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This is an off topic question about my truck. I hope you don't mind me
tossing it out here as you guys are plenty sharp and helpful.

It's a '98 Silverado Z71, 5.7L, 4x4, K1500, automatic. I have had the truck
since it was new and it still runs great at 99,000. Yesterday all at once
the ABS light came on, the speedo quit working, and it seemed like the
tranny was jumping in and out of gear. Just as suddenly it all went away and
the truck ran fine again. I thought I felt a light activation of the ABS at
very low speed as I was stopping when I got home. I got a P0505 on the OBD
(Idle control system malfunction).

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks.

Jim

"Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
news:a1TAg.5146$9.2222@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:

> This is an off topic question about my truck. I hope you don't mind me
> tossing it out here as you guys are plenty sharp and helpful.
>
> It's a '98 Silverado Z71, 5.7L, 4x4, K1500, automatic. I have had the
> truck since it was new and it still runs great at 99,000. Yesterday
> all at once the ABS light came on, the speedo quit working, and it
> seemed like the tranny was jumping in and out of gear. Just as
> suddenly it all went away and the truck ran fine again. I thought I
> felt a light activation of the ABS at very low speed as I was stopping
> when I got home. I got a P0505 on the OBD (Idle control system
> malfunction).
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>



Post this to rec.autos.tech. Best place for answers.

Make sure your subject there is ON topic!

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Nasty wrote:
>
> This is an off topic question about my truck. I hope you don't mind me
> tossing it out here as you guys are plenty sharp and helpful.
>
> It's a '98 Silverado Z71, 5.7L, 4x4, K1500, automatic. I have had the truck
> since it was new and it still runs great at 99,000. Yesterday all at once
> the ABS light came on, the speedo quit working, and it seemed like the
> tranny was jumping in and out of gear. Just as suddenly it all went away and
> the truck ran fine again. I thought I felt a light activation of the ABS at
> very low speed as I was stopping when I got home. I got a P0505 on the OBD
> (Idle control system malfunction).
>
> Any help will be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim


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IF it was a HONDA, I'd say your ignition switch did a hiccup. Check for
corroded ground wires on all lugs, or has it ever been wet around the
computer? Just guessing.

'Curly'

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
> news:a1TAg.5146$9.2222@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:
>
>> This is an off topic question about my truck. I hope you don't mind me
>> tossing it out here as you guys are plenty sharp and helpful.
>>
>> It's a '98 Silverado Z71, 5.7L, 4x4, K1500, automatic. I have had the
>> truck since it was new and it still runs great at 99,000. Yesterday
>> all at once the ABS light came on, the speedo quit working, and it
>> seemed like the tranny was jumping in and out of gear. Just as
>> suddenly it all went away and the truck ran fine again. I thought I
>> felt a light activation of the ABS at very low speed as I was stopping
>> when I got home. I got a P0505 on the OBD (Idle control system
>> malfunction).
>>
>> Any help will be appreciated.
>>
>
>
>
> Post this to rec.autos.tech. Best place for answers.
>
> Make sure your subject there is ON topic!

Guess that means you DO mind me tossing it out here. Sorry. But thanks for
the tip.

"Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
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>
> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns9815E8675B2B6tegger@207.14.116.130...

>>
>>
>> Post this to rec.autos.tech. Best place for answers.
>>
>> Make sure your subject there is ON topic!
>
> Guess that means you DO mind me tossing it out here. Sorry. But thanks
> for the tip.
>
>



No, that's not what I meant. I meant you will find many more GM experts
there than here.

The OT thing was meant to be a joke. It evidently fell flat.

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"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
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> "Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
> news:YbVAg.5156$9.4452@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:
>
>>
>> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9815E8675B2B6tegger@207.14.116.130...
>
>>>
>>>
>>> Post this to rec.autos.tech. Best place for answers.
>>>
>>> Make sure your subject there is ON topic!
>>
>> Guess that means you DO mind me tossing it out here. Sorry. But thanks
>> for the tip.
>>
>>
>
>
>
> No, that's not what I meant. I meant you will find many more GM experts
> there than here.
>
> The OT thing was meant to be a joke. It evidently fell flat.
>


The problem is, there are too many potential gotcha's trying to guess
what's wrong with a make other than what we specialize in. Not too many
non-Honda people are familiar with our Main Relay, for instance.

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"TeGGeR®" wrote:
>
> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns9816511AA24FBtegger@207.14.116.130:
>
> > "Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
> > news:YbVAg.5156$9.4452@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:
> >
> >>
> >> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> >> news:Xns9815E8675B2B6tegger@207.14.116.130...
> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Post this to rec.autos.tech. Best place for answers.
> >>>
> >>> Make sure your subject there is ON topic!
> >>
> >> Guess that means you DO mind me tossing it out here. Sorry. But thanks
> >> for the tip.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > No, that's not what I meant. I meant you will find many more GM experts
> > there than here.
> >
> > The OT thing was meant to be a joke. It evidently fell flat.
> >
>
> The problem is, there are too many potential gotcha's trying to guess
> what's wrong with a make other than what we specialize in. Not too many
> non-Honda people are familiar with our Main Relay, for instance.
>
>


You know, since my car (I believe) has no main relay... Did Honda ever
issue recalls?

JT

(Just tooling along in his ancient '83 Civic FE)

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
> news:YbVAg.5156$9.4452@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:
>
>>
>> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9815E8675B2B6tegger@207.14.116.130...
>
>>>
>>>
>>> Post this to rec.autos.tech. Best place for answers.
>>>
>>> Make sure your subject there is ON topic!
>>
>> Guess that means you DO mind me tossing it out here. Sorry. But thanks
>> for the tip.
>>
>>
>
>
>
> No, that's not what I meant. I meant you will find many more GM experts
> there than here.

Gotcha.

>
> The OT thing was meant to be a joke. It evidently fell flat.

I can be pretty slow on the uptake sometimes...

Thanks TeGGeR.

"TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in
> news:Xns9816511AA24FBtegger@207.14.116.130:
>
>> "Nasty" <nastymychain@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in
>> news:YbVAg.5156$9.4452@tornado.tampabay.rr.com:
>>
>>>
>>> "TeGGeR®" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
>>> news:Xns9815E8675B2B6tegger@207.14.116.130...
>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Post this to rec.autos.tech. Best place for answers.
>>>>
>>>> Make sure your subject there is ON topic!
>>>
>>> Guess that means you DO mind me tossing it out here. Sorry. But thanks
>>> for the tip.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> No, that's not what I meant. I meant you will find many more GM experts
>> there than here.
>>
>> The OT thing was meant to be a joke. It evidently fell flat.
>>
>
>
> The problem is, there are too many potential gotcha's trying to guess
> what's wrong with a make other than what we specialize in. Not too many
> non-Honda people are familiar with our Main Relay, for instance.

Roger that.

Grumpy AuContraire <Grumpster@GrumpyvilleNOT.com> wrote in
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>
>
> You know, since my car (I believe) has no main relay...



I do believe the Main Relay was only ever used in FI cars.



> Did Honda
> ever issue recalls?



Maybe, but I've not personally come across any evidence of any Main Relay-
related recalls.


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