ReySS

hi guys,
i got a 2002 camaro SS and my problem is when im driving all of the sudden all of my car gauges go crazy (up and down ) and the engine starts to misfire..... then the gauges stop (while driving) and have no problems for miles...then it starts doing it again. i notice that my battery gauge went down a bit....but then it goes back to normal.

cant figure it out , but im getting my battery checked tomorrow to see if anything is wrong with it.

what kills me is that for miles it drives perfect , then it starts acting up...then back to normal...then acting up again....


any suggestions?
thanks in advance for any help.

98Ztwenty8

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The same thing is actually happening to mine also.jus started today also. my voltage meter jumps up to 16-17 volts..

428 78T/A

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I had this happen with the car parked not running. Battery was pretty much dead.

N20addiction

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look at this , it might help

http://www.southeastcamaroz.com/showthread.php?t=2176

ive heard about this happening a few times, it might also be a loose ground or a wire shorting out

ReySS

took the battery to autozone and they tested it , it came up as bad battery , but did show signs of life?????.

he said he would charge it , and then retest it. i have to go back in an hour and we'll see what the final verdict is.

N20addiction

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let me know what happens cuz my friends car is having the same problem, just happened today

ReySS

it was the battery.
autozone recharged it , and after retesting it again , it was still bad.
he said the battery had a little life left but was going to die eventually pretty soon.

i didnt buy a battery on the spot , cause im going to look into getting an optima battery.

TireSm0ke

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The Autozone battery tests are pretty much inconclusive. They usually dont end up charging the battery long enough when you bring it in. This sounds like an alternator problem to me.

ReySS

yes, i think you might be right. bought a new battery over the weekend , and its still doing the same $hit.

ill take the altenator off this week and get that tested.

ReySS

well , i finally got my altenator tested and it was good.so i guess i have a short somewhere.
does anyone know how many wires should be on the alternator plug?
i only show having one red wire on it.

PONTIAC SLP

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if the car is running the battery will charge only from the alternator , u can pull the battery off and the car will still running ... seems u have some issues with grounds or bad wires , first to do check for all grounds in the engine bay then start checking for the cable that goining from battery to alternaor and starter step by step maybe some wires are damaged and let us know .

ReySS

thanks, i havnt been able to work on it with all this rain in houston.
hopefully by next weekend i can find the problem...if not , im taking it to an electrician.

PONTIAC SLP

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check this
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...lternator.html

Z28M6TT

i had the exact same problem with my 95 K1500. gauges would start going nuts like they were possessed and the engine would sputter and miss like crazy. it took me awhile to figure out but it was just the main ground to the motor was a little corroded. i would try that cuz its a simple fix. it also caused the truck to not want to start sometimes and it melted the ground wire that led to the horn because that was the closest wire that completed the circuit when power went to the starter. hope this helps you out.

PONTIAC SLP

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+1 , grounds are the important things if any ground not tight as well may CAUSE some electrical issues

JackArse32

ive been lucky with the autozone near me, they require we leave the battery with them to charge overnight, then test. my battery died just a month ago.
105+ outside, completely boxed in, so had to push it out of the parking spot to get it to a point where i could get jumped, which still didn't work, had just broke my finger, so couldn't steer the wheel, my dad had to. so, i'm pushing this car with a cast down the parkin lot, probably looked funny with my dad steering. only cool thing with it was the gauge sweep.

Image98

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Sorry to bring this back from the dead..... But my car is doing the same exact thing. What was the verdict?

Joshua Burns

Would love to find out what other's issues was. I see one guy just had a battery issue.

Today, my 98 Firebird went haywire.
This morning it was fine. "Check Gauge" light is on and speedometer, gas gauge and rpm and ticking between zero and other values.
Sometimes my headlight control module ticks uncontrollably. Or some relay under my glove compartment clicks uncontrollably.
Pulling fuses changes the frequency of the clicks but doens't stop them.
I went and got a new battery, and the dash stopped going crazy for a while, but when attempting to turn on the car, nothing.
Then later I try again, and the dash is going crazy, even WITHOUT the keys in the ignition.
When I put a continuity tester between ground and ground wire, light turns on. With multimeter, I'm reading virtually zero resistance so I'm thinking I either have a fried wire, or the computer is fried and short circuiting.

Anyone else have any thoughts or similar craziness going on?