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Old May 11, 2011 | 09:14 PM
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The Radio and Ac fan and Lights and Odometer cut out for a second or two then come back on .But when I stop the car and restart it it goes away. Anyone else have this problem and know the fix?
 
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Old May 11, 2011 | 10:23 PM
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How's the battery?
 
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Old May 12, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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The battery checks good and yeah the first time it happened i changed the battery and it went away for awhile but it's back now and battery checks good this time.
 
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Old May 12, 2011 | 08:54 PM
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Battery terminals and wire connections are in good, non-corroded shape?
 
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Old May 13, 2011 | 09:33 AM
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Yes I cleaned them when I got the new battery........but what really gets me is why when I turn off the car and then start it again it goes away like something is reset. Maybe the alarm?
 
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Old May 13, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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OK. Terminals are clean; how about the wire connections to the terminals and PDC?
 
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Old May 13, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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What is the PDC?
 
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Old May 14, 2011 | 04:33 AM
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Power Distribution Center. It's where the main relays and fuses are under the hood. I had some crazy stuff happening with my car, and one of those connections was corroded under the metal connections and was causing the problem.
 
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Old May 14, 2011 | 10:42 AM
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I'll check it out thanks........and do you have to check under the connections in the box? Any pictures of where to look and how to do? Thanks again and I hope you fixed the rough idle situation you had going on. I did by backing the motor mount bolts from the wheel well just a bit it now idles smooth as silk.
 
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Old May 14, 2011 | 03:20 PM
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I had than happen to my sxt last yr and it turned out to be the alternator you can have it checked out at autozone for free.
 
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