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Sometimes it will drive fine all day, but others it barely wants to get a mile and the volt guage will fluctuate after staying pinned at 14 it will "float" a bit below 14 and if I use my blinker or some other electric instrument it goes down as well. Another thing it does is when I am driving the guages will all of a sudden go crazy...the MPH and RPM guage will go way high and then go all the way down. The other guages will act eratic as well and then the truck will shut off. Sometimes it will start right back up, but other times I will have to pull over and pray that it will start again. Tonight it didn't start at all...wouldn't jump-start either so I returned my battery for a new one, replaced it, and then proceeded to drive about 8 miles to my house without a single issue except I noticed the volt meter dip a bit when I used my blinker.
I've had my starter replaced, and the battery and alternator have been checked and all check out fine. I've been told it could be a speed sensor, but the AAMCO told me that manual transmissions don't have a speed sensor?! The fuel pump has been recently replaced as well, but because it was shot. I see that many people have electrical problems with this vehicle and was hoping that you could give me a bit of advice on where to go next. Thanks! :confuse:
Did you ever figure this out?! This just happened to me recently. Any advice would be much appreciated.
The right rear turn signal and the rear right brake light dos not work. The bubl is ok. I've switched the right and left bubl. I've also measured the voltage on both right and left sockets for the bulb, it gives the same reading.
Any suggestion?
It was a loose connection were somone had cut the wire to splice in another wire for I gues a boat plug or something!!!
I have the following electrical issues:
Not working:
-Rear passenger light cluster
-wiper jets
-Cruise control
-Radio does not turn off w/ ignition (does turn off if passenger door opens and closes but not driver side)
-Airbag warning on and off
These were all issues when I purchased the truck, I just didn't realize it. Is it possible there is a single issue causing all of these probs or is it more likely there are separate issues for each one?
wiper jets - clogged or disconnected hose.
cruise control - disconnected vacuum
radio not turning off - faulty door switch (does the cab light come on when you open the driver door?)
air bag warning - loose air bag connector or some other faulty sensor. get this checked... would hate for an inadvertent air bag to go off.
rear passenger light cluster - ???? what is this?
these are just quick and simple fixes and where I would start diagnosing. After that eliminating the easy ones, then I would dig into it deeper.
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I am having the exact same problem with my 2002 Sonoma. Did you ever find the problem? One thing I noticed is that if I turn the ignition key only 1/2 way the Odometer and PRNDL lights both come on??? However, my Odometer now reads in km instead of miles??? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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My sons is away for a few month and whenever I try start his truck after a week or so the battery is dead. I just charged the battery and load tested it is fine.
I also just finished testing the electrical circuit via Amp meter between battery ground terminal and ground wire.
I discovered I have .22 amp draw when everything is off. I pulled all the fuses and when I pulled the interior light fuse the amperage draw went down to .02 amps.
I pulled all the bulbs in the system I could find: light dome, under dash left right lights, mirror left right reading lights and finally glove box and locked doors, waited for circuit to complete cycle no change amperage draw when everything I unplugged off still .22 amp so nothing I can find staying off due to faulty switch or closure
The truck does not have a under hood light that I can find.
I did notice when you lift outside handles it activates light circuit is there any way of disconnected each door circuit to test?
What circuit am I missing. Is there something else connected to this circuit I am not finding??
Any help greatly appreciated
Chieffy1
I just thought I would post a little story about my electrical gremlins in my 1999 Sonoma. Last week I left work at 10 pm and turned onto a dark road. My normal headlights were working fine but when I switched to my high beams, all went dark! My side running lights, turn and emergency flashers, brake and tail lights all still worked, but when I clicked off the high beams, my normal low beams came on but the high beam indicator stayed lit! I feared the worst and down loaded the complete electrical diagrams and studied the heck out of them. I checked the fuses, relays, switch functions but everything checked out OK. What had me confused was the high beam indicator that never went out no matter which position the high/low selector relay was in. I was sure there was a major problem. Lo and behold, it turns out I had two, TWO blown high beam bulbs! The indicator was telling me to "check the damn bulbs you idiot!" The bulbs were the original 15 year old units, and it hadn't occurred to me to start simple. I had just gone though a batch of 3 faulty alternators after the factory original died last month so I was worried something major was happening! Two lessons learned here: 1) When diagnosing start with the simple stuff, all the simple stuff (Occum's Razor applies). and 2) Don't buy cheap auto parts, you get what you pay for!
thing as every one else here. I checked every thing just like you did but I had a idea it was some thing else as my radio and car alarm/entry remote gave me problems also ..the fault lies in the bcm or body control module it controls all the electronics and the computer ..I changed mine out and have had no problems since doing so..and yes it does control the dash functions as well
google what it does and the list is way to long to post here so I wont hope this helps.