Dash lit up like a Xmas tree chime
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Parked up and did some shopping. Returned 15 mins later and now the dash is a chiming and pinging and flashing error codes from flat tyres to brake failure to transmission conn faults.
Got her home and drove absolutely fine except no extra steering assistance when going slow. Systems acting up like above and then intermittently acting normally all the way back (no indicators, speedo, tacho, fuel or temp gague etc, center multifunction display dead, elec windows dead etc when in the fault condition).
I'll take her in obviously, but just wondered if anyone had seen anything similar or can suggest a 'quick fix' con block I can push together somewhere!!!
I wouldn't mind so much but my Beemer is doing much the same reporting intermittent catastrophies dependent on its mood and that one is going on this week too!!!
Got her home and drove absolutely fine except no extra steering assistance when going slow. Systems acting up like above and then intermittently acting normally all the way back (no indicators, speedo, tacho, fuel or temp gague etc, center multifunction display dead, elec windows dead etc when in the fault condition).
I'll take her in obviously, but just wondered if anyone had seen anything similar or can suggest a 'quick fix' con block I can push together somewhere!!!
I wouldn't mind so much but my Beemer is doing much the same reporting intermittent catastrophies dependent on its mood and that one is going on this week too!!!
I do have a conditioner but it isn't really needed as long as I drive it once a week which I always try to do to avoid sticky calipers etc (let alone the joy of it!). Started fine today and then had 2 x 5 mile runs with no real load on the electrics - it faltered on the way back. I'll pop the conditioner on it now though and give it a run tomorrow. Cheers
Thanks guys - feel better already. I took her out of the garage and washed her before the drive and I now remember she had a power shut off low battery warning on. Thought it a little odd as I hadn't left anything on. Anyway she's on charge now so tomor will tell... I assume the starter actually pulls huge amps to crank a V12 after all...
Sadly charging didn't fix it. Had a lovely 20 min run this morning to a meeting which went fine (the petrolhead MD came out as he'd heard it - talk about a subtle non show-off entry with the exhaust switch in closed #fail 
). But when I got back in it was playing SUPER silly bu66ers! The door mirrors were flapping in an out akin to an obsequious Spaniel dancing to the beat of the disco dash!
Called dealer and comfortingly service manager Richard immediately had a good inkling what it was and it corroborated the approx location of a relay that always clicked when the fault condition went away (only soon to come back). Very impressed :-)
Its like your child falling over at school and the teachers call and you worry but it was nothing in the end - never had a car that caused similar symptoms! Apologies!
). But when I got back in it was playing SUPER silly bu66ers! The door mirrors were flapping in an out akin to an obsequious Spaniel dancing to the beat of the disco dash!Called dealer and comfortingly service manager Richard immediately had a good inkling what it was and it corroborated the approx location of a relay that always clicked when the fault condition went away (only soon to come back). Very impressed :-)
Its like your child falling over at school and the teachers call and you worry but it was nothing in the end - never had a car that caused similar symptoms! Apologies!
Sadly this is turning into a bit of a saga and dealer does have my sympathies if not the 'head of installing too many electric things to go wrong' at Aston.
The new TPMS unit didnt fix it (it in fact made it ping and chime a lot more) and I had to be carted back from Gaydon (of all places) on the back of a lorry.
Aston themselves are now involved and have been sent data.
I really need the car on Friday (wedding favour) and Sunday but I don't know if this will happen. All this outlay and no fun
Does anyone have any experience of similar electrical issues where the diagnostics proclaiming calamity are the problem rather than part of the b solution?
The new TPMS unit didnt fix it (it in fact made it ping and chime a lot more) and I had to be carted back from Gaydon (of all places) on the back of a lorry.
Aston themselves are now involved and have been sent data.
I really need the car on Friday (wedding favour) and Sunday but I don't know if this will happen. All this outlay and no fun
Does anyone have any experience of similar electrical issues where the diagnostics proclaiming calamity are the problem rather than part of the b solution?
Sadly the dealers Rapide demo is already out. Thanks for the kind offer David - never knew of that classic beauty!
Looks like I'm going to have to have the car back and risk it as it hasn't faulted once whilst with the dealer all week. I know they are doing their best on what is turning out to be a b of a fault and AM HQ are involved in helping them too. They want to nail it as much as me.
I really dread driving it though if the fault kicks in again with the resultant folded in mirrors, no speedo or indicators, especially on the motorway Can I force the mirrors out if electronically folded in I wonder? (may turn off the auto fold to try)
Never had such a nice car and never had such a ridiculous fault on any car - its so so disappointing and with no solution yet in sight
Looks like I'm going to have to have the car back and risk it as it hasn't faulted once whilst with the dealer all week. I know they are doing their best on what is turning out to be a b of a fault and AM HQ are involved in helping them too. They want to nail it as much as me.
I really dread driving it though if the fault kicks in again with the resultant folded in mirrors, no speedo or indicators, especially on the motorway
Can I force the mirrors out if electronically folded in I wonder? (may turn off the auto fold to try)Never had such a nice car and never had such a ridiculous fault on any car - its so so disappointing and with no solution yet in sight
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