My '05 has some electrical issues all of a sudden
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My '05 has some electrical issues all of a sudden
...and here are the symptoms. I first realized that there was a problem after I opened the trunk and realized that the light wasn't on in there... Then noticed that the interior dome lights aren't working, either.
So I decided to start 'er up. It cranked about two seconds longer than normal before it fired up, and that's when I see that none of the radio/climate control back lights are working (and no display, either). The climate control fan still works and the **** still operates normally, but there's no display (and the button lights do work, for the AC for instance). The backlighting for the windows/locks are working.
I have a CEL on steady. With the car idling in the driveway (seemingly runs all normal-like), the DSC OFF light is flashing, and the squiggly-icon is lit. The gauge lighting, the headlights, the running lights, and all that work fine.
The remote locks/alarm aren't working.
I checked all the fuses in the footwell and they all seem fine. I opened the fusebox and decided not to pull any of those fuses just yet, so I don't know if one of them is blown yet, thought I'd post this in the meantime in the hopes that someone on this board would have an answer for me.
It's a half-hour drive to my closest Mazda dealer, where I'll probably go in the morning, but if anyone here has any ideas, I'm all ears.
So I decided to start 'er up. It cranked about two seconds longer than normal before it fired up, and that's when I see that none of the radio/climate control back lights are working (and no display, either). The climate control fan still works and the **** still operates normally, but there's no display (and the button lights do work, for the AC for instance). The backlighting for the windows/locks are working.
I have a CEL on steady. With the car idling in the driveway (seemingly runs all normal-like), the DSC OFF light is flashing, and the squiggly-icon is lit. The gauge lighting, the headlights, the running lights, and all that work fine.
The remote locks/alarm aren't working.
I checked all the fuses in the footwell and they all seem fine. I opened the fusebox and decided not to pull any of those fuses just yet, so I don't know if one of them is blown yet, thought I'd post this in the meantime in the hopes that someone on this board would have an answer for me.
It's a half-hour drive to my closest Mazda dealer, where I'll probably go in the morning, but if anyone here has any ideas, I'm all ears.
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Never mind, problem solved. Somehow a single fuse (that I had already checked but somehow didn't notice was blown) was responsible for all the above, plus the power mirrors, the inside power locks control, and the trip odometers.
Gosh, I love resetting all my radio frequencies, radio settings, and the clock. GRRRR
Gosh, I love resetting all my radio frequencies, radio settings, and the clock. GRRRR
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