Hi all,
I know it's probably bad manners to start your membership with asking for help, but I am currently at my wits end with my 2001 K11. I took the car to three different specialists already, put money into some new parts and nothing seems to help. Mechanics just keep telling me it's very unusual and that they don't know what else to do. And here's what's been happening:
For the last six months I've been having a dying battery issue. It would sometimes die overnight, so I'd take it home to recharge it, but it would die again 1-2 weeks later. Then it started happening more frequently, and about 3 months ago it started to die while driving. The car would start normally, but after 5-10 mins the engine would lose rpms, a seatbelt light would come on, weirdly enough, and speedometer got stuck at 20 km/h, regardless of actual speed. And when I slowed down or stopped the car just dies and won't start again. No revving, just clicking.
The first garage said the alternator was not charging, so they replaced it. 2 months later - same thing happens! Took the car back, they say the alternator is fried and the battery has a bad cell or two, so replaced both. A couple of weeks later, guess what... the return of the Zombie Micra. Same symptoms and all, battery dead as a dodo, so I decided to try another garage.
And, surprise surprise, they say it's the alternator's fault
But since it'd already been replaced twice, they had it bench tested, and it seemed in perfect working order. And then, all of a sudden, the car mysteriously came back from the dead and did not display ANY problems. So I took it back home, drove perfectly fine, even better that usual I'd say, and died again 2 days later.
Also, OBD keeps showing P0141 and, sometimes, P0136, although the HO2 sensor was replaced a couple of years ago.
Please, please, help! I desperately need the car to work in about a week and honestly don't know what else to do...
I know it's probably bad manners to start your membership with asking for help, but I am currently at my wits end with my 2001 K11. I took the car to three different specialists already, put money into some new parts and nothing seems to help. Mechanics just keep telling me it's very unusual and that they don't know what else to do. And here's what's been happening:
For the last six months I've been having a dying battery issue. It would sometimes die overnight, so I'd take it home to recharge it, but it would die again 1-2 weeks later. Then it started happening more frequently, and about 3 months ago it started to die while driving. The car would start normally, but after 5-10 mins the engine would lose rpms, a seatbelt light would come on, weirdly enough, and speedometer got stuck at 20 km/h, regardless of actual speed. And when I slowed down or stopped the car just dies and won't start again. No revving, just clicking.
The first garage said the alternator was not charging, so they replaced it. 2 months later - same thing happens! Took the car back, they say the alternator is fried and the battery has a bad cell or two, so replaced both. A couple of weeks later, guess what... the return of the Zombie Micra. Same symptoms and all, battery dead as a dodo, so I decided to try another garage.
And, surprise surprise, they say it's the alternator's fault
But since it'd already been replaced twice, they had it bench tested, and it seemed in perfect working order. And then, all of a sudden, the car mysteriously came back from the dead and did not display ANY problems. So I took it back home, drove perfectly fine, even better that usual I'd say, and died again 2 days later. Also, OBD keeps showing P0141 and, sometimes, P0136, although the HO2 sensor was replaced a couple of years ago.
Please, please, help! I desperately need the car to work in about a week and honestly don't know what else to do...
