2003 Saturn VUE Electrical Problem

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GREAZILLA
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I recently installed an after market cd player in my 2003 Saturn VUE and then uninstalled it after discovering it was damaged (I took it out of a car that had been in a pretty bad accident).

Upon reinstalling the factory cd player in the dash I discovered that now all of a sudden the interior lights, dimmer, gauges, service lights, door locks and power steering were all non-operational.

I checked all the fuses under the hood and and only one 20 amp fuse was blown as far as I could tell and I replaced it. However, the problems still continued without change.

Any suggestions on what might be the problem?
Apr 25, 2007 at 1:53 PM
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PEPPERMRJ
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Hey greazilla,

It has been my experience that there are normally two fuse boxes. One underhood and the other in the passenger compartment. Be sure to check all the fuses. I have found the use of a test light or an ohm meter helpfull in checking fuses. Sometimes looks can be deceiving!

Good hunting and let us know. :)
peppermrj
Apr 25, 2007 at 6:45 PM
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GREAZILLA
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thanks ... i found the second fuse box and everything is running great now. strange that the power steering is an electrical issue, never seen that before.
Apr 25, 2007 at 8:00 PM
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Love happy and inexpensive endings. :D Thanxs for the update.

peppermj
Apr 26, 2007 at 8:38 AM