(chris-c) wrote in message . com>...
> "Mike" > wrote in message news:<mRnYc.5699$bT1.2439@fed1read07>...
> > In >, (chris-c) writes:
> > >Today in my 1997 C5 I noticed a strange intermittent fault -- the
> > >traction control and abs light comes on, no control over traction
> > >control switch, revs play up cluster panel lights dimmen. My front
> > >lights dont flip up either. Does anyone have any ideas/suggesstions of
> > >what may be wrong here? Thanks -- Chris
> >
> > 1. Check the battery.
> > 2. Check for a bad ground (typical when things get intermittent
> > in seemingly unrelated systems).
> >
> > Regards, "Mike"
> > -- mikeellison3xxxatzzzyahoo.com --
>
>
> Took it to a corvette specialist and he checked the earth and battery
> - the earth was a bit corroded, he fixed that. The problem still
> persists - he checked the computer and there were no related codes to
> the problem I saw. His only suggestion was to remove the aftermarket
> car alarm that was put in there as these are known to cause
> problems.later that day when i got home "charge system fault"appeared
> on the cluster any opinions?

can anyone tell me what voltage the battery should be while the car is
running,the digital display on the instrument panel reads 13 to 13.4
is this correct