gus400 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Wondered if anyone is familiar with this problem? Driving home last night, I hopped on it a little, and two seconds later my control panel went out (clock, radio, heater). When I arrived home the car(98 GS400) would not shift into reverse or park. I removed the shift tab to put the car in park, and checked all visible fuses inside and outside the car. They all looked good. Any ideas? Thanks, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyTelefunken Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Look for the Rad No. 2 fuse behind the kick panel, driver's side. It's a 15A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus400 Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 Thanks for the suggestion, but I pulled all the fuses in the car and they all looked fine. I'll try replacing it just in case. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyTelefunken Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Just a note, fuses can fail without being able to be noticed by casual examination. If you actually remove each fuse, you can easily see if they work. The easier method would be use a test lamp and check the terminals on each side of the top of each fuse. Circuits which are powered when the ignition is in the ACC or ON position will show power at both terminals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboGS300 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Just a note, fuses can fail without being able to be noticed by casual examination. If you actually remove each fuse, you can easily see if they work. The easier method would be use a test lamp and check the terminals on each side of the top of each fuse. Circuits which are powered when the ignition is in the ACC or ON position will show power at both terminals. ← Exactly! I don't know how many times someone said "all the fuses look fine". I break out the DMM only to find a fuse blown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyofOne Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Just a note, fuses can fail without being able to be noticed by casual examination. If you actually remove each fuse, you can easily see if they work. The easier method would be use a test lamp and check the terminals on each side of the top of each fuse. Circuits which are powered when the ignition is in the ACC or ON position will show power at both terminals. ← Exactly! I don't know how many times someone said "all the fuses look fine". I break out the DMM only to find a fuse blown ← does the tranny still work? can you shift it out of park and into R? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus400 Posted March 13, 2005 Author Share Posted March 13, 2005 I could shift into P and R, only if I used the emergency release. But. its not a worry any more. I stayed with the radio fuse idea and found the wire had been tapped, and over crimped; eventually cutting off the juice. Thanks for your suggestions, it lead me in the right direction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyTelefunken Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Good job, want to work for me? Just curiously, was the problem you found in the Radio-2 circuit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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