Bonnet switch?

fez · 08-06-2009, 06:04 PM

At Chatsworth yesterday having watched a mate compete in this Escort. Wife and two kids in car pleased to be out of pouring rain. Try to start car and nothing! Played around with gear lever and impossible to get into neutral, just R and 1 showing - gearbox seeming to get confused. About to give up and call RAC (wife and kids getting agitated in steamed up car) when remembered reading on forums about cars being disabled by bonnet switch. Opened bonnet, closed bonnet, car started. Emergency averted - thank god for forums!

The strange thing was that until I pulled the bonnet lever, it was not obvious that the bonnet was ajar - no lever sticking out of front grill.

Jaw_F430 · 08-06-2009, 07:11 PM

Good advice

Keep that one in mind if the car ever won't start.

08-06-2009, 06:04 PM	#1
fez S2 - Picking it up Join Date: May 2009 Location: Herts Posts: 43 Casino cash: $2988	Bonnet switch? At Chatsworth yesterday having watched a mate compete in this Escort. Wife and two kids in car pleased to be out of pouring rain. Try to start car and nothing! Played around with gear lever and impossible to get into neutral, just R and 1 showing - gearbox seeming to get confused. About to give up and call RAC (wife and kids getting agitated in steamed up car) when remembered reading on forums about cars being disabled by bonnet switch. Opened bonnet, closed bonnet, car started. Emergency averted - thank god for forums! The strange thing was that until I pulled the bonnet lever, it was not obvious that the bonnet was ajar - no lever sticking out of front grill.

08-06-2009, 07:11 PM	#2
Jaw_F430 S5 - Full Throttle Power Driver Champion! Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 451 Casino cash: $2634	Good advice Keep that one in mind if the car ever won't start.