BATTERY DRAIN, BATTERY IS LOW OR DEAD (REPL. LH FRONT. Oldsmobile Ninety Eight 1996

SUBJECT: BATTERY DRAIN, BATTERY IS LOW OR DEAD (REPLACE LH FRONT OUTSIDE MIRROR SWITCH)

MODELS: 1995-96 OLDSMOBILE NINETY EIGHT REGENCY ELITE WITH A43 1997-98 OLDSMOBILE REGENCY

CONDITION:

SOME OWNERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE BATTERY IS LOW OR DEAD. ALSO, A CLICKING NOISE MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE MEMORY SEAT/MIRROR MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE SEAT.

CAUSE:

THE LH FRONT MIRROR SWITCH CAN REACH AN INDETERMINENT STATE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE MEMORY SEAT/MIRROR MODULE TO WAKE-UP AND THEN GO TO SLEEP REPEATEDLY. A CLICKING NOISE MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE MODULE. THE REPEATED WAKING-UP OF THE MEMORY SEAT/MIRROR MODULE CAUSES A BATTERY DRAIN.

CORRECTION:

REPLACE THE LH FRONT OUTSIDE MIRROR SWITCH, P/N 25681297.

PARTS INFORMATION:

PARTS ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:

FOR VEHICLES REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY, USE:

LABOR OPERATION LABOR OPERATION NUMBER DESCRIPTION TIME --------------- ----------- ---------------

R3318 SWITCH, ELECTRIC REMOTE USE PUBLISHED LABOR CONTROL MIRROR - REPLACE OPERATION TIME

FIGURES: 00 ATTACHMENTS: 00

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