Wiring issues and flames
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In essence, I am seeking your advise (I had a scary incident yesterday). My question is: should I fix my 1999 LR discovery and keep it or once these electrical issues start going, it is but trouble?????.
In summary: my 1999 LR discovery 1 has been loosing battery power for months. Yesterday, I sense burn smells. Then, I lost some of my dashboard lights and my stop lights in the back stopped working. I played with it until I discovered that turning the high beam light triggered smoke under the dash of the front passenger side. I must have done it one too many times coz next thing I knew it was on flames (20/30 seconds until I put it out with windshield washer). Car starts but transmission is stuck on parking and will not move.
Thoughts? ideas? comments?
please reply with a cc: to felix.maldonado@hc-sc.gc.ca
In summary: my 1999 LR discovery 1 has been loosing battery power for months. Yesterday, I sense burn smells. Then, I lost some of my dashboard lights and my stop lights in the back stopped working. I played with it until I discovered that turning the high beam light triggered smoke under the dash of the front passenger side. I must have done it one too many times coz next thing I knew it was on flames (20/30 seconds until I put it out with windshield washer). Car starts but transmission is stuck on parking and will not move.
Thoughts? ideas? comments?
please reply with a cc: to felix.maldonado@hc-sc.gc.ca
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It has already created all the smoke needed.
First thing I would recommend you do is contact your Insurance Carrier. Basically your car caught on fire WHILE you were driving it.
Most likely it sustained considerable costly (retail) to fix damage. They basically if coverage is right will most likely consider it a total loss due to repair cost exceeding value of car.
Then make arrangements to keep the vehicle if possible. Accept the payoff. Contact me for final disposition.
First thing I would recommend you do is contact your Insurance Carrier. Basically your car caught on fire WHILE you were driving it.
Most likely it sustained considerable costly (retail) to fix damage. They basically if coverage is right will most likely consider it a total loss due to repair cost exceeding value of car.
Then make arrangements to keep the vehicle if possible. Accept the payoff. Contact me for final disposition.
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The difficulty factor of repair of a burned wiring harness and devices is considerable, especially if you have large hands, can't fit under dash like a pretzel, are not comfortable with electrical work, are color blind, etc. The previous advice of making the insurance company deal with it is wise. You can use www.statewidelist.com to search your whole state for Rover, and put in a price range, and see what is available, output sorted by metro area. Indexes craigslist.