Technical My Fiat punto suddenly had the whole dashboard light up

[andreig4656]

Was in a car park with my friends about to leave, I turn on my car like usual and boom, first I get the power steering light, my steering wheel turns fine then 5 mins later the power steering turns off completely, then I get an abs light, I turn my car off and on again, they disappear, then just my abs light turns on.

Turn my car off and on again, both lights and check engine light appears, restart my car again, power steering and abs completely disapppear and just the check engine light appears.

Here is the weird part, after about 15 minutes of my car being off, I turn it on again, no lights, car drives fine, drove home no issue no lights. The thing is, the lights don’t appear instantly, they appeared around 5-10 minutes after starting my car at random times.

Anyone know what this can be?

 

[the green vanper]

Hello,

water? earth strap rust? rodents?

 

[ZaphodB]

Hello,

water? earth strap rust? rodents?

18 year old car , I'm going with a very crusty engine earth cable

 

[woolysocks]

Earth straps and battery health are good things to check first. Usually multiple issues like you've mentioned is a common power fault.

Do you get any codes when you plug in diagnostics? Might be worth a look if the issue is common

 

[andreig4656]

Had water leak into my abs connector due to a broken seal at the top of the hood, fixed it and now that it’s all dry everything is back to normal, just a water issue in a poorly designed car I guess, thank you all for the advice