Buick Century 1996, Electrical out after snow

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gaeaval - 28 Jan 2007 22:26 GMT

My friend lent me his car. We had an icy snow storm. Now the
headlights, electrical doorlocks, and the radio antenna does not work.
Something obviously shorted out. What should I look for. I cannot
drive the car at night.

Thank you! :roll:

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80 Knight - 28 Jan 2007 23:06 GMT

> My friend lent me his car. We had an icy snow storm. Now the
> headlights, electrical doorlocks, and the radio antenna does not work.
> Something obviously shorted out. What should I look for. I cannot
> drive the car at night.

I had a similar problem with a '96 Bonneville. It was in the summer, but my
power door locks, power antenna, and power seat stopped working. It turned
out to be a bad ground under the drivers (or passenger, I don't recall
which) door (as in, under the carpet). I cleaned it up and all worked fine
from then on.
You should also check all of the fuses and the relay's.

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