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#148292 - 01/21/08 11:05 PM DIC / electrical issue
goinpostal Offline
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Registered: 03/25/07
Posts: 25
Loc: Seattle
Was driving home from work the other day & the DIC & radio blanked out, the abs, ses & trac control lights all came on. The car ran fine, but it stayed that way for a good 10-15 minutes. Then the radio came back on & all the idiot lights went off, but the DIC has yet to come back.
Been about a week now & when I started the car today NO dash lights came on, only the radio.
Any ideas?
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#148293 - 01/21/08 11:08 PM Re: DIC / electrical issue
4drgt Offline
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Registered: 01/08/07
Posts: 6026
Loc: Des Moines ,Iowa
is there a short somewhere ... is your car red ? the gremlins love red cars
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#148294 - 01/22/08 12:15 AM Re: DIC / electrical issue
98greenGT Offline
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Registered: 05/10/07
Posts: 1361
Loc: Chicago, IL
Check your tail lights. I think your dash lights are programmed to turn off when one or more of your tail lights are burned out.
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#148295 - 01/22/08 01:01 PM Re: DIC / electrical issue
ifitwasnt4u Offline
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Loc: Phoenix, AZ
Im thinking ignition module.

Also clean up the battery connections, and make sure they are tight.

When your rear lights go out, ur blinker will blink faster.
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#148296 - 01/22/08 01:04 PM Re: DIC / electrical issue
Chunkee Offline
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Registered: 04/21/06
Posts: 950
Loc: Charlotte, NC
Ignition switch, common problem, mine did the same thing just not as much
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#148297 - 01/23/08 12:24 AM Re: DIC / electrical issue
goinpostal Offline
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Registered: 03/25/07
Posts: 25
Loc: Seattle
Thanks all, I'm leaning toward ignition switch. I'll check that out.
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#148298 - 01/23/08 08:04 AM Re: DIC / electrical issue
HercMan(Rob) Offline
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Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
No more red car bashing.
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