Stuck in park, lots of warning lights !
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Stuck in park, lots of warning lights !
Went to start up my XKR this morning. Won't come out of park, engine management light is on, abs light is on, traction control light is on, hand brake light is on, fuel gauge is empty even though i just filled the tank, temp gauge is showing low even after i got it out of park by unscrewing the Torx screw on top of the gearbox and took it for a run. Heater screen showing ER, and the little screen on the dash with messages doesnt work at all. Any help would be appreciated :S but once it gets going it drives as it should !! even with all these problems.
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Yankee Papa (11-01-2020)
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I had similar problems with my 1997 4.0 which I narrowed down to a fault with the CAN (network) which controls many functions in the car.
The good news is that it doesn't stop the car running OK other than the problem getting out of "park". I think I eventually found the problem which was a microswitch in the J Gate (the CAN goes through there) - in mine there were three microswitches with metal operating "tangs" and one of these was broken.
But - before taking the J Gate to bits, do you have 100% confidence in your battery - very often this sort of problem is down to low voltage. Even when there's enough current to operate the starter motor, there may not be sufficient volts to keep all the electrickery happy.
The good news is that it doesn't stop the car running OK other than the problem getting out of "park". I think I eventually found the problem which was a microswitch in the J Gate (the CAN goes through there) - in mine there were three microswitches with metal operating "tangs" and one of these was broken.
But - before taking the J Gate to bits, do you have 100% confidence in your battery - very often this sort of problem is down to low voltage. Even when there's enough current to operate the starter motor, there may not be sufficient volts to keep all the electrickery happy.
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I had the same problem a couple of years ago. I had left the car garaged for about a month, it started right up. I went down the road about 2 miles and the dash lit up like a Chritmas Tree, No oil pressure, overheat, ABS, DSC. The end result was the battery voltage was about 11.6 volts from prolonged electronics drain leaving it unlocked.
I leave it on a Ctek Tender now as it's not a daily driver and have not had any problem since.
I leave it on a Ctek Tender now as it's not a daily driver and have not had any problem since.
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Thanks for the quick responses all of you, I hooked up another battery short term, no change. Left it to charge over night, no change. I took apart the J gate and nothing appears broken, apart from only having 1 switch i could see. Took it to the best garage i know apart from going to a main dealer, their diagnostics couldnt figure it out :/ anymore ideas ? They checked all they could think of and found nothing wrong (
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