C5 Corvette Door Accordion Wire and Ground Cleaning Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
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This fixed my driver's door window and lock issue. The female parts of the connectors on 3 pins were loose. Thank you for the guidance!
Glad it worked thanks for using it!!
It’s the electronic brake control module
You are most likely correct:(
I have a 2003 C5. I went down the same path with no success. Then I repaired the EBCM and BINGO! No more idiot lights or error messages.
I have read up, and assumed as much for many years now! The problem is, I have a pre-2000 model year, and they are still on repairable
You can take apart those ground distribution things that you were cleaning around and clean them also. Mine is an '01. I had a few recurring gremlins with mine that were cleared up with a brand new and one size bigger battery. My optima red top was 3 years old, so I thought it was good. On a whim I replaced it and have had 2 minor incidents in (electrical related) 18 months.
Thanks for the reply yeah electrical and c5 go hand in hand! I will check out the door hinge connectors like you mentioned also!
interesting on a fresh-stronger battery........
My wifes C5 had the Service ride control mesg. Cleaning the grounds behind the R wheels on the frame fixed it. We had an intermittent engine stop and crank no start. That one took 3 months to finally narrow it down to the female connector going to the Crank pos sensor. Behind the str mtr. Lots of heat dirt and oil there. $!0.00 pig tail all good now.
I have a 2001 C5 that was built in October-November of 2000. My EBCM was replaced years back to solve the constant Service ABS, Traction Control etc message. That repair cost me $2600. The new replacement EBCM worked fine for a year and then started with the same intermittent Service ABS etc messages for years. I plan to repair the EBCM circuit board with new solder on several points. However, my right door threw a NO COMM code when all the electrical power to that door stopped everything from working there. This apparently prevented my Remote Keyless Entry FOB from working (new batteries did nothing) the door, trunk etc. I have wiggled the wires in the accordion shield and power was briefly restored (to get the window up or down), but clearly, this needs to be examined and fixed My car is garaged so water is not the culprit there. Electrical gremlins...I hate them. BTW, what was intermittent with DIC reporting Service ABS etc has now become consistent. The interesting thing is that the service report has never effect the brakes , traction control etc. I will report back on this thread with what fixes work.
Like you I have had my ebcm replaced a few years back. No random codes for awhile then slowly started getting abs, traction control, and other codes. Cleaned grounds which didn’t solve it. Recently had my ignition switch replaced which at least temporarily has cleared all the codes and nothing random popping up. Not sure how long the fix will last but something you might want to consider. Good luck
Ohhhhh man mine is in limp mode and I can’t program the key fob after the car was sitting for a bit :/ any advice on where to start ?
The black plastic connectors esp in the engine bay can be prone to failure if water gets in them. Take them apart, clean up the contacts. For the ground points just in front of the door hinges, you can take off the black plastic ground connector and instead bolt the grounds to the metal panel with ring terminals. There's some good posts in the corvette forum about this.
Thanks for commenting I will look into opening the connectors and inspect those also!!
Today, following up on my post below, I was able to look at the connectors and found nothing unusual. The connectors were not inside the rubber accordion shield but actually in side the A pillar. The accordion shield has no slit in it unlike what the video shows. Being whole it was difficult to squeeze it enough to access the connectors. Everything is back in place now. No fix was made so I will try and see if the re-positioning of the connectors makes a difference. All electric on the right door works. I also ran the codes and before this effort I got a NO COMM code. Now, no code. Whether this issue was a short or a ground issue somewhere, I just don't know. In the past I have personally accessed many of the grounds and cleaned them off. They were all clean before and tight. My C5 is garaged with the usual battery tender in operation. It is mostly a show car now.
Instead of black electrical tape, use gaffer's tape. It's waterproof and doesn't degrade and get 'gummy" over time.
Good video. I am having same issue w/ my 98 C5 . Except no codes etc.. Just windows not working and only 1 dr lock working. I will try your wiring advice tomorrow. Thanks
Try it and post up I think it will help your problem!
Did you solve your door lock? My driver door lock hasn’t worked since 2016. I’ve just left it be.
@@dannystackhouse4600 passenger window and lock have been working ever since I dried out the door accordion wires and re taped them all!
My locks work perfectly but my windows not going up or down with new regulators 😢
Water intrusion in plug or you disturbed the wiring I always clean plugs with electrical cleaner then blow out..other tip if you love a car keep it garaged or they will soon be junk from the elements
Mine was in limp mode b4 it stopped starting all together:/ any advice 😅
How did YOU solve service abs-traction control issue? i didnt see a follow up to this vid?
My car exactly 😊
Ps my dic don’t work neither
I had this problem my left door switch Argo dead nothing would work radio with shut off I will get a signal from the computer traction control and up being the green and black that plug into the window module needed to spread prongs fart better had a bad connection solved my problem
Thanks for the reply! It’s good to share fixes for these cars because a lot of us experience weird electrical issues.
2k C5 with similar electrical issues.. was looking forward to part 2 of this.. what was the fix?
Still working through it actually
@@dantedoescars just got my car back from service.. i will be trying again to work on this issue soon. It's funny in the vid 5:30 you said you would try to disconnect it with one hand, a while ago i tried for like an hour to disconnect that cable. It looks like your accordion is cut, i've considered cutting mine so I could remove it so there's more room to try to disconnect the cables.. i haven't cut them because i'd rather they stay water tight. My traction control goes on and off randomly which I think is a symptom (among a few others) that i think is due to the grounds needing to be cleaned. I'm wondering if you made part 2 of this vid yet? Thanks
What error codes are you getting along with the service ABS and Active Handling message?
Since my DIC is not working I would need to plug in an OBD2 reader and report back
My passenger door dailed last summer this summer the entire window failed and nowy car won't start.could this be a wiring harnesss.i literally parked at a friends house came out to my oassenger window rolling itself down started the car it died after 20seconds all warning lights lights came on mind u ive neva had so much as a check engine light on. Now car says key fob not recognized had a locksmith check it he strted car using tech 2 got a code for ignition switch i replaced it same problem.
C5 and electrical gremlins. I would first try simple stuff like battery tested at autozone for free, these cars are known for parasitic drain big time. But after that shake the passenger black accordion wiring as you try to put window up and see if that puts it up.
Thanks that hasn't fixed it. Will be sending to 4th shop. 😢
Can this cause the dreaded “reduced power” problem? I’ve cleaned a ton of the grounds but it still happens
Do you have any other symptoms? And how old is your battery?!
@@dantedoescars just now saw this 😂 but new-ish battery and the car will go into reduced power anytime the window isn’t working
Did you ever solve traction control abs issue?
Not yet! When I repaint the calipers I’m going to check out the wheel speed sensors and clean them up see if that does anything
@@dantedoescars it could be your battery is not fully charged. This just stated happening to mine. (2003 cont vette) Not fully at 14.2 volts. Traction control and ABS come on i just reset If i driver for approximately 15 or so minutes battery is at 14.2. I stop shut vette of and restart either within a few seconds or even wait 30 or so minutes. I start and everything is gone. Overnight with or without battery tender everything lights up again. Run it and turn engine off everything gone. Interesting??? Thought i would share.
I just got a 2000 C5 and started having the same messages. Did you ever solve this?
Have not gotten back to cleaning the rest of the grounds with life and other things. When I do I’ll document it and post!
I had similar issues, there are 4 BCM ground connections I cleaned real well which at first didn't seem to do anything... only after 3rd restart/ignition cycle did the codes go away. Since then whenever it rains its about a 50/50 chance if those errors will pop up so I must have a water leak somewhere.
@@ACreativeGuy My Vette never sees rain and is garaged when not being driven. I just drove it hard once and the warning came on. But after restarting, it just stopped showing up. I rarely see it now but only when it doesn't like being driven hard.
What was the fix?
Set it on fire! Jk if you see more recent videos, nothing yet, had a coolant tank leak that I fixed, a leaking bad sealed front tire(2nd time), and now a power steering leak! I can deal with psycho gauges/dashboard, but I need the car mechanically sound!!
Where’s part 2!
I set it on fire! Jk maybe I’ll film an update video cause it’s been a minute!
Any updates?
Yes C5 corvettes are electrical nightmares🤣