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[philayl]

Hi All, had a problem yesterday when I lost the instruments, climate contrtol, hazard light and interior light, drove to work ok this morning without these but when I came to go home the auto box started juddering and reving the engine only moved the car very slowly, just like driving with the brakes on. I found a blown fuse in the panel by the steering column, I replaced this and all the electrics came back on, but the problem with the gearbox still persists, is the gearbox fault just a coincidence or might it be related to the electical fault?

[Dazzler]

Sounds like the gearbox has gone into limp home mode Dig around on the forum to find out how to reset it. (I take it you havn't got the snow/ice mode button depressed )

[ClarCE]

Have you had any problems with the autobox before this?

I would still say your first port of call on an autobox, before throwing in the towel and taking it somewhere would be to get the car up, get the sumps (2) off, clean / change the filter, and renew the autobox fluid - if you clean the filter rather than replacing its a nice cheap thing to do that often eliminates a lot of autobox probs..

I hope its not too bad  :-/

[philayl]

Hi, thanks for the replies, I did check the snow button but it was o.k. The fluid and filters were changed about five weeks ago, so I think I can rule that out    I will see if I can find the "how to" on resetting, does it need a tech 2?

[philayl]

Have had a look round the forum but can't find anything on resetting the gearbox ecu, does anyone know where it is please?

[Marks DTM Calib]

Is F9 ok......

Fuses generally dont go for no reason......

[philayl]

Hi Mark, I only found one fuse gone, can't remember the number but it controlled the climate control, instruments, interior light, it was a 20amp. I checked all the other fuses but they were o.k. Is there a relay that controls the gearbox, and how can I tell if it is the gearbox that has gone, or it has just gone into limp mode?

[JamesV6CDX]

Hi Mark, I only found one fuse gone, can't remember the number but it controlled the climate control, instruments, interior light, it was a 20amp. I checked all the other fuses but they were o.k. Is there a relay that controls the gearbox, and how can I tell if it is the gearbox that has gone, or it has just gone into limp mode?

As I well know, this problem can be a pain in the arse... but you will get there!

Getting the gearbox ECU fault codes read will give a good clue.

If it happened at the same time other electrical systems went down, I'd sway towards an electrical issue rather than a mechanical fault..

(but as we recently learned.. that can't be ruled out!!)

[wheelchairkid]

Hi if you go to Ebay and look for a OBD 2 code reader and car Diagnostic tool you can plug it in to your car, and you will get any fault codes and clear them if need be. I have just got one from ebay at a cost of £33.99 you will need one with a u480 code book, mine is a little orange one, (I mean my OBD2) but worth its weight in gold.
              I hope this will help you get it sorted and save money
                              Jason
                        The wheelchair kid                  

[JamesV6CDX]

Hi if you go to Ebay and look for a OBD 2 code reader and car Diagnostic tool you can plug it in to your car, and you will get any fault codes and clear them if need be. I have just got one from ebay at a cost of £33.99 you will need one with a u480 code book, mine is a little orange one, (I mean my OBD2) but worth its weight in gold.
              I hope this will help you get it sorted and save money
                              Jason
                        The wheelchair kid                  

Jason, can that read your gearbox ECU?!

[wheelchairkid]

Hi yes it can read your engie ecu, gear box ecu, abs ecu and air bag ecu. the only thing it can not do is clear codes on ABS or Airbags, it can work on almost all cars built after 1996, for car pre 1996 you need OBD 1.
                                              Jason

[Eliteman Steve]

Hi All, had a problem yesterday when I lost the instruments, climate contrtol, hazard light and interior light, drove to work ok this morning without these but when I came to go home the auto box started juddering and reving the engine only moved the car very slowly, just like driving with the brakes on. I found a blown fuse in the panel by the steering column, I replaced this and all the electrics came back on, but the problem with the gearbox still persists, is the gearbox fault just a coincidence or might it be related to the electical fault?

With reguard to the fuse blowing , I had a similar occurence when changing the stereo , one of the wires behind the dash was earthing itself on the chassis while I was driving along , the fuse was for the power steering as well I seem to recall which made things interesting . Did you do any work on the electrics or disturb the wiring in any way just before the problem?

[philayl]

Hi if you go to Ebay and look for a OBD 2 code reader and car Diagnostic tool you can plug it in to your car, and you will get any fault codes and clear them if need be. I have just got one from ebay at a cost of £33.99 you will need one with a u480 code book, mine is a little orange one, (I mean my OBD2) but worth its weight in gold.
              I hope this will help you get it sorted and save money
                              Jason
                        The wheelchair kid                  

Hi, do you need a laptop to use this?

[philayl]

Hi All, had a problem yesterday when I lost the instruments, climate contrtol, hazard light and interior light, drove to work ok this morning without these but when I came to go home the auto box started juddering and reving the engine only moved the car very slowly, just like driving with the brakes on. I found a blown fuse in the panel by the steering column, I replaced this and all the electrics came back on, but the problem with the gearbox still persists, is the gearbox fault just a coincidence or might it be related to the electical fault?

With reguard to the fuse blowing , I had a similar occurence when changing the stereo , one of the wires behind the dash was earthing itself on the chassis while I was driving along , the fuse was for the power steering as well I seem to recall which made things interesting . Did you do any work on the electrics or disturb the wiring in any way just before the problem?

Hi Steve, yes I refitted the stereo after it had been repaired, will remove the climate control console and thoroughly check the wiring tomorrow, thanks to you all for your help.   p.s. how would this affect the gearbox if no other fuse appears to be blown, probably a silly question but electrics aren't my scene!

[wheelchairkid]

Hi
    just to let you know you do not need a laptop to use the OBD 2 code reader, all of you need is the OBD 2
                                         Jason