Should have been a good thread. Guess there are too many lazy people out there and not a lot of backyad mechanics.

I have a problem that has me stumped

I have a Suzuki WagonR (this model may never have been sold in USA, joint venture with Opel and Suzuki)

Anyway, the car started acting like the battery was too damned tired to start the car. Got a new battery, charged it up. Things were kinda better for about a week, then back to the tired battery. Took the battery back to the shop and exchanged it for one with more amps. No go. It's like the battery is almost dead, yet it is fully charged.

So I thought maybe a bad ground. Used jumper cables from negative to engine. No joy. Jumper cable from positive to starter, no joy.

Any ideas?

Well I tried, here is a link for auto repair:
http://autos.aol.com/article/car-repair-smart-apps/

The electric eye in the speaker grill, on the dashboard, usually goes bad, acording to the guy on the radio.

Hi Mokew
On the Buicks the sentinel and the delay are two individual features and each has their own control. If the twilight sensor is covered then it will keep the sentinal from working. The delay for the lights when the key is turned off is just a timer and usually set by a knob around the headlights. You can only adjust the time the lights take to turn off. The twilight sensor should turn on the lights whenever it senses a change from light to dark. I cannot remember if it will work if only in partial darkness. I know I had some problems testing Buicks in the shade of the work bay as it was not light enough nor dark enough to get the sensors to respond most of the time. The sensor also needs sunlight, a flashlight will not get a response most of the time. I hope this helps :^)

Thanks for your reply, I couldn't answer without upgrading to premium. My lights will go on with the on/off switch, but will not go on with the night feature. I like the lights on all the time and usually cover the sensor, so they will go off with a delay when the ignition is turned off. Oh, well I guess this is not a DIY, and will have to get a mechanic look at it.
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Hi Mokew,
Make sure that there is not anything on the dashboard covering the sensor. I think that the Cadillac also has two knobs for the sentinel? One for On and one for the delay? Just make sure that it did not get accidentally turned off. Those were the most common problems I saw on Buicks, some papers on the dash, a new dash cover or the switch was bumped to off. Forgot to ask, lights staying on or not coming on at all? If everything looks Ok then it might be time to take it into the shop or pick up a shop manual and do some reading on how to repair it.

You should try this board #board-1014

I have a '93 Cadillac and the twilight sensor stopped working. I checked the fuse and it is O.K., now what?
TIA