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Reversing down the driveway this morning at sparrows fart. SUV is left outside at night
All electrics and engine shut down as if someone flipped a switch.
Went into the house to get a flashlight
By the time I got back to the SUV the lights were on - I'd left the switch on the on position - and the engine started right up. Drove to work and then back home no problem.
Suggestions as to why hiccup.
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« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2010, 08:31:49 AM » |
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« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2010, 08:33:54 AM » |
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Battery cables tight? Clean?
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« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2010, 09:33:44 AM » |
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Internal short in the battery.......may need to replace the battery.......JB.
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« Reply #4 on: October 26, 2010, 09:45:16 AM » |
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I agree with terminals or battery with the side mounted terminals its hard to find the corrosion. Sometimes you have to remove or move the rubber cover that is over the cable ends that are on the battery and see if there is corrosion under them.
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« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2010, 09:49:56 AM » |
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battery 1st,
but I had a 99 that there was a short where the harness goes through the fire wall... it was an intermittent short and everything would shut down, it took a long time to trouble shoot.... not sure if it was a wide spread issue or not, but at the time it was covered under warranty.
with out seeing what it does I couldn't say if it was the same or not, but just something to check if the battery and cables check out.
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« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2010, 12:29:16 PM » |
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had a similar problem in my '94 caddy. replaced the bolt in the positive cable end in a side mount battery. no more probllem!
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« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2010, 02:01:43 PM » |
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Just had new cables and batery but I WILL check all connections and earths.
Thanks.
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« Reply #8 on: October 26, 2010, 02:16:06 PM » |
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Just had new cables and batery but I WILL check all connections and earths.
Thanks.
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« Reply #9 on: October 26, 2010, 03:20:26 PM » |
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1st Loosen those battery cables and clean the connections on the cables and then the battery
terminals.
Get some good electrolyte grease, yes grease.
Coat lightly and if this was in fact the prob. then you won't have that one again.
One more thing get the amperage on that battery checked, because it may be in need of
replacement.
Newer vehicles abhor a less than adequate battery.
Advance or Auotzone will check it free of course.
Al
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« Reply #10 on: October 26, 2010, 03:34:39 PM » |
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speaking from 15 years in a gm dealer service dept. if the battery and cables check good check voltage on ign 0 and ign 1 fuses if it is less than battery voltage you probally have a bad ignition swith you could also check vaoltage out of switch to be sure but you will need a schematic to now wich wires have ignition out voltage. this is fairly common on this model of tahoe
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« Reply #11 on: October 26, 2010, 05:48:24 PM » |
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I had a 95 chevy G-20 van was acting up like that and it turned out to be the ignition switch. Not a bad job to do either about 20 bucks from Autozone and 45mins in the driveway with nornal hand tools. You do have to adjust switch to get everything to work right. Holes are slotted so you can move switch back and forth.
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« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2010, 03:08:13 PM » |
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Sorry about the delay in replying.
The positive lead was loose and corroded even though I had cleaned it and apllied a generous sploog of dielectric grease about 4 months ago.
Whoever came up with the multi layer power lead connector on the positive side needs good swift kick in the shins.
Along with whoever specified the battery bolt which is about the diameter of a straw. The head takes an 8mm wrench to give you an idea of the width of the threaded part of the bolt.
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« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2010, 04:01:18 PM » |
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Thanks for letting us know the ending. And another thing to keep in mind on GM side post, That is a blind hole and the bolt can bottom out before the cable eyelet is tight. Been there, done that.
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« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2010, 05:22:00 PM » |
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Yes but that bolt should be turned by an American Wrench size of 5/16".
Small difference, but that man who came up with that idea is from GM>
I have driven more trouble free miles in those rusty old beaten up GM's than I care to remember.
But I would rather carry a pair of GM hubcaps than drive every Ford Built and heaven forbid Dodge.
That's just the way I roll.
PS Wife drives a Honda car because I trust them even more.
Toyota has still not come clean on all those cars that killed or maimed a lot of people recently.
By the way that is Good Lookin SUV you were driven at Robbinsville.
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