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Dec 13, 2010 | 09:01 AM

charles_snorton

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Code p0500

My car runs fine until I turn on my lights, then my gauges go crazy and my engine stops. Turn my lights off and restart car and everything is fine again.

Dec 13, 2010 | 09:12 AM

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Not sure what P0500 stands for. Cannot find it listed under my DTC codes.

Anyway, it sounds like you have a bad short somewhere. Probably in the steering column or somewhere around there.

Dec 13, 2010 | 12:27 PM

charles_snorton

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Oops, sorry po 500, everything I'm pulling up says something about a speed sensor. Could that be the problem, if so where do I start?

Dec 14, 2010 | 07:39 PM

charles_snorton

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Could it be my light switch shorting out?

Dec 14, 2010 | 09:47 PM

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What year is your car for starters? If it's a speed sensor then it's probably a 94/95, there's a speed sensor on the back of the transmission, if it's a96/97 the speedometer gets it's signal from the ABS sensor.