Quote:
Originally Posted by y=mx+b
What was the fix? If someone stumbles upon this thread later, they're gonna want to know.
|
Well I ended up taking it to a mechanic who specializes in electrical systems, to make sure of the diagnosis before I bought any parts from somewhere.
Honestly, I lucked out.
It was just another fuse. Guess we only thought we replaced all the ones that needed to be replaced.
The mechanic said the second most likely scenario would have been the ECU for the rear gate that handles all functions on board the gate as he hadn't found any other shorts or other issues in the electrical system.
All the other problems stemming from this s**t show were also fixed by replacing fuses/relays. All told, my stupid escapade with the battery reversal caused about $550 in damages and repair bills, including, IIRC, 14 blown fuses including most of the large ones, and 3 relays.
The only remaining problem now is the Bluetooth audio/music adapter I installed a couple years ago. It used to connect through the disc changer port. It is totally unresponsive now, but I haven't and probably won't replace it any time soon. I'll just go back to using the aux cable.
Could have been worse I suppose. But still....#Eff2020 ;-)
On the upside! This whole ordeal seems to have incidentally fixed my moonroof problems --
weird noise and failure to auto open/close. Not sure if replacing a fuse, relay, the battery, or what happened to do the trick. But knock on wood, it's been working normally again. Hasn't done that in over a year.