2008 Chevy Colorado Electrical Fix

Hello. I left for work and got about a mile away and the dash lights went off. Gauges went dead and heater fan quit. I turned the lights off and the dash lights and gauges came back on but only for a few seconds. A “BRAKES” error message was flashing above the odometer. Along with the red locked light. Truck kept running though. I turned around and parked it. It wouldn’t do anything when I tried to start it. When I plugged in my code reader the dash worked fine and blower fan etc. No codes were visible. After doing some research online I learned these vehicles have two “Splice Connectors” one on each fender. They are common grounds for several electrical components. I cleaned the connectors and ran an extra ground wire connecting both to the negative battery cable that grounds the body. Now it seems to work fine again.