Fiesta Mk5 - dashboard not working now won't start

[uuf361]

One of our PA's has just come in to the office and has a bit of a problem with her Fiesta.

She said on the drive in, none of the illumination on the dashboard would work nor would any of the dials, i.e. no speedo, fuel or temp gauage.

She got to the office and now it won't start at all.

No clicking and the lights work fine so doesn't sound like the battery, but won't turn over - when you try and get it to turn over it simply does nothing...

Any ideas ?

[stowey1984]

Sounds like it needs a battery.

[jebus]

Check all the fuses, one of them could have blown, it likely wont start due to the immobiliser being linked to the dash.

[uuf361]

stowey1984 said:

Sounds like it needs a battery.

I thought that initially but there is a lot of power still - all lights abnd heater working simulataneously

[uuf361]

jebus said:

Check all the fuses, one of them could have blown, it likely wont start due to the immobiliser being linked to the dash.

Thanks, will do.......

[Negative Creep]

Bad earth

[Chrisw666]

Negative Creep said:

Bad earth

I don't think it is the planets fault.

[Negative Creep]

Chrisw666 said:

Negative Creep said:

Bad earth

I don't think it is the planets fault.

Bloody tree hugger

[wolf1]

Turn ignition on and lightly press dash front. Failing that slap top of dash. Usually just a bad connection.

[uuf361]

wolf1 said:

Turn ignition on and lightly press dash front. Failing that slap top of dash. Usually just a bad connection.

Done that - no joy - started to look at the fuse box but it was a tad confusing.

[Ant with a plan]

My Mums Fiesta had exactly the same symptoms. Her car initially had indicator and dashboard problems then the next day refused to start but the headlights, fan etc all seemed to work as normal. This was solved by replacing the battery.

[BoostMonkey]

Ant with a plan said:

My Mums Fiesta had exactly the same symptoms. Her car initially had indicator and dashboard problems then the next day refused to start but the headlights, fan etc all seemed to work as normal. This was solved by replacing the battery.

This ^

[Megaflow]

Try the battery, modern cars do all sorts of odd things when the batteries start to die. SWMBO had a Clio 172 and that started to lose its trip computer memory and all the instrument needles would vibrate on start up. That turned out to be the battery, even though it started, without fail, everytime.

[Superhoop]

The Fiesta runs Ford's PATS immobiliser, with the IC storing one part of the immobiliser information and the PCM storing the other - if the IC isn't powering up, then it can't communicate of CAN, so the immobiliser coding isn't sent/received

No immobiliser reference, no cranking