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Trouble started shortly after I inherited it:
– The windows would come down on their own (usually part-way)
– The alarm would go off intermittently (I would have to turn the key in the trunk to disengage)
– The battery would be dead first after a week or so. Then a few days. Then a few hours (I replaced the battery to no avail)
Now, 1.5 years later, after changing the battery again, putting a little Heat in the gas tank and replacing the tires, it started once and ran for about 10 minutes (idling), then died and hasn’t ran since, which was a few days ago.
We checked the wires going into the CCM and they appear to be fine. We looked at the CCM board itself and appears to be in good shape. The light on the door next to the driver’s lock began blinking after we put everything back together, and the alarm appears to be engaging now by turning the key in the trunk. When we try to start it, the alarm goes off and the only way to turn it off is to turn the key in the trunk again (I don’t have a fob). I am assuming this is by design, but I find it odd it worked after we disconnected then reconnected cables in the CCM. Maybe that is my issue and we can't find the corroded wire?
The digital readouts on the dash (the mileage and the digital clock) stay on all of the time. I’m assuming something is draining the battery but there may be multiple other issues.
I’m frustrated and don’t have a lot of $ for repairs. Any other guesses what this may be?
Thanks for any help you can give!
thanks.
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NEXT QUESTION IS (drum roll please)....What is 'the Instrument Cluster?'
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OH I SEE... its a set of 'reading gauges' on the dashboard.