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• alternator light & MOT test 14 Nov 2005 (Forum)
  My alternator light come on faintly now and then at certain revs, can it fail the MOT for this? It's been doing this for nealy a year and I've never had a flat battery yet so must still charging enough. Had a look on www.motuk.co.uk but no luck.
• Use of inverter... 3 Sep 2005 (Forum)
  I've borrower an inverter to take camping, to re-charge the video recorder battery, tooth-brushes, etc. It *could* be used to power a 240v inspection lamp, but I've a few doubts about doing this in an environment which may be damp. Could a "power breaker" (RCD) be usefully used with this equipment?
• Primera central locking 17 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  I think the batteries in my central locking fob for my 98 primera have ran out. I have looked for replacements with no successs yet. ( sure they will be on ebay somewhere ). Once i get them is there anything i need to be aware of when replacing them??
• Rover 218 radio 8 May 2004 (Forum)
  Having problems bringing a Rover 218 (M reg) radio back to life after the battery was disconnected. Have tried following guidelines in the rover handbook, which suggested a "C" should be displayed but it was totally blank. Have also tried leaving it on for long journeys - any ideas?
• Peugeot 206 Power Failure 19 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Hello - Anyone out there know of any issues with the 2002 (52) Registered 206 1.1 L 3door Style series? HAving issues with failing power in battery, with no warning and complete drainage.............. Garage blaming me...........AA man is questioning their judgement. Cheers!
• astra 17td cold starting 13 Mar 2003 (Forum)
  i have a 96n astra 1.7td that is hard to start when cold it has the vauxhall engine fitted, i have had new glow plugs and a new battery fitted and it still wont start when its hot no problem any ideas.
• Pug 306 Remote Keys going flat 16 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  All, My g/friends remote keys for her 306 will flatten within a week of changing the batteries on both of her keys. anyone heard of this problem? Are main dealers the only choice if we want a replacement? cheers, Dave.
• Land/Rover Discovery 27 Sep 2002 (Forum)
  Can anybody help please my remote will only work some times i have had a new battery fitted but still it wont work all the time can anybody tell me were i can get the chip checked out please
• Ford Kuga Phev - Ford Kuga 22 plate Recall 31 May 2024 (Forum)
  After quite a long saga and over a year since the original Recall notice was issued for my Ford Kuga 22 plate PHEV, the dealership took the car in last week to have the fire safety recall work completed in the form of a software update and also replaced the faulty 12 volt battery with a new AGM
• MG sets benchmark on affordable family EV (again) 29 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  for the smaller battery model (around £2k cheaper than the MG5) with a WLTP range of 218 miles. An extra £2.5k gets you the bigger battery with a 281 mile range and still comes out nearly £800 less than the cheapest Corsa-e!.  What Car certainly seem to like it, bar some iffy
• Components ICE verses Electric 12 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  I got to wondering what components are missing on your EV. Radiator//hoses/water pump/car heater/auxiliary drive belts  Drive shafts Alternator/Air filter/oil filter/coil packs/spark plugs/all sensors that monitor the engine/battery/Throttle body
• Efficiency of Electric Cars 14 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  I have just read  Andrew English's review of the Volvo XC40 in today's Daily Telegraph. He commented on a measurement I am unused to - Efficiency.   In an electric car measure by Range in miles (WLTP) divided by battery rated capacity in KWH.. For the XC40
• Peugeot 308 - Gearbox issue 10 Oct 2020 (Forum)
  . The repairman also suspected that the problem would be because of one of the linkages. We disassembled the tray below the engine compartment, battery, battery tray and some other hoses in the engine bay. We realized that the linkages were in place and they are just fine. The repairman couldn't find any problem
• ford galaxy 2.8 ghia x 1997 - alternator 18 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  i have had the car 15 years and just had mot renewed.  battery light came on sunday intermittantly.  battery reading 12.1v engine off/11.90 engine at 2000rpm car would not start this morning but was turning over but didn't sound right.  just had a shock when i looked
• VW Golf Mk 5 (2004) petrol - Intermittently fails to start 28 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  it should. I think the exhaust warning light is also supposed to come on initially but doesn't. I initially though immobiliser but that light comes on briefly and then goes out as it should. It has a new battery with plenty of charge. This is the second time this has happened - both times
• Peugeot 307 - Peugeot 307 won't start 10 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all, my car headlights like to switch themselves on and think they must've been on after last used and the battery drained over the weekend. The battery was taken off, charged and put back on (not by me) but I don't think the safe procedure I've read about was followed due to not knowing about
• VW Polo 1.9 TDI Sport 2003 - Engine randomly cutting out + alarm going off 9 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  straight away. 5 minutes down the road, on the way to the bank with the buyer, the engine cut out. I restarted, and it cut again. This happened a few more times, then it wouldn't start at all - as if the battery was completely flat. Then 30 minutes later it came back to life and started
• Ford Grand Tourneo Connect - Bonnet lock handle 8 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  A fellow camper on this site flattened the battery on his new Tourneo by running his fridge overnight on 12V. He opened the driver's door with the key and the rear hatch, however the passenger door and the sliding doors remained electronically locked. Obviously he needed to get under the bonnet
• mazda rx8 2006 - ignition/immobiliser staring issue 10 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  !  Had vehicle towed home - the battery was still holding a full charge no fuses blown and no visible signs of damaged or burnt wires, have been unable to resolve problem
• Vauxhall Astra Sxi - Vauxhall Astra 6 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  , I attempted to start the car Friday night but the battery was completely flat.   I replaced the battery (Saturday) and the car started first turn of the key ( WOW I Thought