Electrics: - Brake failure message

Mercury1964 · Dec 4th, 2018, 23:45

This problem has now occurred 3 times but with no real rhyme or reason. First time it happened after it had been driven for 5 minutes, then parked up for 20. After that I drove the car on a 5 hour trip and zero problem. It happened again after being driven 200 yards then again being driven 10 mins. The weird thing is the wipers stay on eve when turned off, the indicators /hazards stop working, the washers stop as well. There is nothing wrong with the brakes. It also comes up with power steering needing servicing message. All basically very random unconnected stuff. After 10 mins it seems to sort itself. What could the fault be and what's the best suction to sort it. I'm concerned it's gonna do it somewhere it could be potentially dangerous.

cheshired5 · Dec 5th, 2018, 12:25

Get the battery and alternator performance checked out with a multimeter then do these simple checks and/or get the fault code read.

The Thong · Dec 6th, 2018, 16:01

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Originally Posted by Mercury1964

This problem has now occurred 3 times but with no real rhyme or reason. First time it happened after it had been driven for 5 minutes, then parked up for 20. After that I drove the car on a 5 hour trip and zero problem. It happened again after being driven 200 yards then again being driven 10 mins. The weird thing is the wipers stay on eve when turned off, the indicators /hazards stop working, the washers stop as well. There is nothing wrong with the brakes. It also comes up with power steering needing servicing message. All basically very random unconnected stuff. After 10 mins it seems to sort itself. What could the fault be and what's the best suction to sort it. I'm concerned it's gonna do it somewhere it could be potentially dangerous.

What car is it?

Dec 4th, 2018, 23:45	#1
Mercury1964 New Member Last Online: Dec 4th, 2018 23:45 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Newcastle	Brake failure message This problem has now occurred 3 times but with no real rhyme or reason. First time it happened after it had been driven for 5 minutes, then parked up for 20. After that I drove the car on a 5 hour trip and zero problem. It happened again after being driven 200 yards then again being driven 10 mins. The weird thing is the wipers stay on eve when turned off, the indicators /hazards stop working, the washers stop as well. There is nothing wrong with the brakes. It also comes up with power steering needing servicing message. All basically very random unconnected stuff. After 10 mins it seems to sort itself. What could the fault be and what's the best suction to sort it. I'm concerned it's gonna do it somewhere it could be potentially dangerous.

Dec 5th, 2018, 12:25	#2
cheshired5 Premier Member Last Online: Dec 26th, 2021 13:42 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Crewe	Get the battery and alternator performance checked out with a multimeter then do these simple checks and/or get the fault code read. __________________ 2002 S60 SE D5 Manual 209000 miles

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