Serious electrical problem
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Serious electrical problem
Hey guys, I recently posted a thread about having battery issues, and i got a new battery. Now my car almost killed me today. I was driving on the e-way and all of a sudden the car just shut off (doing about 75)... everything was dead. No power steering, turned the key and nothing happened. Radio was off, dome light wouldn't even turn on. I was able to pull over and try to start it but nothing happened. I thought i could have a bad alternator and the car was running off of the battery and it just died, but about 2 minutes of fiddling with the key in the ignition it started. I WAS PISSED. So, being only about 3 minutes from work, i went to work. On the way home, i took the car to a mechanic shop, but when i tried to start it...nothing happened. Car acted like battery was dead until about 1 minute or so and then it started fine. RPM and Speedo gauges turn on and off while driving and my dash lights randomly come on and off. I love my car but am frustrated because it's not safe to drive currently. PLEASE HELP
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Check connections to the computer. Unplug and replug them, make sure they are clean. Could be a bad computer possibly. I know when my computer went bad my car wouldn't do anything, and when I did get it started it ran for a little bit then everything would shut off without warning.
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Check connections to the computer. Unplug and replug them, make sure they are clean. Could be a bad computer possibly. I know when my computer went bad my car wouldn't do anything, and when I did get it started it ran for a little bit then everything would shut off without warning.
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Well this morning I checked battery terminals, plugged and unplugged wires to the computer, and my car wouldn't start. All dash lights lit up, dome light and everything worked, just no crank. I was able to get some jumper cables on it, started right up. Had to run to store, and my rpm gauge and speedometer kept cutting in and out. I guess I'm calling the dealer.
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If it happened after the battery swap the connections, the cables or the battery would be my first guess. A bad ground can cause all kinds of wacky issues. I know of you said you've checked the terminals. How is the condition of the wiring? What does the negative chassis ground connection look like?
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If it happened after the battery swap the connections, the cables or the battery would be my first guess. A bad ground can cause all kinds of wacky issues. I know of you said you've checked the terminals. How is the condition of the wiring? What does the negative chassis ground connection look like?
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ok, I just did this and took the car for a drive. I also tried starting it and it started every time. Thanks for the advice, this may have solved it, I guess I will find out in a few days lol. If it was a bad relay, is it ok that I gave the fan a bad relay?
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Also, I just tightened my positive post on my fuse box, it was very loose. Being that it was so loose, I decided to take off my fuse box and re tighten everything. Could a loose positive post contribute to this problem?
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Hey I am not sure if this was mentioned already but it will kill the car exactly like you described. The ground cable to the car/chassis can kill power instantly and has done that to me before. The battery cable to the terminal is one but there is also a grounding strip that you can check, if loose that bad boy will make for rainy days.
Of course that is if the relay didn't fix it. I didn't get to read through all the post but maybe this will help.
Of course that is if the relay didn't fix it. I didn't get to read through all the post but maybe this will help.
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Hey I am not sure if this was mentioned already but it will kill the car exactly like you described. The ground cable to the car/chassis can kill power instantly and has done that to me before. The battery cable to the terminal is one but there is also a grounding strip that you can check, if loose that bad boy will make for rainy days.
Of course that is if the relay didn't fix it. I didn't get to read through all the post but maybe this will help.
Of course that is if the relay didn't fix it. I didn't get to read through all the post but maybe this will help.