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Tiny
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My battery died after being on for two hours and now my whole dash board wont light up. I already checked both fuse boxes.
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 AT 5:00 PM

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Tiny
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So it was running when all this happened?
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 AT 6:30 PM
Tiny
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Well it was on so I could charge my phone.
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 AT 6:38 PM
Tiny
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If it was not running you probably killed the battery. You can try to jump start it and let it run for twenty minutes or so and have to have the battery tested.
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 AT 6:55 PM
Tiny
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Yes car runs fine, but now the whole dashboard is dark will not light up.
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 AT 7:59 PM
Tiny
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Did you jump start it?
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 AT 8:28 PM
Tiny
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So the warning lights come on when you turn the key on before you start it? Do your parking/running lights work?
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 AT 8:34 PM
Tiny
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No and the low gas sign comes on but is a full tank.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 3:34 AM
Tiny
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Did you jump start the car to get it started?
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 6:33 AM
Tiny
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Also, does your gas gauge read the fuel level is low as well?
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 7:33 AM
Tiny
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Yes car runs fine, just dash wont light up and I checked all fuses and they are fine.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 10:21 AM
Tiny
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Is the gas gauge reading a lower level then it should now? Did you jump start the car to get it going again? You need to please answer the questions I keep asking that are going unanswered or it is impossible to try to help you.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 12:49 PM
Tiny
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The gas keeps saying it's low but it's not. The car runs fine meaning yes it has started and we can drive it
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 5:31 PM
Tiny
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Sounds like the body control module could have failed with the gas gauge acting like that suddenly since the battery went dead. To restart the car after you said it wouldn't start and the battery died did you jump start the car to get it started again?Also does your parking/running lights work?There on the same circuit as your dash lights?
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 7:07 PM
Tiny
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Reckon

Now that the battery is charged up,

Snatching the negative cable off of the battery for a few minutes, then reconnecting it, might let the computer stuff recognize full voltage. Seeuns how at the moment it may be still hung up on the low voltage tragedy?

Just a thought,

Keep us posted

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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 7:44 PM
Tiny
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A European car sure but domestic cars don't usually do that.
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 7:47 PM
Tiny
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We did jump start it. It's runs and no we cannot see gears change. The only thing that is lit up is the little light to tell us we are low on gas. Which we are not
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 9:20 PM
Tiny
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When you turn on your headlights the rear lights come on not the brake lights also the front parking lights do those work?
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 AT 9:23 PM
Tiny
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I have not tried but will later. Thank you
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 AT 8:36 AM
Tiny
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Sounds like it the body control module could have went bad. Keep me posted.
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2016 AT 8:37 AM

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