Strange behavior after battery flat? Fuel Flap, mirrors...

[AstonExige]

So HWM dropped my car off today after carrying out some warranty work. Been so looking forward to it as they've had it a few weeks now and I've only owned the car for about 4 so its like getting a new car again

Anyway the delivery driver went to start the car and the battery is dead. Bit strange that one as apparently its been fine the whole time it was with HWM. Nothing obviously left on?

Anyway so the delivery driver jumps it for me so looking all good. However the car now has the following issues:

• Drivers and passenger windows not operable from drivers side switch (passenger opens via that door)
• Wing mirrors, fold in and mirror adjustment not operable
• Door locking from button near gear stick not operable
• petrol flap not opening
• Boot originally wouldn't open, but now seems too

I've tried shutting the car up, leaving it for a little while to see if something resets, no luck. I've now got the car in the garage on a battery conditioner. Waiting for Aston Martin Emergency Assist to contact me :/

Anyone experienced anything like this? (2010 V12V)

[AMDBSVNick]

AstonExige said:

So HWM dropped my car off today after carrying out some warranty work. Been so looking forward to it as they've had it a few weeks now and I've only owned the car for about 4 so its like getting a new car again

Anyway the delivery driver went to start the car and the battery is dead. Bit strange that one as apparently its been fine the whole time it was with HWM. Nothing obviously left on?

Anyway so the delivery driver jumps it for me so looking all good. However the car now has the following issues:

• Drivers and passenger windows not operable from drivers side switch (passenger opens via that door)
• Wing mirrors, fold in and mirror adjustment not operable
• Door locking from button near gear stick not operable
• petrol flap not opening
• Boot originally wouldn't open, but now seems too

I've tried shutting the car up, leaving it for a little while to see if something resets, no luck. I've now got the car in the garage on a battery conditioner. Waiting for Aston Martin Emergency Assist to contact me :/

Anyone experienced anything like this? (2010 V12V)

Original battery?

These gremlins always seem to end up being a knackered battery

[FrankieV12VS]

Don't know about the other faults but the fuel cap not opening is a common fault.

If it's not the electrics, there is a mod to install a "gate" for the latch to travel into, check whether this has been done. You can open the flap manually. On the left hand side of the boot, pull away a flap that is level in height with the filler cap and inside you will see a plastic pull cord Pull this forward whilst levering the filler cap with your finger/credit card and it will pop open.

Get this fixed as it's a tad embarrassing every time you visit the petrol station to fill up and have to open the boot and do the manual release.

[AstonExige]

AMDBSVNick said:

Original battery?

These gremlins always seem to end up being a knackered battery

Possibly, but although these issues all happened at the same time, I can't see how they can be all connected? Ie a fuse, system getting confused etc. And the battery has shown no sign of needing replacing in my short ownership and HWM said they had no indication the battery was low. So unless it just suddenly took a turn for the worst in this cold weather on the back of the truck? But it was only a couple of hours and was a covered truck (and started no problem first thing this morning having been cold all night?)

[AstonExige]

FrankieV12VS said:

Don't know about the other faults but the fuel cap not opening is a common fault.

If it's not the electrics, there is a mod to install a "gate" for the latch to travel into, check whether this has been done. You can open the flap manually. On the left hand side of the boot, pull away a flap that is level in height with the filler cap and inside you will see a plastic pull cord Pull this forward whilst levering the filler cap with your finger/credit card and it will pop open.

Get this fixed as it's a tad embarrassing every time you visit the petrol station to fill up and have to open the boot and do the manual release.

Thanks for the heads up. It used to work, even though I've only done a few miles it did require a few fuel stops Maybe something else that needs sorting separately :/

[dbs2000]

AstonExige said:

Possibly, but although these issues all happened at the same time, I can't see how they can be all connected? Ie a fuse, system getting confused etc. And the battery has shown no sign of needing replacing in my short ownership and HWM said they had no indication the battery was low. So unless it just suddenly took a turn for the worst in this cold weather on the back of the truck? But it was only a couple of hours and was a covered truck (and started no problem first thing this morning having been cold all night?)

Batteries in AM's generally just go. Mine gave me a warning on my V12V (the dash went crazy) but it was fine for 6 months after until eventually just giving up the ghost. You'll need to get it's crank voltage checked.

[AstonExige]

dbs2000 said:

Batteries in AM's generally just go. Mine gave me a warning on my V12V (the dash went crazy) but it was fine for 6 months after until eventually just giving up the ghost. You'll need to get it's crank voltage checked.

Hopefully it is something as simple as that (and hopefully covered under warranty) Its very frustrating as after nearly 3 weeks with the dealer the car has come back in a worse state than when it went, undriveable in fact. But if the battery went all of a sudden that can't be helped. Just seems strange that it gave no signs at all, being a little lazy to start for example?

I just want to drive my new car!!!

[Minglar]

Hi Aston Exige

It might be worth getting the tracker unit checked out if you still have the original AM/Eurowatch unit fitted. It can cause a severe battery drain when it malfunctions or dies. The symptoms you mention all seem to stem from a weak/flat battery as others have pointed out. HTH.

Best Regards

Minglar

[AstonExige]

Minglar said:

Hi Aston Exige

It might be worth getting the tracker unit checked out if you still have the original AM/Eurowatch unit fitted. It can cause a severe battery drain when it malfunctions or dies. The symptoms you mention all seem to stem from a weak/flat battery as others have pointed out. HTH.

Best Regards

Minglar

Hi Minglar

Thanks for your help. Mine had the Eurowatch system replaced with the later Cobra/Vodafone setup. They have just supplied new tags so maybe the process of coding those in has damaged the system, assuming it can cause the same symptoms when it dies.

Hopefully AM Assistance can not just pinpoint the issue with my windows / mirrors but also help to identify the root cause of the battery drain.

[dbs2000]

AstonExige said:

Just seems strange that it gave no signs at all, being a little lazy to start for example?

A few of us had been to the Morgan factory and the car was fine, we hooned back over to Wales and stayed in a hotel - at engine speeds where the alternator was most certainly working. The next morning, bang... car wouldn't start. We bump started it, completed the day and then I had it sent off to BR.

[cayman-black]

If its been sitting at the dealer for three weeks without charge this could be the problem. (They should fking charge it.) Try a full battery charge first, if not a new battery will sort it.

[AstonExige]

A thought just occurred to me. When I collected the car they had it on charge in the showroom (may have been a conditioner?) Since I've had it at home (only a few weeks in my posession) it has spent most of its time in the garage on a conditioner. So maybe there is a problem with the battery, it was going flat before I picked it up and as it's been on a conditioner all the time I had it it's not shown any symptoms. But now its spent some time away?......

Although having said that, batteries are relatively inexpensive so if it was showing signs of getting weak I suspect HWM would have just changed it.

Well AM Assistance should be here soon, I'll update on here as to their findings. If they can't fix it and want to take it away I'm going to have a sense of humour failure! Although I could be appeased by a decent courtesy car, a DB11 will do

[AstonExige]

AM Assist just been out, car is all well again

Resolution: disconnect the battery for a while, reconnect and reset / relearn some of the modules.

Checked the battery condition with one of those auto tester things, it says the battery is ok. Tested for drain whilst locked up, all ok. So not sure what caused it to leave West London seemingly ok and then get to the midlands and the battery is dead? Just have to keep an eye on it. For now its tucked back up in the garage on the conditioner (there goes my welcome home drive!)