WTF is wrong with my car???

**GottaHaveLS1** · 05-12-2007, 12:41 PM

I have a 99 TA with 67K on her. Nearly everytime I start the car my trip resets and the gauges fly up. My turn signals are also acting weird. When i have them on it flashes once and then flickers the second time.

I checked the battery and the red connector was corroded a little, so i cleaned it up with water and baking soda. Plugged it back in, same prob. I'm pretty sure the alternators fine, cuz i got the computer scanned and it only showed !CAGS. could this problem be due to fried fuses? any ideas?

I'll get a new battery if i have to but me and my dad don't think it's the problem

**2001NBMZ28** · 05-12-2007, 01:34 PM

Did you get the battery tested yet?

**1MileCrash** · 05-12-2007, 01:35 PM

i had the sweeping gauges and trip reset to zero each time that i turned the car on as well and i replaced the battery as everyone on here said to do.

a week or so later i'm having no problems. new battery cleared it up for me...although i did not have anything goin on with turn signals.

**96z28** · 05-12-2007, 08:43 PM

yes i would check your terminals again and then the battery

**GottaHaveLS1** · 05-13-2007, 10:54 AM

I also forgot to mention that my keyless entry barely works. I changed the battery and that didn't help, so i tested my old one and its good, so i put that back in. I have a feeling these problems are all related.

**GottaHaveLS1** · 05-13-2007, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28

Did you get the battery tested yet?

I went to autozone to get it tested. This dumb 16 year old girl hooked it up and really couldn't give me an answer, so i didn't buy a battery. i think i'm gonna go to advance auto parts and see if they have anyone knowledgeable there.

**2001NBMZ28** · 05-13-2007, 11:36 AM

Got to get that battery load tested, if for no other reason just to eliminate it as being the problem. When my stock Delco completely died my first indication was keyless entry wouldn't work one morning, hatch had popped by itself, and not even a click when turning the key on. After opening the car with the key popped the hood and the green eye was black. Weird things can happen with battery problems.

**GottaHaveLS1** · 05-13-2007, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by 2001NBMZ28

Got to get that battery load tested, if for no other reason just to eliminate it as being the problem. When my stock Delco completely died my first indication was keyless entry wouldn't work one morning, hatch had popped by itself, and not even a click when turning the key on. After opening the car with the key popped the hood and the green eye was black. Weird things can happen with battery problems.

I'm not sure what the green eye is, but i saw what i think ur talking about on top of the battery. Looked green to me. what does it indicate?

**Bobby97SS** · 05-14-2007, 04:14 PM

Green eyes, same as the dumb 16 yearold girl that doesnt know how to load a battery.

**Bobby97SS** · 05-14-2007, 04:19 PM

Seriously, everyone that messes with cars should invest in a digital multimeter and a battery load tester. Voltage drop test, cranking voltage alternator output and anything else you need to know can be easily determined with $100 worth of tools. You will wonder how you lived without a meter.