The object you circled is a relay. What is it marked? The underside of the fuse panel cover has a legend on it. As you wrote, road salt can be a problem. Check all the chassis grounds first, when they rot, can cause a bunch of issues. Oppie
Hi,
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> I have a 2001 automatic Saturn LW200 and my car have sometimes a strange
> behavior. When it append, the panel lights and inside lights are blinking
> quickly, the electric lock doors and gate don't work workproperly, the
> horn make a jerked sound. When the car is on Park and I press the break
> pedal I feel a quick "Trrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..." under the shift lever. All the
> rest seem OK (motor, radio, whipers, electric windows, flashers, outside > light etc).
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> All the fuses seems OK (I checked the 3 pannels) but I feel the same
> "Trrrrrrrrrr..." in the small box encircled in red in the jointed picture
> (It look like a relay).
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> I think it is an electric problem caused by a bad contact or a short cut
> or rust one a wire. When I was at the garage, everything was OK (a > classic!)
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> I live in the province of Quebec, Canada so we have cold winter, snow, ice
> and calcium on the road and on the carpet too. Maybe there is some wires > under it.
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> Your opinion is appreciate.
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> Thank you !
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> S.B.
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