98 Chevy Cavalier/electrical

KEVBUCH

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1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
170,000 MILES

98 cavalier airbag light stays on and abs and brake lights come on periodicaly, dashlight for driving lights flashes until car is put in gear then light goes out and driving lights come on

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 AT 10:42 PM

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Check battery terminals for a good clean and tight connection, run a scan to see what unresolved fault codes you may have, start here.

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Sunday, December 19th, 2010 AT 7:12 AM

KEVBUCH

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Connections are good, will have to get scan done to check for fault codes or is there a way I can check this

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Sunday, December 19th, 2010 AT 3:21 PM

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Many of the larger parts stores like pep boys do free scans, check this out.

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Sunday, December 19th, 2010 AT 10:21 PM

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Unwrapped wiring harness behind radiator, under battery. Full of washer fluid from leaking hose. Got everthing cleaned up and dried.
This helped to resolve the brake and abs lights and the issue with the running lamps. Airbag light still is on and something is draining the battery. Diconnected the airbag control mod and checked battery, still losing voltage

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Friday, December 31st, 2010 AT 2:47 AM

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