So, the other night we drove the Cabrio out to get some takeout, and since
it’s winter here we don’t drive it much, mostly the truck in the inclement
weather. So, anyway, I drive to a couple errands and it’s running great, new
TT Tuning exhaust, sounds great. We pull into the spot to get the food and I
shut it down and for a split second the idiot lights come on, then go off as
I pull out the key. I think nothing of it as I go in, but as I’m in line I
start thinking that it was unusual for them to go on when shutting the car
down.
So, back in the car, I start it up and the idiot lights are flashing now, a
few of them, I can’t recall which, and the speedo and tach needles are
bouncing along with the flashing. Idle is rock solid, car is running smooth,
drives fine. As I drive down the road the flashing & jumping continue and
I’m getting nervous, according to my wife (the primary Cabrio driver) that’s
never happened before. You’d have to be blind not to notice. Anyway, we
drive the 10 minutes home and about half way home it gets better, actually
showing the correct speed & RPM, then bouncing, then back to normal. It was
fine when we pulled in the driveway and I couldn’t get it to replicate the
problem. After two days it hasn’t happened again.
My concern is leaving my wife stranded somewhere or causing more problems by
letting it go. Any idea what it was/is? How to fix it?
Thanks in advance.
Josh
Hi Josh,
which are the idiot light you make reference to?
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"Josh" <SPAMjdunn…@cadd-tech.com> wrote in message <news:faB%9.14206$kh3.3690423410@newssvr10.news.prodigy.com>…
> So, the other night we drove the Cabrio out to get some takeout, and since
> it’s winter here we don’t drive it much, mostly the truck in the inclement
> weather. So, anyway, I drive to a couple errands and it’s running great, new
> TT Tuning exhaust, sounds great. We pull into the spot to get the food and I
> shut it down and for a split second the idiot lights come on, then go off as
> I pull out the key. I think nothing of it as I go in, but as I’m in line I
> start thinking that it was unusual for them to go on when shutting the car
> down.
> So, back in the car, I start it up and the idiot lights are flashing now, a
> few of them, I can’t recall which, and the speedo and tach needles are
> bouncing along with the flashing. Idle is rock solid, car is running smooth,
> drives fine. As I drive down the road the flashing & jumping continue and
> I’m getting nervous, according to my wife (the primary Cabrio driver) that’s
> never happened before. You’d have to be blind not to notice. Anyway, we
> drive the 10 minutes home and about half way home it gets better, actually
> showing the correct speed & RPM, then bouncing, then back to normal. It was
> fine when we pulled in the driveway and I couldn’t get it to replicate the
> problem. After two days it hasn’t happened again.
> My concern is leaving my wife stranded somewhere or causing more problems by
> letting it go. Any idea what it was/is? How to fix it?
> Thanks in advance.
> Josh
"Tristan" <tristan_ka…@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Josh,
> which are the idiot light you make reference to?
Not sure exactly which lights, but they’re the ones that’ll light up on the
dash if you stall the car, just below the speedo and tach. I think the gas,
check engine, abs, oil, I don’t know, I could be confusing the ones in my
truck too. But, it did happen again last night. My wife called me on her
drive to the gym, but it didn’t happen on the drive home.
Josh
> "Josh" <SPAMjdunn…@cadd-tech.com> wrote in message
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> > So, the other night we drove the Cabrio out to get some takeout, and
since
> > it’s winter here we don’t drive it much, mostly the truck in the
inclement
> > weather. So, anyway, I drive to a couple errands and it’s running great,
new
> > TT Tuning exhaust, sounds great. We pull into the spot to get the food
and I
> > shut it down and for a split second the idiot lights come on, then go
off as
> > I pull out the key. I think nothing of it as I go in, but as I’m in line
I
> > start thinking that it was unusual for them to go on when shutting the
car
> > down.
> > So, back in the car, I start it up and the idiot lights are flashing
now, a
> > few of them, I can’t recall which, and the speedo and tach needles are
> > bouncing along with the flashing. Idle is rock solid, car is running
smooth,
> > drives fine. As I drive down the road the flashing & jumping continue
and
> > I’m getting nervous, according to my wife (the primary Cabrio driver)
that’s
> > never happened before. You’d have to be blind not to notice. Anyway, we
> > drive the 10 minutes home and about half way home it gets better,
actually
> > showing the correct speed & RPM, then bouncing, then back to normal. It
was
> > fine when we pulled in the driveway and I couldn’t get it to replicate
the
> > problem. After two days it hasn’t happened again.
> > My concern is leaving my wife stranded somewhere or causing more
problems by
> > letting it go. Any idea what it was/is? How to fix it?
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Josh
It sounds like a loose ground in the electric system. If you have the
schematics, check all grounding points.
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Josh wrote:
> So, the other night we drove the Cabrio out to get some takeout, and since
> it’s winter here we don’t drive it much, mostly the truck in the inclement
> weather. So, anyway, I drive to a couple errands and it’s running great, new
> TT Tuning exhaust, sounds great. We pull into the spot to get the food and I
> shut it down and for a split second the idiot lights come on, then go off as
> I pull out the key. I think nothing of it as I go in, but as I’m in line I
> start thinking that it was unusual for them to go on when shutting the car
> down.
> So, back in the car, I start it up and the idiot lights are flashing now, a
> few of them, I can’t recall which, and the speedo and tach needles are
> bouncing along with the flashing. Idle is rock solid, car is running smooth,
> drives fine. As I drive down the road the flashing & jumping continue and
> I’m getting nervous, according to my wife (the primary Cabrio driver) that’s
> never happened before. You’d have to be blind not to notice. Anyway, we
> drive the 10 minutes home and about half way home it gets better, actually
> showing the correct speed & RPM, then bouncing, then back to normal. It was
> fine when we pulled in the driveway and I couldn’t get it to replicate the
> problem. After two days it hasn’t happened again.
> My concern is leaving my wife stranded somewhere or causing more problems by
> letting it go. Any idea what it was/is? How to fix it?
> Thanks in advance.
> Josh