brus brother Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 This morning my 05 OB had an electrical failure of the middle console. The Fan/AC radio and instrument cluster (mpg/outside temp) had no power. Upon restart, it seems to be working again. Any thoughts appreciated. I think I recall that there was a tsb involving this issue and a connector buried somewhere behind the console?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Just checked my service records and the entire unit was replaced under warranty 2 years ago. I understand that there may be a problem within the radio unit that affects power to the rest of the console electronics. Anyone else experiencing similar problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 The problem may be with a connector that is possibly under the dash and supplies connections to various areas. Some of the things you mentioned. Fuse # 8 in the main panel under the hood supplies power to a lot of things and also those areas you mentioned. It is a 20 amp fuse. The circuit also runs through the fuse panel in the dash just as a wire connection and then fans out to various places. The wire color is blu/red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brus brother Posted January 30, 2009 Author Share Posted January 30, 2009 Thanks Cougar. As I suspected, I am told by a tech that this is one of those items that SOA is quietly ignoring while replacing many units under warranty if necessary but as in my case after 2 years of use, the unit is acting up again, it's on the customer's bill. Unfortunately the HVAC/radio unit is all-in-one and while I could do without a radio, having a reliable defroster/heater seems more of a safety concern.:-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I have to wonder about what the real cause of this problem is. I don't see how a problem with the radio will cause trouble with the HVAC system though I have not studied the newer systems much after the '04 models. If you would like to pursue this trouble I would be happy to look at the bad module and see if I can find out what the problem is with it, if you replace it. I would think that SOA would do a modification if there was a cronic design problem with the module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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