peternorthampton@gmail.com Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Good afternoon Can anyone please offer some advice. I have a Focus Estate 1.8 petrol, 2010, 85k miles. service by Ford garage last month. Today I drove the car for about 2 minutes this morning - reparked A few hours later I came to use it and it wouldn't start. Then after waiting a couple of minutes I tried to start and it said something about a reduced mode. Then it started but with the yellow engine shaped outline light on. I drove it for 3 minutes like that then parked. Any suggestions on what the problem could be please? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternorthampton@gmail.com Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 The message is 'speed limited mode' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 This sound familiar? unofix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peternorthampton@gmail.com Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 Yes I read that. But that doesn't help me. But thanks. Maybe I need to take the car to a ford delership StephenFord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenFord Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 1 minute ago, peternorthampton@gmail.com said: Yes I read that. But that doesn't help me. But thanks. Maybe I need to take the car to a ford delership Wise decision, they'll be able to check the error codes stored in the ECU and aid a proper diagnosis rather than guessing what could be wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focus_ Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 It might be the infamous instrument cluster malfunction, intermittent no start and limp mode is a common symptom. Does the red immobiliser light flash rapidly when it refuses to start? DaveT70 and Jimpster 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL123 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 About the right age for the cluster issue, try whacking the dash above the cluster and see if it reacts, engine running of course. If it does, it could point to the solder joints within the cluster. Not a 100% reliable test, would usually throw up ‘U1900’ code or similar on a reader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimpster Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 there are numerous reports and fixes all over the WWW , not vastly expensive but a pain. Clusters are easy enough to remove if needs be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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