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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:55 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2012 Posts: 4
Trade Rating: 0
Location: Kent UK
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Hi Everyone.
First post on the forums and its a problem.....Sorry.
This has been going on for the past week now. When I start the car it runs fine for about 10 mins or so. Then the ABS warning light will come on STOP will start to flash and 3 beeps will start.
It gets better its now decided that more light are going to be on.
Air bag light, What looks like an engine light and also the hand break light (red ! in a circle)
Also driving back home tonight my speedo cut out and was going up and down all over the place and the car felt it was "shutting down" then starting back up again and my music was turning up and down.
I had some repairs done 4 or 5 months back and my local dealership to fix a electric problem and it was over heating in traffic. Something about electrics at the front not kicking the fan in when its meant to. It still does it but I'm just wondering if this could of been the start of the problem.
Don't really know where i stand on this as it sounds really expensive and i dont have the first clue about cars and dont really want to be ripped off by my garage again.
I have a 06 plate 206 manual petrol.
Hope you guys can help
Thanks
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:57 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5574
Trade Rating: +11
Location: UK
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Check brake fluid level
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:03 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2012 Posts: 4
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Location: Kent UK
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You really think all of the problems could be just break fluid? Sorry to sound like an idiot but like I said i dont have a clue about cars.
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:03 pm |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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have you got HID?
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:04 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5574
Trade Rating: +11
Location: UK
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No sorry i just meant that regarding the stop light and handbrake light. poor response earlier tbf.
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Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:09 pm |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2012 Posts: 4
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Location: Kent UK
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HAHA I thought it was my lucky day then DJ not to worry
Sorry Seabook. Don't know what a HID is. Your working with a utter noob here.
I just don't want to give that garage any more money. It was only in there 5 months ago and they got nearly £500 out of me the f*ckers
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:15 am |
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Joined: Feb 18, 2011 Posts: 111
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Location: farlington, portsmouth
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I'd go get the codes read
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:20 am |
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Joined: Jan 07, 2012 Posts: 4
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Location: Kent UK
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Does anyone have any idea what a good dealership will charge for getting the codes read?
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 4:34 am |
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Joined: Feb 18, 2011 Posts: 111
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Location: farlington, portsmouth
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redleo wrote: |
Does anyone have any idea what a good dealership will charge for getting the codes read? |
i was just about to suggest to pm lee and then realised you are over 200miles apart
you can pick up a cheap code reader from about £20 on amazon, get yourself one and then you wont have to pay anyone to get your codes read ever again
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Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:30 am |
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Joined: Apr 13, 2010 Posts: 189
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Location: Leeds
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A lot of warning lights like that can be caused by a weak battery?
Sounds like there's something amiss with the abs, too.. check abs rings on the front cv's.
Ultimatley, get the codes read.
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