Some Electrical Issues : Pls advise
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Some Electrical Issues : Pls advise
Hi Folks,
I got the car with 41k on the odo, now its 43k and discovering some issues
1) I always have the convenience > steering wheel lift feature enabled. I'd say 2 out of 20 times it doesn't descent the steering wheel to the set position. Is this a warning that an electrical issue is coming my way ?
2) Once it happened that I turned on the fan, and it wont blow. The car was stopped with headlamps on ... when I released the brakes and started rolling again, i reattemped and it worked ....... is it a sign of an alternator going out ?
3) Whenever, I've headlamps on & I'm stopped with my foot on the brakes, and I release the brakes the headlamps blink .... I swear they do that...
I'm still in warranty for a little while, should I ask for a new alternator/ electrical harness / battery ??
Anyone knows the remedy to these ?
thanks!
I got the car with 41k on the odo, now its 43k and discovering some issues
1) I always have the convenience > steering wheel lift feature enabled. I'd say 2 out of 20 times it doesn't descent the steering wheel to the set position. Is this a warning that an electrical issue is coming my way ?
2) Once it happened that I turned on the fan, and it wont blow. The car was stopped with headlamps on ... when I released the brakes and started rolling again, i reattemped and it worked ....... is it a sign of an alternator going out ?
3) Whenever, I've headlamps on & I'm stopped with my foot on the brakes, and I release the brakes the headlamps blink .... I swear they do that...
I'm still in warranty for a little while, should I ask for a new alternator/ electrical harness / battery ??
Anyone knows the remedy to these ?
thanks!
Last edited by 007_e350; Sep 11, 2008 at 03:51 PM.
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Bring it in and have a shop foreman ride along to witness any malfunctions (i.e.: headlamps blink when releasing the brake). Make certain the SA documents ALL individual intermittent malfunctions for future reference.
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Hi Folks,
I got the car with 41k on the odo, now its 43k and discovering some issues
1) I always have the convenience > steering wheel lift feature enabled. I'd say 2 out of 20 times it doesn't descent the steering wheel to the set position. Is this a warning that an electrical issue is coming my way ?
2) Once it happened that I turned on the fan, and it wont blow. The car was stopped with headlamps on ... when I released the brakes and started rolling again, i reattemped and it worked ....... is it a sign of an alternator going out ?
3) Whenever, I've headlamps on & I'm stopped with my foot on the brakes, and I release the brakes the headlamps blink .... I swear they do that...
I'm still in warranty for a little while, should I ask for a new alternator/ electrical harness / battery ??
Anyone knows the remedy to these ?
thanks!
I got the car with 41k on the odo, now its 43k and discovering some issues
1) I always have the convenience > steering wheel lift feature enabled. I'd say 2 out of 20 times it doesn't descent the steering wheel to the set position. Is this a warning that an electrical issue is coming my way ?
2) Once it happened that I turned on the fan, and it wont blow. The car was stopped with headlamps on ... when I released the brakes and started rolling again, i reattemped and it worked ....... is it a sign of an alternator going out ?
3) Whenever, I've headlamps on & I'm stopped with my foot on the brakes, and I release the brakes the headlamps blink .... I swear they do that...
I'm still in warranty for a little while, should I ask for a new alternator/ electrical harness / battery ??
Anyone knows the remedy to these ?
thanks!
Either way, you should probably extend your warranty to 100k...
