Constellation of Electrical Gremlins
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Constellation of Electrical Gremlins
There was a 20 degree drop in temperature between the start and end of the day. As soon as I started the engine and drove, the engine performance was fine, but I had the following combination of oddities:
1. Indicator light would blink rapidly only on the dashboard as though a bulb was out. I checked outside. No bulbs were out and no change in EXTERNAL blinking frequency.
2. Fuel gauge needle was right at zero (and I know it was at least 3/4 full), with a "fuel sensor malfunction" message...or something like it.
3. Red oil light was on. Oil was changed a week ago and level is fine.
4. Loss of climate control in the car and temperature defaulted to 72 degrees F (this would temporarily work again if engine was restarted).
I filled the tank full with gas, and all of these gremlins immediately vanished as mysteriously as they came.
I did find an old thread via google at the roadside on my smart phone which discussed the combination of #1, #2, and #4, but for the life of me I can no longer find it....I used the exact fuel gauge error message in the search field which, in hindsight, I should have written down.
Battery is new. There were no codes.
Does anyone have an explanation for this odd combination?
2003 STR ~49K miles
1. Indicator light would blink rapidly only on the dashboard as though a bulb was out. I checked outside. No bulbs were out and no change in EXTERNAL blinking frequency.
2. Fuel gauge needle was right at zero (and I know it was at least 3/4 full), with a "fuel sensor malfunction" message...or something like it.
3. Red oil light was on. Oil was changed a week ago and level is fine.
4. Loss of climate control in the car and temperature defaulted to 72 degrees F (this would temporarily work again if engine was restarted).
I filled the tank full with gas, and all of these gremlins immediately vanished as mysteriously as they came.
I did find an old thread via google at the roadside on my smart phone which discussed the combination of #1, #2, and #4, but for the life of me I can no longer find it....I used the exact fuel gauge error message in the search field which, in hindsight, I should have written down.
Battery is new. There were no codes.
Does anyone have an explanation for this odd combination?
2003 STR ~49K miles
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Thanks. Why then would the problem persist after multiple engine restarts, but then vanish as soon as the gas tank was filled? (has been fine after multiple engine restarts).
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