Dangerous thing happened this morning! - Page 2

vindaloo · 19th July 2014, 14:07

Contact Marinabrian rather than the ECU doctor, more knowledge & probably a lot cheaper!

Edit: note, need to type faster!

klarzy · 19th July 2014, 14:08

oh, and it may come back with added grin factor too.....

Mike Noc · 19th July 2014, 14:16

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Originally Posted by Deskjet990

Hi Guys,

Drove off down the road this morning, just a couple of miles and the car suddenly stopped running with "ABS warning flashing up".

Switched off and restarted ok, but then repeated the problem, with ABS warning plus a quick flash of "low battery", but it's new, but restarted ok and was able to compete my 10 mile journey.

A few weeks ago I had the same problem, just once. I have just returned from a three week tour of North Wales some 1300 miles with no problems.

Any else had this?

Rover 75 diesel Tourer '02

regards to all

Haven't had it with a 75, but it sounds like a voltage drop somewhere, so check all power and earth connections are clean and tight and that includes the mega fuses in the engine bay fusebox.

As you had both the ABS and low voltage alarms come up I can't see it being an ECM fault. Low voltage can play havoc with the car's electronics and bring up a variety of alarms, with the low voltage one being the only true fault.

Deskjet990 · 19th July 2014, 16:03

Hi thanks,
Have sent an email to Marinabrian to see if he can help.
regards John

Rick-sta · 19th July 2014, 19:41

My dads 75 was throwing up all sorts off electrical problems such as the abs light coming on, cruise control disengaging and not working and the engine management light coming on. Then the drivers headlight started playing up and Turned out it was all being caused by burnt headlight wiring loom just behind the drivers headlight.

rich17865 · 20th July 2014, 08:32

Nobody thought that this might just be an abs fault?

Get it on a T4 and find what the fault really is.

Some people do post an awful lot of bad advice on here at the moment. A lot of it assuming an electrical fault.

Mike Noc · 20th July 2014, 08:56

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Originally Posted by rich17865

Nobody thought that this might just be an abs fault?

Nope. I've yet to hear of an ABS fault that causes the engine to shut down.

rich17865 · 20th July 2014, 08:58

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Originally Posted by Mike Noc

Nope. I've yet to hear of an ABS fault that causes the engine to shut down.

True, but a severe bus disruption can cause all kinds of fun and games.

rich17865 · 20th July 2014, 09:10

Hang on, just read this all again, what I have written makes no sense

Must be confusing threads I have read this morning.

bramblp · 20th July 2014, 19:32

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Originally Posted by Mike Noc

Nope. I've yet to hear of an ABS fault that causes the engine to shut down.

I had an ABS fault that caused the engine to shut down, frayed ABS cable touching off body work caused ecu to shut down when brakes were applied

19th July 2014, 14:07	#11
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Deskjet990 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Connoisseur SE CDT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bury St Edmunds Suffolk Posts: 136 Thanks: 33 Thanked 36 Times in 9 Posts	Trying Marinabrian Hi thanks, Have sent an email to Marinabrian to see if he can help. regards John

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rich17865 This is my second home Transit Connect Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 9,532 Thanks: 868 Thanked 1,619 Times in 1,095 Posts	Nobody thought that this might just be an abs fault? Get it on a T4 and find what the fault really is. Some people do post an awful lot of bad advice on here at the moment. A lot of it assuming an electrical fault.

20th July 2014, 09:10	#19
rich17865 This is my second home Transit Connect Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 9,532 Thanks: 868 Thanked 1,619 Times in 1,095 Posts	Hang on, just read this all again, what I have written makes no sense Must be confusing threads I have read this morning.