Member Since: 08 Nov 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 5
Faulty alarm/ immobiliser
Hi guys,I'm new to this and wonder if any one can help,I have a 54plate disco 3,last sat nite the indicators started flashing and the central locking was going ape,locking and unlocking rapidly!sunday morning I took the battery off to charge it as it was dead,had a look at the ecu behind and found the plug on top all green and wet,removed it,cleaned it thourghly and refitted it,perfect I thought,central locking working,indicators only flashing when locked/unlocked,started!ase I thought till I went to move it,the engine won't crank,done a hard reset and it starts but only ever once,trip to main dealer and £250 later to be told all 3 ecu probably need changing at the cost of £2650 and it may not fix it,when it won't crank the alarm led pulses 3 times then a gap then 3pulses and I get a msg on the radio display saying viechle fault shutting down,o2oo45 help please!!!!
9th Nov 2013 5:07 pm
Harvoy
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Redditch
Posts: 212
Hi Pete,
Have you resolved this issue now?
I ask as my D3 started doing exactly this last night
Regards,
Harv56 plate Zermatt Silve
30th Jan 2014 9:30 am
Pete the dig
Member Since: 08 Nov 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 5
Hi Harv yep,it's the body control ecu behind the battery,ring me on 07778980947 if u need any help!
1st Feb 2014 11:38 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
It is a CanBus fault and it can be as simple as a chafed wire and frequently is. Most find the issue located in a wheel arch and can be fixed with normal DIY skills, making it a very cheap fault to resolve. Water and corrosion in an ECU happen too, but is thankfully less common.
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