Anyone ever have this problem with their Vectrix
I live in BELFAST, N. IRELAND & of course I’m the only VECTRIX registered in the country.
I have a 2007 VECTRIX bought June 2010 which now has about 1400 miles on it.
(Purchased with 300 miles on it)
Have got a problem with Vectrix (knew it would eventually happen!).
After a trip yesterday (9 Aug 2011), did a normal charge & came down to garage a few hours later.
Noticed that the charge seemed to have been completed OK as fans were off, but the front & rear
running lights had switched on. Key was not in the ignition. The dashboard lights were also on & the little
“electric plug” symbol icon on the left dial was flashing & also the “Ready” signal Icon.
I removed the electric charging cable but everything stayed as it was. I put the key
in the ignition, switched on but nothing happened as bike already seemed to be in a “Ready” state.
Removed key, still the same, & was able to get on bike & ride it normally without ignition key in.
Noticed when I was riding the Battery Capacity bars on right dash, which started full, lost a few bars
when accelerating but came back immediately when throttle was closed. The electric plug icon was
flashing the whole time.
So bike is now always live with no ignition key, with the front & rear lights running lights on, dash instruments on &
showing a “flashing electric plug” and the “Ready” icon.
I can still turn the headlight beam off by holding in the flasher switch for 8 seconds, but can’t switch off front &
rear sidelights or dash lights & the bike is always in the "ready " state. It looks as if the ignition is always on & ready to
go without the Key in the ignition (except for the flashing electric plug icon) This will eventually wind the battery down.
Anyone any ideas?
Lost?
Try plugging it in until it starts charging then unplug.
OK Thanks
Tried this - No Joy
DesG
It happened to me in a rainy day. Some water got inside the system and couldn't turn it off.
The main fuse was disconnected, and every two days they tried to reconnect the bike again. I had to wait 10 days before that dammed water went away and the bike behaved like normal.
it happened to me in a rainy day. Some water got inside the system and couldn't turn it off.
The main fuse was disconnected, and every two days they tried to reconnect the bike again. I had to wait 10 days before that dammed water went away and the bike behaved like normal.
Hi When the rain got in where exactly did the fault occur. I'm still having this lights on/ bike Ready without the ignition on. I have disconnected Battery and did a few re-connections etc with a light bulb ICL. But the fault just re-occurs after 4 minutes or so of re-charging.
DesG
Well, this is funny: I couldn't pay the vectrix dealer to tear down the entire vectrix and find the problem. The cheapest solution was to wait... In summary: No idea where the problem was. Just crossed fingers, and luckily the issue went away as expected...
Hey...
not sure but this seems temp board issue.. Can you run the scooterdiag and get the temp readings? If not, one question to everybody: Should he try to unplug the boards connector and try to recharge?