85 s10 blazer electrical problems

[Shawn Herrity]

I drove up I-95 a couple of weeks ago and the lights, radio, and wipers basically stopped working, Checked alternator and battery along with light switch-doesn't solve problem. Any idea what would make all that stop dead while I'm driving at night???

[Cam1959]

Originally Posted by Shawn Herrity

I drove up I-95 a couple of weeks ago and the lights, radio, and wipers basically stopped working, Checked alternator and battery along with light switch-doesn't solve problem. Any idea what would make all that stop dead while I'm driving at night???

Weird that 3 separate fused circuits would go. All I can think of is if there's a large male/female connector plug between fuse panel and those 3 circuits that is loose or corroded.

I had prob with headlights once. Turned out to be loose/corroded ground wire from front left headlight to horn/body holding screw.

Wipers went when switch on steering column went. Bypasses that by rerouting wiperr power feed from fuse panel to toggle switch, then to wiper motor.

Radio probs for me were overheated hot wire to radio that burnt insulation and grounded out behind radio.

Did you go over some very rough road, gettign severe vibration to everything ?

What was the weather like ? Did it get very cold or very humid with rain or fog ? If so, I'd suspect poor connections went bad from the severe weather.