Immobilised due to blown reverse light fuse???

[pekka]

Hi All,
After owning a 100 series TD for 7 years with only regular maintenance and never a fault over 200,000 km I took the plunge and updated with a new 200 TD. On the maiden voyage with 5000km on the clock I hooked up the camper trailer, 2 young kids and wife and set off for a camping weekend. 50km into the trip after a stop in a little town the engine light and slip limit light came on and the 4LO light was flashing. Rang Dealer they said do not drive it and it needed to be towed back to them - to which they organised a flat bed tow to pick us up. Two days at the dealer the initial view was a damaged ECU, In the end I am told the cause was a blown fuse (reverse light) it has been replaced and all is good to go.
Has anybody else had this experience that their vehicle is immobilised from a fuse blowing?? Surely fuses there to protect and not to cause secondary warning?

 

[Desert Nomad]

It can't be the fuse. Maybe there's something the dealer isn't telling you because the cruiser is new and the problem should have been sorted during the pdi. I had a lot of interference from the abs while offroading due to the stock tires lack of grip and during testing on a dirt path in the desert I pulled out the wrong abs fuse which disabled the braking system and it still drove with only hand brake light constantly on in yellow and a constant beep that turns intermittent when the vehicle is in motion and minimum braking power was available. .

That's why I highly doubt the 4lo and slip light would come on for a measly reverse light fuse. Some threads on the net state cylinder misfiring there was a thread a while back regarding the warning lights https://forum.ih8mud.com/200-series-cruisers/763745-warning-lights.html hassle the dealer ask for what they did to be written and for them to give you the fault codes