Loose fuse sockets caused false warnings

[Wwissman]

I posted a question last week about how after starting my car the ABS and TCS warning light stayed lit; no function of my heater/AC controls or light display and no remote mirror functions. One reply said for all those faults to happen at once it had to be either fuses or most likely a bad relay.

The problem took some time to locate. No bad fuses were found and no bad wiring. It seemed to be due to some loose fuse sockets. When I wiggled a fuse the problem was intermitten. This happened on several of the affected areas.

The car's previous owner had added several after market items: alarm, an italian air horn, GPS, CD player, running lights, all of which had shared the existing fuses.
Solution:
I removed all fuses from all three locations, tighted what fuse sockets seemed wider than others, replaced the fuses and no more warning lights stayed lit, had back the mirror function and heater/AC lights and function resumed. Maybe by removing and inserting fuses the sockets expanded but the problem is no longer. Very wierd

[Jett]

This is a great tip, thanks for posting it.