This topic has been stretched out for so long that I don’t remember if you checked your grounds for the DC Converter?
Before ordering/replacing it, It might be worthwhile to try a few other things. I find it curious that it seems to have happened when you did a battery swap?
Locate the frame points under the PSDM where a bunch of black wires are screwed to the frame with a tek screw.
Remove the screw, clean ring terminals with a wire brush, scuff up frame, re-install screw.
(There may be more than one of these attachment points)
Also, check the DC Converter harness J4 at the PSDM. Remove, inspect, spray contact cleaner, reinstall connector with a bit of a skritch/wiggle.
Do the same at the DC Converter 12 pin plug.
Also → It might be worth inspecting Fuse 13 on the PSDM.
Okay, I did all of that and still same behavior of gem car.
But I didn’t check ground on DC converter, how do I do that?
Also, if this helps the diagnosis…there is an accessory little Bluetooth radio system connected through one of the 10amp fuses (F10)…it turns on with key off, but when I turn key on it turns off after a few moments. Not sure if related or if I messed something up when I removed the fuse to check if it was an issue wayyyy in the beginning of this after battery replacement.
Should I just get the DC converter? Is that what you think is bad?
Should I just get the DC converter? Is that what you think is bad?
It sure seems like it.
Your Sound Bar story is interesting, but I don’t think it is the cause of this. (I had you do the light bulb test).
Thank you so much! I just received the new converter yesterday and put it in and it is working!
I really appreciate your guidance from afar.
Nice job. We will make a gem tech out of you for sure.
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Aloha,
I am returning…
So I never actually drove it once I got it to turn on from the new controller. I went to move it today and it turns on but when I hit the accelerator pedal it doesn’t move in any way (reverse or drive)
To top it off, I noticed the battery level was on the last green bar before yellow, so I went to charge it and now it won’t charge. The charge indicator is blinking red on top.
What are the steps to figure out what is wrong?
So I never actually drove it once I got it to turn on from the new controller.
Step a little closer to the monitor and prepare for a Gibbs-slap.
It sounds like you left your battery pack Main Batt Switch ON and the car was not plugged in?
When you do this, make sure your battery is fully charged and then switch your Main Batt Switch OFF.
If you look at your charger again and count those Red flashes, I bet it is blinking two times between the brief pause.
Confirm (Y/N?)
If so, check your individual battery Voltages. Charge them up again using a 12v car charger.
If your pack is draining on their own, then they might be damaged beyond practical use.
