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Old 05-10-2011, 07:17 PM
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03 cuts out when driving

My truck has done this 2 times now... all gauges and engine blink off for a second when driving . Then as soon as I see all my gauges swing to zero and feel a hesitate in throttle it comes back to normal. This only lasts for one second. Any ideas?? While driving I turned off key and then back on and it acts the same as when it blinked out.
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Check the ground connection on the drivers side battery. The ECM or (Engine Control Module) grounds here and the connection could be loose or corroded.
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Well I took off every connection and cleaned them up with wire wheel on my cordless drill... everything is allright now.
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Also, how old are your batteries? When they start to go, they cause a lot of problems.
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That's great, stop further corrosion with battery terminal sealer. Comes in spray will prevent corrosion from forming on terminals.
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