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    I have an 07 grand prix base model the last 2 weeks its been doing some odd things

    the blower will kill for a second and turn back on
    dash lights will flicker/dim
    air bag light will randomly flash
    rear defroster seems to stop functioning even if the switch still indicated its on
    this morning when i turned off my rear defroster it also killed my cruise control and the air bag light flashed on which also killed my cruise control
    then the biggest issue is when i turned my engine off 2 days ago everything in the car killed instantly which normally the radio should stay on until i open my door. Well when i get back in my car 2.5 hours later the clock had only progressed about 15 minutes, and not the 2.5 hours it should have this only happened the one time.

    The car runs perfectly fine its just these electrical gremlins

    I've been doing some digging and everything i have found says to replace my HVAC fuse and my ignition switch/harness as its a common issue with grand prixs' However i can only find this advice on 03's and older. I just want to make sure before i replace them that im on the right track, and thats its safe to drive the car.

    any advice would be very helpful

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    Dan
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    Um. Sounds like you have a bad ground to me. Check and clean up your ground wires.
    Irridium spark plugs last 100k mi and work just as well as copper. Copper is a waste on N/A and only lasts 15k mi. Don't use Platinum.
    Use 195* tstat unless you can thoroughly explain why not; 99.9% don't need a lower temp.
    Almost any oil filter, ever, is of higher quality than ACDelco. Spend $6+.
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    see i was thinking the same until i found 5 different forums with different with similar issues all who found no grounding issues, and the solutions for almost all of them was the ignition switch/harness and 2 of them who had blower issues also replaced the hvac fuse. Not that im disagreeing, i'll definitely check my grounds.
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    Well, shoot. I've never had the problem. Those folks could be right. At least checking the ground doesn't cost money.
    Irridium spark plugs last 100k mi and work just as well as copper. Copper is a waste on N/A and only lasts 15k mi. Don't use Platinum.
    Use 195* tstat unless you can thoroughly explain why not; 99.9% don't need a lower temp.
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    Where are all the other grounds located?
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