I have a cherry 2000 S2000 with only 36,000miles on it. I have owned it since new and taken great care of it.

Recently, out of the blue, major electrical problems have manifested. Soft top no longer working (stuck in down mode). Passenger window no longer working. Radio not working. Dome light not working. Electronic trunk opener not working ....

It started with the soft top and passenger window. I researched it and determined it was probably soft top controller. Then the other problems manifested, so I thought I had better take it to the dealer before I muck things up.

They were no help at all. They had no clue and wanted to charge me a fortune just to debug the problem.

They told me "no current was coming from the flex panel". Has any one heard of a "flex panel"? What is it? Where is it?

Could it be that my 12 year old battery needs replacing?

where do I begin?

Any advice on this one will be greatly appreciated.

 

cherry is not a s2k color

 

It is black on black. By "cherry" I meant "sweet', "nice", "hot", "cool"

 

Depending on where you live, check for damage from pests such as mice or rats chewing on wires.

 

check all fuses w/ a DMM or by simply pulling it out, otherwise if all fuses are good, check to see if there is voltage present in the lines when you press the switch

 

Do you live near the philly area? If so ide love to take a look at it for ya. I have been a Honda technician for 5 yeas and i have an ap1 as well

 

ok so i was looking at an etm for your car and a few of the symptoms you have described i would check ground g501 i attached a pic to help. that ground controls "Convertible top control unit, Cruise control main switch, Driver’s door key cylinder
switch, Driver’s door latch, Engine start switch, Gauge assembly (2 wires), Keyless
door lock control unit, Left headlight (low beam) (’04-’05), Passenger’s window switch,
Power mirror switch, Power window master switch, Radio remote switch, Rear window
defogger switch (’02-’05), Right headlight (low beam) (’04-’05)" hope this helps a little

 

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