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• Ford Fiesta - Battery Charging for seldom used vehicle 7 Nov 2020 (Forum)
  it was cold as well - it would not start, and the AA diagnosed the battery as being flat. The advice was to start and run the vehicle on the drive for 15 minutes each day. My father doesn't want the hassle of a trickle charger that means connecting / disconnecting to the terminals every time he wants
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  How safe is an EV in a flood - would people be electrocuted? 27 Feb 2020 (Ask HJ)
  If I was unfortunate and got caught in a flood that was say two feet deep, what would happen in an electric car. Would a battery short cause electrocution...
• Jaguar S-Type - Consumer Advice Please 19 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  I bought the car in August 2018, and noted that it had a new battery fitted in January 2018. It's a Lion battery, not a brand I'd have chosen, but it was on the car. A few electrical gremlins later, I've just put my meter across the battery and read 12.4V (14.65 with the alternator charging
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  Why won't my Renualt Kangoo van start? 25 Jan 2017 (Ask HJ)
  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?
• Peugeot 306 D Turbo HDI - Faulty electrics 18 Apr 2013 (Forum)
  by. Yesterday my wife went to start the car and there wasnt enough life in the battery to turn the engine over quick enough. I then charged the battery and fired the car up no problem. I have gone to start the car up again this morning and again, has turned over too slow to fire up. It has
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  Alternator light stays on in my Focus 5 Sep 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Even though alternator and battery have been changed and replaced the alternator light is showing intermittently and don't know what else this could be...
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  Why do Range Rover batteries run flat so often? 12 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  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...
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 01 1.6 battery goes flat after 2 days 24 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  l have a vauxhall astra envoy 8v estate. the problems are. the battrey goes flat when car is left standing after 2 days. l have a radio which someone put in before l brought the car. the radio is conected to the battery , so l can work the radio without starting the engine. is this way the battery
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1998 1.9dt - Dead batteries on key fob 28 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  I realise that this has been touched upon previously but thought i'd ask again as there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer to the problem. The batteries on the keyfob on on my 98 1.9 dt go flat after a week of replacing. As far as I know the keys are i/r. Did also take to an auto electrical
• Battery boiling - damage caused? 8 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  Hi all, a description of my holiday motoring woes will follow in discussion (probably after being run past DD for naming and shaming clearance), but... The voltage regulator failed on my alternator, and was boiling the car battery, venting into the engine bay and (at lower speeds) through
• Battery Warning Light VW 1.6 D Van 2 Jun 2006 (Forum)
  Hello, I have an old 1981 VW Transporter camper, with a 1.6 Diesel engine. For a couple of weeks, the battery warning light started to come on at highish engine speeds, I thought the fan belts must be slipping so I've tightened these up, and checked that the alternator is turning ok
• Ultra efficient batteries 1 May 2005 (Forum)
  Was reading an article in the times a few months ago about the greatest invention of all time that hasn't yet been invented. It was the ultra efficient battery. Was very interesting - basically saying look at how ridiculous a technology the motor car is. Driving around in vehicles with mobile
• Flat battery again. vw polo 2 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Following on from my earlier \'03 Polo flat battery problem..... http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=12781&v=f the darn thing did the same agin on saturday - dead as a proverbial. VW assistance guy managed to narrow it down to a .4 amp drain on the battery from the central locking
• it's all gone horribly wrong 27 Oct 2003 (Forum)
  citroen ax 1.1i won't start - Got someone to test the battery, they said it had no charge, it wasn't getting a charge and and alternator wasn't working - went and got new alternator from shop. Fitted alternator into place connected up wiring put battery on charge this morning put battery
• Mini charging problem 5 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  the engine is running gives 14v but the voltage at the battery/starter solenoid is only what is left in the battery 12.5v when I have charged it but only 9.7v after i drove from Newcastle to Leeds. I have tried different starter motors and the cable between battery, in the boot, and starter appears to be ok
• Toyota Avensis 02 Reg - Bonnet release 11 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  Hi. Our bonnet release catch won't work and our battery is flat. Does anyone know how we can release the bonnet to get to the battery? Thanks
• Ford Focus - focus battery 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  can anybody help me  is the green light mileometer display  next to the spedo  surposed to stay on all the time even when the car...
• 2014 RAV4 - Towing electrics 30 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  My otherwise perfect (literally!) 2014 RAV4 has been prone to run down its battery prematurely since fitting towing electrics 4 or so years ago.  It's only a minor inconvenience (as I now use a battery isolator when parking for extended periods) but ideally I would like to fix the issue one
• Citroeon Berlingo 750 hdi - Help for a newbie please 23 Jun 2020 (Forum)
  Battery wasnt holding charge in my 2011 berlingo van B9. Took it to local fitter and the fitter disconnected the old one from terminals but didnt seem sure about how to get it out. His mate told helped hom remove the casing and bracket. He then went to get a new battery and fitted it. Heres
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  Why is my Ford Fiesta Key not working? 17 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Ford Fiesta 2011 and all of a sudden the remote is not working,in fact the spare is also not working. Have looked through previous posts and...