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Old 06-20-2011, 03:24 pm   #1
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My DIC is blank, shows not one bit of data. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad, but now my active handling/traction control and ABS are sometimes working, sometimes not. Interestingly, sometimes ABS will be working while TC and AH are disabled.

2001 Z06. Any suggestions would be welcome.
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Old 06-20-2011, 03:57 pm   #2
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HI there,

Unfortunately, I would start with a scan of all the modules using a Tech 2.

If you cannot get a display out of the IPC, then you cannot do a code check with the cluster.

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Old 06-22-2011, 11:06 am   #3
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I was thinking the same thing. Thanks.
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This is really low tech suggestion, but does that seem like some main power connection to the dic is loose/unplugged?

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I don't know, but I'll probably look for something like that before I start throwing money at it. I did have the console off just before I noticed the DIC problem.
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My DIC is blank, shows not one bit of data. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad, but now my active handling/traction control and ABS are sometimes working, sometimes not. Interestingly, sometimes ABS will be working while TC and AH are disabled.

2001 Z06. Any suggestions would be welcome.
After I had my HUD replaced I was driving home and noticed my DIC was blank. My first thought was that they forget to plug it in. Then I hit one of the buttons and it came back on.
I'm guessing you tried this but figured I'd throw it out there.
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I tried pushing as many button combinations that I could think of, but I'm sure there are more.
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This has taken a while, but I removed the console and lower dash to check the wires, and I did find a square connector with 4 wires (green, orange, purple and black) that was not plugged into anything, but I haven't been able to locate what it might have been plugged into.

I did discover why my cigarette lighter wasn't working: a blown fuse and the connector may have been disconnected.

I may have fixed the active handling/ABS problem. I cleaned the two grounds on the frame. Now it usually starts normally.

Any guesses as to whether or not that four wire connector is related to the DIC?
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I there,

Nope, take a pic of the connector, as I do not know. there is NO 4 wire connection to the cluster.

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OK, thanks. I'm on a trip and can't take the picture at the moment.
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