First the radio blinked on and off and I felt the car losing power and hesitating. So I guess it was going on and off then. I cut the radio off and keep riding about 2 more minutes down the road and started going up a hill. The car completely went dark. All lights on the dash, the clock and everything went out. I could barely steer it to the side of the road. I took the key out, waited and then tried the turn the key. Nothing lit up, nothing on the dash, not the clock, nothing. My outside lights work, and we did try to jump the car. The window also will not roll back up. My power locks work, but my power windows don't. My outside signal lights and headlights work, but nothing else electrical on the car does. Where do I start to find out the problem?
What happened when you tried jumping the car? sounds like it could be a bad ignition switch since only non-switched things work.
Not a single sound, nothing flickered, nothing clicked. My headlights work, my power door locked work. My power windows do not work, so my windows are stuck rolled down. My uncle suggested I check the starter wire and fuse box to see if anything has blown. That's the only lead i've gotten so far as to what may have happened.
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SOURCE: 1996 Subaru Legacy No Power At All
Last night I checked the battery and it was still good. I disconnected and then reconn ected both terminals and that brought the power back. When I turned the key the power went out again. I repeated the procedure but did not turn the key. Instead, I took off the knee bolster and tried to wiggle the wires under the dash to see if I could find the source since it seems to be related to the ignition. Nothing cut the power so I started it up and it worked fine except for the check engine light which was flashing that says I have a misfire condition. I drove the car 25 miles to work this morning and will be taking it to the dealer for a better inspection.
SOURCE: 2002 Hyundai Accent lost power
Hi and welcome to FixYa,
Offhand, definitely an electrical issue. Some ideas to check, consider and/or explore:
Good luck and Thank you for using FixYa.
SOURCE: Starting disabled due to anti-theft system
Replace ignition lock cylinder and chip key. The wires have broken.
SOURCE: A 2003 Hyundai Elantra electrical
Hi, behind your climate control panel is something called the Electronic Timing and Control Module (ETACM). This is like a computer for the chassis. All of the troubles you mention are tied into the ETACM. If you could find a used module at a salvage yard, it may solve your problems at a reasonable cost. To troubleshoot the problem will be very difficult and must be left to the dealer, which could be expensive. Just the same, I have included a few of the wiring diagrams in case you have a good multimeter and would like to try troubleshooting.
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Fixed! It was the Alternator fuse and it costed less than $4 to replace. Costed me $130 to get the darn thing towed home though. Ugh, cars.~
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