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• Tomtom & Garmin - Sat navs keep getting battery issues 8 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, i have now had 3 different sat navs, two tomtoms & one Garmin & all three have been replaced because of battery issues.  Is this pure coincidence or is it my car?  All have been using different power adapters into the cigarette lighter, one of which
• Land Rover Freelander 2 3.2 Petrol - 2nd Hand Freeland Battery Cost / Warranty 3 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Relative bought a 57 plate 3.2L Petrol (Auto Gas Converted) Freelander in June. This week the battery failed. The garage he bought it from were called out and they charged £300 to replace it. Does this seem fair? I could have got one from Halfords for £50
• Ford Ka - Ford KA 2001 - Battery dies overnight 3 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  I need some advise please, my Ford Ka's battery died a few weeks ago ( one cold morning)  so I purchased a new one. It's been fine until this morning (cold and frosty) and it wouldn't start again:   Nothing was left on overnight Engine didn't even attempt
• Williams ? - Fire at racetrack 26 May 2012 (Forum)
  as engineers attempted to dismantle a damaged car. The article raised the question as to whether the fire was caused by a battery situated beneath the fuel tank.  The battery is/ was used to provide a speed boost lasting 6.6 seconds every lap. Am I old fashioned in imagining that locating
• Vauxhall Vectra CLub 16V - Dead Battery? 4 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  would dim and it would lose power - the BAS light even came on and the power steering went, driving straight seemed to be ok. My question is, does this sound like just a dead battery or might there be something more serious wrong with it? Many thanks in advance.
• Audi A3 - Replacing nearside headlight bulb 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I need to replace the passenger side dippled headlight bulb on my 2002 A3. Although I can unclip one side of the casing protecting the bulbs, there is not enough room to move it away due to the placement of the battery. The odd thing is I am sure I have replaced bulbs
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 02 2.2 seems like battery is flat 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Went to start the car and I would have sworn the battery is flat. Put jump leads on and it was still the same. Now when the ignition is on there is a brrrrrrr sound coming out of a box mounted on top of the engine. (it has two magenta coloured relays? in there). Engine management lights have been
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.8 warning lights/ electrical fault 20 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Hi I have a few warning lights suddenly on my dash..the battery came on plus the electrics one and so I had both battery and the alternator tested. Alternator fine, battery a bit low, so changed that. No difference. Lights still on and now the radio/CD is in 'safe' mode. I am loathe to go
• Audi 80 Mk II (1991-1995) - Battery Maintenance 30 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  in the high seasons. Is just topping up the fluid ok or is a regular charge (monthly) beneficial? The battry is 2 years old. Any ideas as I dont want to come out to a flat battery
• Focus ('99 1.8) - ignition warning light 2 May 2007 (Forum)
  Howdy people, Had to recharge my battery yesterday as it had gone flat. When I put it back into the car, it started fine and sounded fine. But I noticed that after I start the car, the igition warning light (looks like the battery!) turns off as it should... and then after about 30 seconds
• Fiat Punto MK1 Flat battery 16 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Any Ideas what could cause this? It has happened about once a year from new after twice failing in the first few months and the battery being replaced, but I've never been able to trace why. It's just done it again today.It can flatten overnight, but on checking lights etc. there is no reason
• Varta or Yuasa 20 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  I'm about to buy a new battery for a bmw compact, choice is between Varta and Yuasa which are both the same price (£59). I have a 1994 Toyota Carina E, with an original Yuasa battery which has been left standing 10 days in the past few weeks and the car still turns over well and fires early
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  Wiring failure in a BMW 3 Series - a recall issue? 28 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My car has been inoperable for two weeks now. I had a total power failure. RAC and local garage tested battery etc. - all normal. Once stripped back it...
• Electric car battery plant 25 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  This looks good news - somehow I missed the announcement a few days ago. Interesting that the article says this plant will need to be the first of...
• hyundia i 10 - not starting 11 Oct 2018 (Forum)
    I 10 automatic 2009 68,000miles. turns over , but not starting, up to now the car has been faultless.Previous day I topped up a low battery cell, original battery, and started the car to moved it two foot uphill into garage.
• Peugeot 306 - some electrics not working 17 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  HAVING recently fitted a new battery, my alarm , c/locking clocks, fuel gauge,dont work, fitted a new battery to the key fob ,to no avail can you please advise me on what to do next.
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  Is it cheaper to charge a PHEV at a commercial charge point or using the petrol engine? 12 Mar 2024 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Ford Kuga Titanium PHEV. Is it cheaper to charge the battery at a commercial charge point or by charging it using the petrol engine?
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  Why won't stop-start work when it's cold? 20 Oct 2020 (Ask HJ)
  My 2018 Citroen C3 only does short journeys on average, say, 10 -15 miles. With the advent of the recent colder weather, the stop-start no longer operates...
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  Ford Fiesta battery keeps going flat 11 Apr 2016 (Ask HJ)
  Our Ford Fiesta will be two years old in July 2016. Ever since we bought it, we have found that battery goes flat after not using the car for a week to...
• FIAT Cinquecento (1993 - 1998) - 1999 - Parasitic drains and removing alarms 11 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Quite a long story so will try and be brief... GF is selling her 99(P) Fiat Cinq but we are having a little problem with it.... when left overnight after a run, the battery is flat the following morning and car won't start.... To check the battery, I disconnected the battery, left it for three