If i have my lights, heat, and radio on at the same time, my heat doesn't work as efficient and my lights dim. i heard you can get battery amplifiers to help give the car more power, but idk if that really works or if the problem could be the alternator?
Check the connections at your battery and make sure they are clean. Also, have your battery and alternator tested. If either of these are weak or defective, this could cause the problem you describe. There is no such thing as a battery amplifier. You may be able to find a higher amperage alternator if you have additional loads on your electrical system beyond what the vehicle was designed for. If you are running just the components that came with the vehicle and nothing more, then the battery and/or the alternator is likely defective.
SOURCE: reset check engine light on 1995 geo tracker
I had the very same problem with my 94 tracker and it turned out to be something simple. My check engine light had popped on after it had hit 100,000. I went through all of the suggestions that people had suggested (unplug battery......etc) and still to no avail. Searching the internet, I came across a website called suzukiforum.com and there, this guy was able to help me with my problem. It turned out to be a maintenance switch that kicks on every 50,000 miles. This switch is like a secret that the auto manufactures use to ploy owners of their cars to bring to the dealer and then rack up the dollars in unnecessary "repairs". The switch is located under the dash and can be hidden anywhere. From the assistance of the guy on the forum, he was able to send me photos of this damn switch and possible locations where it may be mounted. I found mine in about 5 minutes, where it was attached to the steering column. It's a tiny switch, that you slide up or down, depending on what position it is in upon finding it. If it's up, then slide it in the down position and visa versa. Once you do this, the check engine light will go off. Make sure you do not have the car running and you can even unhook one of the battery posts, just to make sure you don't hit anything while rooting around under the dash. Good luck!
SOURCE: HOW DO YOU REMOVE THE RADIO FROM A 1995 GEO TRACKER????????
To remove the radio:
Remove the ashtray by raising the armrest cover and removing the two
screws at the rear of the ashtray. Slide the ashtray back and then lift
it out. Be careful of the two front tabs, as you don't want to break
them.
Reach below the wood console, where the ashtray front tabs were inserted. Loosen and remove the two wing nuts.
With a small, long flat bladed screwdriver, pry out the leather shifter
surround. The leather shifter surround has a center chrome retaining
ring, the leather surround, and then finally a black plastic surround.
The chrome retaining ring has 3-4 tabs which are locked in below the
leather surround. It depends on the year of the Jaguar. Probably the 95
has three, but maybe four. They should be at the front and rear of the
trim piece (2 front and 1 back, or 2 front and two back) but I've seen
then on the sides. The point is, you have to be careful with the
screwdriver and find the tabs. The screwdriver should be slid between
the leather and the retainer. Pull upwards on the retainer gently, and
as you loosen the tabs, it will come out.
Remove the leather surround. Once the chrome retainer has been removed, it should be easy to work it out of the console.
Loosen the black trim ring gently as it has tabs as well, but they are
visible once the leather trim has been removed. Lift it upwards out of
the wood trim and pull it to the side out of the way. You don't need to
disconnect the wires, just lay the black trim to the side.
Lift the rear of the wood console trim and gently, gently slide it back
and up. It will try to hang on the leather console, and can be
difficult. Patience is important, as the walnut on the ski slope cracks
easy (really easy).
Once the wood console trim (ski slope) is removed, you should have a
row of screws up the side of the center control panel, where the radio
and AC controls are. There are four to six on each side, depending on
what Jaguar used at the time, as the 95 cars mechanically are somewhat
of a blend of the XJ40 and the XJ300. Remove these screws, and note any
spacers that were behind them. These spacers get lost quickly, and
cause the ski slope to sit awkwardly on the console.
The radio will slide forwards once these screws are removed. Remove the
radio harness and the antenna lead. As the books say, assembly is
reverse of removal.
Good luck, and let me know if you have questions. If you are replacing
the radio, let me know as I have the harness wiring codes and can help
you with that as well.
SOURCE: 4x4 hub removal on 1996 geo tracker
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