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rush91 · 10-02-2023

To start, I have never in 8 years of ownership, had one mechanical issue with my Z........I've never had a no start, never overheats. She starts on the coldest winter morning or the hottest summer day after hours of driving. It's one of the reasons I love the car so much, it's just dependable....

So yesterday I go for a drive and something odd happened that I've never seen. I go and start the car and the Z fires right up......But then the dash, and the radio and interior lights start blinking off and on. The car is idling no issues, but it sounds like I have the hazzard lights on. With a clicking noise and the lights all blinking. After about 10-15 seconds the blinking stoppped. I shut the car off and started back up, never did it again all day........Any ideas?????

GOLDCYLON · 10-02-2023

My best educated guess is an internal short in your battery and it's about to fail. This happens as the car demands 12.69 volts all the time. If it's doesn't get all that power these weird things will happen. Also check you cable connections as well. GC

rush91 · 10-03-2023

Will check cables after work.....I have had it on a battery tender all summer. Really haven't driven it much....But last month I have had if off the tender and been driving it. Figures as far as the battery goes, That is the ONE thing I have replaced 2 times.

Corvette95 · 10-07-2023

Yep. I have dozen or more failed batteries even with a battery tender. Battery tender can also fail the other way. Either way , probably a quick fix.

Young1 · 10-08-2023

In tropical Florida heat batteries under the hood, I get wary of failure after three years. 5 years seem to be a threshold. DO NOT get the universal fit with the posts on top. The positive can touch a metal bracket. Get the side post only. And pick up a new pair of battery bolts for the side post cables too.

fastpace · 10-10-2023

Agree on being main power related, and the clicking you hear would be the relays as they don't have enough power to keep closed. It could also be a loose connection.

10-02-2023	#1
rush91 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Carterville Illinois Posts: 850	Weird occurance... To start, I have never in 8 years of ownership, had one mechanical issue with my Z........I've never had a no start, never overheats. She starts on the coldest winter morning or the hottest summer day after hours of driving. It's one of the reasons I love the car so much, it's just dependable.... So yesterday I go for a drive and something odd happened that I've never seen. I go and start the car and the Z fires right up......But then the dash, and the radio and interior lights start blinking off and on. The car is idling no issues, but it sounds like I have the hazzard lights on. With a clicking noise and the lights all blinking. After about 10-15 seconds the blinking stoppped. I shut the car off and started back up, never did it again all day........Any ideas?????

10-02-2023	#2
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: Weird occurance... My best educated guess is an internal short in your battery and it's about to fail. This happens as the car demands 12.69 volts all the time. If it's doesn't get all that power these weird things will happen. Also check you cable connections as well. GC __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V Last edited by GOLDCYLON; 10-02-2023 at 05:31 PM.

10-03-2023	#3
rush91 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Carterville Illinois Posts: 850	Re: Weird occurance... Will check cables after work.....I have had it on a battery tender all summer. Really haven't driven it much....But last month I have had if off the tender and been driving it. Figures as far as the battery goes, That is the ONE thing I have replaced 2 times.

10-07-2023	#4
Corvette95 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 1,119	Re: Weird occurance... Yep. I have dozen or more failed batteries even with a battery tender. Battery tender can also fail the other way. Either way , probably a quick fix. __________________ Corvette95 Registry and Forum (*************) 1989 C4 Conv Wht/Gry Auto Hardtop Top Flight SOLD 1995 C4 Coupe Purple/Blk 6 Speed 1989 C4 Conv Wht/Red Auto SOLD 1996 C4 Conv Black/Tan Auto SOLD 1994 C4 Coupe Wht/Blk SOLD 1995 C4 ZR-1 White/Gry #278 Dual Dunn Head SOLD 1986 C4 Coupe Black/Red 4+3 SOLD 1990 C4 ZR-1 Red/Red #0454

10-08-2023	#5
Young1 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 896	Re: Weird occurance... In tropical Florida heat batteries under the hood, I get wary of failure after three years. 5 years seem to be a threshold. DO NOT get the universal fit with the posts on top. The positive can touch a metal bracket. Get the side post only. And pick up a new pair of battery bolts for the side post cables too. __________________ Steve Young 1991 ZR-1 Quasar Blue Metallic/Black #729 Second Owner 1991 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Black #2040 SOLD 1990 ZR-1 Dark Red Metallic/Saddle #1670 SOLD Double your happiness.....complain half as much.

10-10-2023	#6
fastpace Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 39	Re: Weird occurance... Agree on being main power related, and the clicking you hear would be the relays as they don't have enough power to keep closed. It could also be a loose connection.