Electrical problem

Asked by Lynda Jan 20, 2018 at 03:47 AM about the 2010 Chevrolet HHR 1LT FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Had to rewire the engine fuse box.
Put it back together car started drove
it temp gage worked then went to _ _
_ f . Stopped to shop power steering
light went on car died. After a bit car
started but the code engine coolent
below thermostat regulating temp
came up while driving power steering
light flashed n car died again

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Might be a bad ground. I had a similar nightmare situation occur with my 2003 Honda Accord LX. It took 5 years, more than a dozen mechanics, (maybe 5) battery replacements, 3 new alternators, & 2 new starters, (not to mention countless jump starts, a few AAA tows, electrical inspections, wiring harness replacements, etc), until (FINALLY!!) a skilled mechanic identified the problem was "a bad ground", fixed it & solved the problem.

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Might be a bad ground. I had a similar nightmare situation occur with my 2003 Honda Accord LX that lasted more than 5 years! It took more than a dozen mechanics, 4 (maybe 5) battery replacements, 3 new alternators, & 2 new starters, power steering pump replacement, new fuses & relays, new oxygen sensors, fuel pumps... (not to mention countless jump starts, a few AAA tows, the car dying in stop & go traffic, gages intermittently not working, electrical inspections, failed Smog checks, dim headlights, wiring harness replacements, etc), until (FINALLY!!) a skilled mechanic& friend of a friend, took the time to accurately & definitively identify the problem as being "a bad ground". (As an aside, this may have been caused by connecting both clamps if the jumper cables directly to the battery. The black ground is supposed to be connected to a different metal post found elsewhere under the hood. OR...after the car was jump-started, possibly the red positive clamp was erroneous removed before the ground. The black/ground is to always be connected last and disconnected first.)

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Did it melt your headlight and blinker, now I definitely have to replace, nowhere to put blinker light to melted

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