hey whats up CL members i was driving my car saturday morning about 430 5 ish i have a sc400 my power went bazurk and started buggin out the dash board lights went out and my navi cutoff and i noticed i had no headlights or power so i pulled over , figured the belt poped or my alternator went but i pulled over on the belt pkwy (nyc) and popped the hood and relize the ground terminal on the battery was red hot so i just held the ground wires and broke it off the battery lug to prevent any hardcore damage to my baby when i touched the ground back to the battery i saw fireworks (alot of sparks) and i had no power got stuck in the cold wid no ride home called a flat bed and went home i jacked up the car today and looked at it but didnt see no noticeable damage anyone have an idea what went wrong i believe the car is grounding out to power some where but i cant figure it out i checked my amps in the trunk but that wasnt it i really need help , to drive the car to school on tuesday plz plz CL help me out or any steps to find my problem and solve it asap i appreciate the help and the support from the fellow CL members thanks alot


- the young one on the CL forum , Lexburry

 

It sounds like all of your grounding points are corroded. Search for grounding points. Did you get the battery tested yet? May be it as well.

 

sounds like a short on an unfused component.