight road. So far I have been able to stop it by blowing the horn myself. Does anyone have a clue about what is going on? | |
| Unless the Passat circuitry is different from that of most cars, your problem is a short to ground somewhere between the steering wheel button and the horn relay. Since you can sometimes deactivate the horn by pushing the horn button, the evidence is very strong that the problem is a failure of the button/switch within the steering wheel. Removal of the steering wheel will probably reveal just what's wrong. Good luck. This should be a simple procedure for the dealer. | |
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| I would agree with that diagnosis. Something in the hub or steering post is grounding the circuit, just as it would ground when you touch the horn button. A loose or misdirected wire, or a piece of insulating material fallen away within the horn contact is my guess. | |
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1 of 2 No digital display in sound system and cigar lighter not working on 1999 Mercury Mountaineer by catkins Jan 20, 2002 (01:01 pm) I bought a 99 Mercury Mountaineer new. At a little over 2 years, the digital display for the sound system went out. You can't tell time or what station or function you are using with Mach One audio system. However, the radio, cd and tape deck work. Also, the cigar lighter next to the sound system quit working. The accessory input (2nd lighter) located on the lower right side (passenger side) of center dash continues to work. All fuses are in tact. Dealer refuses to address since vehicle is over 50,000 miles. I have been told that this is not an uncommon problem with 1999 Explorers and Mountaineers. Has anyone else experienced this problem, and what, if anything did you do, or do you suggest |
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My wifes truck began having an electrical problem on Saturday. While driving down the road the courtesy lights in the cab came on for no reason, and would not go off. They finally went off after the 40 min relay timer took them off. On Monday the odometer would not show up, and the cargo lamp on message came up in the message center. The dealer had it for two days and could not find the problem. I am thinking a loose ground, but I would have thought the dealer would have found that. I have noticed that both daytime running lamps are out. Could this be related? Any help would be appreciated. Larry |
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| I have a 95 Camry 4cyl. with 140,000Km. Recently, this car developed a bug in its electrical system by blowing a 40amp fuse in its power windows/power door locks system. I took the car to a local Toyota dealership and they replaced one of the power window motor and the master relay board to the tune of $1500.00 saying that those two items were the culprit. However after few weeks, the 40amp fuse blew itself again.I took the car back to the dealership however, they refused to look at the problem again unless I pay them for labor. Typical toyota dealership. So, right now , I am still stumped with this problem. Can anyone provide me with some technical advise on how to approach this electrical problem? | |
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| So this fuse blew when one particular window was operated, or would it blow when any window was operated? Can you recall? | |
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