Screen shut off
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Screen shut off
Tonight I drove the car for the 1st time in a couple months and everything was great at first, but after parking for about 5 minutes when I turned the car back on a few seconds after moving forward the center screen just went black and I couldn't get it on the whole ride home.
When I got home I turned the car off and on and the screen came back on. Has anyone else had that problem? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? My car is a 14 with around 6,000 miles.
I remember a Nick Murray video where the screen would reset when he went over bumps, but I don't think I went over much of a bump in the parking lot when the screen went off.
When I got home I turned the car off and on and the screen came back on. Has anyone else had that problem? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? My car is a 14 with around 6,000 miles.
I remember a Nick Murray video where the screen would reset when he went over bumps, but I don't think I went over much of a bump in the parking lot when the screen went off.
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I suspect your battery was weakened from the prolong period on no use. Do you have the car on a battery maintainer? If the battery voltage drops much from 12 volts all sorts of odd behaviors can occur.
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I didn't put it on any kind of battery maintainer. I wasn't planning on being gone that long. I drove it again today and no problems. Should it be fine now that the car is running regularly again?
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I don't think it's your battery. I think it's a faulty PCM screen.
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Should I bring it to the dealer while it's still under warranty?
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Maybe but probably not in full - how car out of warranty is it? Past problems with the PCM? How is your relationship with the dealer - do you take it there for service, etc.? All of those things matter.
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The PCM has not had any issues in the past, as far as I know. It's a 2014 with 44,400 miles, so warranty expired 1 yr ago. I have had my car serviced at this dealership before, but I am not sure if they will make an exception regarding replacing the PCM. Thanks for your input!
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Tonight I drove the car for the 1st time in a couple months and everything was great at first, but after parking for about 5 minutes when I turned the car back on a few seconds after moving forward the center screen just went black and I couldn't get it on the whole ride home.
When I got home I turned the car off and on and the screen came back on. Has anyone else had that problem? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? My car is a 14 with around 6,000 miles.
I remember a Nick Murray video where the screen would reset when he went over bumps, but I don't think I went over much of a bump in the parking lot when the screen went off.
When I got home I turned the car off and on and the screen came back on. Has anyone else had that problem? What can I do to prevent this from happening again? My car is a 14 with around 6,000 miles.
I remember a Nick Murray video where the screen would reset when he went over bumps, but I don't think I went over much of a bump in the parking lot when the screen went off.
Last edited by Ceepe; 09-08-2019 at 12:25 PM.