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• Renault Grand Scenic 6 years old, 60000miles - Renault Scenic loss of power/handbrake fault 30 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  would only move in small movements and wouldn;t shut automatically when the car was locked.   the AA checked the alternator, which was fine, and just suggested I get a new battery which I will do today.   Any thoughts on if this sounds like a battery issue
• Blackberry phone Q10 duff after 2 weeks - Blackberry Phone 16 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  just bought a Blackberry Q10 2 weeks old and battery was failing in under 4 hours ! Went back to the 02 shop where I was told to make sure all the applications were shut down properly !So told to go away & try again ! Funny that as it had been last ing 3-4 days
• crd ltd 2003 - Jeep Grand Cherokee 6 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  to start in the morning , I have had the heater plugs changed, the relays tested ok, and a new battery, this has made no difference , in the mornings the car -which is kept outside - will take anything from between 40 & 110 seconds to start! If I turn the engine constantly, this morning I cranked
• Peugeot 307 SW - Peugeot 307 temporary loss of power steering 14 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  & stops it came back to powered steering.  This was 8 months ago.  There were no dashboard warnings, everything else normal.   Everything OK  till now, 8 months later. Second time was last Monday after a severe frost.  The battery was failing through old age, was nearly
• Volkswagen Golf V - GOLF V 1.9 TDI hot start - how to remap? 12 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  this with either 1) new battery 2) new starter motor 3) new both of these BUT... I also gather that it can be solved by changing the engine management software to inject fuel sooner during a hot start. Please could somebody explain the following: Does the ECU chip have to be replaced (like a re-map
• alternative tech - KERS for the road 5 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  . Then there are petrol / electric hybrids which carry a large weight penalty and I think time we show them not to be all that green once raw material sourcing for the battery is taken into account Why doesn't anyone make a modestly petrol engined car, of (say) 80bhp with an in-parallel electric motor which
• Peugeot 306 LD Diesel - Peugeot 307 wont turnover after little bump 31 Aug 2012 (Forum)
  below the steering wheel and the ones in the box just in front of the battery. There are no obvious wires broken and the battery is only about a month old. I would appreciate any help or suggestions as I am now carless and cant even get to the nearest shops. Thanks
• Peugeot 306 - 306 Diesel Pump & Alternator problems! Please help 8 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I'm hoping someone might be able to give me some advice. My car battery died the other day, and turns out that it was due to a fault with the alternator. Upon investigation, it appears that the diesel pump was leaking diesel. Not only this, but it was dripping in the alternator
• Peugeot 306 1.9 - Peugeot key fob/key 19 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  bit you press is missing, you can see the circuit board etc. Long story short, he met me and unlocked the car with a coat hanger, he said he doesn't lock the car and the batteries have run out. Been having a think today and I know nothing about cars, and have never had a car with central
• Mazda 5 - urgent help needed please re mazda 5 return 19 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  Can someone please help me? Basically, I bought a Mazda 5 two weeks ago and it has already been back in the garage with some problems. The garage says they can't find any faults and now, to top it all off the battery has died. I want to return the car for a refund and just wondered if anyone
• Renault Clio I Diesel - Non Starter 23 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  This problem only seems to happen on cold mornings. The following has been fitted to the car in order to try and rectify the problem. New Battery New Heater Plugs New Heater Plug Timing Module New Starter Motor The problem is, if the car is left to stand
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 02 1.4 HDi driving us mad with random non starting 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  found a string of permanent faults on the computer, wiped them and it started fine again. On the tow there I plugged my phone into the cig lighter to charge it - result one utterly scrambled phone which has never worked again. A few days ago, a new fault - the battery went flat overnight. Replaced
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 00 1.6 Engine goosed. 4 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  My son has an Astra... It's a 1600, 16V, Ecotech sports manual. W reg. It froze up...he didn't check the coolant. I think he must have tried to tow start it, thinking it was just the starter clicking or battery flat. It seems certain the belt has slipped, because the valves are broken and some
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 00 1.0 Strange Juddering 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  Hello, My sisters K11 Micra was originally struggling to start, and having confirmed the battery wasn't as fault (changed with another working battery), we narrowed down the fault to possibly be Spark Plugs, Distributor or Rotor arm. So we thought we would just swap it all over. Put it back
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 02 2.0 Car not starting 7 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Experiencing strange behavior with my 320D. Was running fine until Sunday when I stopped the car. When I came back and tried to start it again no joy. It was turning over but just not starting. My initial reaction was that it must be the battery. I got a set of jump leads and the car started
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 01 1.9 wont start - intermittently!!! 27 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  usual) When this happened, i rolled it down the hill in second gear with the clutch down, with the key ignition turned on (2nd position), and tried to bump start it. That didnt work either!!! i was very suprised at this, if the battery or started was at fault - then bump starting should definitely
• Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - 00 2.5 Alternator problem - need advice ASAP 9 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  even whilst driving (it used to do it at idle but stopped as soon as you revved it). My mate has now replaced the alternator with another new Bosch unit and also fitted a new battery (apparently they need a particular Lead Calcium battery and mine only had a cheapo one fitted). Despite
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2000 1.4 cutting out problem 5 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  temperate sensor. I don't know much about cars either which doesn't help! I park on a flat area at work and never had a problem when taking it out at lunchtimes or after work. I do however have a dodgy battery (completely de-charges after 2 days of no use). A friend said it could be to do
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 2000 2.0HDi - Fuse keeps blowing 28 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, need some advice on a problem that?s been bugging me for a few days now. Jumped in the car a few days back and not sure if it was just a coincidence but shortly after plugging in my phone into the charger (connected to cigar lighter) I smelt something burning. Not long after the battery light
• astra dti loss of power steering 3 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  I have a strange problem one of our fleet cars. It's an Astra 1.7 DTI estate on an '03' plate and has 101k miles on it. A couple of weeks ago i started it up first thing in the morning and the battery warning light was on and as i moved away i noticed there was no power steering either, so i