Most recently answered flat battery questions
My daughter's car often won't start because the battery is flat. She does a few short town-based journeys each week, and a monthly motorway trip home. There's no power leakage with the ignition off and...
My Ford Focus C-Max (2004) has developed a fault where the battery drains and needs to be jump started. It happened during the colder months last year and has started doing the same over the last week.
I...
My brand new Toyota Auris hybrid Icon has flattened its 12v battery twice in the first 300 miles, after being left locked (with nothing left on) in a garage for three days after runs of over 100 miles....
Recently my wife’s six-year old KIA Picanto would not start, so we called the AA. The patrolman who turned up diagnosed a dead battery. He said that he had a replacement in his van and would we like him...
I purchased a new Volkswagen Polo in 2010 and two years later the car failed to start on my drive and was taken by the dealer for tests. The car was returned after a week with no fault found.
One week...
The battery keeps draining on my daughter's FIAT 500 1.2 sport and the local dealership seems unable to pinpoint the problem . We have paid for a full diagnostic and exploratory work, but she is still...
We have a Rover 45SE 1.6 petrol from new with 85,500 on the clock. We will be leaving the car at home for up to 17 days not garaged. The battery is two years old and the alternator is only three months...
This is a desperate call for help. My car is a Volvo S80 auto, bought secondhand with 60,000 miles registered, five years ago. It now registers 67,000 miles. I do infrequent low mileage. It has had two...
I purchased my Ford Focus 1.6 EcoBoost in April 2012. Since then the battery has gone flat on three occasions. The first time was three weeks after purchase. The second, on 16 August 2012. The battery...
My Citroen C4 has been standing for two weeks and now it will not start. I have charged the battery and it is showing 12 volts, but the electrics will not switch on and the engine refuses to turn over....
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