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Old Jun 3, 2008 | 10:28 PM
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I noticed this funny thing with the xj. Sometimes when i turn off the jeep with the headlights on, the power locks don't work. I have to restart it, shut the lights off and then shut down for the locks to work. Strange......


....but not as strange as my gf's grand am. Once you turn it off at night, all the lights flash on and off three times a few minutes later. It scares me to death every time.

Not to mention my computer shuts off when i touch it after booting up.......



Am I a walking static machine that troubles any electrical system i touch?

And to keep this tech-related, why's my jeep doing this?
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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mmmm i would suggest u have a glitch how old is ur xj?
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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Sounds like the system sentinel has gone a bit wonky...
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Old Jun 5, 2008 | 10:55 PM
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Is there an alarm or a similar device on the Pontiac? That headlight flashing thing sounds like an alarm setting.
Never heard of the kind of symptoms you are describing with the Heep.
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Old Jun 6, 2008 | 02:10 AM
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My jeep's a 2001, pontiac is 1999. No alarm system on either. Just plain...weirdness.
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