Midweek update, I have fixed the fiat 500 tailgate issue
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode, I get to the bottom of the issue with the tailgate switch on the 500, and we look at the indicator issue on the fiesta ST
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I’m lucky, out of all the fiat 500s I have done I’ve never had a hatch wiring problem despite how common it is.
How can I open the rear cover of liftgate. Its 2016 Fiat 500x
My uneducated guess on the indicator problem is some sort of earth fault...I believe they can do crazy things. You need to get a wiring diagram and start checking basic stuff.
Someone suggested disconnecting all but one light...could be a good idea. Work out why that isn't working, if you can get that working then gradually add lights until they all work.
Presumably the indicator lights on the wing mirrors work on a different circuit...if they are use the same circuit that may tell you the BCM (??) is possibly OK.
The crash damage may have damaged the wiring loom...causing the indicator fault(s).
Great Job! I have the same issue with our 2014 Trekking. Any chance you have a lead on the wires you bought to extend and repair?
Try with the rear lights connected the current flow maybe too low to throw the relay to activate the lights.
Check the earth wires Paul.
Inspired by your videos Paul I have changed to my 5th car in 14 months of getting my license. I bought a Cat S repaired 2015 Vauxhall Corsa Limited Edition 3dr with 27k miles. The previous owner bought this car over 1 year ago through Copart with minimal driver side front end and driver door similar to your Fiesta ST. He won it for £2700 and spent a following £2000 to repair professionally by Vauxhall themselves. I went along and managed to purchase it for only £2250!
Good call on the fiat pillar the side dent as you say is just age related not structural 👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Hi Paul,great video on the ST and the Fiat 500,the ST, would a alarm affect the indicators to stay on if it's got one,it looks better with the lights on it.
Probably a earth fault or a nipped wire. PDR will fix that dent for 50-60 quid
jimmyjt16 bloke I use charges £40 a panel. He has got far far worse sharp dents out than that.
When it was damaged I think the wires shorted the bcm's output to front indicators, so I would be changing out the bcm, do you have forscan?
Re Fiat dents.. pdr? Or on A-pillar one spotter will pull that easy
Thanks for both tips, no I don't have forscan, but I will be investing in one now that two of you have mentioned it
You sure is not something to do with alarm etc ?
could be
Nice find regarding fiats wiring Paul, every aged car has dents, good video
Sometimes after a crash, the hazard lights stay solid. BCM as you said!
Great fault finding on the 500 Paul 👌
Whats with all the scotchlocks? I wouldn't imagine its been hooked up with a towbar.. A secondary alarm that's possibly faulty? I`d be checking for more scotchlocks that might have caused a short if the BCM`s flagging up as ok.
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Rob the fiat man no no no Rob’s the man hahahahaha as always great video Paul
Surely its Rob the fiat, ford, land rover, bmw and ferrari man ;-)
@@robthomas7232 Add Lambo man to that 👍
Cheers people so glad you got it sorted Paul 👌👍🙏
salvage rebuilds uk rob the man
@@CarsForPaul Is that a spoiler .... if so I will be looking forward to that !
Are you sure you have the correct lights? If the fiesta st has daytime running lights and the ones you have got. Haven’t then when you plug them in they will illuminate the indicators as it would the daytime running lights
they do have daylight running lights
Cars For Paul are they identical to the ones removed or did you just replace 1?
@@Tombo1904 yes they are, the n/s one is the original one and the o/s one was ordered using the correct part number
Cars For Paul ok bud. Must be an earth fault. Or possibly that melted wiring or is that all fully repaired now?
The daytime running lights should come on when you open the door, you sure the indicators haven’t been wired into the DRL wire if the DRL’s don’t function
You never had the indicators staying on before the work done. My money would be on the new headlight is wrong or that something was damaged disturbed in the work. Have you fixed the loom yet?.
Unplug each light unit one at a time and see if the indicators go off.
Surprised about the fiat wire as remote worked I guess that must be signal wire was ok but main power to button was broke would of looked at that is not working at all but nice one Rob handy info plus saved you money although a beer may be in order lol
An issue with BCM would log a fault but only with higher level diagnostics, this could be something you'll have to look into purchasing. But, I suspect wiring fault. Just out of interest are the light units themselves causing an issue. Have you tried unplugging them and diagnosing the fault? Have you checked the loom in the front of the car for any other "mods" from previous owner he may have forgotten about?
Not sure if you've answered this question, what kind of wires do I need? I would like to do the same fix you described but I am unfamiliar with the cables that are needed.
Standard 1.5 mm electrical cable, you can get it in halfords
Bcm, had a mini that did exactly the same, turned out the Bcm had water in it and it was goosed. Love the channel.
Unsure if Ford's do it but vauxhalls have a crash mode where hazards stay on
Must be a fiat thing regarding the boot wiring, Grande Punto has the same issue
Paul do u have any of the old gel badges as I collect old car badges and new car badges
I had a similar issue on my focus was a connecter came loose under the glove box
Hi Paul, I have a question, With all this coronavirus going on are you still able to go and look at the cars you're interested in or what is the procedure at the moment, ? I know they will only deliver them and not let you collect. Or are bidders buying cars without seeing exactly what's wrong with them.? Thank Paul. Any advice gratefully received .
Bidders are buying without viewing the cars, in my opinion, now is not the time to buy cars from copart
It may just need a new hazard switch.
What bond did you use boss I have the same issue
Hi Paul, thanks for this video! I hope you see my comment cause I have a question for you. I have the same problem and I'm wondering how you can be sure it's a wire problem? I'm reluctant to strip the loom cause I've never done that before.
This is a common problem on 500'd, when I stripped the wire I saw 2 broken wires
You need a scanner that can read the BCM the fault will not show on a OBD scanner I have a Autel md808ts that should do it were are you located ?
in Poole. Dorset
@@CarsForPaulI'm over that way on the 27th if that's any good to you mate I'm happy to come plug the tool in and see what we can do ?
I'm not convinced there would be an error logged for your electrical issues. Regardless of that I'm not sure which odb scanner your using but something I noticed on my Mondeo is that when using a elm327 adapter apps such as Torque couldn't read all my error codes whereas forscan could. Forscan with a full switchable elm adapter on a laptop is very powerful and gives you a lot of data and config options for Fords. I'd try and get the circuit diagram and start tracing the faults from that.
Also noticed the fiats windscreen is delaminating probably where it got hot and I'm sure you'll clean up that overspray on the window and scuttle plate ;-) but not sure i'd bother too much with the other minor dents. Good fix on the boot release and working on wires in that location is always a pig of a job.
The fiat 500 screen is being replaced shortly, and I have the diagram for the fiesta which I am working through
@@CarsForPaul Great, will be interested to see what you track it down to.
I did this, same thing, but with SILICONE wire... made it longer, and super flexible.
On the FIAT? What gauge wire did you use?
The paint work the fiat is not the best , to much overspray inc the windscreen
The windscreen is being replaced hence why I allowed the over spray, and I will be replacing the door due to the poor paintwork
Understandable , try rectifying the poor paintwork , might be cost effective
Crashed mode
Just had a quick google search and it happened to someone else and it was a faulty body control module...
Send me the link to that
Cars For Paul it’s not a st but still a 2011 fiesta. www.fordownersclub.com/forums/topic/107258-indicators-stuck-on/
Have a look at the relay
There isnt a relay in the fiesta ST, I believe its is all controlled via the BCM