My stilo has developed yet another confusing electrical issue, wondered if anyone has any thoughts.
Started monday, had been driving for nearly an hour, was doing 70 on the motorway and the engine suddenly just cut out with dash flashing up "ASR fault", "Alternator fault", "Loose connection". Hit the hazards and rolled to a stop at the side of the road. Turned the engine over and it restarted fine. So tried heading off again, cut out again a few mins later. In short cut out 5 or 6 times in ten mins (I was near my mates house so persevered just to get there). Gives no warning and can always be restarted straight away.
So called AA (I'm not great with cars and didn't wanna risk the hour drive home), he checked the battery (only 3 or 4 month old) and alternator voltages, all good.
Checked for fault codes - nothing.
He was looking at it for a good 20 mins and it ran fine all that time just sat still and he was at a loss. He said he'd follow me home just in case, pulled away and had barely moved 100 foot and cuts out, Despite having been sat running for 20 mins fine. In short cut out about 8 or 9 times on the way home, and could restart it straight away every time (so had one hand on the ignition all the way home lol)
So tuesday I had it running in the drive for a good hour without problem, whilst tapping and jiggling wiring, fuses etc all round the battery top fusebox (I know that can be troublesome) and, having searched the forum, the seemingly infamous D4 connector. Could not get it to cut out. So just out of curiousity, took it for a drive, ten mins in and it cuts out, and again 5 mins after that.
And new today - the alternator warning light comes on when I turn on the ignition, but turns off immediately when starting the car. Yet took it for a good long run and wouldn't die
Much searching here hints at possible ECU issues, sensor issues, but could a dying alternator cause these issues do you think? I'm getting a good alternator voltage at the battery, but maybe if it's intermittently faulting I would? Or I could be barking up completely the wrong tree and the alternator light is just the Stilo's usual trick of alerting you to something completely different to the actual issue lol (I've dealt with alternator issues on other/older cars, but never on anything as electrically over sensitive as the Stilo so not sure what to expect)
Started monday, had been driving for nearly an hour, was doing 70 on the motorway and the engine suddenly just cut out with dash flashing up "ASR fault", "Alternator fault", "Loose connection". Hit the hazards and rolled to a stop at the side of the road. Turned the engine over and it restarted fine. So tried heading off again, cut out again a few mins later. In short cut out 5 or 6 times in ten mins (I was near my mates house so persevered just to get there). Gives no warning and can always be restarted straight away.
So called AA (I'm not great with cars and didn't wanna risk the hour drive home), he checked the battery (only 3 or 4 month old) and alternator voltages, all good.
Checked for fault codes - nothing.
He was looking at it for a good 20 mins and it ran fine all that time just sat still and he was at a loss. He said he'd follow me home just in case, pulled away and had barely moved 100 foot and cuts out, Despite having been sat running for 20 mins fine. In short cut out about 8 or 9 times on the way home, and could restart it straight away every time (so had one hand on the ignition all the way home lol)
So tuesday I had it running in the drive for a good hour without problem, whilst tapping and jiggling wiring, fuses etc all round the battery top fusebox (I know that can be troublesome) and, having searched the forum, the seemingly infamous D4 connector. Could not get it to cut out. So just out of curiousity, took it for a drive, ten mins in and it cuts out, and again 5 mins after that.
And new today - the alternator warning light comes on when I turn on the ignition, but turns off immediately when starting the car. Yet took it for a good long run and wouldn't die
Much searching here hints at possible ECU issues, sensor issues, but could a dying alternator cause these issues do you think? I'm getting a good alternator voltage at the battery, but maybe if it's intermittently faulting I would? Or I could be barking up completely the wrong tree and the alternator light is just the Stilo's usual trick of alerting you to something completely different to the actual issue lol (I've dealt with alternator issues on other/older cars, but never on anything as electrically over sensitive as the Stilo so not sure what to expect)