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Hello,
As I was just leaving home this evening my 2002 CRV EX had an electrical malfunction and now the vehicle will not not start. It being winter the windows were pretty fogged up and as I did not do a bit of initial engine/car warmup decided to pull off to the side and make a phone call while the window defrosted. Phone call over off I go and since the back was still pretty fogged up I pressed the rear defrost button.
UMMM that's weird the headlights went dim?
Wait what happened to the music? Radio has no lights? The radio is completely dead hmmmmm.:confused2:
Why do I have no gas? i just filled up the other day and haven't used it since
Wait Im going 0mph. something is wrong here...
The engine was on but the instrument cluster had all the error/notification lights on.
I turned off the rear defroster instrument cluster went normal but lights were still dim. The radio didn't turn back on until the front defroster/AC was off as well.
I drove it down the road and the lights brightened as the throttle was engaged and dimmed when coasting. The radio would turn on and off. Decided to return home and as I was backing into the driveway it stalled and would not start again.
Now reading all this it may be an alternator gone bad. I haven't checked fuses yet since its dark out but things did work depending on the combination of defrosters on/off configurations.
I do have a less than 3 month old Optima Yellow top, an aftermarket receiver and recently replaced the cigarette lighter socket with a dedicated dual usb port bought on amazon. Maybe one of these or combination be the culprit?
Guidance, suggestions, confidence building or bullying appreciated.
As I was just leaving home this evening my 2002 CRV EX had an electrical malfunction and now the vehicle will not not start. It being winter the windows were pretty fogged up and as I did not do a bit of initial engine/car warmup decided to pull off to the side and make a phone call while the window defrosted. Phone call over off I go and since the back was still pretty fogged up I pressed the rear defrost button.
UMMM that's weird the headlights went dim?
Wait what happened to the music? Radio has no lights? The radio is completely dead hmmmmm.:confused2:
Why do I have no gas? i just filled up the other day and haven't used it since
Wait Im going 0mph. something is wrong here...
The engine was on but the instrument cluster had all the error/notification lights on.
I turned off the rear defroster instrument cluster went normal but lights were still dim. The radio didn't turn back on until the front defroster/AC was off as well.
I drove it down the road and the lights brightened as the throttle was engaged and dimmed when coasting. The radio would turn on and off. Decided to return home and as I was backing into the driveway it stalled and would not start again.
Now reading all this it may be an alternator gone bad. I haven't checked fuses yet since its dark out but things did work depending on the combination of defrosters on/off configurations.
I do have a less than 3 month old Optima Yellow top, an aftermarket receiver and recently replaced the cigarette lighter socket with a dedicated dual usb port bought on amazon. Maybe one of these or combination be the culprit?
Guidance, suggestions, confidence building or bullying appreciated.