cuervosBC

hi im kinda new to the rx8
and this weekend i had my first strange malfunction on it. ive had this car for a little over a year.
is an 04 automatic with over 100k miles

the problem was wile driving i switched my lights from low beams to high and every thing on the car died stereo, car panel, and engine shut down for a second
then just turned back on by its self and again it happen wen i went from high beam to low.

if some one can please help me with this
thank you

Williard

iTrader: (18)

Almost sounds like an electrical short. Mabye at the alternator level. How old is your battery? How clean are the battery connections, how old is the alternator? Have you done ANY trouble shooting at all? Any mods done recently.

Williard

iTrader: (18)

Also, Check your connections at the alternator, check all of the grounds as well. Could be the switch is shorting out. I sent a msg to someone who has much more knowledge to offer than I So hopefully he'll check this out and respond. Good luck.

RIWWP

iTrader: (2)

Corroded battery connections. The sudden increase of current draw on the system was unable to be supported by the weakened connections and systems lost power.

Disconnect your negative battery cable, then your positive. Then clean the clamps and posts on both sides thoroughly. Coka Cola (the drink) works well, as does a water/baking soda mixture. Once everything is clean, reconnect positive and then negative. Ensure that you are getting a firm and solid seat of the clamps to the plugs as you tighten the clamps down. Don't just crank on the clamp bolts, wiggle the cables until you feel them 'seat' in an ideal location as you tighten.

ken-x8

Coat the battery posts and terminals with vaseline, too. It also would not hurt to get a set of those felt washers to slip over the posts.

Ken