hi all.
I am new to this forum and I would just like to say I know naff all about cars and motors etc. :|
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it just seems to be one problem after another with my van.
Firstly.... Its a Trafic 54 reg. I believe its a 1.9 with 6 speed. Its done roughly 130k miles but as i cant get a light on dash I cannot be more specific.
Basically, there has been a few problems over the pastr year and its been to garage several times.
1. Engine seized up and a belt snapped but no warning light to say oil was low. had engine reconditioned. Fixed
2. back to same garage as had oil leak. 'Fixed'
3. back to same garage as oil leaked again. Fixed
4. back to a different garage as couldn't get enough revs. Electric test. cleared. fixed
5. Back to a different garage as had a other problem (i forget what it was). Fixed
6. Back to garage in number 5 as losing revs again. Couldn't find fault.
7. Back to same garage as wouldn't start but made a clicking noise and failed to start. Started by bumping.
Apparently fixed.
Now all that has happened over last 10 months, and we cant keep throwing money at it but similarly we cant afford a new van out right.
The van has been running fairly smoothly over last month as far as I am aware as someone else has used it for some longer trips.
When it got brought back to me last weekend i noticed that the radio was asking for the code to unlock it. I thought this odd as it would have meant the battery being unplugged.
I used it a few days in the week for short journeys, and the last time was this morning. I was using to help someone move so obviously it was started and turned off several times. No problem. i bring it home and leave it for roughly 5 hours. I then went to move it and the lights on the dash didn't come on. So i tried turning the key and it wouldn't turn over. No ticking noise or anything. Silent.
Tried this several times but nothing. I then tried locking it but it wouldn't lock the doors. It made some grinding / clicking noise coming from the steering column. When the key is turned really quickly the service light and handbrake light and the engine light flick on quick but then go within a millisecond.
the battery was replaced a couple of months ago, and the interior light works, but i usually have it switched off fully. Even the front lamps do not work. I have checked all the fuses but they all seem okay.
I've tried browsing all the forums on google but nothing seems to answer my question direct.
Any help wouldn't be greatly appreciated.
Gareth
I am new to this forum and I would just like to say I know naff all about cars and motors etc. :|
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it just seems to be one problem after another with my van.
Firstly.... Its a Trafic 54 reg. I believe its a 1.9 with 6 speed. Its done roughly 130k miles but as i cant get a light on dash I cannot be more specific.
Basically, there has been a few problems over the pastr year and its been to garage several times.
1. Engine seized up and a belt snapped but no warning light to say oil was low. had engine reconditioned. Fixed
2. back to same garage as had oil leak. 'Fixed'
3. back to same garage as oil leaked again. Fixed
4. back to a different garage as couldn't get enough revs. Electric test. cleared. fixed
5. Back to a different garage as had a other problem (i forget what it was). Fixed
6. Back to garage in number 5 as losing revs again. Couldn't find fault.
7. Back to same garage as wouldn't start but made a clicking noise and failed to start. Started by bumping.
Apparently fixed.
Now all that has happened over last 10 months, and we cant keep throwing money at it but similarly we cant afford a new van out right.
The van has been running fairly smoothly over last month as far as I am aware as someone else has used it for some longer trips.
When it got brought back to me last weekend i noticed that the radio was asking for the code to unlock it. I thought this odd as it would have meant the battery being unplugged.
I used it a few days in the week for short journeys, and the last time was this morning. I was using to help someone move so obviously it was started and turned off several times. No problem. i bring it home and leave it for roughly 5 hours. I then went to move it and the lights on the dash didn't come on. So i tried turning the key and it wouldn't turn over. No ticking noise or anything. Silent.
Tried this several times but nothing. I then tried locking it but it wouldn't lock the doors. It made some grinding / clicking noise coming from the steering column. When the key is turned really quickly the service light and handbrake light and the engine light flick on quick but then go within a millisecond.
the battery was replaced a couple of months ago, and the interior light works, but i usually have it switched off fully. Even the front lamps do not work. I have checked all the fuses but they all seem okay.
I've tried browsing all the forums on google but nothing seems to answer my question direct.
Any help wouldn't be greatly appreciated.
Gareth