Hi,

My Cousin just bought her first car, a Rover 114 SLi.. Its in pretty 
clean condition and runs quite well..

The problem with it is that the central locking on the doors doesn't 
work (but it does work on the boot lock) when the alarm button is 
pushed.. The dash clock doesn't work and the factory installed radio 
doesn't switch on..

This says to me there is an electrical problem somewhere..

I have checked all the fuses and they are all fine..

Anyone have any ideas?
Is this maybe a common problem on this car??

"WipeOut"  wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> My Cousin just bought her first car, a Rover 114 SLi.. Its in pretty clean 
> condition and runs quite well..
>
> The problem with it is that the central locking on the doors doesn't work 
> (but it does work on the boot lock) when the alarm button is pushed.. The 
> dash clock doesn't work and the factory installed radio doesn't switch 
> on..
>
> This says to me there is an electrical problem somewhere..
>
> I have checked all the fuses and they are all fine..
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
> Is this maybe a common problem on this car??


Have you checked the fuses?  BTW, did this car come from a dealer? Did your 
cousin buy it knowing the faults? I would have thought the vendor should put 
this right.

Rob Graham

Rob graham wrote:

> "WipeOut"  wrote in message 
> news:4324a6c9$0$21147$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> 
>>Hi,
>>
>>My Cousin just bought her first car, a Rover 114 SLi.. Its in pretty clean 
>>condition and runs quite well..
>>
>>The problem with it is that the central locking on the doors doesn't work 
>>(but it does work on the boot lock) when the alarm button is pushed.. The 
>>dash clock doesn't work and the factory installed radio doesn't switch 
>>on..
>>
>>This says to me there is an electrical problem somewhere..
>>
>>I have checked all the fuses and they are all fine..
>>
>>Anyone have any ideas?
>>Is this maybe a common problem on this car??
> 
> 
> Have you checked the fuses?  BTW, did this car come from a dealer? Did your 
> cousin buy it knowing the faults? I would have thought the vendor should put 
> this right.
> 
> Rob Graham 
> 
> 


Hi Rob,

Yes, I did check all the fuses and they are all fine..

Yes it did come from a dealer..
and..
Yes she knew about all the faults which is why she got the car quite cheap..

I was kind of hoping to find a blown fuse that would get everything up 
and running but that wasn't the case so I guess its somewhere in the 
electrical system but I am not that good at car electrics.. :)

> Hi Rob,
>
> Yes, I did check all the fuses and they are all fine..
>
> Yes it did come from a dealer..
> and..
> Yes she knew about all the faults which is why she got the car quite 
> cheap..
>
> I was kind of hoping to find a blown fuse that would get everything up and 
> running but that wasn't the case so I guess its somewhere in the 
> electrical system but I am not that good at car electrics.. :)


I think you are going to need a wiring diagram and trace the circuits. It's 
possible that there is one connector plug which contains all the relevant 
wires that is not pushed home properly.

Rob

Do you have the owners manual with the fuse list. You need a test light or 
multi-meter to check the voltage at the two fuses. The fuses might be okay, 
but maybe no power there. Usually fuse links under bonnet supply power to 
interior fusebox.

JOhn


"WipeOut"  wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> My Cousin just bought her first car, a Rover 114 SLi.. Its in pretty clean 
> condition and runs quite well..
>
> The problem with it is that the central locking on the doors doesn't work 
> (but it does work on the boot lock) when the alarm button is pushed.. The 
> dash clock doesn't work and the factory installed radio doesn't switch 
> on..
>
> This says to me there is an electrical problem somewhere..
>
> I have checked all the fuses and they are all fine..
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
> Is this maybe a common problem on this car??