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Old 14 Sep 2008, 05:26 pm
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Default Electrical problems need help bad!

Ok so for the last couple of weeks all of the lighting in the cabin has been going haywire. dome lights flicker the gauge cluster dims off and on. I could deal with all that but then last night my front and rear blinkers atopped working.

I checked the bulbs and they are fine, I checked all the fuses in the main box in the engine compartment and they too are fine. I am not fure what to do but I know I need to fix this problem Any help would be very appreciated.

By the way it's an '06 touring edition.
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Old 14 Sep 2008, 05:49 pm
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Default Re: Electrical problems need help bad!

Check your battery. Lots of owners have found the buildup of corrosion especially on the negative terminal. This causes loss of voltage to the electrical system and could be the reason for your problems.
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Default Re: Electrical problems need help bad!

It could possibly a bad grounding connection to the chasis, check for corrosion there or loose connections or a bad cable.

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These aren't the usual symptoms of a bad multi-function switch, but everything you mentioned, dome lights, gauge lighting, and blinkers, are controlled by the very same multi-function switch. Does the headlights and/or foglights come on by themselves?

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