Thread: D2 Td5 - Weird (scary) electrical issue...

mine did it just outside the bp station on burns beach road about 2 months ago... i turned it off an restarted (or tried) about 3 mins later... and nothing... waited a few minutes... and it cranked up... never done it since...

someone mentioned shop electronics can effect them a tad... but its never been looked at properly... i guess its just the td5 reminding you that its electronic...

other day down the freeway too... ALL of my lights on the dash came on for a second and then back off... didnt miss a beat tho... its just keeping you on your toes!

Thanks

Steve

Aaah! ya gotta love it! Be a bit put out tho if it did half way up the Canning...

Mike

It sounds like interference from a mobile phone mast / antenna. If so, it's a common problem with most makes of cars as the signals interfere with the immobilizer. The problem is more common on garage forecourts as mobile phone companies quite often hide their antennas inside the petrol station signs.

Breakdown firms cure the problem by towing the car 100yds down the road & trying again.

M

Hit the immobilizer / lock button on the key of mine at Carousel in Perth last Saturday - doors locked, indicators flashed three times as normal, and headlights came on low beam and stayed on. Pushed button again and lights went out. Hasn't done it since - I've been checking.

Gremlins ????????

Originally Posted by BMKal

Hit the immobilizer / lock button on the key of mine at Carousel in Perth last Saturday - doors locked, indicators flashed three times as normal, and headlights came on low beam and stayed on. Pushed button again and lights went out. Hasn't done it since - I've been checking.

Gremlins ????????

That's a feature! If you hold the lock button long enough the headlights stay on for a while so that you can see in the dark.

Originally Posted by camel_landy

It sounds like interference from a mobile phone mast / antenna. If so, it's a common problem with most makes of cars as the signals interfere with the immobilizer. The problem is more common on garage forecourts as mobile phone companies quite often hide their antennas inside the petrol station signs.

Breakdown firms cure the problem by towing the car 100yds down the road & trying again.

M

And they reckon them things won't fry yer brain

there wasnt an AMCAL chemist around??

Let me guess - there was an Amcal chemist at that centre....their scanners interfere with the cars computer - the imobilisation aspect of the security system. LR know about it but wont admit it until you push them. I pushed them out of warranty (because its got nothing to do with the age of the vehicle) and they agreed to fit a whole new receiver and key pads - $3000 worth - free. In effect they change the frequency on which the key pads run. I think before the change they were 200mhz or so from memory.

Hit them up....tell them they have done it before out of warranty for free.