weird electric problem

[Guest]

Hey all

the left side stick on the steering wheel (wipers etc) is not responding at all. Also there is no power going to the air cond + air cond lights no sure if its linked but it started at the same time. I replaced all the fuses in the car interior ones and engine bay and it didnt seem to fix anything.

have you guys got any ideas? i cant drive in and cloudy weather :<

cheers

[Durty-Sanchez]

Sometimes the contacts on the stick can go crappy.. just incase this isn't related to the aircon. Otherwise one thing that I've noticed is the huge connector block under the dash (drivers side) that is held together with a big fcukoff bolt had come loose (in my car) over it's 15yr life time. I had lost several cabin items and reverse lights to boot until I got under there and tightened that bastard back up.. might be worth looking at

[Guest keltik]

+1 to check all the connectors up under the steering column. If one of the power feeds is loose it would explain this quite nicely

[Guest]

 Durty-Sanchez said:

Sometimes the contacts on the stick can go crappy.. just incase this isn't related to the aircon. Otherwise one thing that I've noticed is the huge connector block under the dash (drivers side) that is held together with a big fcukoff bolt had come loose (in my car) over it's 15yr life time. I had lost several cabin items and reverse lights to boot until I got under there and tightened that bastard back up.. might be worth looking at

funnily enough the reverse lights are playing up as well. I gonna go check this out

[Guest]

that didnt seem to work

any other ideas?

[suubyduuby]

 Joshalata said:

that didnt seem to work

any other ideas?

Have you checked troubleshooting guide in the service manual?

Has a great procedure for tracking down and solving electrical problems! ;D

• Can you identify whether the problem is with the indicator stick or somewhere further down in the murky depths behind the dash? :'(
  

To test, I would remove the indicator stick connector from the harness it attaches to - remove it and make sure it is not electrically connected to anything else, just the connector....You can then use a multi-meter to test the switch contacts inside the indicator stalk.

Once again, if you have access to the service manual for your car you'll be able to find the pinout of the connector. Turn the DMM on the continuity check feature and ensure continuity between switch contacts when the respective dial or switch is turned (represented by very low reading in Ohms, prob 0.1-1Ohm etc). If this all checks out OK, then you can safely confirm the prob is further down the line.

Again ;D You'll probably need the electrical wiring diagrams in the service manual if you want to easily track down the problem through the main buses/circuit breakers/relays etc