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BMW 318se , Unlucky Thursday ? 11 Oct 2005 (Forum)
V5. Additional the dealer has prommised many things and not delivered , I honestly believe they think I will give up and walk away , well I have, but not without a fight on their hands for a full refund (maybe compensation too). Considering this maybe a fault in my area with radio frequencies I -
Peugeot 406 2.1td - What's it worth? 22 Apr 2005 (Forum)
Central locking 4 x electric windows Rain Sensor Windscreen Wipers Wood dash kit. RDS Radio/Cassette, 6 speakers, Steering wheel controls. Immobiliser. Fully adjustable drivers seat Front Fogs, 15" Alloys, 2 Airbags, ABS, Immaculate inside. Good outside. New: Brake Disks All round June 2003 Brake Pads -
What would you do ? 5 May 2004 (Forum)
front suspension (which is an issue with new Vectras apparently.) 3. Exhaust blowing. 4. Panel on steering wheel containg radio buttons fell off having been subject to previous bodged repair. 5. Rattle in drivers door. 6. Dispute over mileage . stock list stated 7100 miles,on test drive was pretty -
Sensible councillor prevails!!! 20 Jun 2003 (Forum)
Local councillor on the radio this evening has publicly stated that the council have no intention of reducing a speed limit! Near to where I live is an upper secondary school, pupils from 14 and above, it is sited on one side of a dual carriageway A-road, all the housing is on the other side -
BMW 3-Series E90 (2005 - ) - 325d 2nd Impression 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
Finally work out how to control iPod from radio. Previously could only get one track, which became tedious after a few days. The same one all the time. Seems quaint only having a two line display after a desk full of 20" screens. Reminds me of DOS days. After a couple of weeks dealer sends me -
Suzuki Vitara - High pitched sound when driving 24 Apr 2024 (Forum)
the bonnet). I've turned off the infotainment centre, A/C, closed the vents etc. and can still hear it. I don't notice it on lower speeds and have experienced it on both windy and non-windy days. It's making long journeys a bit unbearable as the sound can still be heard over the radio. I took the car -
Citroen C4 - Citroen C4 - Anti Theft / Engine won't crank 16 Feb 2022 (Forum)
wouldn't start, but there didn't sound like any attempt for the engine to crank. Lights come on, as does radio, wipers etc all at once, which led me to believe the battery was ok, or if it didn't have enough charge it may give a feeble crank of the engine. This led me to believe that there may -
Any - Keyless Theft - Faraday Pouches - NOT GOOD ENOUGH 3 May 2021 (Forum)
the sensitivity on their relay receivers (and /or get more sensitive ones manufactured) to compensate for the reduced signal strength coming from your key fobs. To demonstrate this point I placed a walkie talkie radio set (PMR 460 with up to 0.5 watt RF transmitter power at 460 MHz) switched to baby alarm -
Nissan Juke - Nissan Juke Won't Start 23 Apr 2019 (Forum)
, and we tried both key fobs and changed the batteries in the fobs, but no joy. Breakdown recovery checked the cars main battery which was fine, and tried a "reset" by disconecting the battery temporarily, but car still wouldn't start. All the dash lights come on, and the radio works etc, just -
Ford B-Max ecoboost 125 - Battery condition start/stop 21 Apr 2018 (Forum)
mile trip with NO start/stop enabled, NO lights, NO front or rear windscreen heater on. In fact only the radio on. 3 Monitored the voltage, after start battery charged with 14.7 volt from the vehicle alternator shortly dropped off to 13 volts then sat at 12.3 volts only time -
Toyota Avensis - 2.0 vvti dome/central locking 7.5 amp fuse 20 May 2017 (Forum)
Hi all. Not been here in a while (one reason for buying an Avensis), sailed through its MOT apart from needing some sill welding. Anyway, as in the title, the 7.5 amp fuse which controls the central locking, dome light and radio/computer keeps blowing...I brought a box of 30 -
Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 cdti sri 150 - electrical problem 18 Feb 2016 (Forum)
ye so off I went to work the 11 miles all good apart from the lights inside and out were very faintly flickering started to get a little peed off so after my shift set off home all good with a little flicker then after about 6 mile all lights radio heaters everything electrical went off and it's dark -
Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 04 1.8 Oil Warning Light 8 Nov 2015 (Forum)
ignition seqence). I have noticed no performance/sound changes only thing I notice is the car feels like it vibrates more, but that may just be me being paranoid driving with no radio or heaters on to see if I can hear anything so it could be normal. I have no idea what this could be, isit likely -
Citroen Berlingo 1.9D 54 plate - 'Unsolvable' over-heating problem! 27 Dec 2014 (Forum)
I promise this one will tax your grey matter more than radio code questions and bumping down kerb and pothole worries...;-) I did get some suggestions in another thread but will keep the two seperate as that was a braking problem that is now solved. The problem -
ford focus 1.8 tdci - injector/fuel pressure problems? 3 Mar 2014 (Forum)
where it kept happening. at one point it completely lost all power and shut everything down apart from the radio! i took it to my local diesel specialists,who came highly reccommended who done a full diagnostic and leakage test. the fault came back to injector no 1 exess leakage and they advised -
Ford Focus - Car battery charging 28 Apr 2013 (Forum)
. This might explain my dead battery, aside from my poor treatment of it... but I always leave the air vents off, car locked and radio unplugged when I close up. So where could the current be going, and can someone confirm that the flashy led combination I'm seeing is indicative of current drain -
Seat Leon 1.4l 16v 2003 - Seat Leon engine start failure in cold weather 13 Dec 2012 (Forum)
Click to see image of dashboard 02 Non of them flash, they just appear after i insert the key in, and wait a few seconds. The radio works, so I assume it cant be the alternator/accumulator, but as I am quite in experienced -
Ford Focus 51 plate 1600 auto 130,000 miles - Focus electrical problems is it terminal ? 22 Jan 2012 (Forum)
We have a intermittent complicated problem with this car. It behaves normally for ages then suddenly you get in and turn the key and nothing, no ignition lights no radio, not even the digital clock. when you turn the key back to the off position the central locking starts going nuts -
Vauxhall Corsa - 2005 Automatic - short review 8 Sep 2011 (Forum)
to the discomfort. Quite frankly, the engine would have to be loud to be heard at all! BTW I had no grpes with the Corolla/Auris gear change Plus points - resonably nippy, nimble, good visibility, very easy to park, simple to use and good radio sound. Another -
Hyundai ix35 - Hyundai ix35 Problems 7 Jul 2010 (Forum)
. At the end of March 2010 I purchased the above car and was told I would have it by the end of April, when April came and went I was told I would have it by the middle of July. Yesterday I was called and was told I could pick it up today, great! After a 15 minute drive with the radio playing, all