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Rover 25 lpg 2003 model 1.6 - Car battery advice 4 Jul 2014 (Forum)
I will only be using my car on the weekends as I have to work far away. Shall I disconnect my negative terminal on my battery each week or leave the car as it is without disconnecting any terminals.I recently put a new battery in the car. The radio has been taken out. The clock resets itself -
Peugeot 308 - Pump noise @ rear when filled up fuel tank 3 Sep 2013 (Forum)
and there are no warning lights etc - any ideas? Performance is fine. Any advice as to what the part might be (yes I am female;)!!!) is it expensive? Shall I ignore it until it becomes a more frequent issue? Turn the radio up? Thanks in advance:) -
Ford Mondeo II (1996 - 2000) - (96-00)2.5 V6 Ghia - Instrument Lights not working 12 Jun 2012 (Forum)
Any advice for this one?! The instrument lights went out very suddenly this evening, that is the dashboard lighting and all the lighting for the radio, auto gearbox selection etc.... I've looked up the fuses and decided it was Fuse 31, 7.5 amps. Changed the fuse, even though it looked fine -
mondeo 2.2 titanium x - mk4 mondeo airbag module 21 May 2012 (Forum)
it as a cab so doors always opening. If i can find it the electrician i use reckons he can rewire it. He wont know where it is cos his speciality is meters radios c.c.tv etc. GREATFULL for any help i can get xxxx -
'P' Reg Renault Laguna 2ltr Automatic - Dead Fuel Gauge - 'P' Reg Renault Laguna 2ltr Auto 4 Sep 2011 (Forum)
'P' Reg Renault Laguna (2ltr Automatic) - Leaving work in heavy rain, switched on lights, fan and radio, central locking working fine, wipers, internal and external lights all fine... after about a hundred yards the fuel gauge dropped to 'nil' even though I have about half a tank on board. I -
Honda FR-V - Battery charging/losing charge 2 Mar 2011 (Forum)
Hi all. I am having a problem with my Honda FRV 1.7SE. If I park up and turn off the engine I cannot use radio/lights/fan or anything 'battery powered' as the battery seems to lose charge very quickly (I'm talking a matter of seconds) and the car won't start. If I use jump leads the engine fires -
Peugeot 206 - 206 issues 15 Nov 2010 (Forum)
I have a 2003 1.1 206, this morning I started the car to warm up, the fans were on with the radio, everything was fine until I tried to wash the screen, as soon as I tried the car cut out. Now the only thing that works is the starter, the key fob wont work, lights, hazards, dash warning lights -
Peugeot 306 XSI L Reg 26 Sep 2010 (Forum)
is permanently on - on the top left of the radio -which indicates the alarm/immobiliser is on. I suspect that the immobiliser has been activated by the battery going flat as an anti-tamper device. My key fob can open and close the door but the alarm light will not go out. I have tried putting the key -
MkII - Mondeo central locking problem 14 Sep 2010 (Forum)
, but was short lived also the key fob does not work, battery ok, led comes on ( is radio frequency type, and it seems to re-program ok, is it the receiver unit ?) I would be happy initially to get the door mech working on the drivers side , then tackle, the remote fob issue, all -
Ford Mondeo - Speedometer drops to Zero - once on every journey. 11 Jun 2010 (Forum)
I have a Y reg. MK2 Mondeo Zetec-S. My speedo drops to zero after about 4 miles of driving, it then resumes normal operation after about another mile. The mileometer also stops, the car loses a little bit of power, and the volume of the radio suddenly drops. My fuel warning light -
2000 Volkswagen Passat 1.9 TDI - Replacement Aerial 4 May 2010 (Forum)
Hi, my radio reception has been dodgy at best for quite a while and the other day I went through one of those automated car washes (silly I know as they are c***). Anyway, it broke my aerial and need a replacement. The bottom part of the old one is still intact and unscrews easily so -
Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 20 1.4 car stops while driving 18 Feb 2010 (Forum)
car first gave me trouble about two years ago,stopped while driving like fuel was cut off.my car radio had been stolen a few months previously so suspected wiring had been damaged.took car to electrician and detected some faults in loom.fault fixed and car has been ok since.this week same problem -
Jeep Grand Cherokee (1999 - 2005) - 03 2.7 Immobiliser problems ? 22 Jan 2010 (Forum)
as though the immobilser is running (a red light is still flashing on the radio facia which I assume indicates this?) and not being de-activated by the key fob, another clue here bing that the key fob is not activating the memory seat settings - any help please it is snowing! -
Nissan Micra (2003 - 2010) - 03 1.4 problems with rear parking sensors 17 Jan 2010 (Forum)
hi i have just got my micra and dont know how the rear parking sensors work? when i am reversing they arent making any noice-do i have to activate them? the car doesnt have the original radio-its been replaced but all works fine. will this have something to do with it? have looked all through -
Jaguar S-Type (1999 - 2007) - 00 3.0 Starting Problems 19 Oct 2009 (Forum)
to turn over I just get dead silence. The battery is fine everything else is working perfectly radio etc but then after maybe 15-20 tries shifting between gears it will start randomly. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. -
Consumption improved 15%... 22 Sep 2009 (Forum)
for a brim-full tank read 410, now 370 or 10% less. The ?Average speed?, ?Tripmeter? and odometer readings were not affected. The analogue fuel gauge seems correct but now I can?t be sure. How can I rectify the faults? The radio settings were all shot, too, but easily re-entered. Nothing else seems -
Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 98 1.4 H/light warning light,buzzer & speedo light 18 Jul 2009 (Forum)
hi all my 306 meridian has a problem. The head lights work. The green "dipped beam" warning light on the dash doesn't work. The "light on" buzzer doesn't sound when you open the door with the lights on The radio and clock lights don't dim when the lights are on Dash lights (AFAIK -
Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 97 1.4 oil dipstick & rear roof antenna 11 Jul 2009 (Forum)
? Second question - there is a socket at the rear of the roof with a narrower screw thread than the radio aerial socket at the front of the roof. What's the rear socket for ? Apologies if questions seem a bit dumb. (The car is the Phase II version of the 306). Much obliged. -
Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 00 2.5 Central locking and alarm problems 19 Jun 2009 (Forum)
locking dont work with remote ooh and the radio is not working to. When im on the road and speed reaches over 25 mph all the doors lock themselves. But you have to open each doors from its only lock. Thanks -
M40 closure, Thursday 11 December 27 May 2009 (Forum)
It was closed for five hours this morning after an accident at Junction 9. Were any Backroomers caught there? I was just joining at J13 at about 0730 when I heard the first warning on the radio (from BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, which doesn't often mention anything south of the M42, so that got