DSC Not Available

[JDE]

The above warning sign has just appeared just in time for winter, anybody had to get this problem fixed ?

[Old Peter]

Welcome to the Club, John.

 

I hope you get the problem fixed.

 

There are some very expert members who will know something about it.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

[JOC Admin]

HI John...and welcome to the club !

 

Sounds like an wheel sensor fault....has anything recently occurred, work carried out, flood waters, etc.?

 

Regards  Trevor

[knightsmith]

It could be something as trivial as tyre pressure, or the vehicle being left for a period of time . You could try to activate the system by braking hard and see if that works . If that doesn't work why not purchase a diagnostic scanner ? ( someone will give you the link for a cheap one on E bay ) it will then give you a code, which in turn should lead to any fault which would cut down on garage bills . We have the scanner codes if you need them .

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

[JDE]

Thank u all for your replies.

I think Trevor may have found the reason.

Today is the first dry day we have had for a while and the warning light has not come on.

I do like the idea of a scanner and will look on eBay.

Thank you all (Will let u know if it reappears)

JDE

[knightsmith]

Aaaaah , but which Trevor, the old one or the sensible one ?

 

Let's hope the problem is solved

 

ATB,

Trevor (the old one)

[Old Peter]

I bought a code scanner after the local Jaguar Dealer charged £69 for  plugging in the code reader and telling me what was wrong, which was fixed by giving the engine a blast.

 

Since then I have not needed to use it but it sits neatly in the boot.  A bit like insurance.

 

Peter.

[knightsmith]

John,

            If you get a scanner the list of codes can be downloaded from here :

 

http://www.spobd2.com/service/diagnostic-trouble-code-dtc-table-free-download-38.html

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

[JDE]

Thanks Trevor and to let you know the warning light came on again today. Car will be MOT'd tomorrow will see what they make of it.

JDE

[knightsmith]

I hope you are using an independent garage John, and not one of the stealerships. The garage where I got the XJ Supersport from claim mine is due for a service, How they can work that out I do not know, as the car has done less than 3k since it was serviced last June. That is just one of a number of issues I have with the dealership, and I will be writing to them tomorrow to tell them I won't be using them again unless I get treated a lot better (and cheaper!) .

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

[philgavin]

300K since last service, shame on you!

[knightsmith]

Thanks for pointing out the typo, the rain must have got to me !

 

ATB,

 

Trevor

[JDE]

I have at last got the problem of the DSC NOT AVAILABLE problem.

 

Last week I put my foot on the brake and found it to be rather hard to put any pressure on it and when I drove into my driveway, which on a decline I had difficulty stopping the car.

 

I called the RAC who diagnosed a faulty Brake Servo, I therefore had to have the car taken to a local garage who quoted me about £800 to fix a new Brake servo.

 

After some negotiation I found a used Servo on eBay for £174.99 which was fitted and found out this fixed the problem and I do not have the warning light for DSC NOT AVAILABLE anymore.

 

Hope this helps

JDE