D2 Electrical inteference

[Phoenix]

Ok, I'm off to do a search now, but i'll ask anyway ;)

My old man has been having trouble starting and getting into his D2. It's a 2002 V8, and I expect that it's electrical inteference, I'm just trying to pin it down more specifically so he knows which store not to park near.

Can't start, can't get into proplerly and can't disable the alarm / immobiliser.

Thoughts??

[Pedro_The_Swift]

AMCAL chemists!!!:lol2:



tell him to push it 30 feet,,,

[Handbrake hates Camping]

Does he by any chance have an external GPS device ie a bluetooth GPS receiver that is plugged in via a USB charge cable to the Cigarette lighter. This will cause the exact problem every time..... I had the same issue and this was the culprit.


Doc

[Phoenix]

No gps or bluetooth devices.

Interestingly there was a chamist there, but no longer. but a few places with some devices. Bke shop, dentist, real estate agent etc.

[Redback]

No gps or bluetooth devices.

Interestingly there was a chamist there, but no longer. but a few places with some devices. Bke shop, dentist, real estate agent etc.

Where we park our D2 in Hurstville has some inteference that's stops us unlocking the car, we can get into the car using the key, you need to be quick so as not to set the alarm off.

Car will start though.

On the D2au site, there is a section for the places that this happens and also you can add one too.

Radio Interference Locations (http://www.d2au.com/index.php?board=36.0)

Baz.

[Grimace]

everytime i read a thread about this radio interferance starting problem with discos I can't help but laugh.

Honestly at first i thought people were pulling each others legs but its serious...

I think its a joke, surely something can be done about it? It just plain stoppid if you ask me... how such a bug got through the system :confused:

[dobbo]

Battery is about to die could be another issue. I had to swap the battery from my 110 into the discovery earlier this week due to the d2 battery not having enough charge to disarm the imobiliser and then start up.

[dobbo]

Pheonix how did your old man fair with his dramas? Was it the battery, the alternator or the checkout chick?

That sounds like a bad joke doesn't it.

[Phoenix]

Everything is ok on the vehicle it seems, so inteference seems the most likely cause, especially as there is only a problem in one physical locaiton.

[dobbo]

Everything is ok on the vehicle it seems, so inteference seems the most likely cause, especially as there is only a problem in one physical locaiton.

Don't rule out the battery, mine would work fine after half an hour, check the voltage on it and the alternator to be sure.

[Phoenix]

Battery is New I think as the old one died, I will get him to check it though.

[greg-g]

Hi Phoenix

I didn't realize you were in Launceston.
I had this exact problem with my 2004 TD5 outside 38 Brisbane St Launceston last December. I'm still none the wiser as to the exact cause of the problem. It wasn't due to the Key Fob battery as I changed while I was having the problem, and the original was OK.
The vehicle electrics are in excellent condition, and I'm sure the problem was due to external interference.
I described the problem in my post
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/47244-d2-immobilizer-external-radio-interference.html

Greg

[Phoenix]

Sounds like interference from the same place (whichever one that may be).

When I walk past there on the way to my car tonight i'll have to see if there is any obvious antennas about the place. I suspect that it is something in the dentist surgery, or the fancy new comptuer screens in the real estate agents window there.

[Johnsy]

Uncanny... I read this thread the day before my Disco did the same thing!!!!

We just had 2 wireless and blue tooth networks installed at work, so I switched power off to the senders, and waited 10mins and normality was restored.
Bloody annoying thing to happen!!! And of course I dont have the EKA code:mad:

Well at least its not likely to happen out in the scrub!!!:D

Johnsy

[Tombie]

everytime i read a thread about this radio interferance starting problem with discos I can't help but laugh.

Honestly at first i thought people were pulling each others legs but its serious...

I think its a joke, surely something can be done about it? It just plain stoppid if you ask me... how such a bug got through the system :confused:

Its not a bug in the system..

Its sloppy RF from poorly manufactured devices in the shops...

Anything can cause this in another system...

Happens to PCs, HiFi, Radios, anything electronic can be influenced by it...

RF is particularly prone, ever hear your mobile 'talking' to the towers through your stereo speakers?