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Old 03-15-2009, 12:16 AM
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I have a 2003. While I was going to get dinner i noticed my fuel, temp and oil gauges were all not working. Then i noticed my fog lamps, power locks, keyless entry were also not working. Then after i turned my car off the radio display, the ignition light and the inside door(power windows, power locks, trip re-set, etc.)lights would not go off. Even after opening my door locking the doors they would just stay on. I obviously have no idea whats wrong since im on here asking for some help. I disconnected the battery so it would not die. Please any help will be greatly appreciated!!! Thank You.
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That is indeed a mystery... just out of curiosity... how old is the battery, have you done any work to the car lately that could result in a grounding problem, or loose cables anywhere, or anything that might lead to this...
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With everything you've mentioned, you might want to take the car and get a Tech 2 scan done. This will narrow down what might be the cause. Otherwise...you'll be taring the car apart looking for a ground problem, module problem, data bus problem or?
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You may want to try these tests. With everything going nuts it could be as simple as a bad battery cable.

https://www.gmforum.com/t279494/

https://www.gmforum.com/t279492/
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That is indeed a mystery... just out of curiosity... how old is the battery, have you done any work to the car lately that could result in a grounding problem, or loose cables anywhere, or anything that might lead to this...
As far as i know the battery is probably as old as the car so 6 yrs old. No i have not done any work on the car lately that would have caused a grounding problem or anything else..By the way thank you everyone for the help.
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Ok after little tampering..disconnecting the battery re-connecting it everything is working fine..hmmm..idk?
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With all the electronics on these cars, they like clean power and good grounds. Glad you were bale to get it solved.
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For the recored, corrosion problems are common. I clean my battery connections 2 times a year.
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