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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 01:09 AM
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so ok im driving down the road..everything is fine in the car....then all of sudden everything elctical starts going crazy....all the dash ligts were flashing like crazy the wipers goin and the radio goin on and off...but the car seemed to still drive fine...my question ??? wtf happend... and the sevice vehicle light came on...and the voltage on my battery was normal...so i dont think it was that....any one havea a clue

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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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Ya i have see this one before. It means ALIENS are around And were Trying to get you. Buy shutting down ur LS1. But did not work caz its a BEAST . Maybe Your Computer in ur Car was Crapping out For a sec. My friends went on him he said he started to flicker a bit right before it died
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 01:29 AM
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Sounds like a GREMLIN to me! Check your battery cables and your GROUNDS first. Ground wire cause all kinda wierd problems sometimes. You can go have the code scanned for free at autozone, make sure you tell them to clear it too so it'll go away.
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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Sounds like what happened to me when the starter wire caught on fire cuz I had accidently routed it too close to my header (aka, it was sitting on it)
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 02:29 AM
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I know someone else the same thing happened to
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
Sounds like a GREMLIN to me! Check your battery cables and your GROUNDS first. Ground wire cause all kinda wierd problems sometimes. You can go have the code scanned for free at autozone, make sure you tell them to clear it too so it'll go away.
you can get a service vehicle light scanned? I thought just the ses light could get scanned.
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Try rocking the battery back and forth. If it moves, you've found the problem.
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 06:20 PM
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you can get a service vehicle light scanned? I thought just the ses light could get scanned.
I think he meant to say SES I've never seen a service vehical light, do they even exist?
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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Man that sucks, but I enjoyed the alien response. I am usually thinking pretty serious when people need help and I thought that guy knew what the problem was at first.

But anyways definitely check wiring. Doubt it is a ground wire. More like something happened with the computer, or some kind of short on the power side. Surprised something like that did not blow fuses or burn something up.

Does anyone have a wiring schematic for our cars?
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 01:17 AM
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that sucks!!
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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Wow, wierd, electromagnetic pulse of some kind? Is your car still funky?
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 04:17 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
I think he meant to say SES I've never seen a service vehical light, do they even exist?

ya at least it does in my car....service vehicle light means soemthing non engine related..( i know im capt obvious) .... hasnt done anything wierd since then or before that?? and i started the car today and the light never came on...the batter is tied down doesnt move...checked all the wires i could no go still...if i bring it to autozone and have it scanned can they get the history of the codes??? like even thoough the lights off now...can they tell y it came on before ?
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 04:23 AM
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My car acted very similar when my alternator went out the other day. Shortly before the battery went dead all the guages and lights were freaking out but I doubt that's your problem.
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 07:17 AM
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Wierd things happen when you lose a Ground. That is most likely your problem. Check all of your grounds, you probably have a loose wire somewhere.
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