Warning Light Display

[Craig P.]

I went to take my coach out of hibernation today after being stored for five months, and had some issues with the warning lights.

I turned the ignition on, and waited for the "Wait to Start"� light to go off. It never did. Usually, most of the lights will go out after the key is in the on position for a few seconds, but they all remained illuminated. I turned the ignition off, and went through the same sequence about 6 times, all to no avail. I was afraid to start the engine, so I called FL customer support. It was after hours on the east coast, and the guy I talked to wasn't too familiar with MH chassis'. He told me to turn on the engine block heater, wait 30 minutes, and start the engine. He said let it run for a while and see if the lights reset. Well they didn't. Everything remained illuminated while the engine was running, so I shut it back down.

I will have to wait until tomorrow to talk to someone at FL about my specific chassis, but I was wondering in the meantime if anyone in the forum has experienced the same issue.

[Craig P.]

I went to take my coach out of hibernation today after being stored for five months, and had some issues with the warning lights.

I turned the ignition on, and waited for the "Wait to Start"� light to go off. It never did. Usually, most of the lights will go out after the key is in the on position for a few seconds, but they all remained illuminated. I turned the ignition off, and went through the same sequence about 6 times, all to no avail. I was afraid to start the engine, so I called FL customer support. It was after hours on the east coast, and the guy I talked to wasn't too familiar with MH chassis'. He told me to turn on the engine block heater, wait 30 minutes, and start the engine. He said let it run for a while and see if the lights reset. Well they didn't. Everything remained illuminated while the engine was running, so I shut it back down.

I will have to wait until tomorrow to talk to someone at FL about my specific chassis, but I was wondering in the meantime if anyone in the forum has experienced the same issue.

[Carnles]

Sorry to "hear" of your problems. No, I haven't had any experiences like that. Sounds like something may need to be rebooted to me, but I'm no expert on things like this.

[Craig P.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Carnles:
Sorry to "hear" of your problems. No, I haven't had any experiences like that. Sounds like something may need to be rebooted to me, but I'm no expert on things like this. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Thanks. I talked to a FL rep. this morning, he said they have been having issues with some warning light display panels (he called them "light bars") going out prematurely. I'll be taking the coach to my local FL dealer this afternoon to have it checked out. Hopefully it's a simple replacement and not anything major...

[Craig P.]

UPDATE:

The problem ended up being the light bar itself, as suggested by the FL customer assitance rep.

Total bill: $574. My extended warranty paid all but $50 of it (my deductible).

Craig