99 SLE died. on vacation stuck on side of rd.

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billbmf
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99 SLE died. on vacation stuck on side of rd.

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well it made it half way from Mississippi to Nevada. it died so I pulled over and when I went to restart there was no chime no lights to dash or headlights no fuel pump prime, the radio came on and the electronic climate control. I can turn the head lights on and dash lights from switch. I've checked fuses relays and even had to get a battery. brought to me . please help also I'm in the middle of no where around nothing. thanks
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Re: 99 SLE died. on vacation stuck on side of rd.

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Does the car crank at all? Maybe a ground came disconnected? Haven't ever ran into this so just throwing out a couple things.
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Re: 99 SLE died. on vacation stuck on side of rd.

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Pull up the carpet on both sides of the car by the front doors, you will see the body wiring harness and you will find a bunch of black wires going to a single plug / connector. This is the ground bus and many of these systems you refer to are grounded in these, they are a common problem to corrode and lose connection which will cause a bunch of problems including some you describe. Do some searching here for ground buss and you will find many topics on it as well as some good pictures.
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Re: 99 SLE died. on vacation stuck on side of rd.

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Does it crank over or do you get nothing at all?
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