Dash warning light strange behaviour
Hi,
I guess this is not a serious problem but as it can be a symptom of something serious that can be about to happen, i would like to hear your opinions, specially from the electrical experts.
Sometimes, not always, when I turn the ignition key, before starting the car and when all the warning lights go on, I get a blinking central warning sign, just on the dash, nothing on the center console.
All other warning lights have a normal behaviour, all lighted up.
When I start the car, everything is normal again, all the lights go out, except the parking light and the brake light, waiting for the first press on the brakes.
This doens't happens everytime, maybe once in 3 or 4 times I start the car.
Any ideas? A simple bad contact or something serious?
TIA
Regards
I guess this is not a serious problem but as it can be a symptom of something serious that can be about to happen, i would like to hear your opinions, specially from the electrical experts.
Sometimes, not always, when I turn the ignition key, before starting the car and when all the warning lights go on, I get a blinking central warning sign, just on the dash, nothing on the center console.
All other warning lights have a normal behaviour, all lighted up.
When I start the car, everything is normal again, all the lights go out, except the parking light and the brake light, waiting for the first press on the brakes.
This doens't happens everytime, maybe once in 3 or 4 times I start the car.
Any ideas? A simple bad contact or something serious?
TIA
Regards
check the coolant level and the oil level, and the washer tank, level and their respective connections . Also check the lights see if they are all working.
Its possible that you have a bad connection at one of the fluid containers
Its possible that you have a bad connection at one of the fluid containers
Hi,
Thanks Mrmerlin, you are absolutely right.
I have first checked the washer tank level sender and it seems fine, then when I put my hand in the connection plug of the coolant level sender, it immediately fall apart. The plug seems fine but the little piece where it is supposed to connect it’s completely rusted and destroyed and is separated from the level sensor itself.
New coolant level sensor ordered, and hopefully problem solved!
Thanks again Mrmerlin.
Regards
Thanks Mrmerlin, you are absolutely right.

I have first checked the washer tank level sender and it seems fine, then when I put my hand in the connection plug of the coolant level sender, it immediately fall apart. The plug seems fine but the little piece where it is supposed to connect it’s completely rusted and destroyed and is separated from the level sensor itself.
New coolant level sensor ordered, and hopefully problem solved!
Thanks again Mrmerlin.
Regards




