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At this same time the car radio had started only working on occastion. Within a month or two I started having the rest of the electrical problems.
Battery less than two years old and yet engine will not turn over or top will not operate nor radio. Great lights and other signals. Replaced fuse--no problems for about thirty miles. Now new fuses continue to blow and car will no longer start. Anybody else have this problem? Would appreciate any help
thanks, Sunny
Sunny
Sounds as though we have/hopefully had the same problem. My new fuses blow now almost immediately afer I put them in. What did you finally do to resolve the continued no start problem. Battery less than 2 years, 63,000 miles full lights etc but no start, radio or top will not operate. Now even the new fuses don't seem to do any good. Please help..
Thanks Sunny
Please help.
Bob
I believe the problem is unrelated to the resistor since I have noticed the past couple of days it has been hard to start the car as if the battery was drained. I have also had to do some creative door locking with the keyless remote until the light would turn off. Any thoughts.
1) Had to replace the speed control knob for the a/c / heater fan. It would stop working on just the high speed setting. Usually not a big deal except for hot summer days here in Florida.
2) Just replaced the driver's side door latch assembly. Hitting the power lock switch on the door or using the FOB key would not open it.
Having two issues like this so early in the vehicle's life, I'd say I'm quite disappointed in the car.
Please email me if you have an answer or a clue as to what i'm talking about: alees.edwards@sbcglobal.net
1. It was a fluke, ignore it, or.
2. You have a wiring problem and it needs to be diagnosed.
If it's not the fuse, then you definitely have an electrical problem. What year is your vehicle?
Is the fix as simple as changing a battery or am I looking at bigger problem?
Thanks in advance for your response!
if it helps, I recall several weeks before the lights went out, they kind of flickered a bit. Not on & off, but moreso flickering between 'dim and bright'. That tells me there was a loose connection somewhere that finally gave way. I had the dash pulled put and they confirmed the lights DO work under alternative power sources. So the gauges are fine. It's something going TO the gauges that is causing the problem.
I read somewhere about a Body Control Module possibly being the culprit. I think the BCM is fine because everything else in the car works as it should. BUT I would like to locate it as a means of troubleshooting, yet I have no idea where it is.
So my questions: where is the BCM, and what suggestions do you guys have for trying to get these lights working again? THANKS EVERYONE! Joe
It seems many people have had this problem with the dash lights. In my case, I spent about $1000 at a Chrysler dealer (South Bay, Torrance, CA) during several visits only to find that the parts they replaced never fixed the problem. I have written to them and asked for a refund and if I don't get it by end of this week I will be taking them to court. Good luck getting your problem fixed. Hope you get better service than I did.
i have checked every batt by there selves. all sit at 12.82. anyone have any ideas please this is driving me crazy and stressing me out where i almost have no more hair.
my other problem is sometimes the PRND3L and the mileage part of the gauges will dim out usually after i use a blinker. if i move the blinker high beam light control it will come right back, when it does this my inside lights don't work either
And nope I will not let the dealer replace the computer!! A friend did and had the same problem come back dealer said "well you needed a computer anyway" yeah right!!
Please let me know?
20 amp Fuse keeps blowing for fuel under hood. Things that are non responsive and have no power are: Radio, wipers, washer pump, turn signals. All fuses and relays moved around to test and are good.
This is starting to sound like a famous Chrysler electrical storm.
I am thing this may be a ECM issue, there are 2, but not sure which one is the issue at this point. Thank you Chrysler
After getting the car home (towed) and starting to check things out further here is what I have found.
20 amp Fuse keeps blowing for fuel. Things that are non responsive are: Radio, wipers, washer pump, turn signals. All fuses are good.
This is starting to sound like a famous Chrysler electrical storm.
I am thing this may be a ECM issue I think there are two on it.
I disconnected the cable running to the starter but the fuse still blows. The battery is charged. Turning off the radio makes no difference.
Any suggestions what else I can do before I get it towed to a shop??