electrical problem
#1
Member
Posts like a V-Tak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario,Canada
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
electrical problem
Hey Guys
Listen I just started to have a problem with my car and maybe its the computer........my radio shuts off when i shut the car off and the power locks won't work and then the next time its ok..........and sometimes my interior lights won't come on when i open the door and i have to reset the radio clock when i start it.......the car is charging when i'm driving but the lights flicker when i'm at idle.............could you please help me out.
Thanks Mazee :(
Listen I just started to have a problem with my car and maybe its the computer........my radio shuts off when i shut the car off and the power locks won't work and then the next time its ok..........and sometimes my interior lights won't come on when i open the door and i have to reset the radio clock when i start it.......the car is charging when i'm driving but the lights flicker when i'm at idle.............could you please help me out.
Thanks Mazee :(
#2
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
Do you have a Voltmeter in your car? How old is the alternator. Sounds like a bad battery to me if you can't retain power when the car'* off. Change it quick, it'll drag down your alternator to the same level quickly, by pulling too much to charge the bad battery.
#3
Senior Member
Posts like a Camaro
it can also cause some wacky tranny problems if the voltage is jumping around (but more likely when it drops below a certain level). not quite sure what the level is with a 4T6x, but a new battery should nicely take care of your problems.
matt
matt
#4
It sounds like bad connections at the battery or a bad battery. If you think the battery is fine you may want to try scrubbing all of the battery terminals and the wires that go to it. Also scrub in-between the two red wires. Use a wire brush.
#5
Senior Member
Posts like a Supercharger
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 175
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by fuddyduddy121
It sounds like bad connections at the battery or a bad battery. If you think the battery is fine you may want to try scrubbing all of the battery terminals and the wires that go to it. Also scrub in-between the two red wires. Use a wire brush.
-b
#6
Member
Posts like a V-Tak
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ontario,Canada
Posts: 62
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thanks guys............cleaned the terminal and seems that was it.............can always depend on you guys,will invest in a new battery though............Thanks again
#8
Senior Member
True Car Nut
Originally Posted by fuddyduddy121
How old is your battery? It might be just fine.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
DeathDealer
Oldsmobile
8
12-31-2012 09:32 PM