Dashboard like a Christmas tree! Help.
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Went for a little drive yesterday and the tractional control alarm turned on, then the ABS, then the parking brake light and the general alarm.
It is a 2008 V8V and I have just done a spirited 2K miles through Europe.
Any Ideas?
The car feels fine and all fluid levels are fine.
Cheers in advance
It is a 2008 V8V and I have just done a spirited 2K miles through Europe.
Any Ideas?
The car feels fine and all fluid levels are fine.
Cheers in advance
nadger said:
Probably battery or alternator giving up!
Bizzarely both mine have suffered this fate.One after a euro tour and one after an winter Evo triangel jaunt
First was a faulty drivers seat wiring loom draining the battery, second was a genuine dead battery at 2 months old
Check the voltage on the jump point with the engine off and with it running.
It should hold around 12V with it off and be around 13V with it running.
Sounds as though something is crashing the "high speed" network in the car (high speed = safety features / low speed = luxuries).
As suggested above it could be the battery, or a faulty control module one one of the systems (if one module goes wrong it usually confuses the rest of them on the same network). I'd first try Mikey's suggestion of measuring voltage then if that doesn't show anything obvious get it plugged in to an ODB reader and see what faults you've got popping up.
As suggested above it could be the battery, or a faulty control module one one of the systems (if one module goes wrong it usually confuses the rest of them on the same network). I'd first try Mikey's suggestion of measuring voltage then if that doesn't show anything obvious get it plugged in to an ODB reader and see what faults you've got popping up.
Edited by RIB27 on Monday 17th September 00:40
Mine did this, turned out it was water in the engine based fuse box. Apparently the Jag Fuse box is designed to be positioned flat and thus the drain hole for any moisture build up is in the middle, in the Aston they are placed at an angle so the drain hole don't drain. I had to get a new fuse box fitted.
sadlerj said:
Mine did this, turned out it was water in the engine based fuse box. Apparently the Jag Fuse box is designed to be positioned flat and thus the drain hole for any moisture build up is in the middle, in the Aston they are placed at an angle so the drain hole don't drain. I had to get a new fuse box fitted.
Thats not good. The car got a good clean and jet wash an hour before it all went wrong. Seems a bit too coincidental.Battery voltage and charge is fine and the alternator boosts to 14.4V. Looks like I will be under my bonnet this evening!
So, I called Adrian at Bamford Rose and arrived at 7am this morning. (He opened up early as I needed to be away quick. I don't think that is an option at many Service/dealerships)
Plugged in and the fault was with the nearside front rotation/speed sensor. The sensor was replaced, but no joy. It turned out that a core within the sensor plug had come adrift. 20 minutes and a dab of solder later, fixed.
NO CHARGE !!!!!!!
I had other work carried out while I was there, but Adrian spent over an hour sorting this fault and then did not charge me.
I cannot sing Bamford Rose praises loud enough.
I will be back for my service and clutch/flywheel upgrade next Spring.
Thanks for all your help.
Plugged in and the fault was with the nearside front rotation/speed sensor. The sensor was replaced, but no joy. It turned out that a core within the sensor plug had come adrift. 20 minutes and a dab of solder later, fixed.
NO CHARGE !!!!!!!
I had other work carried out while I was there, but Adrian spent over an hour sorting this fault and then did not charge me.
I cannot sing Bamford Rose praises loud enough.
I will be back for my service and clutch/flywheel upgrade next Spring.
Thanks for all your help.
I had a malfunction this Saturday. It started with the speedo showing only half the real speed, took me a mile to work it out…I just assumed everybody else was weekend dawdling…
The dashboard then shows a raft of error messages. I don’t normally video this stuff but I wanted to be able to show the dealer in case the problems cleared – they didn’t and the car hospital is now taking care of the problem which was linked to a faulty bearing and speed sensor????
http://youtu.be/H6o8mv3R9NA
The dashboard then shows a raft of error messages. I don’t normally video this stuff but I wanted to be able to show the dealer in case the problems cleared – they didn’t and the car hospital is now taking care of the problem which was linked to a faulty bearing and speed sensor????
http://youtu.be/H6o8mv3R9NA
Edited by neveratt on Monday 1st October 18:03
Edited by neveratt on Monday 1st October 18:13
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