pittsbfan2000 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 1991 LS 400 130K miles Both the TracOFF and antilock lights came on today, I was driving for about thirty miles then the lights appeared, when I slowed down below 30 mph or so the lights went away, then I went faster they came back on. When I got to my destination and parked they would not come back on. One other odd thing that happened is that I was listening to the radio when this first happened and the volume went to nothing, i tried other channels and still nothing, then after 20 seconds the volume started coming back. This is the first time that the radio has acted this way.... Any ideas? Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly'sLS400 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 You need to check the brake fluid level. I had the same problem last month and come to find out that I had a brake line leaking and the fluid level went down again. The lights came back on and I knew I had a problem. After looking I found the brake line problem. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsbfan2000 Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 I checked it out and the brake fluid was full, on the way home the radio went completely silent again for about 15 seconds on all the channels. Maybe something electrical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsbfan2000 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 Now all the warning lights are on, and if I have the fan on medium and i let off the gas, the fan will blow just a little bit, less than low..... Went to advance auto, they tested the alternator and battery both were fine.... Any more ideas on where to look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Check your battery terminals. It could be that a little corrosion has developed and the contact isn't good. I have had similar situations with other cars. I don't know if that is your problem but electrical connections are the best place to start since 90% of all problems are electrical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pittsbfan2000 Posted February 17, 2005 Author Share Posted February 17, 2005 Just FYI in case anybody else has a problem like this. They said it was the alternator and a weak battery. $740 I had the alternator and battery tested at Advance Auto, guess I won't trust them to much anymore....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxed_out Posted February 18, 2005 Share Posted February 18, 2005 I had the same scenario. Drove me nuts for a while. I liked the post about the battery and alt. I ended up replacing the brushes in the alternator and all is fine. Did the job myself for very little $. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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