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Astra 1.9cdti XP
Quote: Originally posted by 172gal on 09 November 2003
.....4th, 5th, 6th time i tried to start it today. Eventually it did start around the 10th attempt. Its never done this before now and wondered what could have caused it? Oh and has this happened to you before?
Cheers
Hannah
Is it trying to fire or is nothing happening when you turn the key???
If its not firing then it will be the imobilsier, I had the same problem the dealer fixed it under warranty! If it is firing then I dont know.....check your engines not of fire!!
Yes it wanted to start but couldnt. What happend was my friend started her up fine first time, then she reversed it down the drive and switched the engine off. Then it was left 5 mins or so whilst we loaded it up with bags.
Then when i came to start it, it wouldnt. I left it a min or so, then tried again but nothing. Eventually it started after numerous attempts. Its quite a concern though as im going to manchester tomorrow evening and if it happens again i might be in trouble
All the electrics looked fine, the stop, handbrake and battery light all came on as usual before firing her up.
Do you think i should take her to the dealers?
alot of 172 have cold start problems but it sounds like the immobiliser to me. Make sure you dont leave the key in when trying to restart the engine - remove wait a bit and then put the key in, wait a sec and turn. The chip reader will stop reading it if you leave the key in. im sure its explained better somewhere in the manual.
try your spare key as well. May be that your battery is on the blink in the key fob? i needed mine replaced after like a week! great!
After then it was the immobiliser. Theres a special wire that i had to wiggle (as instructed by AA man) to get it to start when i was stranded. It seems to be fine now. Probably a fluke fix by renault when they fixed something else!
Here is my "no start" story FWIW
Put key in ignition, turn key, click... nothing (repeat for 5 mins), use wifes car
Later.. bla bla.. turn key ..vroom vroom
Next day in dealer (getting rattle fixed) "cant find anything wrong"
Next day turn key, click...nothing, use wifes car
Later.. bla bla.. turn key ..vroom vroom, take it down to local garage
"cant find anything wrong"
Next day turn key, click...nothing, decide to lift the lid and have a look, tighten battery terminal screw (very very loose
), turn key ..vroom vroom
Struth...Furkin spanner monkeys.
I have a problem with starting since new... is a 172 Mk2 Ph2
In fist try to start of the day it fails and when start the entire care is shaking like an old car.... when it reach the normal temperature the engine is normal, it happen more frequently when rains. Other thing is that if the car start shaking and I try to reach the 2000rpm slowly it sounds like is drowning...
Renault Dealer cannot find anything...
Please HELP ME!!! here is my topic: http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=2&TopicID=58196&PagePosition=1http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=2&TopicID=58196&PagePosition=1
Under Clio Discussion - http://forum.cliosport.net/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=2&TopicID=58196&PagePosition=1Problem with cold start!!
Thanks a lot
I have some problems with immobiliser too, sometimes its just flashing after the key is turned and sometimes I cant lock the doors (unlocking is working fine). After I put the key into ignition for the second time everything is working again. What is going on? Any clues? What wires should I wiggle? Battery in the key fob is replaced and few moths ago I was at service but everything was working fine there so they didnt do anything...Please help Its annoying
A well built VW
Had you locked the car if so did the remote key work?if not immobiliser problem
Like all the other said check the light for the immobiliser next time it happens i had a similar problem where i washed my car then locked it up for the night about 4 hours later i went out to see the immobiliser light had stopped flashing just on constant car would try to start but immobiliser was stopping it
Next morning out with wifes hairdryer in the section that houses the relays to make sure no damp had gotten in aparantly a common problem but still no joy removed battery terminal +ve reconnected and hay presto started first time
had exactly the same problem with a clio about a week ago. Took ages to start but did eventually. After it did start and got warmed up it had a slight misfire. Took it to Renault next day and they changed a faulty coil. Thats the second one they have changed in two years - both of which went around the same time i.e just as the nights started to get colder !!
hope this helps
mitch
Neil - didnt take it that high in the rev range, I just warmed it up round the block. You could tell something wasnt quite right with the car, but it wasnt cutting out or anything. Once the car had warmed up though you could hear an intermittant puff from the exhaust every now and again when idling and it was a bit stuttery when blipping the throttle...
I did wonder at the time whether the Clio suffers with the same problem with the coils as the VAG cars - I was going to purchase a cupra before I got my renault and it seemed a common problem.
Oh and this has cured the problem ....
Pooch-Unlocking is working always, but sometimes when I turn the key in ignition immobiliser light keeps flashing, then I pull the key out and then back into ignition and then everything is working fine (no immob. light as it should be). Ive never tried to start the car with imob. light flashing because it should stop flashing if everything is OK (I will try to start it next time and see whats happening in that case). Also, sometimes when Im trying to lock my car nothing happens, red light on key fob is flashing but nothing else, then I get back into car put the key into ignition and turn it (2 times, not starting the engine) then get out again and lock normally? WTF is going on ? It started few months ago and in service they have no clue because it was working flawlessly there. Could it be moisture (I had no problems during summer) or is it something with immobiliser?
