Hi all, long time reader, first time poster!
I have a bizzare problem going on with the electricals in my car at the moment (97 RX Liberty), this has been happening for the past few days or so. I went to use the mirror in the sunvisor and when opening the flap i noticed the light wouldnt turn on but then it very dimly came on (never did this before) - both sunvisor mirrors do the same thing. Another thing i noticed was when opening the flap to turn on the light, the climate control computer turns off. It comes back on when i close the flap. A bit odd you think? also, i went to use the ciggie lighter and it also turns the climate control computer off when i push it in - never used to do that before! If i turn the air con on, after a couple of seconds the climate control computer turns off then on again.
Its almost as if the circuit is at its load peak and any other accessory that turns on will trip it and shut the computer off but that still doesnt explain why the sunvisor lights dimly come on or why this continues to happen even if i turn the climate control computer off.
Ive had the car for a few weeks and this problem only started happening (as far as i know) last week.
Any ideas?