Last night my 4C died. She just wouldn't crank over.
Lot's of idiot lights telling me all sorts of things all at the same time:
She wouldn't crank as if I had left her in gear (which I never do) so I pressed the 'N' button. Turned off the key and tried to start her.
Again nothing with basically the same mess of idiot warnings. So again I pressed 'N' and tried to start the car. In total disbelief that my beloved 4C could have any Alfa related problems, I tried it one more time.
She fired up. The warning lights continued. But slightly different.
I could switch between auto and manual.
She drove, but with problems. It's been almost forever since I drove in Natural, so I wasn't sure really. I had to press the throttle down, a lot, to get any power/RPM and the clutch to engage.
The engine seemed good though. Hitting on all four, smooth and clear.
The shifts felt, odd and clunky. "Clunky" both in sound and feel.
It was dark, nigh-time and I had to get to school (college), so I drove. After a while she started to surge. As in speed up / slow down on her own. I got to school without mishaps and parked her.
After my class, she fired up in the normal fashion. Now the only idiot light was "service engine" which is a generic term and does not indicate what the problem might be. It could simply mean: 'change the oil'.
I was still stuck in Natural mode though. The throttle response / power output felt better too. More like I remember Natural being. I didn't notice any "clunk" during shifts now. Now I could say for sure that earlier, she had no power, no throttle response.
But, now I hear a 'squish' as the suspension compresses / decompresses. And that infamous bang is still there. You know, the bang that goes away when the mechanic is near.
I've owned 'The Illusive One' almost one year now. I bought her on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) which is tomorrow. She has 15,500 miles now. Until last night, she's been a trouble free car.
Lot's of idiot lights telling me all sorts of things all at the same time:
- ESC not available
- Automatic mode not available
- Service transmission
She wouldn't crank as if I had left her in gear (which I never do) so I pressed the 'N' button. Turned off the key and tried to start her.
Again nothing with basically the same mess of idiot warnings. So again I pressed 'N' and tried to start the car. In total disbelief that my beloved 4C could have any Alfa related problems, I tried it one more time.
She fired up. The warning lights continued. But slightly different.
- Service transmission
- Service engine
- The orange asterisk in lower left corner was on.
I could switch between auto and manual.
She drove, but with problems. It's been almost forever since I drove in Natural, so I wasn't sure really. I had to press the throttle down, a lot, to get any power/RPM and the clutch to engage.
The engine seemed good though. Hitting on all four, smooth and clear.
The shifts felt, odd and clunky. "Clunky" both in sound and feel.
It was dark, nigh-time and I had to get to school (college), so I drove. After a while she started to surge. As in speed up / slow down on her own. I got to school without mishaps and parked her.
After my class, she fired up in the normal fashion. Now the only idiot light was "service engine" which is a generic term and does not indicate what the problem might be. It could simply mean: 'change the oil'.
I was still stuck in Natural mode though. The throttle response / power output felt better too. More like I remember Natural being. I didn't notice any "clunk" during shifts now. Now I could say for sure that earlier, she had no power, no throttle response.
But, now I hear a 'squish' as the suspension compresses / decompresses. And that infamous bang is still there. You know, the bang that goes away when the mechanic is near.
I've owned 'The Illusive One' almost one year now. I bought her on Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) which is tomorrow. She has 15,500 miles now. Until last night, she's been a trouble free car.
