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Old 05-25-2023 | 09:50 PM
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Cranks, no start, no power

Have a weird one.
Engine cranks, sputters and dies
No power to any accessories.
Ran great in morning, changed brake light bulb, then this happened.
​Thoughts???

Old 09-10-2023 | 01:23 AM
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Did exact same thing today. Shorted on rear lamp passenger side

what was your resolution? I did what I think is same thing. Now power seats , radio , locks all no power . Car cranks but will not start checked all fuses. Ordered a youcanic scanner hopefully it will be able to tell me what I shorted





Originally Posted by BurgandyBenz
Have a weird one.
Engine cranks, sputters and dies
No power to any accessories.
Ran great in morning, changed brake light bulb, then this happened.
​Thoughts???
Old 09-10-2023 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chrislynn
what was your resolution? I did what I think is same thing. Now power seats , radio , locks all no power . Car cranks but will not start checked all fuses. Ordered a youcanic scanner hopefully it will be able to tell me what I shorted
it was a 'pre-fuse box' issue
there is a fuse box with 50 and 100 amp fuses next to the battery
after figuring how to move the passenger seat to get access (without power) , we found that one of the main fuses that allow current to the smaller boxes was fried.
these larger fuses send power to the smaller units. this specific one was in the cargo area.
total cost...less than $5
it was a pain in the a$$ getting under the seat, removing the battery, and the module that contained all of the large current fuses.
simple once you see it, hard to figure out. a neighbor knows a ton of car stuff and came up with the ideas.
if you have a battery 'jumper' unit, it helps move things that are affected by this

hope this helps




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