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Car issues: Weird lights on dash (97 Cavalier)
cj iwakura
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The Rhythm RegentBears The Name FreedomRegistered User regular
Getting it looked at tomorrow, figure it can't hurt to ask in the meantime, in case driving it anywhere is a bad idea.
All the lights on the dash stay on while driving: oil, coolant, battery, seatbelt, but it seems to be running fine. All the fluids seem good, too. Any ideas before a mechanic potentially reams me?
All the lights on the dash stay on while driving: oil, coolant, battery, seatbelt, but it seems to be running fine. All the fluids seem good, too. Any ideas before a mechanic potentially reams me?
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The computer might be fried otherwise. No way all those things go wrong at once and the seals are still good/ holding fluid.
but they're listening to every word I say
Since it is probably electrical it cant hurt to check the fuse box. Probably under the drivers side dash.
but they're listening to every word I say
Poster above points out that it could be a sign of low alternator/battery voltage, along with other random things like wildly fluctuating speedometer, but if your output voltage is that low the car will die soon after. Computer is always a suspect, especially with electrical problems, but they generally fail in predictable and catastrophic ways, so if other cavalier owners (a google search should give you some insight) haven't experienced similar issues, then it's possible but not likely.
If it were me I'd probably feel comfortable driving the thing in the short term, especially if you've already driven it a ways without incident. Be careful though, without indicators if something unrelated goes wrong, you could inadvertently cause more harm that might have been easily avoided otherwise! Take it to Autozone and have your charging system and your computer trouble codes checked, for free. This may give you a lead. Search the interwebs for other cavalier owners who have had this issue. Last, unless you have a mechanic you trust to be fair with you, do some research. Shady wrenchers might not even know how to fix this sort of thing, but will be happy to let you pay them to look at it fruitlessly!
Check junkyards, it should run far less for the IPC and you can do an install yourself if you have the tools.
You'll have to declare the odometer is exempt on the title after you do it though.
You misunderstood what I was trying to say.
You could purchase a used IPC from a junkyard and install it into your car. The cost of buying a IPC from a junkyard should be under $100 and you could install it yourself if you have some basic tools and knowhow.
Already planning a dumpster hunt.
Oddly enough, it worked fine today... it's off and on.
It's probably just something like a capacitor that has died.