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I have a 2004 Nissan Micra 1.5 dCi. I was driving and it stopped all of sudden. I have been told that alternator is gone but I need to take the car to garage. I have a replacement battery to start the...
My 2005 Fiat Idea automatic has an electrical leek problem. It doesn't hold its charge. If the battery is fully charged but the car is not used, the battery will be flat within a week. Do you have any...
I have a Mazda MX5 1.8 which has done 21,000 miles since I bought it new in 2005. Last week its third battery (27 months old) was completely flat. I had driven it on country roads for about 30 miles, seven...
Will my MG GS be okay being stowed away for a month or will the battery go flat and will I lose the radio code?
We're travelling for six weeks in the summer. Will the battery go flat if we leave our Porsche Macan at airport parking?
My Renault Kangoo 1.9d stopped and now won't start. I've got the ignition light but no glow plugs light on dash and it won't turn over. What can I do?
My 2004 diesel Vauxhall Corsa doesn't start on the first key turn and barely on the second is there something wrong with the car or is it the cold?
We have just purchased a 2002 Volvo S80 and the battery keeps draining but we can't work out why as nothing has been left on. When we try to start it up it makes a clicking noise. We had read about problems...
We own a Honda Jazz. It fits our needs perfectly as iur mileage is very low, with lots of short runs. The car has not been driven for about six weeks due to ill health. Today it started first time, but...
I have a 2012 Ford Kuga diesel. Recently, the battery has started to go flat every 10-14 days if its stood on the driveway or only used a couple of times a week for short journeys. It has had the Bluetooth...