On my way home today my faultlessly reliable car got less so......

First of all the battery warning light came on, followed by an esc failure alarm, brake failure alarm, reversing sensors came on, low fuel warning, central locking activating and deactivating, needles on the speedo and rev counter dropping to the bottom and coming back up etc etc etc.

It was like driving a car possessed by an evil spirit. However, the brakes and engine still worked fine but the lights did keep dimming and lowering themselves.

My car is a 2012 1.6 diesel Greenline with 54,000 miles on the clock.

I've done a quick search but couldn't find anything in the forums. Has anyone experienced this before or got any ideas?

It is a lease car so unless it is an easy fix it will be off to the garage in the morning.

Battery. most things you just listed point to a flat or dying battery.

Exorcism is the only answer!

 

Or maybe a new battery.

Battery. most things you just listed point to a flat or dying battery.

 

As the engine was running I'd be leaning more towards the alternator.

The battery dies on our Leon and everything went wonky and you couldn't even jump start it.

Thanks for your replies. Car started this morning but then the immobiliser kicked in and that was that. Skoda assist got to me within an hour but the technician couldn't even get the car to communicate with his computer.

He seemed to think it was either the dash pod or steering column controllers that had failed as either could cause the problem. Equally he said it could also be a variety of other problems. Either way he couldn't fix it so it has just been towed away to the dealers.

It could be a problem with the gateway, this is the unit that facilitates communications with everything else.

Update to the problem.

 

The garage contacted me and informed me that a badly fitted replacement windscreen had allowed water to leak into the car near the drivers side bulkhead and had fried the main control board. National windscreens have admitted that it is their fault and they've refitted the windscreen and will have to pay for the new board and the cost for the replacement car hire. Out of interest the main board was £371 fitted which I didn't think was actually too bad. Will hopefully get the car back by the end of the week providing the windscreen people settle the bill.

Hope you've been outside and said sorry....