Muttley60000
23-01-2009, 10:05 PM
Hi People
Anyone help with this mystery. I have an intermitent fault on my instrument panel and I'm talking about it happening for a few days then months go by then it starts again for a few days then months go by etc.
When I switch off, sometimes before I take the key out, sometimes when I take the key out and sometimes when I've locked the doors and walked away from the car, the warning lights and background illumination lights on the instrument panel start flashing away and a double warning beep coming from the "lights on" warning bleeper. The warning lights on the dash don't light up together. They tend to alternate at random.
The only way I've found to stop it is to pull out the 5amp fuse no. 16, I think. But this cuts the memory for the clock and trip mileage and if lights are on with the key out of the ignition, there is no instrument panel illumination lights. After a few days, I'll put the fuse back in and everything will be fine for months maybe even a year.
I took it to a dealer who looked at it, shrugged his shoulders and came up with "Never seen that before. May need a new instrument panel". I'm not made of money so can't really afford an expensive bill for an instrument panel.
Before forking out the reddies, any one ever come across this on their Leon or any other Seat? Could it be a relay fault or water ingress causing a short circuit? I did start to notice it happens around bad weather. Can't say for certain, though. Where would I look to check?
Thanks for any help!! :1zhelp: ;)
Anyone help with this mystery. I have an intermitent fault on my instrument panel and I'm talking about it happening for a few days then months go by then it starts again for a few days then months go by etc.
When I switch off, sometimes before I take the key out, sometimes when I take the key out and sometimes when I've locked the doors and walked away from the car, the warning lights and background illumination lights on the instrument panel start flashing away and a double warning beep coming from the "lights on" warning bleeper. The warning lights on the dash don't light up together. They tend to alternate at random.
The only way I've found to stop it is to pull out the 5amp fuse no. 16, I think. But this cuts the memory for the clock and trip mileage and if lights are on with the key out of the ignition, there is no instrument panel illumination lights. After a few days, I'll put the fuse back in and everything will be fine for months maybe even a year.
I took it to a dealer who looked at it, shrugged his shoulders and came up with "Never seen that before. May need a new instrument panel". I'm not made of money so can't really afford an expensive bill for an instrument panel.
Before forking out the reddies, any one ever come across this on their Leon or any other Seat? Could it be a relay fault or water ingress causing a short circuit? I did start to notice it happens around bad weather. Can't say for certain, though. Where would I look to check?
Thanks for any help!! :1zhelp: ;)