Breakdown Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 I think that I'm getting closer to determining my problem. Symptoms: 1.) Flickering DIC/Radio while driving at night - not noticable during the day. 2.) Continual resets of DIC/Clock/Radio Last weekend I pulled the keys from AJAM and went to lock the doors, they didn't lock, when I went to start the car it started a little lame. This went away briefly, but now happens lots. I noticed today because I had to park outdoors. I pulled the key and went to open the door, no lights. AJAM has zero power when the keys are out of the car, it's like the keys are out and the battery is also unplugged. I'd say battery/alt issue, but the turning signals click fast and look strong, the remainder of the dash does NOT flicker. Any thoughts?? I'm thinking of obtaining another wiring harness for my shifter that's what I've been messing around with most recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 check the dumb stuff first. I replaced my alternator with a spare lately to fix a low voltage issue, turned out the problem was a loose battery cable all along, now the car starts easier. my clock no longer randomly resets, volt gauge is not low all the time anymore. so check battery cable connection and connection to the aux terminal on the under hood fuseblock. Maybe your ignition switch is going out, it would explain a flickering DIC, but so would a bad battery connection. Get a charging system test done regardless though... how old is the battery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Battery cables or poor grounds. Check AUX post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runt Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 Battery cable? Also check AUX. What condition is the battery in? In my '96 I had problems when the voltage would get low on the battery and made the car do all kinds of crazy shit. New battery (it was 9 years old) and it fixed the problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Posted October 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) Battery was replaced in 2009. This seems to point more to ignition switch to me. The only time I have big issues is when I remove the keys from the car, the whole thing powers down as if the battery has been unplugged. Edited October 18, 2012 by Breakdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich17 Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Get the battery checked. Even tho its only three years old it could be bad. It might be time to replace the power and ground wires coming from it. Those like to corrode internally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Your battery is dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disbass69 Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Check the threads on the battery ends make sure they are tight and stay tight My gp just had these problems until I put the new ends on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Bad ground, bad battery - which explains the lengthy Low Trac light on startup. AJAM is back home. A.J.'s gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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