{"id":57287,"date":"2019-07-31T10:12:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=57287"},"modified":"2019-07-31T10:12:50","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:12:50","slug":"i-think-i-have-a-short-in-the-electrical-system-2008-chevy-malibu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/07\/i-think-i-have-a-short-in-the-electrical-system-2008-chevy-malibu","title":{"rendered":"I think I have a short in the electrical system 2008 Chevy Malibu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29817\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2007-chevy-malibu.jpg\" alt=\"Chevy Malibu\" width=\"600\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2007-chevy-malibu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2007-chevy-malibu-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How do I find an electrical short? The cruise control, radio buttons and headlights go off and on randomly. not always at the same time. Once when I was driving with the cruise on it just stopped working while I was driving. The radio button wont work when the cruise is out. The drivers side low beam light was out for a week, I took it in to get replaced the tech came out and said all the lights are working fine! No explanation or reason why. That is why I believe it is a lose connection or short. 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