Eletrical

2006 Nissan Micra auto 1300
Car: Nissan Micra
Year: 2006
Variant: auto 1300
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
When I turn on ignition the headlights and wipers immediately turn on - without switching them on. The indicators don't work, nor do the controls for lights or wipers.
Problem added: Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
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Have you just got the car ? did these faults all happen at the same time ?
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
whittingehame

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Could be a BCM fault .
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
whittingehame

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Might be worth trying a BSI reset ?
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
whittingehame

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I do have the car and the problem just emerged recently. It was exacerbated recently after I washed the car with a power jet. What's a BCM?
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
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What's a BCI reset - sorry to be ignorant!
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
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If you washed it with a pressure washer it sounds like you have forced water into a fusebox or a connector somewhere.Did you use the pressure washer in the engine bay
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
paulieone

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BCM =BODY CONTROL MODULE
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
whittingehame

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Agree with " paulieone " on water in electrics now we have more info .
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
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Bsi built-in systems interface
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
paulieone

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You need to find where the water has got in and use some wd40 to disperse it and allow it to dry out
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
paulieone

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BSI / BCM different names depending on car make but virtually the same .
Answered Mar 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
whittingehame

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I am continuing to have intermittent problems with this, and a Nissan garage has had trouble identifying the problem - since it never seems to happen when they have the car - but are suggesting a new BCM without any guarantee that this is the rememdy. I am loath to pay out the substantial sum without some assurance that this will fix the issue. Any thoughts?
Answered Apr 4, 2013 (11 years ago)
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