Nissan Almera Tino (2000 - 2006) - 05 1.8 Warning lights, horn, washers all coming on

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Fri 29 Aug 2008 09:25
05 1.8 Warning lights, horn, washers all coming on - jim_h
Hi,

I've had a Nissan Tino (auto) for three weeks now and it's been great to drive. However, there seems to be a fault developing and wondered if anyone could shed any light on this please?

When I turn the ignition key to the point where the dashboard lights come on, the car often does one of three things...

1. Starts normally (approx half of the time)
2. Sounds a quick beep of the horn and starts normally (approx half of the time)
3. Lights all warning lights on dash, windscreen wipers and washer fluid come on and horn sounds continuously ALL at the same time! (only happened twice - the second time this morning!)

This is an ex-mobility car, in case it matters. One thing nobody seems to know about is that on the pillar between the windscreen and drivers side door and almost at roof level is some kind of electrical device. It's a tiny (approx 2cm square) black plastic box fixed with velcro to the pillar inside the car. It looks to have an LED embedded into the centre of it, although this has never been lit and there's a black wire coming from the box and going behind the trim to goodness knows where. The dealer didn't know what it was. I wondered if this is the cause of this electrical (fault?) or if there's possibly another explanation?

Thank you in advance for any help or pointers.

Regards,
Jim
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Fri 29 Aug 2008 10:23
05 1.8 Warning lights, horn, washers all coming on - Dog
Hello there Jim ... You've picked a good car there - I've had an 05 Almera 1.8 auto for about a year and a half now + its an ex-motorbility car, as were my previous 2 cars, a Focus and a Clio ... I buy them all from a dealer in Cornwall who specialises in ex motorbilty cars which are one owner low milage jobs.
I would recommend that you treat this as urgent (just in case), try to contact the previous reg. owner, try to contact the garage that carried out the motorbilty conversion, failing that, I'd recommend you contact an auto electrician pronto !

Good Luck - Dog.
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