Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4992 posts, RR: 38 Posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1468 times:
It appears I have a few problems with my car......
Yesterday while down in Preston I turned the engine on, and the airbag warning light came on, and has remained on ever since. No major deal, I dont plan on crashing anyway so the airbag is not required
However today things have got slightly worse. I turned the engine on and again the airbag warning light was on. Same as yesterday. However as soon as I exceeded 18mph all the dials on the dashboard died..... Speed, temperature, fuel and RPM all dropped to zero. I continued to drive to work, and every time I hit the breaks and slowed below 18mph they all came back on again.... only to die once I accelerated above 18mph......
So...... any A.net mechanics know whats wrong?
Daz, you fancy coming up to Scotland to tinker with it?
JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2971 posts, RR: 5 Reply 1, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1468 times:
What kind of car is it? What year? How many miles? From what you say, it sounds like it could be an electrical problem.
Gordonsmall From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2001, 1995 posts, RR: 24 Reply 8, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1419 times:
Quoting Nighthawk (Thread starter): Yesterday while down in Preston I turned the engine on, and the airbag warning light came on, and has remained on ever since. No major deal, I dont plan on crashing anyway so the airbag is not required
Don't worry too much about the airbag warning light. The light comes on to tell you the system has been de-activated due to a fault, so it won't go off in your face.
Quoting Nighthawk (Thread starter): However today things have got slightly worse. I turned the engine on and again the airbag warning light was on. Same as yesterday. However as soon as I exceeded 18mph all the dials on the dashboard died..... Speed, temperature, fuel and RPM all dropped to zero. I continued to drive to work, and every time I hit the breaks and slowed below 18mph they all came back on again.... only to die once I accelerated above 18mph......
Chances are you have a knackered relay - don't worry about it!
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Ilikeyyc From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1373 posts, RR: 22 Reply 9, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1409 times:
Do other electrics (such as your radio) work when you go above 18 mph? If they do not work, then, without any more information, my tired mind is going to guess that the voltage regulator on your alternator is kaput.
But a shop tech can diagnose your problem better than a.netters several thousand miles away.
LH526 From Germany, joined Aug 2000, 2256 posts, RR: 17 Reply 12, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1379 times:
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Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 11): All other electronics work fine, even the clock on the dashboard. Only thing that doesnt work is the speed/rpm/fuel etc instruments...
Check the fuses and relais connected to the dashboard and the gauges.
Mario
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Superfly From Thailand, joined May 2000, 38587 posts, RR: 80 Reply 13, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1361 times:
Nighthawk:
Now that is weird. Ordinarily I'd suggest having the alternator checked out but since speed has something to do with this, I don't know what to tell you.
Thanks to those Germans for there 'sophisticated' engineering. Had you bought a more reliable Ford, I'd be able to tell you what the problem was here in the forums.
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4992 posts, RR: 38 Reply 15, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1356 times:
A small update:
This morning on the way to work it was being very consistant, dying/resuming at 17-18mph without exception.
However i took the car for a spin at lunchtime, on the way into town it was sometimes dying instantly, sometimes at 35mph. On the way back it died once, then recovered and worked fine for the remainer of the trip back to work.
BHXFAOTIPYYC From Portugal, joined Jun 2005, 1644 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1328 times:
Umm, a friend with a VW Golf used to have hers cut out going around islands and sharp bends, then pick up again. Can't remember what the problem was, but fuel pump relay comes to mind, and other comments do point to an electrical fault. She did eventually resolve the problem after numerous trips back to VW - she sold it and bought a Rav4 instead.
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Myt332 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 9112 posts, RR: 74 Reply 17, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1319 times:
Well I'll add my issue too.
I have a 1998 Peugeot, piece of French crap, 206, 1.4 LX. Just had a Peugeot engineer out to address a safety recall with the brakes, alas now I just found out one of the brake lights doesn't work! Retard.
Secondly, coming down the M61 the other day some gear linkage seperated and whilst the piece of shit car will stay in gear, the gear stick flops around like, well, use your imagination. How much does that cost to get fixed, I'm waiting for Peugeot man to give me a quote still....
Oh and as it goes, I'm sitting in the car at the moment. It smells funny.
777DadandJr From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1516 posts, RR: 12 Reply 18, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1311 times:
Hey Nighthawk,
From the symptoms you described, I would venture to guess that you probably have a sensor that has gone bad. my guess would be one of the deceleration sensors for the airbag. That would explain the airbag warning. since all these sensors are integrated into the EMC, then I could see where these weird things could happen.
I could possibly be more than one thing. Might be in the wheel sensor for the anti-lock brakes (if so equipped).
Just take your car to a mechanic, and they will plug it in an get any error codes.
Good Luck.
Russ
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LOT767-300ER From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 20, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1303 times:
Quoting Myt332 (Reply 17): Secondly, coming down the M61 the other day some gear linkage seperated and whilst the piece of shit car will stay in gear, the gear stick flops around like, well, use your imagination. How much does that cost to get fixed, I'm waiting for Peugeot man to give me a quote still....
If you had automatic, you wouldnt have this problem!
Quoting 777DadandJr (Reply 18): I could possibly be more than one thing. Might be in the wheel sensor for the anti-lock brakes (if so equipped).
Doubt its ABS. ABS with this could be due to a speed sensor. However there is more than one (around the brake assembly) so unless both of them are broken...
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4992 posts, RR: 38 Reply 21, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 1298 times:
Quoting LOT767-300ER (Reply 20): Doubt its ABS. ABS with this could be due to a speed sensor. However there is more than one (around the brake assembly) so unless both of them are broken...
This car doesnt have ABS.... at times I wonder if it even has breaks....
Duff44 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 1723 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (6 years 10 months 1 week 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1268 times:
To quote NASCAR:
"It done blowed up"
Definitely electrical/computer, especially if when the dash cuts out there are no other problems.
Shouldn't be anything a visit to the dealer can't fix.... with electrical I wouldn't leave it though, because you don't want to take any chance of a short or bad connection leading to a fire (which has happened to cars I was riding in on two separate occasions, one of which I had to actually extinguish said fire! )
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25 GOCAPS16: Three of my buddies drives Volkwagen here in the U.S. and all three has similar problems. Maybe it's a VW thing. If it's the sensors, is your check e
26 Falstaff: I have never heard of such a VW product, but from what I know about modern VWs in the US market they are problematic with electrical concerns. You may
29 LOT767-300ER: Have you ever even seen a 1998 Peugeot Cadet57?
30 Falstaff: I can't say that I have. I saw a new Peugeot a few weeks ago in Dearborn, Michigan. It was black. The model was 909 or something like that. It had ma
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