After a month of not being driven due to some surgery I had the battery was dead. I charged the battery per the book, removing the battery terminals. After the battery was fully charged and reconnected I got the 3 bars of death. I went through the shifter thing twice and the car started. I love my little car (both of them!) but not a huge fan of electronics! I am used to working on my 60's and 70's era muscle cars that aren't so picky!
The only other problem i had was the engine light comes on each and every time I add fuel to the car.
Faulty fuel filler cap? It's a closed fuel system, and if there's a leak somewhere (or you don't tighten the cap down all the way - three clicks minimum) you'll get an engine-trouble indicator.
It wouldn't crank yesterday at on point. It took two or three attempts but then it cranked and started. This morning nothing..........so, I checked and charged the battery ( it was low....i was hoping that a full charge might change something......no dice.) I tried the little maneuver described above with no change. I'm not real sure about the validity of that test. What I did find was that I had left the window down and departed the car yesterday unlocked. After a couple of unsucessfull attempt to crank the Passion I repaired the fault by locking and unlocking the car with the fob. It was an alarm issue. Its all good now.
god, these electronics really suck, they euros should stick to what they know and leave the Tech up to the USA and Japan, my car has a dead battery now and it's about 0 degrees out so I'm not messing with it until it warms up
Supergeek-
I know your comment is a year and a half old, but it could not be more relevant! I just had this problem as I was most of my way to work this morning. I got my car the rest of the way to work but was afraid I would have to get it towed away and find another way home. Your solution worked perfeclty.
Well, this crazy three bars just happened this AM. While on the way to work, couldn't get it working since I didn't have the manual handy. Can anyone detail what the FIX is and how to do it? Just the steps, or if there is a link to an online manual?
Well, this crazy three bars just happened this AM. While on the way to work, couldn't get it working since I didn't have the manual handy. Can anyone detail what the FIX is and how to do it? Just the steps, or if there is a link to an online manual?
Try page 87 in your owners manual, "teaching-in transmission system"
thanks, my manual must be different. there is a tiny bit of detail on page 137 of my manual about re-train. It just says, turn car off, press break, turn car on, (but mine doesn't go on) run for 30 seconds. That doesn't seem to do anything since the car doesn't start. Any other tips or thoughts?
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