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Nah, just the normal stuff Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:01:52
In Reply to: ghost in the machine, GONZO, Sun, 16 Mar 2008 14:58:24 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
It's typical for a 'new' car to come with a few problems. Either stuff the previous owner just learned to live with, or stuff they didn't want to fix before selling. So the things build up. Even when I get a 'perfect' new-to-me car, I expect to track down a few items. Think of it as the first few dates.
Seats. The power seats are designed to move when the door is open and the key is off, or when the door is closed and the key is in the ON position. If the door is closed but the car isn't in ON, the seats won't move. The first one allows you to move the seat before you get in, useful for those times when you're 6 foot tall and the previous driver was 5' 2". The first thing to check is fuse 7, which powers the seats when the key is in the ON position. Yes, the seats get power from different fuses when the key is OFF. IF that fuse checks out, then I'd check the power seat ignition relay, which is under the seat. If BOTH seats exhibit this issue, I'd suspect the fuse. If you see two identical relays under the seat, you can swap them - one is for the Door Open case, the other for Ignition ON. If the problem then swaps, the relay is at fault.
Need to understand the ABS light a bit more. You start the car, and the ABS light comes on, then goes out. You shift into reverse, but BEFORE THE CAR MOVES, the ABS light comes back on? If that is the case, I'd suspect a poor ground at the ABS box; there isn't anything the systems share. Now, if you get the light when the car starts moving, that's a different story. Then possibly cleaning the toothed wheels on the hubs will help.
As the others have said, I'd suspect the red relay (which isn't a relay but the pictogram driver). One high beam signal comes in, and splits into two for the left and right. Now, two different things might be going on here. The High Beam indicator in the dash is connected to the Left High beam circuit. If the left headlight (looking forward) is on, then I'd suspect the bulb in the dash. If the left headlight is off, then it could be the relay. Step one is to get both headlights working properly, and then see if the bulb still doesn't work. One issue at a time.
This car is loaded with electronics, as are most cars these days. It isn't that a bunch of things all broke at once; as previously mentioned, the PO probably just let things pile up. No biggie.
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