dash board electrical short

maj42 · August 17th, 2006, 01:44 PM

Occasionally after starting our 1999 Alero (with only 12,100 miles) the radio will not work; on more occasions the radio and power windows will not work; most often, the radio and windows won't work AND the dash board instrument panel is completely dark. In spite of all the above, the car will run! Our temporary fix is to hit the dash board with a fist (only above the the instrument pod). Any suggestions before I go to a repair shop.

Eirik · September 21st, 2006, 09:36 PM

sounds like a bad icm. in a pre 2000 gm vehichle the radio is mostly seperate, it only has a few feed wires from the pcm, but no major data sharing, that started in 2000. sorry.. i used to work trim/electrical for gm

rocket9r8 · September 24th, 2006, 05:19 AM

hey guys if he smacks the dash, could it be a loose connection? or maybe a bad ground?

Redog · December 29th, 2006, 02:54 AM

^ yeah but good luck finding that

tjzullo · January 7th, 2007, 04:01 PM

check power at the right hand instrument panel fuse block for power windows when this happens if none replace the ignition swicth.let me know

American Lead · February 9th, 2007, 05:22 PM

check for loose harnesses, that was a problem in my 2000 ch#vy

August 17th, 2006, 01:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
maj42 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2	dash board electrical short Occasionally after starting our 1999 Alero (with only 12,100 miles) the radio will not work; on more occasions the radio and power windows will not work; most often, the radio and windows won't work AND the dash board instrument panel is completely dark. In spite of all the above, the car will run! Our temporary fix is to hit the dash board with a fist (only above the the instrument pod). Any suggestions before I go to a repair shop.

September 21st, 2006, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Eirik Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 6	sounds like a bad icm. in a pre 2000 gm vehichle the radio is mostly seperate, it only has a few feed wires from the pcm, but no major data sharing, that started in 2000. sorry.. i used to work trim/electrical for gm __________________ Goto hell. Go directly to hell. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200

December 29th, 2006, 02:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redog Alero Chapter Secretary Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Newtown, PA Posts: 1,144	^ yeah but good luck finding that __________________ Me 2000 Alero running 14's 2005 Nissan Altima (her's) 1967 Olds 330 motor sitting on a stand 1985 Delta 88 w/1968 350 rocket ( MURDERED )

January 7th, 2007, 04:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
tjzullo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1	no power check power at the right hand instrument panel fuse block for power windows when this happens if none replace the ignition swicth.let me know

February 9th, 2007, 05:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
American Lead 2Blue 55 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 455	check for loose harnesses, that was a problem in my 2000 ch#vy __________________ Classic cars are my drug of choice

September 24th, 2006, 05:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
rocket9r8 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: tacoma,washington Posts: 16	hey guys if he smacks the dash, could it be a loose connection? or maybe a bad ground?

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