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Unread 11-27-2007, 12:30 AM   #1
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I was driving the Vette today and all of the sudden the gauges started acting like as if I just turned the key. It did this for a few miles. All the gauges kept resetting until I turned off the car. Then I tried to start it again and it was dead as dead. The radio wouldn’t even come on. The passenger side where the BCM was making a buzzing noise and it wouldn’t stop until I turn the key.
After about 20 mins the car started up and I drove it home fine. The amp gauge was just over 13 amps. The battery and alt are a year old.. Could this be the alternator, a bad ground or maybe the BCM?
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Unread 11-27-2007, 01:48 AM   #2
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I think I would check the grounds as well as the cabling going to the battery and alternator. Wouldn't hurt to just pull everything off and inspect it. I had a problem a while back with a loose or corroded lead on the starter giving me fits for a while. Caused the voltage gauge to fluctuate and wouldn't start intermittently, much like you have described.

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Run the codes on it!!And post them,all of them History and All!!

http://www.stengel.net/diccodes.htm

Several things can cause these problems!! Bad Alt,Bad Grounds,Bad Connections in Wiring Plugs,Bad Battery!!

Run the codes and lets see what it's been doing!!
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