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greybeard
Hate to start off my membership here with this but....
2008 Silverado, 78,077 miles, 100% stock, I'm original owner, bought new from Chevy/GMC/Pontiac dealer..
History:
6 months after purchase, battery post fell off--just came off the battery when I tried to start it one morning--battery replaced by dealer under warranty.
About 8 months later, that replacement battery died--replaced by dealer under warranty.
At about 50,000 miles and 48 months (estimating without looking for the reciept) the ign key began to give me trouble. It just wouldn't turn the lock without a lot of jiggling. Finally got where it wouldn't turn at all. Ign lock and 2 keys replaced by dealership out of my pocket.
Last Fall, the 3rd battery died--replaced it myself with the best non-GM battery I could find. (way out of warranty by this time)
Other than that--trouble free. (usual front speaker problems but doesn't bother me)
Current problems are two-fold, and began about 3-4 months ago.
1. Ign lock is again getting troublesome. It was new about 25,000 miles ago. The same jiggling required to get the lock to turn. Not as bad or as frequent as before, but still happening. Doesn't matter whether it is my key or my wife's.
2. Driving down the highway, the whole instrument panel suddenly dies. No tach, no speedo, no gas gauge, no temp gauge. Turn indicators don't work and neither do the turn lights front or rear. I assume no brake lights. Radio works but no illumination of any kind from it. Can't remember if interior cab lights work or not. Engine has remained running except for the last 2 occurrences--it too died on those 2 instances. Each time, all that was required was to cycle the key to off and restart and everything came back to life. Took it to an out of town dealership when it happened on a road trip and they couldn't find the problem. Told me I need to bring it in when the problem is happening. Kind of hard to do if the engine is going to die each time and restarting clears the problem temporarily.
Any way this is related to the current ign switch fiasco?
Any thoughts on what the problem might be? I'm pretty old now, and don't know a lot about new tech, so be gentle with me here. (our other cars are Fieros)
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