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Sun Nov 12, 2023 2:59 pm
You almost certainly got water into one or more connectors somewhere, either the big SMJ connectors at each end of the dashboard or some of the surrounding smaller connectors, possibly even the fusebox depending where it's located. Water from sunroof leaks makes its way down the A-pillars and can drip onto anything in or near the kick panels. You need to crack and inspect all of them. Corrosion on connector pins generally shows up as a green stain. Any you find should be treated with Deoxit or another good contact cleaner, then water chased out with WD40, and the contacts finally protected from further and future corrosion with a heavy dose of dielectric grease. Connectors in those areas should all be WD'd and greased even if no corrosion is evident, residual water can cause low grade shorts in and of itself.