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Old 6th March 2012, 09:35   #1
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Default Phantom Wipers !

On my "new" ZT-T last night the alarm went off, not a problem I thought, went outside and pressed the fob, lights and alarm off but then in the dark I hear a strange noise, hey ho the wipers front and rear are working. How come ? Doors locked key in hand !
So I unlock the car and start the engine, wipers stop, stop engine remove key, wipers start !
Also at one point with the car locked I could see the ignition lights on on the dash, eh how come ?
After doing this several times I ended up whipping the earth lead off the battery.
This morning all seems ok ,so what was it ?
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Old 6th March 2012, 09:46   #2
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Dunno sorry hun but by reseting battery like you have normally etadicates any gremlins, hth
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Old 6th March 2012, 09:50   #3
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time of the mth for the car
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Old 6th March 2012, 09:54   #4
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Do you have a son named Damien by any chance?
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Old 6th March 2012, 10:01   #5
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time of the mth for the car
Watch out for mt94 under your box then
And watch it doesnt just cut out and refuse to start again.


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Old 6th March 2012, 10:56   #6
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I would Check your plenum area is not flooded and the check the battery is ok and not on its way out.

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Old 6th March 2012, 11:16   #7
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Have you had heavy rain? Check your plenum! Dave
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Old 6th March 2012, 11:37   #8
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If you've got sat nav you've probably got water in the boot well or in the sat nav drive....this is a sympton of water touching the k-bus circuit
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Old 6th March 2012, 11:55   #9
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Also, if it is a diesel, it can be water corrosion to the contacts of the glow plug relay.
This also plays havoc with the K-bus
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Old 6th March 2012, 13:38   #10
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Exactly the fault i had. A wet bcu under the glove box. Spray all connections with wd40 and wrap the bcu in plastic before bolting it back to the bulkhead.hth

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