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Old 05-10-2010, 11:39 PM
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so did you hafta replace it all or did just change a fuse
 
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Old 05-10-2010, 11:45 PM
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A wiring harness from the PCM going into the fuse box was never fully seated when it left the factory. All they did was pop it back into place. I will admit, it scared the crap out of me. No display, gauges, and both power steering and brakes were gone all at the same time, lol.
 

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your telling me scary i was doing 110kph which (works out to roughly 60mph i think im not to good at conversions lol) on the high way.. my breaks never went on me though... jjust checked what i could see every thing seems tight but its dark here now so its kinda tough to see anything... prolly a reduntent questiion but did you get any CEL or a code
 

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Old 05-11-2010, 09:27 AM
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i have had this happen to me a few times. only happens to me after i hit a really rutted dirt road or hit the "wake me up bumps" on the side of the highway. My steering is very very tight for a bit until i fight the wheel and get it to turn all the way then it loosens back up like nothing happened. I have not fixed it because i never really figured out what was wrong!
 
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Old 05-11-2010, 10:48 AM
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yeah haven't had a problem since and I was cruising down a couple of wash board roads yesterday after it happened. never came back when it did happen I was on a highway no bumps IDK
 
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it happens when i hit a bump
 
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Old 05-11-2010, 11:26 AM
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happens to you to hendrixx
 
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Old 05-11-2010, 11:51 AM
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Yes and i ment when i hit a big pedal i cant multi task and i was talking to someone about a pot hole hahah
 
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ok im confused lol big puddle??? um I think that's hydroplaining lol which also sucks
 
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no i Hit a huge puddle and i lose powerstearing
 


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