Tyre Pressure Warning Light

To test the water, I have an issue with the tyre pressure warning light remaining on despite over-inflating the tyres. It would flash if there was a system fault, so I will take it back to the dealer for investigation.

Has anyone had a similar issue?

 

Won't it need to be reset somehow once rectified ?

My understanding is that these systems don't actual monitor pressure, but the rolling circumference of the tyre. With my car it needs to be reset. Nothing in the manual ?

 

TMPS on MGs runs off the ABS ring so theres a fault with the ABS system too I suspect :/

 

I think there was another member (The-Monk) had the same tyre pressure warning on his new MG3. I think it was the sensor.

Regards John

 

Reset procedure for TPMS can be found in the manual, if you haven't tried that already.

As for me, one of my DRLs has failed, it's at the dealer waiting to be looked at tomorrow.

There is also a design fault with the seal at the top of the door. I will be adding additional seals of my own as I can't see them being redesigned in the short term.

 

Sounds a good idea...Im a future MG3 owner....delivery mid March..

 

Gaz, you can pick up on anything you need to keep an eye on.

In a way I hope the thread dries up which will indicate that the 3 is a perfect car! But tips like the TPMS reset tip will be useful when the car is basically ok but ownership advice is needed.

 

Success, cheers guys, I have reset the TPMS successfully and the light has gone out. What happened was that I had an issue with a foot pump which resulted in loss of pressure, but I assumed the light would go out once I had pumped the tyre back up to pressure.

I will be keeping an eye on my DRLs too.

I tested out the door seals after a good wash of the car, I did not had an issue with a great load of water entering the cabin when the door is opened, just a small amount of dripping, but the extra seals could be an option if needed

 

Also had DRL stop working, both were replaced. Parking sensors are now not working properly, booking car in for this week to be looked at. Also the door seals are an issue I will be mentioning while at the dealers, I await Bens results before improvising anything myself.

Misty headlights annoy me too although replies in the other thread told me I was perhaps paranoid about the condensation.

 

Going by the Facebook groups all the cars fog the lamps slightly. The majority of manufacturers will tell you its normal :/

I've bought some seals to try when I get my car back, so I will let you know how I get on. I know of another owner who is trying this approach also

 

As is expected, upon leaving my car at the garage to have the sensors checked, they miraculously started working after 5 weeks of them not! The garage checked them over and sent a report to MG along with the seals issue.

Still no word on the arrival of my spare wheel kit, paid for in October.

Still no complaints with the dealer, they have been excellent.

 

Our spare wheel hasn't appeared, either.

The rear parking radar doesn't behave when the car is wet. Could this be cured with a bit of sealant between the sensors and the bumper? The same thing happens with the radar (self fitted) on my TF. The Jag, with factory front and rear radar doesn't have this problem, and it doesn't live in a garage, like the other two.

When the car gets past 1000 miles I'm going to post a list of good things and bad things. In general it's a lovely not-so-little car. 850 miles now.


If anybody is after a Smokey Blues leather seat Style, the one we originally ordered is now available at Michael Edwards (Wigan).

 

Spare wheel is a bit odd. I ordered one after I had picked the car up and it turned up with my phone kit a week later.

What is annoying me at the moment is my new DRLs have still not turned up yet.

Parking sensors are behaving again so it must be a water issue.

I have covered 2050 miles.

 

See now that is the oddity, my DRLS came within week, you spare wheel kit came after a week, I think it may be down to what arrives off the ships and when?? Perhaps also being the only dealer up this way they don't want to send it until there is a load coming up?

 

My MG3 is getting picked up again this week by Paul to have the decals sorted this time. I believe they have redesigned some of the decals that had pointed edges to now have rounded so they shouldn't peal.

 

If you have a removable bulb in your lights then they will mist up as they are not sealed. Only those gas filled or in a vacuum will be immune from misting up.

 

Out of all the cars I've ever owned I cant say I've ever noticed any of my headlights mist up inside.

 

The wife's Ford Fiesta 13 plate headlights listed up today and I think the TF did too.

 

The C1, R25, and my old Saab misted the lamps slightly. The only one that didn't was my Audi.

My dad's TF does it a fair bit, can't say I've noticed on my mums 500.

 

The C1, R25, and my old Saab misted the lamps slightly. The only one that didn't was my Audi.

My dad's TF does it a fair bit, can't say I've noticed on my mums 500.

A Woman in Auto Express complaining how bad her Vauxhall Adam is and how poor the service from Vauxhall is. Misting headlamps is one of the issues, amongst many others.

 

If the bulbs are fitted in warm damp weather and then the lamps sealed up by fitting the caps then it is inevitable that they will mist up slightly in cold weather. The simple solution is to fit a small bag of silica gel into the caps before sealing them up. It also protects the mirrored surfaces from oxidation and keeps the lights nice and bright for decades.

Works on my ZS, will work on anything as long as it is not actually leaking.

Maybe the problem is that the factory at Longbridge where the lights/bulbs are fitted still has no proper heating to keep the air dry

 

Now that is a smart idea! :broon:

We get loads of them little bags in at work when we order laptops and other IT equipment, might start pilfering them just in case! My ZR's headlights don't mist up that I've noticed!

 

From what I saw id doesn't actually have a watertight roof to keep the place dry...

 

I've owned mine second hand for about 8 months now.

I had an issue with the DAB radio not working. A second hand DAB module and a brand new aerial solved the issues. Total cost of £61 for both parts.

I occasionally get an air bag fault but a wiggle of the seat connector sorts that.

Occasionally get TMPS warning but just reset it each time.

Reverse sensors are useless in the wet sadly but work great in the dry.

The only other issue I have is a judder when pulling off first thing, once the car is warmed up it seems to go away.

 

Faulty Lights - coming on when car parked

My 13 plate MG3 Style Lux has an issue with lights coming on all by themselves and thus draining the battery. The 1st time it happened (under my ownership) was when car was 3 years 1 month old. Whilst trying to jump start noticed Main Beam on even though lights off! Battery was replaced as not charging properly (according to AA) the Tyre Pressure light came on! Next time (2nd) was about 3 months later. Went to start the car and was able to jump started to find that Lights On Full drove to work also noticed Cruise Control not working. Had to jump start car again for journey home but lights turned off. Used car next day Cruise Control worked. Took car to Garage they could not find a fault. Went to use car on 21st October (about a month later than 2nd) started car but Full Beam came on although lights in off! I have taken car again to Garage hopefully as in fault mode will find problem.

Will update.

But has anyone else had similar problem?

 

My 13 plate MG3 Style Lux has an issue with lights coming on all by themselves and thus draining the battery. The 1st time it happened (under my ownership) was when car was 3 years 1 month old. Whilst trying to jump start noticed Main Beam on even though lights off! Battery was replaced as not charging properly (according to AA) the Tyre Pressure light came on! Next time (2nd) was about 3 months later. Went to start the car and was able to jump started to find that Lights On Full drove to work also noticed Cruise Control not working. Had to jump start car again for journey home but lights turned off. Used car next day Cruise Control worked. Took car to Garage they could not find a fault. Went to use car on 21st October (about a month later than 2nd) started car but Full Beam came on although lights in off! I have taken car again to Garage hopefully as in fault mode will find problem.

Will update.

But has anyone else had similar problem?

UPDATE


No fault found at the local garage.


Used car for holiday trip it happened again. Car looked at by a EMU specialist, they could not find an issue, eventually booked in with Bulldog in Twyford. They found a fault the light column. Apparently my MG3 style lux has 'get home lights' which I did not know about and unlike my Astra only the headlights come on and not all the lights. Unfortunately they worked both ways forwards and back flash and through general use of using mainbeam had become loose so came on by themselves! New light column fitted and appears to have resolved the issue.

 

For Stop/Start Models but also for all models to avoid underfloor corrosion in the future!

Check your carpets under the front seats after heavy rain.

Eventually your DC/DC box will become flooded and the car will no longer crank (no power on dash or radio)

If you find your door seals are hard and not soft this is where the rain gets in.

See

The YouTuber owns an MG3.

 

This idea sounds good. I like to navigate here sometimes looking for various technical solutions. And sometimes, forum users can help you much more that official manuals with difficult instructions. So it would be really convenient to have all types of common issues described here as well as the hints on how to overcome them in the easiest way. So let’s contribute to this thread.

 

MG3 Ownership Issues

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It is really difficult to suggest anything just based on the brief problem description. It is necessary to see the photos which would show what exactly went wrong. Or you should look for a skilled mechanic locally to eliminate the issue. If you start to do it on your own, you may only make it worse. I am from NY, Times Square Live Webcam - New York, United States - World Cams , if you are from my area, I can suggest you an expert.

 

No definately not that as lights don't come on straight away and when they do they don't go off until battery is flat.

I have removed high beam relay switch and this at least allows me to use car although without high beam use, I tried swapping relays but its still doing same thing so not faulty relay.

I'm just going to sell car or trade against another car.

Thanks for your reply.