Hello all,
Not sure if this is really the place on this site to post this plea for help, so if not - sorry about that!?! (I do have the car booked into the garage for Thursday), but it would be nice to get some feedback if anyone is qualified to advise me. My Fiat Marea has lost power to the dashboard (the speedo, petrol gauge etc stuck on zero, as if the engine is turned off). There is also no power to the indicators or the brake lights. All other things seem to be working without any problem, though. I have had a look at the fuses under the dashboard and none of them appear to be blown, so I don't think it's any of those (I'm 100% sure that the fuse that controls the things that aren't working (according to the handbook anyway!) is not blown. I think there may be further fuses under the bonnet, perhaps, but don't really want to get too involved in taking things apart, to be honest. Unless anyone can advise me otherwise, I don't really feel confident enough to do that sort of thing. Does anyone have any wise words to share with me on what this could be OR anything that I could also check to try to save my money from going to the garage!
I thought of disconecting the battery to see if the old "off and on" trick works as well on a car as it does on a PC! I am a little embarrassed to admit that I took a look at the battery and I'm not entirely sure how to even do that!?
Anyway, thanks for reading and I'd really be grateful for advice.
Thanks in advance.
Duncan
Not sure if this is really the place on this site to post this plea for help, so if not - sorry about that!?! (I do have the car booked into the garage for Thursday), but it would be nice to get some feedback if anyone is qualified to advise me. My Fiat Marea has lost power to the dashboard (the speedo, petrol gauge etc stuck on zero, as if the engine is turned off). There is also no power to the indicators or the brake lights. All other things seem to be working without any problem, though. I have had a look at the fuses under the dashboard and none of them appear to be blown, so I don't think it's any of those (I'm 100% sure that the fuse that controls the things that aren't working (according to the handbook anyway!) is not blown. I think there may be further fuses under the bonnet, perhaps, but don't really want to get too involved in taking things apart, to be honest. Unless anyone can advise me otherwise, I don't really feel confident enough to do that sort of thing. Does anyone have any wise words to share with me on what this could be OR anything that I could also check to try to save my money from going to the garage!
I thought of disconecting the battery to see if the old "off and on" trick works as well on a car as it does on a PC! I am a little embarrassed to admit that I took a look at the battery and I'm not entirely sure how to even do that!?
Anyway, thanks for reading and I'd really be grateful for advice.
Thanks in advance.
Duncan