car battery connector replacement saturn vue

Its a remote possibility but you might be losing one of the power feeds to the BCM - perhaps a wire or fuse is losing contact when Vue is moving - see the first thumbnail below which lists the typical BCM power feeds.

Where would my BCM be located, and also where could i find one for sale being that saturn parts are incredibly hard to findĭo all gauges - speed, tach, fuel and coolant quit at same time?ĭo the needles for these gauges return to left portion of gauge?ĭo the gauges respond as if the ignition was turned off?ĭo the IPC warning lights come on when the gauges quit? Or before, or after?ĭoes the power steering quit when the gauges fail and lights come on?ĭoes the power steering quit completely - or do you still have some level of power assist? So, if problems disappear when you stop - are you sitting with trans in neutral and clutch out? Or, do they disappear when in gear and clutch pedal pressed.īesides from my cluster not working properly and my service engine soon, service light ABS light and parking brake light, coming on and my power steering going out, nothing else has happened,

Two common ways to reboot are: (1) remove battery ground cable from battery post for 20-30 minutes, or (2) remove ground cable and press and hold brake pedal down for several seconds. A failing BCM can cause all sorts of problems including - unwanted security alarms (horn and lights), cycling door locks, run-away odometer, and other equally ugly symptoms.Ī few owners have had results (short-term) by rebooting the BCM. This is why I suggested you make sure the basic electrical system is operating as expected.Īnother item which can directly affect both IPC and EPS is the body control module (BCM). Keep in mind all vehicle grounds are common to the battery ground post. You'll note they're widely separated and so I'd think chasing individual grounds is not a good use of time. See the attached diagram for ground locations - item 7 is for instrument panel cluster (IPC) ground and item 12 is for electric power steering (EPS). No i am NOT replacing my engine, i simply dont know which ground cable location would be the one affecting my cluster and power steering to turn off and yes the problem only occurs when vehicle is moving and everything returns to normal when i stop/park, There'll be a smaller red cable between the battery positive terminal and the under-hood fuse/relay box (UHFB) - connected at windshield end of UHFB.Ĭould you clarify that problem only occurs while underway? That things return to normal when you stop/park? I believe I'd start at the battery connections - making sure the positive and negative cables are clean and tight.įollow the large red and black cables from battery to eventual destination to verify all connections are clean and tight. Sorry for activating a thread but, i have the same vue the 02 vue with a five speed and a 2.2 ecotec engine, i seem to be having a ground problem, would you happen to know which ground would cause my gages to turn on and off and at the same time turn my service engine, ABS, service engine soon, and parking brake light to come and also make my power steering shut off, also this only seems to be happening when the day is really hot, and also when ever the car is at a still position everything goes back to normal thanks and again sorry

Car battery connector replacement saturn vue