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• Dash lights - '93 405 14 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  Hello all I've been registered for a while now and have been watching the goings-on with awe. And now I'd like a little advice please. I've got a '93 L Peugeot 405 1.6 that runs fine but recently the dash warning lights (oil, battery, STOP, temp, fuel) all come on together occasionally if I
• Rover 800 immobilised 8 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  My neighbour's Rover 800 Vitesse (1995) has stpped - never to go again. My neighbour's crime was to change the battery on the car and now it is immobilised and the car wont start! We asked the Rover garage if there was an emergency code that could be accessed through the judicious use of the door
• 97 VW Jetta Check Engine Light 14 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  then, the check engine light has remained on. Can anyone help me get it to turn off or help me trouble-shoot the problem? I tried disconnecting the battery for 15 minutes, and the light is still on.
• Fiesta 2003 central locking 23 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  My Fiesta Ghia 1.4 (from new) is now experiencing yet another problem. It's another intermitent problem this time with the central locking, the remote key fob sometimes fails to lock and unlock the car doors. So far, I've had the battery replaced in the Key fob after that Ford replaced
• rover 416 engine imobiliser prob 7 Jul 2004 (Forum)
  Got a Rover 416 in today with a imobilser prob. It seems both key fobs (with brand new batteries installed) wont turn off the engine imobilser. (well they do eventually but after almost 50 presses!) , i know that you can dissable the immobilisation by using the drivers door key to enter the code
• citroen ax central locking problems. 18 Jan 2004 (Forum)
  I have a 92 citroen ax, i accidentally ran the battery flat today, figureing i\'d get help and jump start it later i locked it and left it. when i returned later the central locking was dead. I have no key lock on the boot, only the front and passenger doors. I can\'t get into the car at all
• Peugeot 306 - Lights on Warning 22 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  Mother left lights on the other day, result flat battery RAC call-out. Checking the car found warning sounds when using passenger door but not drivers door. Should it work on both doors or is this something Peugeot have missed on right-hand drive? Its a 1998 R-reg Diesel Turbo. I would like
• Astra Flickering Lights 21 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  the battery, with no load its charging at nearly 14.5v with a full load its about 12.2v. Whilst lights are flickering voltage oscillates about 0.6-0.8v. I suspect voltage regulator but any ideas? Or is the garage fobbing me off as its under warranty.
• alternator dead or not? 11 May 2003 (Forum)
  As I pulled away from work last night all my car (1994 Astra 1.7 TD) electrics went dead and loads of smoke came from under the bonnet. A wire from battery to alternator had chafed through and shorted. I have replaced the burnt out wiring this morning and cannot find anything else damaged
• A Mini Adventure 15 Feb 2003 (Forum)
  A deserted Mini dealership, mid-week, mid-afternoon. I go and open the door of a Cooper and 10 seconds later the alarm goes off. Salesman comes running and across and tells me I shouldn't sit in the cars without asking. Alarm can't be turned off because the car battery is flat. I ask to test drive
• Possible Immobiliser Problem 30 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  to green. Try to start, all warning lights come on with ignition, turn to start position and nothing. Battery is good. Once the car starts all is well. Is this likely to be an immobiliser problem or something wrong with the car? Any suggestions where to look will be greatly appreciated! Thanks
• Nissan Qashqai 1.6 Tekna Xtronic 65 plate auto - HELP!!!!!!! 2 Nov 2019 (Forum)
  it started: Radio and CD cutting out, Phone dropping calls, Sat Nav not working correctly, Nissan couldn’t find a fault ordered new system whilst car under warranty 2.       Bought car February 1st – Feb 3rd Battery flat
• Toyota Auris Touring Sports - Auris TS hybrid test drive 13 Jun 2016 (Forum)
  . I noticed that the battery seemed to stay between 80-100% full. This is fine but I was wondering whether I should somehow use more of the range of the battery. My thinking is that surely this means I wasn't using all the battery and was therefore guilty of lugging the battery around and only using
• Any - Does Start/Stop Technology Really Save any Money? 23 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  ? (C) Are the more robust starter ring, starter motor, larger capacity battery systems and associated monitoring systems as reliable and trouble free as the conventional arrangement, where you can always simply choose to 'turn off your engine' for as long as necessary if  'stuck' in a motorway
• Electric & Hybrid Cars 12 May 2012 (Forum)
  on as you speed up, but did it a lot better, with none of the hesitation that you got with the Peugeot. However unlike the Peugeot, there were definite compromises that had been made with the space in the car, with the battery pack forming a small mountain down the middle of the car. And as for the styling
• Honda Civic 2017 - Warning Lights Pinging on Startup 31 Mar 2023 (Forum)
  this is obviously out of the question, Looking on the internet for similar issues some people suggest that it could be battery related (the car is still on its original battery) or possibly down to the alternator. I wondered if anyone else has experienced anything similar. I am quite happy to carry
• Any - Poor breakdown service - Missing the obvious 4 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  slightly better be described as "clicking". Classic signs of a simple flat battery and relays not holding. A typical breakdown service driveway job if ever there was one. Rather than call out a garage at our expense (if I could find one on a Saturday) and possibly not achieve a fix before tomorrow's
• Ford fiesta - Car struggling to drive ABS light on 21 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  beforetoday. It's battery was flat (and old anyway) so I decided to change it. Followed the instructions as set out in a YouTube video, disconnected the negative side first, didn't leave the keys in the ignition etc.  When I started the car everything seemed fine, but as I drove it, everything
• Ford Focus - Ford Focus intermittent electrical failure 14 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  , spontaneously the red light on the dash started to flash again without us doing a thing - I hadn't even lifted the bonnet. When I tried the ignition it started and ran fine and everything worked. REALLY STRANGE! I do think the battery is old and tired. I'm suspecting a connection, battery
• Mercedes Sprinter - New vehicle not so new, legal advice please. 5 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  that it was only registered in 2014 and the work was done under warranty. I love the motorhome but worry about the fact that it's been standing around somewhere for two years. I'm concerned about the tyres, the vehicle battery and the three leisure batteries and of course