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#340 of 349 2001 Regal: fast warning chime & no parking or dash lights by wildwillum

Jun 24, 2012 (12:02 pm)

I was tooling down the highway changing lanes to pass a slower vehicle when there in my path was a whole torn off retread. I was able to straddle the tire but I felt it wacking the undercarriage. When I stopped I looked under the car to see if there was any obvious damage but saw no obvious damage.
 
2 days later I was driving in a heavy rain storm. That night I noticed I had no dash lights & no parking lights. The parking light fuse was blown. I replaced it & it blew again so I tried upgrading to a 20 amp from a 15 amp so I could troubleshoot looking for a damaged wire.
 
I had no luck finding a damaged wire. The next day when I opened the driver door I had a fast warning chime. When I put the key in the warning chime slowed to the normal & stopped when I closed the door.
 
Any ideas out about what the fast warning chime means with no dash nor parking lights?
 
Much obliged.

#341 of 349 odometer by zak14

Jul 24, 2012 (10:42 am)

i have a 99 buick regal gs the digital odometer doesnt show up neither does the digital climate control and the heater blower motor its blowing as fast as it should

#342 of 349 Re: odometer [zak14] by abutcher

Jul 24, 2012 (11:44 am)

Replying to: zak14 (Jul 24, 2012 10:42 am)
Did they all go out at once or was it at seperate times? I knnow there is a fix on youtube on how to fix the odomoter by just soldering on new resistors which I had to do.

#343 of 349 Re: odometer [abutcher] by zak14

Jul 28, 2012 (10:26 pm)

Replying to: abutcher (Jul 24, 2012 11:44 am)
my brother who i got the car from said they would go out for awhile and then come back on like its a shorted wire or something

#344 of 349 Re: odometer [zak14] by abutcher

Jul 29, 2012 (7:43 pm)

Replying to: zak14 (Jul 28, 2012 10:26 pm)
Yep, sounds like the resistors need replacing. Mine came completely loose and fell out eventually for the odometer.
 
Here is the fix: Youtube video

#345 of 349 Re: odometer [zak14] by gmcustsvc

Jul 30, 2012 (6:28 am)

Replying to: zak14 (Jul 28, 2012 10:26 pm)
zak14,
Your dealer of choice would be a good resource for information on this concern. Please let me know if you plan to take the vehicle into the dealer. Please feel free to email me directly.
Christina
GM Customer Service
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#346 of 349 Re: [gary81] by m_mcmillian86

Aug 23, 2012 (6:43 pm)

Replying to: gary81 (Dec 22, 2008 4:26 pm)
Hi Gary81, did you resolve the issue with the key not coming out of the ignition? I replaced my ignition switch which solved the problem of the car shutting off while driving, but the key still sticks in the freaking ignition. It may go several weeks without doing it, then for several weeks it will do it again. Any luck?

#347 of 349 re: Air Bag Light [spdycindy] by aem1018

Dec 30, 2012 (1:21 pm)

Replying to: spdycindy (Jun 09, 2006 4:56 pm)
Thank you for sharing! I've been going crazy trying to get the Air Bag light to turn off before my inspection. Looked under the seat and there was a travel mug pressing on the plugs! Many thanks! What a quick, easy fix

#348 of 349 2004 Buick Regal dash light short by ctrycpr

Mar 02, 2013 (7:23 pm)

For some time the instrumet panel lights would not immediately come on when you started the car. After driving a short distance you would hear a click and they would all come on. Recently the dash lights went out but all other lights worked. I checked the fuse and it was blown. I replaced it and turned on the ignition and it immediately blew again. Any suggestions wheer I should start looking?

#349 of 349 markcortum1 by markcortum1

Mar 03, 2013 (8:06 am)

i have a 99 regal. car misses and dies as soon as the engine starts to get warm. I runs perfect when it it cool and first started. The coils, ignition module,crank and cam sensors have been changged

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