Help please

yeah, that hurts. good luck finding a mech!

 

Water pump is a walk in the park compared to an ABS problem. Fix the water pump and drive the car home to CT

 

Your note reminds me of a quote I heard about a Rolls-Royce owner who changed his cars "…when the ash-trays were full!"

 

that's the great thing about driving eco cars. even a lowly lump like can afford a new one every 4 or 5 years.

that being said, at 6 1/2 years and 62,000 miles, the car may outlast me

 

Well, here I am (late as usual - so, what's new?) As someone else mentioned check the codes, and here's a trick for checking the 12V AuxBattery:

DO-IT-YOURSELF TEST PROCEDURE (thanks to jdenenberg):
- Without brake pedal, press the Power button once and release to enter ACC mode
- Press and hold the MFD Info button, then turn the headlights on and off three times to enter Maintenance mode; release Info button
- Press “Menu” (on screen)
- Press “Display Check”
- Press “Vehicle Signal Check” - the battery voltage is shown and should be about 12.4 to 12.8 Volts (normal for an unloaded battery)
- Again without brake pedal, press Power button and release to put a current load on the battery - the voltage should stay above 12.0V (if less than 12.0V the battery is not well, or there is a fault or unusual load somewhere)
- Press brake pedal and press Power button once to enter "Ready" mode - the battery is now charging at about 14V (if less than 13.6V or more than 14.4 there may be a problem with the charging circuit)
- Turn car OFF to leave Maintenance mode

Good luck! (-hope this helps - Wil)

 

Get a new car before it's too late, you don't want to go with all that cash in your pocket

 

Hey @bisco , who are you calling a "Lowly Lump"? …and is that anything like Lowly Worm? (…anyone else remember Lowly Worm?)

 

if you don't hear from me before my vehicle info changes, you'll know what happened.

i think it's gonna take a pretty useful bev to get me out of my pip, unless prime hatch expands, and they are still giving $14,000. off