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weird electrical problem?

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nickgpgt

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so i went to turn my car on after work and it turned on like normal, but then the guages started acting weird and it shut off. it turned back on and i got it home but im just curious why something like that would happen. its not the first time something like this happened, like i would go to turn it on to listen to the radio or something without turning the engine on and it would shut off and then work fine. any ideas? its a 97 gt if that makes any difference lol thanks
 


i didnt really see anything besides the tach doing it but i didnt look at the others when it was happening lol
 
Well if the tach dropped, then very shortly after it stalled, that is the result of a bad crankshaft position sensor.
 
i see. i have no idea lol recently when i went to roll my windows up or down the dome light flickered so im just curious whats going on lol
 


Dome lights may dim, but shouldn't flicker. That adds another clue to check grounds. Engine ground is where the engine/trans meet in front, and main ground is right off the neg battery terminal.
 
Alright but cleaning grounds is easy, just need sockets and a wire brush.

The crank sensor may stall your engine at any time, often it will stall and start right back up, or some make you wait until it cools a bit. Not fun.
 
well the car started perfectly fine, just after i started to drive off the guages started to take a **** and it shut off lol
 


Check your grounds and battery as stated, and test the crank sensor (I think there's a way to test them with a multimeter).

If those aren't it, then I'd bet it has to do with your ignition switch or cylinder, whatever it's called. The thing you put your key into. My gauges would randomly stop working for a while and I'm almost certain it's corroded connections in my ignition switch.
 
nik12937 said:
If those aren't it, then I'd bet it has to do with your ignition switch or cylinder, whatever it's called. The thing you put your key into. My gauges would randomly stop working for a while and I'm almost certain it's corroded connections in my ignition switch.
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^ another possibility. Update this thread, and/or let us know if you found the problem.
 
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