frenzied dash

[roboz]

Hi everyone
Have an annoying dashboard problem.All manner of idiot lights are flashing as soon as ignition key removed as well as a buzzer sounding- only solution being to turn the lights on and leave them on but obviously not for hours so have to keep disconnecting battery.Oddly everything seems to work-lights ,glowplugs,abs,engine etc.Called AA yesterday & the man cleaned up the earth contacts under the battery,voila cured! Not so,
drove the thing today and on removing the ignition key all the lights on again& that buzzer!
Has anyone else had this problem and would be willing to suggest something?
Should add that I changed the battery but not until the next day did anything occur and then it was just two beeps on the buzzer then ok for a couple of days, then the above all happened.
Please help if you can,roboz.

 

[leon92]

I've got this problem as well and thought it was due to damp/condensation.
The car is currently at local garage (not Seat dealer) and he is stumped. Car is 6 yrs old and I don't want to pay for a new panel, will suggest to mechanic that he runs a dignostic test (is this standard non dealer equipment?).

If the problem doesn't affect the car's driveability/safety then I may just leave it as an intermittent problem. Would the car fail MOT with this problem?

Will continue to google ...

Thanks

 

[Seat Gooner]

I've got this problem as well and thought it was due to damp/condensation.
The car is currently at local garage (not Seat dealer) and he is stumped. Car is 6 yrs old and I don't want to pay for a new panel, will suggest to mechanic that he runs a dignostic test (is this standard non dealer equipment?).

If the problem doesn't affect the car's driveability/safety then I may just leave it as an intermittent problem. Would the car fail MOT with this problem?

Will continue to google ...

Thanks

Yeah it will fail a m.o.t if the lights stay on the dash

 

[Phillc]

Yeah it will fail a m.o.t if the lights stay on the dash

Which one's? i had the ESP light on when i had my mot and it passed.

 

[roboz]

Hi leon92,not sure if the dash problem is actually solved but for now my dash is behaving itself.Problem was to do with abs sensors bridged with metal particles from the discs-sensor ends are magnetic.The rear ones are not easily cleaned in situ and are best removed from the hub- you unclip the sensor lead remove the allen bolt then wiggle the unit out .Remove the debris.Get a multimeter a cheap one is fine,select the ohm range and check there is resistance across the two pins inside the sensor body .Mine all varied between 973 -1006 ohms,point is that there is a reading.No reading(open circuit)means the sensor is scrap.My front sensors were/are corroded in but I cleaned the ends with a cloth then gave them the ohm test -they both had a reading so reinstated leads drove car Voila a normal dash.Do you hear a small motor running for a few seconds behind the dash leon 92?