Stereo Problem HELP!

[paarman97maro]

Okay, I know some of you are well aware with my electrical issue, but it is driving me beyond insane right now. I was going to go through a drive-thru last night, but ended up having to back out forgetting that my windows wouldnt work because they were acting up, and 2.5 hours in a car without music is a loooong *** ride.

For those of you unfamiliar to my problem, it is this: Sometimes, just randomly, the stereo will shut off and I will lose power to my stereo and power windows only - It will not let me roll them up or down. Then randomly the power will just come back on. Some lights on the stereo will stay turned on, but the clock, and any other feature for music does not work, it does not show any display.

Today, while changing my turn signals, I tried to get to the root of the problem once again, and I didnt get anywhere. Its driving me crazy! I dont know if its linked to my turn signals burning out within a month or what. I was changing the turn signals, and I took a look at each bulb- The right one (which burnt out about a month ago) had cracked off at the base of the bulb, and was fogged up. My left one (Which burnt out yesterday, I thought because of water getting splashed up it burnt out) was exploded inside my corner with black/fogged residue inside the bulb)



I also noticed in my fuse box under the hood that I have no fuses for my headlamps, and I never noticed that before. Do I need fuses there, or could that be the problem?



I noticed there is a little black box labeled battery behind the deck connected to an orange wire. Does this battery die, or what is its function?



I took pictures of the wires coming from and inside the back of my center console if anyone would like to get familiar with them. Sorry its a long post, Im just trying to provide information with pictures so you know what im talking about. I just want to fix this damn problem because its driving me crazy, and how annoying would it be to anyone else to be listening to music and poof! it goes away... then some odd minutes later it turns back on randomly?

Thanks for any help in advance!

[Marty85]

I can answer your question about the little black box. It is labeled battery because that wire it connected to +12 volts all the time through the wiring harness to keep presets and to power the audio amplifier inside the radio. Whats inside that black box is called a choke coil and all it does is filter electrical noise out of the power supply wire. It has no influence on the problem your experiencing. Ive got 5 years of advanced electronics and electricity experience behind me.

As for your other problems, im not too sure about the headlight fuses. To check whether or not there is supposed to be fuses there look into the fuse holder itself and look to see if there is contacts on both sides of the holder. If there is, put a couple of fuses in there to see what happens. For your stereo and window problem. It sounds like it could be most likely a ground problem. Bad grounds are an electrical nightmare and believe me its horrible. You should see some of the things that can happen due to a bad ground, and trust me ive seen them all. First though, check all fuses with a test light and see if they fit snuggly inside their holders. Then start looking for grounding issues but im guessing its a ground problem first but I could be wrong.

[paarman97maro]

Thanks much man, I thought no one would ever reply! Your information was very useful, and I will be checking several things tomorrow, and will reply if I have any updated info. Thanks again, I appreciate it.

[Marty85]

Your welcome. Always glad to help someone.