Batteries going flat on two cars - is it my driving style?

I got rid of my Rover 45 because it let me down so many times when the battery went flat for no particular reason. I changed the car for a Kia cee’d which is now giving me the same trouble. Everything...

How can I stop my Toyota Prius discharging its battery when not used for a few weeks?

I have a three-year old Prius and, on several occasions, the small auxiliary battery has gone flat when the car has been left unattended for two to three weeks. The Toyota service centre has suggested...

Why is my Citroen C5's battery draining itself when left stood?

I own a Citroen C5 automatic diesel. I have experienced problems where, when parked for a number of days, the battery runs down. I had it checked by the garage and each time they say the battery is good,...

Electrical issues

I needed a jump start on my car recently, and now the 2 rear doors wont open or lock with the key (only manually) and the 2 front electric windows wont work, do you know why?

Battery being drained

The battery on my Renault Megane is being drained, and mechanics confirmed that there were no faults with the car or battery. Could the problem be due to the radio, should it still be lit when I take the...

Bump starting a car

My wife's car battery has gone flat an several occasions with the kids leaving the lights on. So far I have managed to start via jump leads - however not today. I have had to bump start the car and wonder...

Why do Range Rover batteries run flat so often?

The AA and other forms of assistance are kept extraordinarily busy at Royal Ascot re-charging the flat batteries of innumerable Range Rovers: this is an annual performance that I have been witnessing for...

Battery draining

I have a 2006 Volvo XC70 D5 SE with the safety package which included the built in phone and the Volvo "on call" system. The car was in fabulous condition and had only about 29,000 miles on the clock,...

This is a good method for finding the source of a car battery drain.

You wrote of a chap whose batteries ran down after three idle days and gave him a possible theory. Actually, the matter is simple to prove - to anyone with any electrical knowledge. You switch off everything...

I found that frozen moisture in the doors of my 1997 Golf was causing the battery to discharge.

Last winter I experienced flat batteries with identical symptoms to those experienced by ST, Eltham. I have a '97 Golf TDI, which I have had for nearly six years. During the very cold spell last year I...