Ugg... today the temp dipped to around 11 degrees outside and I also had a first time electrical issue. Not sure if they are related but here goes...
When I shut the truck off, there is no reserve power and the clock resets to 12:00 and you hear the CD changer going through the cycle.
When you re-start the truck, the auto setting for the HVAC is off and the rear aux AND the dual climate controls are lit up.
I have looked at the manual and can't figure out which fuse to look at to make sure I don't have a bad fuse. I reset the clock and it happened a few times tonight running errands
Then after sitting in my garage, I reset the clock and leave it for a few minutes and no issue.
I go out for a test drive and boom, it does it again... this time when I click on heated windshield washers everything on the dash blinks on and off and while driving. I think I am screwed because my dashlights are flashing all over the place and then I go on like nothing happened.
Any ideas???
Vince
---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:16 PM ----------
Just found this via an internet search so i pulled the fuse to see if that does anything before i can find it my truck had the update by the PO (I bought it used 2008 with 12K miles). No stickers under the hood which are usually added by the dealer after the recall is fixed.
Here is an excerpt of what I found - what do you think?:
Unfortunately, these features occasionally do the exact opposite as electrical gremlins take control and make them malfunction. Such is the case with a 857,735 vehicles from General Motors built between 2006 and 2008 that are equipped with heated windshield washer fluid. Apparently, the system is liable to short out, causing it to stop working and even smoke, give off an odor, and make other on-board electronic systems go haywire. To remedy the problem, dealers will add a new wiring harness with an in-line fuse, which will short out before the problematic printed electrical circuit does the same.
When I shut the truck off, there is no reserve power and the clock resets to 12:00 and you hear the CD changer going through the cycle.
When you re-start the truck, the auto setting for the HVAC is off and the rear aux AND the dual climate controls are lit up.
I have looked at the manual and can't figure out which fuse to look at to make sure I don't have a bad fuse. I reset the clock and it happened a few times tonight running errands
Then after sitting in my garage, I reset the clock and leave it for a few minutes and no issue.
I go out for a test drive and boom, it does it again... this time when I click on heated windshield washers everything on the dash blinks on and off and while driving. I think I am screwed because my dashlights are flashing all over the place and then I go on like nothing happened.
Any ideas???
Vince
---------- Post added at 10:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:16 PM ----------
Just found this via an internet search so i pulled the fuse to see if that does anything before i can find it my truck had the update by the PO (I bought it used 2008 with 12K miles). No stickers under the hood which are usually added by the dealer after the recall is fixed.
Here is an excerpt of what I found - what do you think?:
Unfortunately, these features occasionally do the exact opposite as electrical gremlins take control and make them malfunction. Such is the case with a 857,735 vehicles from General Motors built between 2006 and 2008 that are equipped with heated windshield washer fluid. Apparently, the system is liable to short out, causing it to stop working and even smoke, give off an odor, and make other on-board electronic systems go haywire. To remedy the problem, dealers will add a new wiring harness with an in-line fuse, which will short out before the problematic printed electrical circuit does the same.
