Tim Member 142 Member For: 15y 9m 16d Posted 09/12/12 05:00 AM Author Share Posted 09/12/12 05:00 AM The RACQ couldn't get it started. Tried jump starting it and they checked all the fuses and checked for error codes in the computer. No problems detected. Had it towed to Ford and they said it was a dead battery. I don't think it is that simple though. I have had a flat battery before and it jumped started fine. I think the imobiliser was triggered somehow. There were no dash lights showing up with the ignition on. Car is back and working fine with a new battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas98 Member 1,029 Member For: 11y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: Maryborough Qld Posted 09/12/12 05:16 AM Share Posted 09/12/12 05:16 AM my ba lost all power once, eveything electrical did not work for about 5 mins, then it did and everything was reset....I cleaned battery terminals and been fine since, however stupid terminals need cleaning everywheek......and they are high quality terminals.... supposabley lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 12y 9m 1d Gender: Male Posted 09/12/12 05:38 AM Share Posted 09/12/12 05:38 AM Falcons HATE dodgy batteries, and rac are useless, wouldnt trust them as far as I could throw them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatG6ET Bronze Donating Members 707 Member For: 11y 10m 16d Gender: Male Location: cherrybrook Posted 09/12/12 06:22 AM Share Posted 09/12/12 06:22 AM (edited) Same thing on my car yesterday New battery did the trick Edited 09/12/12 06:23 AM by wombatG6ET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Member 142 Member For: 15y 9m 16d Posted 16/12/12 12:57 AM Author Share Posted 16/12/12 12:57 AM The bugger of a car won't start again. Same problem as before. Back at the dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Member 142 Member For: 15y 9m 16d Posted 18/12/12 11:20 AM Author Share Posted 18/12/12 11:20 AM By the time the dealers had a look at it the car started fine. I am fairly sure that it must be a problem with the key or immobiliser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Member 142 Member For: 15y 9m 16d Posted 14/04/13 12:32 PM Author Share Posted 14/04/13 12:32 PM My car has experienced this problem again today. Exactly the same as before. The only additional information I can provide is that the blue gauge lights in the dash were stuck on when the car was locked. The security light was also not flashing when locked.The car has now "fixed" itself and starts fine. The gauge lights were off and the security light was flashing when I went to start it. It was over 12 hours from when it wouldn't start this morning. I had tried it about 8 hours after it wouldn't start and it was still not working then. My feeling is that the car immobilises itself and then takes 12 hours for it to reset the lock down on the immobiliser.Can anyone confirm if there is a lock down time for the immobilisers and if so is there anyway to over ride it?I really need help with this. The car is about to run out of warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesk_1972 Member 267 Member For: 11y 9m 3d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 14/04/13 12:49 PM Share Posted 14/04/13 12:49 PM What battery did rhey install?Cca?BrAnd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 15y 5m 6d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 14/04/13 09:25 PM Share Posted 14/04/13 09:25 PM If the fault has been reported within the warranty period you will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Member 142 Member For: 15y 9m 16d Posted 15/04/13 06:10 AM Author Share Posted 15/04/13 06:10 AM What battery did rhey install?Cca?BrAnd?The battery is from Motorcraft and is 620CCAThanks for confirming what I thought Paulie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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