Hi all,
Just looking for some assistance with various issues with the OH's 2013 500! Done a fair bit of Google searches but wanted to try and be a bit more detailed.
A good few weeks back the car just wouldn't start, ignition lights would all come on but after trying to start it would click and turn off. Had a quick look and the positive side of the battery was loose. Tightened it all back up and it was sorted. Mate loaned me a multi-meter and the battery was reading 12.10v.
The car has been fine for the past month but then threw up another issue last week. The left indicator would work but the right one would only flash once, go off, and throw up an error. That night, we noticed the car lights had actually stayed on, too. They definitely weren't on in the car, and it wasn't the 'follow me home' option either, so I disconnected the battery after a few failed attempts at other checks, left it overnight and the next day the car was fine again. She'd driven it a few times since then and again there wasn't any issues, lights were all fine, indicators worked fine again.
Today she started the car and it now has a myriad of warning lights; ABS, petrol, airbags, steering. The digital petrol gauge isn't working either, so looks like the tank is completely empty (though its actually almost full). I disconnected the battery, left it a few mins and hooked it back up, but the issue persists (the radio also threw up a 'Code Error' but I reckon that's just from me quickly disconnecting the battery, as it was fine the last time when left overnight).
I can only assume its an electrical fault of some kind that's knocking out everything else, or there's some unseen problem with the battery, but other than that I really can't tell what's wrong with this thing!
Just looking for some assistance with various issues with the OH's 2013 500! Done a fair bit of Google searches but wanted to try and be a bit more detailed.
A good few weeks back the car just wouldn't start, ignition lights would all come on but after trying to start it would click and turn off. Had a quick look and the positive side of the battery was loose. Tightened it all back up and it was sorted. Mate loaned me a multi-meter and the battery was reading 12.10v.
The car has been fine for the past month but then threw up another issue last week. The left indicator would work but the right one would only flash once, go off, and throw up an error. That night, we noticed the car lights had actually stayed on, too. They definitely weren't on in the car, and it wasn't the 'follow me home' option either, so I disconnected the battery after a few failed attempts at other checks, left it overnight and the next day the car was fine again. She'd driven it a few times since then and again there wasn't any issues, lights were all fine, indicators worked fine again.
Today she started the car and it now has a myriad of warning lights; ABS, petrol, airbags, steering. The digital petrol gauge isn't working either, so looks like the tank is completely empty (though its actually almost full). I disconnected the battery, left it a few mins and hooked it back up, but the issue persists (the radio also threw up a 'Code Error' but I reckon that's just from me quickly disconnecting the battery, as it was fine the last time when left overnight).
I can only assume its an electrical fault of some kind that's knocking out everything else, or there's some unseen problem with the battery, but other than that I really can't tell what's wrong with this thing!
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