Electrical Problem

[iowaTSIfWd]

My idiot lights other then the door light (which stays on all the time) do not work. The doors don't unlock or lock, windows don't go up and down, sunroof doesn't work (did before), speedo doesn't move when moving, tach doesn't move, and turn signals don't work(work on the hazard button). All of this was after I pulled a ####ing wire mess under my dash that the previous owner did. For some reason I think all of these are related to one problem. EVERY fuse is good under the dash and in the engine comparement. Any ideas anyone?

 

[iowaTSIfWd]

Didn't think anyone could help me, nevermind with the question.

 

[psychlow]

Well, you know all the fuses that are there are good, but are there any fuses missing?

I know how you feel about wiring nightmares. I'm going through my own right now, which includes DE-INSTALLING an alarm system that was installed by a neanderthal.

 

[iowaTSIfWd]

Definatly a nightmare with wiring. I knew the mess under the dash would lead to a problem. Someone must have patched it some time before me with a fix and I pulled it out. Just didn't like the clutter. I'm going to have to pull the electrical manual out find grounds and what not. Its just wierd that almost EVERYTHING doesn't work. My windows are stuck down to. So washing the beast is a little tricky. Screw anyone that messing with the stock wiring. It just makes a mess for someone else later.

 

[iowaTSIfWd]

Well, you know all the fuses that are there are good, but are there any fuses missing?

Ha ha. No there weren't any missing fuses. I would hope I would noticed that before anything else.

 

[psychlow]

Ha ha. No there weren't any missing fuses. I would hope I would noticed that before anything else.

Just thought I'd check - I knew someone who figured because there wasn't one there, it was probably for an option he didn't have. Well, it ended up being the dashlight fuse...

Anyway, do you have a copy of the DSM CD manual? If so, I'd try to locate the exact fuse for the areas you need, and then take the fuse out and run a multimeter (measuring DC voltage) across the fuse lead sockets to verify you're getting juice at the fusebox (you probably won't.) If nothing, then measure voltage between the negative battery terminal and the fusebox and then the positive battery terminal and the fusebox.

The above will let you know whether you need to look at the ground wires, the positive supply to the fusebox, or the positive supply from the fusebox to the components. You can also test for voltage between the ground strap and the positive battery terminal, if necessary, to further narrow it down.

If you're lucky, it'll be a break in the circuit rather than a short. Shorts are the pits.

Good luck!

 

[Defiant]

Didn't think anyone could help me, nevermind with the question.

Good christ, give the whole damned world more than a two-hour and eight-minute window to answer your question.

What'd you do, just stick your hand in the middle of the wad, grab hard and yank?

 

[iowaTSIfWd]

Good christ, give the whole damned world more than a two-hour and eight-minute window to answer your question.

What'd you do, just stick your hand in the middle of the wad, grab hard and yank?

I made the mistake of having my friend start pulling shit. If you would have seen the mess under there you basically would start grabbing to. It was a huge mess.

 

[iowaTSIfWd]

Just thought I'd check - I knew someone who figured because there wasn't one there, it was probably for an option he didn't have. Well, it ended up being the dashlight fuse...

Anyway, do you have a copy of the DSM CD manual? If so, I'd try to locate the exact fuse for the areas you need, and then take the fuse out and run a multimeter (measuring DC voltage) across the fuse lead sockets to verify you're getting juice at the fusebox (you probably won't.) If nothing, then measure voltage between the negative battery terminal and the fusebox and then the positive battery terminal and the fusebox.

The above will let you know whether you need to look at the ground wires, the positive supply to the fusebox, or the positive supply from the fusebox to the components. You can also test for voltage between the ground strap and the positive battery terminal, if necessary, to further narrow it down.

If you're lucky, it'll be a break in the circuit rather than a short. Shorts are the pits.

Good luck!

I have the electical service manual so I'll hit that hardcore when I return home. Thanks for the advice.