Wolfie9026
New Member
Ok here goes a long story …..
My 2011 C Class coupe has not done a lot in the last 18 months and hadn’t turned a wheel for the last 2 months , I tried to start it but it wouldn’t so presumed it was the battery , got a new battery from Halfords ( not as powerful as the original but the one stated on their in store tablet) but it still failed to start , then on the umteenth attemp it started …. Brilliant I thought , then it seemed to be ok for a couple of days , then it started taking a few attempts to start , so I thought I’d take it on a run to see how it went , I stopped at a Petrol station for a brew and when I tried to start it nothing , everything worked apart from the engine starting and I also has the warning about the ABS and traction control inoperative. Then after 2 1/2 hours it decided to start , so drove straight to a local Indy and left it there , they had it for a couple of days , ran the diagnostic and the only fault was a front ABS sensor , replaced said sensor , tightened up the battery connections . Picked it up on Friday and gave it to my Son to go on a trip on Saturday and 20 miles in he stopped and guess what …. Yep wouldn’t start! However it decided after a few attempts to spring into life and it has been the same on Sunday …. When he has just arrived home I tried it and it started first time but is now refusing …. So has anyone got any ideas as I cannot believe that the ABS system would stop it starting
My 2011 C Class coupe has not done a lot in the last 18 months and hadn’t turned a wheel for the last 2 months , I tried to start it but it wouldn’t so presumed it was the battery , got a new battery from Halfords ( not as powerful as the original but the one stated on their in store tablet) but it still failed to start , then on the umteenth attemp it started …. Brilliant I thought , then it seemed to be ok for a couple of days , then it started taking a few attempts to start , so I thought I’d take it on a run to see how it went , I stopped at a Petrol station for a brew and when I tried to start it nothing , everything worked apart from the engine starting and I also has the warning about the ABS and traction control inoperative. Then after 2 1/2 hours it decided to start , so drove straight to a local Indy and left it there , they had it for a couple of days , ran the diagnostic and the only fault was a front ABS sensor , replaced said sensor , tightened up the battery connections . Picked it up on Friday and gave it to my Son to go on a trip on Saturday and 20 miles in he stopped and guess what …. Yep wouldn’t start! However it decided after a few attempts to spring into life and it has been the same on Sunday …. When he has just arrived home I tried it and it started first time but is now refusing …. So has anyone got any ideas as I cannot believe that the ABS system would stop it starting