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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 05:19 PM
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Hey guys..

I have a 2008 997 Turbo, and today as i was ready to head out, i put the key into the ignition and the car doesnt turn on, and i got this error: ABS Failure, PSM Failure, and the clock turns to 12:00 (time was 9:30)

Can it be my battery is down? Because i took my car 2 weeks ago for the guarantee check and everything was good.

Any help would be appreciated

(will be taking the car to the dealer after the weekend)

 
Old Sep 3, 2010 | 05:20 PM
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Try charging up the batt if you have a trickle charger or getting a jump.
 
Old Sep 3, 2010 | 05:30 PM
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When i called Porsche Road Assistance, he told me it is not the battery because if it was the battery it would give me an error saying Battery Low.. which it did not

anyone faced such an issue before?
 
Old Sep 3, 2010 | 05:39 PM
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Try disconnecting the battery for 20 minutes and then reconnecting.
 
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I put it on a charger for a few hours
 
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Sorry to hear about this, I hope you get the issue resolved.
 
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I put it on a charger for a few hours
Did the same issue happen to you?
Putting it on a charger resolved the issue?
 
Old Sep 6, 2010 | 04:42 PM
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issue resolved

Battery was dead.

Thank you guys for your help.
 



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