Electrical fault ?

[VR6Lee 1]

DOH! !dodge I forgot to tell ya wot

happened last night and this morning

driving from and to work.

My dash cut out ! :|

The speed and rev counter all dropped while the

car was in motion and the clock went back to zero.......Didn't effect the VR's performance.

Any Ideas...... :?

[cadguy77 0]

sounds like a nasty short, either in the cluster curcuit board or on the wires connecting.

[VR6Lee 1]

When ya say nasty that worries me.........

I gonna take of the chrome battery cover first.

[cadguy77 0]

did it happen while cornering? might just be a loose connection

[VR6Lee 1]

did it happen while cornering? might just be a loose connection

I have ratteled my head AHHHHH !dodge

I did put on the chrome battery cover when I went to the Jct29 meet on Sunday so I have taken it off now so when I leave at 5:30 I'll find out if it was that.

But answering ya question no, I was cruising at 50mph 7:10am this morning straight road through Epping Forest.

Last night straight road again through Epping Forest. :? :? :? :?

[purple highline monster 0]

ghosts mate!! only answer!! !amazed seriously though its probably that cover shorting out your battery terminals, get a carbon one!

[cadguy77 0]

but wouldn't that cut all the electrics in the car (i.e. headlights etc)?

[purple highline monster 0]

maybe not, it would affect the easiest route first if its only just touching, lose the earth and all that, maybe not for long enough to affect anything else?

[VR6Lee 1]

So far so good fingers crossed...... 8)

[purple highline monster 0]

did you take the cover off? if it does it again check your earths, unless you had the dash out recently? i doubt anything would come lose behind there?

[VR6Lee 1]

Fucking gone and done it again last night !mistrust

Yeah Nick I've taken off the cover

I'm wondering about if its the battery is weak

or some thing to do with the ignition

I put the key in the ignition,

turn it then a clicking noise is

made the dash goes on & off in a split second

!dodge then she starts.

Didn't do it this morning......

Made sure every thing was

turned off when I started her up.

[kilokilla 0]

Defo sounds like a loose wire mate also ignition module i.e starter switch on back of ignition can cause this prob and i had 1 vr that had a fault in red and yellow wire that goes to ecu just up in bulkhead by ecu that caused this problem all lights and that still worked but wire was earthing out now and again and shutting car down but i would check all alarm and immobiliser wires around ignition before looking elsewhere as this is generally culprit for this sort of behaviour.

[VR6Lee 1]

but i would check all alarm and immobiliser wires around ignition before looking elsewhere as this is generally culprit for this sort of behaviour.

Check the alarm

someone else said that at work today

[VR6Lee 1]

:? Shhhhhh

All's fine at the moment

[purple highline monster 0]

in my vr`s history mine had a new ignition barrel and module as it was worn, symptom of this was airbag light and ignition not returning correctly every time? could be your ignition barrel its self??

[john1980 0]

HI

Do you have a lot of keys on your key ring. If you do then take them off as this will cause wear and then drops out abit

Hope this helps

[VR6Lee 1]

Fck its done it again........

It seems tobe like every other day %-6

Its only the front dash that goes

I also noticed the rev counter shoots round

if it was possessed in some way !dodge CARRIE!

But when she has warmed up she is fine !mistrust

[petervr6 0]

my girlfriends car does that its a corsa mind 52-plate be to vauxhall 3times and still doing it.

[VR6Lee 1]

Well, bit by bit,

I'm now wondering if its the alternator :?

It happens the heated seats are on, lights are full beam, radio is blasting, the heater is blasting = drains the power.

Dosen't do it now in the mornings as its light.

Alternator. Wot do ya think?