marionso14
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I have not tried that but i will give it a shot. I will be cleaning the MAF sensor and checking air intake connections as well
Traction control/stabilitrak off issue
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Interesting. By "megafuse" are you just referring to the quick disconnect fuse box near the driver's side fender/firewall? I looked at mine briefly, it's covered in dirt/dust but doesn't seem corroded at all. I'll pull it out and check it later, maybe hit it with some compressed air to make sure nothing is screwing with the connections.
Also of note, the issue went away completely today on my way to work. The CEL went out on its own, no trac off/stabilitrak lights or hard shifts. Then, predictably, the CEL came back on as did the rest of the lights on my way home this evening. Oh well. Hoping that cleaning the fuse box takes care of the problem...it has to be something electrical the more that I think about it. It's far too intermittent to be anything else.
Also of note, the issue went away completely today on my way to work. The CEL went out on its own, no trac off/stabilitrak lights or hard shifts. Then, predictably, the CEL came back on as did the rest of the lights on my way home this evening. Oh well. Hoping that cleaning the fuse box takes care of the problem...it has to be something electrical the more that I think about it. It's far too intermittent to be anything else.
No no. I'm talking about the 175amp megafuse that is on the passenger side firewall. The positive battery cable runs to it. Well sort off, one lead goes to the starter and the other goes to the one side of the fuse. The you have two other positive connections on the other side. One comes from the alternator and the other feeds power to the distribution / fuse junction box on the drivers side. The megafuse is covered by a black plastic cover. Pop that off, disconnect your batter and disconnect tr connections at the fuse. Clean them up and reinstall.
Mine looked like this
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Also dielectric grease will help in preventing more corrosion. Put some of that on your connections after you clean them.
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Mine looked like this
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Also dielectric grease will help in preventing more corrosion. Put some of that on your connections after you clean them.
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Ah gotcha. Sorry, electrical has never been my forte. Thanks for the pics, that helps. Batt looked ok but I will go re-check and pop the cover off of the megafuse.
Is it weird that I hope it's all corroded and nasty so that I can clean it and hope this freaking mess goes away? lol
Is it weird that I hope it's all corroded and nasty so that I can clean it and hope this freaking mess goes away? lol
Nope not weird at all. I was like that to. I still don't know of that's what it was but it all stopped after I cleaned it all up. So I'll go with that! I also found there's a TSB for our battery cables corroding on one of the crimped ends (believe it's the positive battery cable). This was cheaper to try first and it's been fine. Knock on wood n
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strokinpower
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This EXACT same thing happened to mine the other night. My wife threw me the keys and said my car is effed. I went and cleared the codes and they all came back. Decided to clean the MAF so I popped the hood and low and behold the intake tube wasn't connected and the MAF was installed backwards (arrow pointing to the airbox) guess that was my mistake. Anyway, cleaned the MAF hooked the intake back up and no more problems so far.
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probably because my wife cant drive she was probably out slamming speed bumps and 50 mph
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it most certainly probably doesn't have anything to do with me not tightening it good enough.
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it most certainly probably doesn't have anything to do with me not tightening it good enough.
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Well, I unfortunately didn't have much of anything on the fuse/battery cables. They were well oxidized on the parts that weren't covered by the fasteners, but the actual connections seemed fine and there was very little in the way of corrosion (none, except for one or two tiny spots).
Just the same, I wire brushed everything and cleaned it all up pretty well. I also pulled the QD fuse tray up and out and hit all of the connections with compressed air, just as an extra measure. No dielectric grease in my garage arsenal at the moment but if this does in fact solve the problem, I'll go back and grease everything up to ward off any future problems.
I drove to the gas station and filled up w/ Shell 91, picked up some take out, and drove back home without any issues (about 6 miles round trip). Can't call it a win just yet, but if I go more than a few days without the problems coming back I'll chalk it up to some odd electrical gremlin.
I also have to wonder WTF is going on with the Airaid tubes popping loose. Poor design on the rubber coupler maybe?
Just the same, I wire brushed everything and cleaned it all up pretty well. I also pulled the QD fuse tray up and out and hit all of the connections with compressed air, just as an extra measure. No dielectric grease in my garage arsenal at the moment but if this does in fact solve the problem, I'll go back and grease everything up to ward off any future problems.
I drove to the gas station and filled up w/ Shell 91, picked up some take out, and drove back home without any issues (about 6 miles round trip). Can't call it a win just yet, but if I go more than a few days without the problems coming back I'll chalk it up to some odd electrical gremlin.
I also have to wonder WTF is going on with the Airaid tubes popping loose. Poor design on the rubber coupler maybe?
