PalmyZB
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- ZB LT Sportwagon
I have been having intermittent issues with the parking sensors on my MY18 LT Wagon. The symptoms were intermittent dropouts with the message "Park Assist Off", as if the button had been pushed to turn them off. With Covid & whatnot, it has been hard to get the car to the dealer to get it sorted. However, it is all done now, and I thought I would share what the issues were in case anyone else has the same issue, and seem to be going around in circles.
The first attempt was before Xmas. The dealer found a fault in the breakout connector, which is where the OEM trailer loom plugs into the car. They retensioned the pins, and, hey presto, problem solved. Or, so they thought.
A brief run around in the Palmerston North sun, and the same issue reappeared. This time, there was a clear pattern. If it was sunny, or warm, the sensors did not work. Night time, or an overcast/cooler day, and they worked again.
So, back to the dealer. My thinking was possibly a fault somewhere that was heat sensitive. Well, they rang back later in the day to say they thought thay had it sorted, and that I would laugh at the solution. They said they had several instances of the same thing on Equinoxes, but not ZBs, but were sure this was the answer. They had painted the towball cover black, and problem solved. While I was quite skeptical, it has been over a week now, and there have been no issues. In fact, I treated it to a new black towball, cover and shin guard yesterday.
I hope this will be useful for someone out there
The first attempt was before Xmas. The dealer found a fault in the breakout connector, which is where the OEM trailer loom plugs into the car. They retensioned the pins, and, hey presto, problem solved. Or, so they thought.
A brief run around in the Palmerston North sun, and the same issue reappeared. This time, there was a clear pattern. If it was sunny, or warm, the sensors did not work. Night time, or an overcast/cooler day, and they worked again.
So, back to the dealer. My thinking was possibly a fault somewhere that was heat sensitive. Well, they rang back later in the day to say they thought thay had it sorted, and that I would laugh at the solution. They said they had several instances of the same thing on Equinoxes, but not ZBs, but were sure this was the answer. They had painted the towball cover black, and problem solved. While I was quite skeptical, it has been over a week now, and there have been no issues. In fact, I treated it to a new black towball, cover and shin guard yesterday.
I hope this will be useful for someone out there
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