Lots of warnings/problems with electronics!
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'05 C55 AMG
Lots of warnings/problems with electronics!
OK so my car (05 C55 just short of 90k miles) has recently started having some very strange electrical problems. One day all of a sudden I got these three errors:
- Alternator problem (can't remember wording) , essentially told me to go to a shop immediately. Red text/background
- Low washer fluid
- Low coolant
Now, I was immediately suspicious since they all came at once, so I went to a shop and they ran tests on the car and found everything was working at 100%. (And charged me $300 to find this out)
Other strange electrical issues that may or may not be related:
- temperature is completely wrong all the time by a large amount
- Stereo will simply not play sound sometimes. Normally fixes itself by simply turning the car off and on again
If anyone has any ideas, the shop was stumped and I took the car back rather than pay them more to poke around aimlessly.
- Alternator problem (can't remember wording) , essentially told me to go to a shop immediately. Red text/background
- Low washer fluid
- Low coolant
Now, I was immediately suspicious since they all came at once, so I went to a shop and they ran tests on the car and found everything was working at 100%. (And charged me $300 to find this out)
Other strange electrical issues that may or may not be related:
- temperature is completely wrong all the time by a large amount
- Stereo will simply not play sound sometimes. Normally fixes itself by simply turning the car off and on again
If anyone has any ideas, the shop was stumped and I took the car back rather than pay them more to poke around aimlessly.
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This winter I had to remove the + cable on the battery at one occasion.
Everything was fine after that but suddenly I was warned that the parctronic
didn´t work properly. And a fault with ASR as well.
Took the + cable off again and cleaned it rigorously and put it back on.
Since then I hadn´t had a singel warning!
Everything was fine after that but suddenly I was warned that the parctronic
didn´t work properly. And a fault with ASR as well.
Took the + cable off again and cleaned it rigorously and put it back on.
Since then I hadn´t had a singel warning!
Last edited by amgen; Apr 10, 2014 at 04:49 AM.
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'02 325 xi; '02 C32; '90 ZX; '08 CBR 6RR, '86 V45 Magna
I had whacky electronic issues recently too. Washer + coolant, radio buzz, ESC out/off, clicking from something in heater every time I turned it on, head lamp out, etc.
I changed to fresh battery Haven't looked back. The smallest drop in voltage will cause things to go whacky.
Check/swap batteries and see where that gets you. Stay away from car dealer unless you want a $600 battery. I got mine at Walmart for less than $100.
I changed to fresh battery Haven't looked back. The smallest drop in voltage will cause things to go whacky.
Check/swap batteries and see where that gets you. Stay away from car dealer unless you want a $600 battery. I got mine at Walmart for less than $100.
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Since nobody has mentioned it yet, if the new battery doesn't work, the voltage regulator would be the next place I would look.
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this is a very good idea, the Voltage regulator is a very common issue that normally clears up a lot of electrical problems. I changed mine myself when my lights started flickering when idle and a lot of issues went away. Try that first, can't hurt and you can pick them up for $40 or so.
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1999 E320 4matic Wagon, 2005 C55 AMG - sold, 1998 VW Jetta TDI - sold, 2006 C230 Sport - Totaled :(
If you do end up needing the voltage regulator, try these out. Make sure you are getting the Bosch and not some POS off brand.
http://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/...Fe07OgodGE4Avw
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...FYt9OgodnHIA_g
I bought one anyway even though I didn't need it since it's a common issue. It sits in my spare tire well along with my spare socket set so if I ever need to replace it (which I will eventually), then I am prepared.
http://www.partsgeek.com/gbproducts/...Fe07OgodGE4Avw
http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/de...FYt9OgodnHIA_g
I bought one anyway even though I didn't need it since it's a common issue. It sits in my spare tire well along with my spare socket set so if I ever need to replace it (which I will eventually), then I am prepared.
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this is a very good idea, the Voltage regulator is a very common issue that normally clears up a lot of electrical problems. I changed mine myself when my lights started flickering when idle and a lot of issues went away. Try that first, can't hurt and you can pick them up for $40 or so.
Hope you get away with just the VR
(can be done from under the car rather easily w/o alt removal)
