woogoo said:

Hi Matt,

Why can't you take the car back to the garage where you bought it? AIUI he's obliged by law to provide you with a warranty, the last thing I'd want it getting my hands dirty days after taking it home.

Maybe not what you wanted to hear but by your own admission you worked your nuts off to save for this car, so I'd expect it to work.

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MrP said:

I've just been suffering a flat battery on my 2003 L322 - where would I look to find one of those final stage resisters?

Ever since the battery went flat enough not to turn the engine at all the suspension is not going up and down but I'm not getting any warnings.....the trade off for having lots of elec' toys I suppose.

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mattstevenson2005 said:

Hi guys

For those of you that are following my pink drip thread I thought i would start a new one for my flat battery problem, i went out and bought a new battery changer and have charged the battery up to full power and while it was charging i had some time to do some research into why it may have gone flat, one of the main things i found was the possible HVAC fan blower and the Park transmission light staying on i.e. not letting the system go to sleep. Now ive got the car working again i decided to time the time it takes for the blower to stop and the park transmission light to go out. I timed it twice and it is taking between 20-25 minutes to switch off and for the car to go to sleep. Does this time sound about right or does it sound too long? because ive just got the car im not sure if the HVAC wiring harness has been replaced yet.

Sorry for the long post! but i dont want to have another flat battery and if its just the case of changing a wiring harness to stop the problem i will get it done.

cheers
Matt

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the hooded claw said:

Matt,
When you "Fan Blower" I assume you mean the Coolin fan (Engine) as its Temperature controlled & yer leaking rad fluid .... I think the 2 are very much connected ....as the fan only stops when the thermostat contact breaks the circuit if yer engine is HOTTER than normal it will take longer to cool down ..hence the fan running/cooling it longer ....

this would also account for the transmission light being on longer as well (as the car won't "Sleep" while its got "Something" i.e. Cooling fan running) to do

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gtland said:

Here`s a bit of hard advise. Take the car back get your money back write it off to experience.
You seem to have `invested` a lot of cash, time and are determined to make this car work for you. But with problems like this, so early on, and a garage that seems totally uninterested, maybe you should that this is not the deal you expected, or deserve.
There are good cars out there, but sounds like this one ain`t it. It is difficult to accept that a long anticipated wish isn`t coming true , but at some stage... Well, better to accept it early rather than later maybe. Sorry, but I do wish you luck.

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gtland said:

Well as I said good luck. Keep your options open and try to take a detached view of things. Easier said than done tho! Cheers.

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delisle said:

Matt,
just to help you reflect I picked
my car up on fri an as you know I've ha a few
problems too. I spoke to the garage on fri and it's being picked up now. Called this morning with more faults mainly the oil and there wasn't an issue. Due to this I still have confidence in the car and garage. Hope it helps.
Rob

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