dial failure

zippy · Post by **zippy** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 12:37 am

I was driving around today and all the dials stayed pointed at zilch, i.e the speedo, fuel, rev and temp.
Drove to peugeot dealer and they couldn't help as had no mechanics on a sunday, so AA were called. I rectified itself after twenty minutes so the AA said they couldn't help as it wasn't a fuse.
Anyone else had the same problem? AA said it could be very hard to locate the problem.
Thanks Zippy

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:00 am

Yep - I had this problem. It was a result of me going up a very steep hill in the wrong gear and the engine getting flooded.

The car rectified itself too without a problem and when I spoke to my dealer they said there should not be any lasting effects. Just the smell of burning oil until it clears itself. He said that the dials reset themselves for some reason.

The car hasn't had any issues as a result (mind you I haven't tried to go up any steep hills in 4th any more!!).

Kirk.

Kirk.

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:15 am

Steep hills in 4th??? omg....lol

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:24 am

must have been a very steep hill

Robbie · Post by **Robbie** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:52 am

must have been a very slow ride

Robbie.

CB · Post by CB » Mon Jun 24, 2002 9:05 am

I had dial trouble too (fuel guage to zero) :sad:

The_Inspector · Post by **The_Inspector** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:00 pm

I had the exact same thing the first week I had the car. I started it up and the dials refused to work. Everything else was working fine. I tried restarting with no luck. So I drove, got my takeaway, and they were back to normal on my return trip!!

Since then, (5 months) it has never happened again, so I wouldn't worry too much, unless it happens all the time!

Dave-T · Post by **Dave-T** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:05 pm

On 2002-06-24 00:15, Erm wrote:
Steep hills in 4th??? omg....lol

Erm, don't you drive an automatic?

(just like myself)

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:27 pm

Manual here :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz:

VRRROOOOOOOOOOMMMM up those hills in 1st and 2nd no where near 4th

Erm

Dave-T · Post by **Dave-T** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 1:32 pm

oooooppps

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 8:12 pm

Yes - I had it very soon after getting my car in March. See "Dead electrics" in the other problems section. Solution was a software upgrade.

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Mon Jun 24, 2002 8:58 pm

On 2002-06-24 08:05, GregS wrote:
I had dial trouble too (fuel guage to zero) :sad:

greg,

you solve that by going to the petrol station

Erm · Post by **Erm** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 7:49 am

Nice one derek

CB · Post by CB » Tue Jun 25, 2002 8:01 pm

Hee Hee.....I get my fuel using BFG fuel coupons (vvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyy cheap!). Really not looking forward to coming back and paying UK prices in Sep.