Well I just figured it out for myself. It's the ignition switch. If it comes
back ever so slightly after you start the truck, the accessories all turn
off. It does it intermittently if you hit a bump in the road too. As long as
I keep a little bit of forward pressure on the key, all is well. After the
interior is warmed up, it will still do it but not as easily. I'm gonna stop
by the dealer tomorrow when the trucks still cold and show the service guy
what's up incase they need to order the switch before my appointment on
Thursday. At least I know what to show them instead of it not screwing up
when they look at it. I hate it when that happens. It's a big load off my
mind.
Greg '01 CC Sport 4x4 4.7 auto
""Greg"" <gsutinen@wi.rr.com> wrote in message
news:at34f9$atj$1@bent.twistedbits.net...
>
> I've got a 2001 CC 4x4 with a new problem(for me at least). With the
colder
> weather these days, my radio will not work right away in the morning. The
> buttons are all lit up, but the screen for the time and frequency goes
black
> with no sound coming from the speakers. This started about two weeks ago
> when the temp is down to 10 degrees. Only did it twice for about 20
seconds
> each time while backing out of my driveway. This morning it wouldn't come
on
> at all for my short 10 minute drive to work. Then just as I was going to
> turn onto my works street I noticed the directionals were dead also. I sat
> in the lot for a short time with the heater on looking in the fuse panel
to
> see what I might find thinking maybe it was a bad fuse. They are both on
> different circuits. I then pushed the dash light dimmer thumb wheel up and
> noticed the radios clock came on. I tried the blinkers and they worked.
I'm
> not sure if it was on before doing that, but noticed it out of the corner
of
> my eye as the numbers got brighter. Didn't get a chance to check if the
cig
> lighter worked before all was working again. Is there any way the dimmer
for
> the dash had anything to do with this occurring? Or was it a coincidence?
> I've heard before of a bad common ground doing things like this. If so,
> where might I look for it under the dash?
> I called the dealer this morning and made an appointment for Thursday, but
> would like to hear what you all might have to say about it.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg '01 CC Sport 4x4 4.7 auto
>
>
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