| Hi Chris. Sorry you are having problems. Did you try running the car with the amp cover off and see if there are any issues? If it runs fine then obviously it is getting to warm. I would install a couple of fans behind the vent to add some cooling. I have only seen that happen to one other car and he is in AZ and running a pair off amps under the cover. I couple fans fixed his problem right up. You mentioned that the Low Ohm (Amber) light was coming on. This lights to indicate that the impedance of the speaker load connected to the amplifier is lower than the optimum impedance load range for the amplifier. When this light is on, a protection circuit engages and reduces the power output of the amplifier. The amber indicator will also light when a short-circuit is detected in the speaker wiring (this can be a short between the positive and negative speaker wires or between either speaker wire and the vehicle chassis). That being said, check your wiring very well. The red thermal light will also light if the amp goes into a self protection mode. This could happen from going above it's thermal limit or from a wiring issue were it has to protect itself. As said, check the wires and if you have a portable thermometer you can check under the cover with that might help. Also, will you are pushing the amp with some bass heavy song, with the car running, use a voltage meter and measure the battery voltage. If it drops below 10V at any point then the amp will shut down and reboot after it goes above 10V again. This could indicate a charging issue with the car or a wiring issue from the battery to the amp. Take the reading from the hot wire entering the amp. JUST DON'T GROUND OUT THE SYSTEM. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.
Chris.
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