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daveh
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start problem
« on: Jun 29th, 2007, 12:06pm » |
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i have been unable to start car on three occasions over about the last three months. turn the key and absolutely nothing,the lights dont dim ,dashboard stays the same, no noise ,nothing.starter motor is not the problem,and i have changed the r11 relay. i have left the car overnight and it fires first time in the morning. it is an ultima automatic 1996.any of you king gentlemen got any suggestions
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scorpio_man
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Re: start problem
« Reply #1 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 12:20pm » |
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hi there
how do you know the starter isn't the problem?
relay 11, was it for a new one?
have you tried relay 21? you can swap this on for the heated front screen one.
hth
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Highlander
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Re: start problem
« Reply #2 on: Jun 29th, 2007, 1:11pm » |
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Possibly pringle switch or the selector isnt fully in Park or Neutral?
Try moving the selector next time it happens and trying it in N instead of P
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dbrotzen
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Re: start problem
« Reply #3 on: Aug 16th, 2007, 10:16pm » |
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I had the same problem. In total, had it towed three times. Had it serviced by official dealer Kindwalls Ford. They changed the fuse boxes. Cost around £500. Problem went away. Came back after 3 months. They changed some chip in the autobox, I believe. Not cheap. 2 months later it was back. In the end they took it back in, did something (I don't know what), and it worked fine for 6-7 months. Then it all started again. It almost always happened when the engine and the climate was warm. Finally I went to a local garage who worked on it for a day. It turns out it was electrical wires in the engine compartment where the isolation on the wires had gone due to physical wear. Exchanged them, and it's never happened again for the past year or so.
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pete from Hull
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Re: start problem
« Reply #4 on: Aug 17th, 2007, 8:41am » |
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on Aug 16th, 2007, 10:16pm, dbrotzen wrote:| I had the same problem. In total, had it towed three times. |
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Quote:| Had it serviced by official dealer Kindwalls Ford. They changed the fuse boxes. Cost around £500. |
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Problem went away. Came back after 3 months. They changed some chip in the autobox, I believe. Quote: 2 months later it was back. In the end they took it back in, did something (I don't know what), and it worked fine for 6-7 months. Quote:| Then it all started again. |
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It almost always happened when the engine and the climate was warm. Finally I went to a local garage who worked on it for a day. Quote:| It turns out it was electrical wires in the engine compartment where the isolation on the wires had gone due to physical wear. Exchanged them, and it's never happened again for the past year or so. |
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All the money and hasstle you had with this  It really annoys me, these people PROFFESS to know what they are doing when they talk to you, it's happened to me on MANY occasions....
Glad it's sorted for you anyway... best of luck
Pete
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