[V8] Dimming dash lights, alternator light and cat light

Tony and Lillie tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net
Tue Jan 18 17:56:07 PST 2011


Yep, I'd start there at the switch as well. Had the same thing happen to 
mine, a new switch (and a couple of wires) fixed it.

Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MendezWerks" <mendezwerks at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [V8] Dimming dash lights, alternator light and cat light


> Once the car cam to stop, it was not able to be re-started. The radio 
> would not work, no crank/no start.
> The Alternater was the first thing that came to mind.
> As for the smoke, I agree with you. I need to remove the covers and poke 
> around to see what I find.
>
> Last week, I had a 2000 Audi A6 2.8Q with no low beam head lights, wipers, 
> blower motor fan, and turn signals.
> The problem was a burned wire/connector at the ignition switch.
> Replaced the ignition switch and the burned wire and all good after that. 



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