No electrics after parking up

[Clutha]

Out for a warm up run today after charging battery over 24 hours. Battery tested as ok at Halfords but suspected our weeks of <5 Deg had dragged it down. Tested at 12.25v before run, 12.45 a while after getting back but……

Parked up at house, operated drivers door lock switch to lock all doors, no clicks 😳

Tried ignoring key back in, no inst panel lights, tried moving gear shift out of P, locked!

Got gizmo to poke down where missing manual lock button should be, got on to gear shift release, tried ignition with gear change in all positions, still no joy + it locked in P every time it was moved there.

Nothing electrical is coming on including interior lights.

I don’t have a remote key, only manual .

 

Kinda stumped!

 

Van ran perfectly earlier.

 

 

HELP 🙏

[Picasso]

Hello Gordon might be a daft question I do know on the 2.4 hybrid they have what’s called a fuseable link I don’t know if they have one on the normal 2.4 only saying this because a friend of mine had the hybrid and when he had the fuse go he had no electrics if you pm me your reg no. I can check for you 

[Rojie]

Sounds like very low voltage

 

What does it measure now?

 

Check the battery leads, especially if you removed the battery to charge it, they may be loose.

[Clutha]

20 minutes ago, Rojie said:

Sounds like very low voltage

 

What does it measure now?

 

Check the battery leads, especially if you removed the battery to charge it, they may be loose.

 

[Clutha]

Voltage on return from run (after 30 mins cool down) 12.45 by Fluke straight onto battery posts.

The thing that’s puzzled me most is door interior locking switches, courtesy lights, ignition lights all not coming on, plus this issue with gear shift sticking in ‘park’

Daylight was fading so I give up after establishing I could release gear stick with cunningly placed chopstick 😎

[Clutha]

7 minutes ago, Clutha said:

 

Battery charged in van.

[Clutha]

1 hour ago, Picasso said:

Hello Gordon might be a daft question I do know on the 2.4 hybrid they have what’s called a fuseable link I don’t know if they have one on the normal 2.4 only saying this because a friend of mine had the hybrid and when he had the fuse go he had no electrics if you pm me your reg no. I can check for you 

Thanks, let me do a thorough check of all battery connections. I did have an issue with one (not the main +ve) a long time ago when it was very slightly loose.

(I lost daylight when it all happened today)

[Rojie]

Did Halfords check your alternator output ?

[Clutha]

10 hours ago, Rojie said:

Did Halfords check your alternator output ?

They checked the battery condition which showed up ok. I’m guessing they thought the alternator must be doing its job.

 

As battery voltage increased after run yesterday I’m assuming alternator is ok. I waited a while to check it. It had risen to 12.45v from 12.25v after run.

I’m guessing there’s something re the jamming gear shift and the loss of electrics, but 1st job will be remove all battery terminals & clean them.

I won’t be allowed to touch van until I complete loft flooring job😂

 

[Clutha]

8 hours ago, Clutha said:

They checked the battery condition which showed up ok. I’m guessing they thought the alternator must be doing its job.

 

As battery voltage increased after run yesterday I’m assuming alternator is ok. I waited a while to check it. It had risen to 12.45v from 12.25v after run.

I’m guessing there’s something re the jamming gear shift and the loss of electrics, but 1st job will be remove all battery terminals & clean them.

I won’t be allowed to touch van until I complete loft flooring job😂

 

 

[Clutha]

Got this guide which will be followed as soon as the rain stops🙄

 

Why Does My Car Not Have Any Electrical Power At All?.pdf

[starider]

Can't remember, but if the battery is disconnected then re-connected aren't there "things" you have to do to get things like door locks and windows etc. to work??

[Rojie]

15 minutes ago, starider said:

Can't remember, but if the battery is disconnected then re-connected aren't there "things" you have to do to get things like door locks and windows etc. to work??

 

After battery disconnection it is not unusual to need to reset the windows, at least on the Gen 1 machines, but I have not come across problems with the central locking. 

[Clutha]

1 hour ago, starider said:

Can't remember, but if the battery is disconnected then re-connected aren't there "things" you have to do to get things like door locks and windows etc. to work??

In this case the battery was not disconnected. I’d arrived home, parked up all as normal, operated driver door interior ’all doors locked switch & nothing happened, all electrical power seemed to failed, no interior lights, no panel lights on insertion of ignition key, auto gear shift locked.

Anyway, investigations postponed until SWMBO gets diy done to her satisfaction 🙄

[PaulE]

I don't think you can start the vehicle unless it is fully in "Park". As you were having to use a chopstick, is it possible the shift is not completely in Park? Try taking the fascia panel off to see if anything is blocking the shifter. Put some tape over the release button to stop it falling through.

[Clutha]

11 hours ago, PaulE said:

I don't think you can start the vehicle unless it is fully in "Park". As you were having to use a chopstick, is it possible the shift is not completely in Park? Try taking the fascia panel off to see if anything is blocking the shifter. Put some tape over the release button to stop it falling through.

Release button had already vanished when I bought the van.

I was already planning to get in behind the panel you suggest as the heater control has stopped working too. To get heat it has to be at max, anything below that gives no heat 😬