hiram6 Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 1880 Location: Beautiful South
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 4:10 pm Post subject: Electrical chaos in steering column |
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I'm driving back from running errands today when the first problem occurred. I would begin getting random beeps from the horn when turning corners. Okay, so something is out of whack with the horn ring contacts, I can deal with that. I'm about a mile from home when it started doing this and it's raining like crazy, so I figure I'll just get home and deal with it later. As I drive, I'm getting more and more beeps, and I can hear the "popping" sound of the short, and it seems like it is increasing in volume as I drive. As I'm pulling into my driveway, a louder pop, and the van dies. I drift down the driveway and shut her down.
Key off and removed. Uhh, wipers still going, and heater blower still going. I click the heater switch off, and then the wiper stalk into the off position, and everything is off now.
So, to recap, in the span of 5 minutes, my horn shorts, my ignition dies, and now my blower and wipers no longer seem to stop with ignition off.
Ahh, the joys of electrical gremlins.
Too much rain today to deal with it, I'll tackle it later this week. _________________ 1985 Westy, 1.9L automatic (Daisy)
1996 Mazda Miata
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
You can't lie around on the beach and drink rum all day.................unless you start first thing in the morning. |
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MarkWard Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2005 Posts: 17011 Location: Retired South Florida
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 9:15 am Post subject: |
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Sounds like the windshield seal may be leaking. The x relay powers those accessories. The X relay is energized by the ignition switch. These accessories cut off while cranking the engine to eliminate electrical load. Either the relay stuck on, or the ignition switch/wiring is at fault. Water makes a good connector. _________________ ☮️ |
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hiram6 Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2006 Posts: 1880 Location: Beautiful South
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Okay, something to look at. It was raining like hades that day. _________________ 1985 Westy, 1.9L automatic (Daisy)
1996 Mazda Miata
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.9 Limited
You can't lie around on the beach and drink rum all day.................unless you start first thing in the morning. |
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