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1991 3000gt VR4 Electrical issues

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So Clueless 19yo here......Car had some electrical issues was hoping someone could point me in the right direction.
Searched up a bunch but cant find anything specific as my problem(s)
i wanted to narrow down possible issues but not sure how
So the power windows are not working both sides.....power seats work.....
Gauge cluster Back lights turns on.....ecs lights are on but the speedo, tach and 3 middle gauges (temp etc) dont work at all....is that a fuse or speed sensor or something else?
The middle A/C screen as well as turn signals used to work fine a week ago but now that isnt working as well.
Thanks For helping! :)
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It sounds like you have some capacitors going bad in your climate control unit. You can pull the climate control out but you should watch a removal video first in YouTube. You can send it in and spend 99 bucks to have it repaired or you can do it yourself if you want to learn. It may seem difficult at first but if you read this link I post you will see this person succeeded so why not try for yourself and see.


As for the tach I believe that has capacitors that burn out too and several people here have repaired that themselves or else you can probably send that in too.
It sounds like you have some capacitors going bad in your climate control unit. You can pull the climate control out but you should watch a removal video first in YouTube. You can send it in and spend 99 bucks to have it repaired or you can do it yourself if you want to learn. It may seem difficult at first but if you read this link I post you will see this person succeeded so why not try for yourself and see.


As for the tach I believe that has capacitors that burn out too and several people here have repaired that themselves or else you can probably send that in too.
Forgot to say the turn signals dont work either now....worked fine a week ago....but the hazard still do which is weird becuase i think their on the same fuse no?
Yeah I believe they share the same fuse ; I think it's fuse #18 and it should be under the dash and it should also it be a blue color possibly 10 or 15
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I'm not an electrical expert at all but I am trying my darndest to help you out; hopefully some of the other more experienced members will notice this thread and chime in.
I'm not an electrical expert at all but I am trying my darndest to help you out; hopefully some of the other more experienced members will notice this thread and chime in.
yup thanks man i did find an old thread in which bob "ohio spydeman" had some good info i can use...ill check it out when i get home
but yeah thanks for helping...if it matter to you i did get it running and its pretty loud fun!
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So the power windows are not working both sides.....power seats work.....
Gauge cluster Back lights turns on.....ecs lights are on but the speedo, tach and 3 middle gauges (temp etc) dont work at all....is that a fuse or speed sensor or something else?
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Forgot to say the turn signals dont work either now....worked fine a week ago....but the hazard still do which is weird becuase i think their on the same fuse no?
Cluster and dash gauges receive power from fuse #11. Turn signal flasher receives power also from #11 but when hazard is selected the flasher then gets power from fuse #6, so even though they both use same flasher unit they don't receive power from same fuse, which explains why hazard works but turn signals doesn't. Power windows relay is controlled by the ETACS unit which receives it's control power from #11 fuse.

I suspect you now see a pattern of likely hood, you obviously should first check the #11 fuse under dash, since it has some connection to almost all your problems.
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Cluster and dash gauges receive power from fuse #11. Turn signal flasher receives power also from #11 but when hazard is selected the flasher then gets power from fuse #6, so even though they both use same flasher unit they don't receive power from same fuse, which explains why hazard works but turn signals doesn't. Power windows relay is controlled by the ETACS unit which receives it's control power from #11 fuse.

I suspect you now see a pattern of likely hood, you obviously should first check the #11 fuse under dash, since it has some connection to almost all your problems.
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yup thats exactly what i saw in the old thread that ohiospyderman helped on thats what i was going to check.....thats why i asked in the first place too was to see if you guys could pickup trends as i dont have this shit locked down like you guys!
Thanks! Hopefully Fuse 11 is all it is!
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Cluster and dash gauges receive power from fuse #11. Turn signal flasher receives power also from #11 but when hazard is selected the flasher then gets power from fuse #6, so even though they both use same flasher unit they don't receive power from same fuse, which explains why hazard works but turn signals doesn't. Power windows relay is controlled by the ETACS unit which receives it's control power from #11 fuse.

I suspect you now see a pattern of likely hood, you obviously should first check the #11 fuse under dash, since it has some connection to almost all your problems.
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Sure enough It was fuse 11 thanks a lot…does anyone know what amp that one is?
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Sure enough It was fuse 11 thanks a lot…does anyone know what amp that one is?
Glad you got it and #11 fuse is a 15 amp fuse.
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