General Fiat Bravo several errors

[thaiss]

Hello everyone!

A few days ago I started having problems with my Fiat Bravo 198 1.4TJet 150HP.

I had the following errors while driving, all at once:
- Hill holder not available
- Engine failure warning light
- ESP system warning light
- the ASR button is disabled, and I can't turn it back on
- the temperature gauge suddenly dropped (and stays there)
- the fan turns on and does not turn off

Since many things failed at the same time, we thought it was a battery failure, but the car started fine and today it showed about 12.2V off and 13.8V on.

We have changed the temperature sensor, and we have disconnected and reconnected the battery, and everything remains the same.
The brake lights work correctly.

Any idea what could be happening?

Thank you in advance!!

 

[Luisc]

Hello everyone!

A few days ago I started having problems with my Fiat Bravo 198 1.4TJet 150HP.

I had the following errors while driving, all at once:
- Hill holder not available
- Engine failure warning light
- ESP system warning light
- the ASR button is disabled, and I can't turn it back on
- the temperature gauge suddenly dropped (and stays there)
- the fan turns on and does not turn off

Since many things failed at the same time, we thought it was a battery failure, but the car started fine and today it showed about 12.2V off and 13.8V on.

We have changed the temperature sensor, and we have disconnected and reconnected the battery, and everything remains the same.
The brake lights work correctly.

Any idea what could be happening?

Thank you in advance!!

Apart from the temperature gauges and fan , i have all could it be the auxiliary belt on your case? Is at start up?

 

[thaiss]

Which one is the auxiliary belt? Everything else seems to be working fine

 

[Luisc]

Which one is the auxiliary belt? Everything else seems to be working fine

Alternator one maybe

 

[thaiss]

Alternator one maybe

We haven't checked any belts, could that be what's causing all these failures?

 

[Luisc]

We haven't checked any belts, could that be what's causing all these failures?

Can cause the battery to not charge fully and give the faults

 

[thaiss]

Can cause the battery to not charge fully and give the faults

Okay, I get it. How can I check this?
Although, I have not noticed other problems, such as low headlight intensity

 

[The Panda Nut]

If you get such a huge pile of faults showing my money would all go on imminent battery failure. The battery went on my Bravo and I think all the warning lights were on some flashing others not. New battery cured them all. Its worth checking alternator output before spending out though. Dont think just because the battery looks to be OK that it is. These days things are no longer that straight forward.

 

[thaiss]

If you get such a huge pile of faults showing my money would all go on imminent battery failure. The battery went on my Bravo and I think all the warning lights were on some flashing others not. New battery cured them all. Its worth checking alternator output before spending out though. Dont think just because the battery looks to be OK that it is. These days things are no longer that straight forward.

Thank you, I think I will replace my battery, and then if the problem is still there, I will check other things. What I can't understand is why it seems to be working well, but it might not.

Thank you!

 

[The Panda Nut]

My Panda had a battery that showed 12.4 volts. One cell must have failed adn it was as dead as a door post. It helf 12.4v after being discarded, for a month before finally going flat. It had all the warning lighs lit up! Nothing else worked. When you have a whole range of faults that cannot be a realistic thing its most often battery, battery connections or earthing that is the problem. If you have a volt meter you can read the battery voltahe cold, and after starting, and with the engine running. COld you should expect no less than 12.8 volts Once the engine is running hte alternator should raise this to a constant 14.4 approx. It should maintain this with the lights and heated rear window switched on if the alternator is working. If it cannot do this suspect the alternator. Panda battery after two weeks parked up is 12.8. After the car had been running and is switched off it is 13.8 Hope this helps

 

[thaiss]

Problem solved! It was the battery, it was failing.
After replacing the battery, I had to erase all failures that appeared in the OBD, and all solved!

 

[Luisc]

Problem solved! It was the battery, it was failing.
After replacing the battery, I had to erase all failures that appeared in the OBD, and all solved!

Nice , quick and cheap fix , do you know what codes show?
Best regards

 

[The Panda Nut]

When my battery failed pretty well all the warning lights and warnings were flashing, then it died completely.

 

[thaiss]

Nice , quick and cheap fix , do you know what codes show?
Best regards

I don't remeber the codes, but there were two, both from the temperature sensor

 

[Luisc]

I don't remeber the codes, but there were two, both from the temperature sensor

Mine comes from the steering :/ but no symptoms i will do a voltage drop test to the earth terminal and in battery terminals and clamps.

 

[mofaya]

When the Bravo gives you these errors its a power problem. Battery, alternator etc. i have been there more than once.