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• Rover 220sdi air in fuel system 6 Jun 2003 (Forum)
  I've recently been having problems starting my car which I believe to be due to air getting into the fuel system. The AA man who came out after I'd worn the battery down trying to start it remarked that there was no fuel in the filter and so he had to prime it. On priming it myself I notice
• Rascal disabled buggy 4 Dec 2002 (Forum)
  Is there anyone out there with servicing experience on these USA supplied buggies please ? Elderly lady has had one of these four wheel electric buggies for 9 years with no problems except for one puncture and a new pair of batteries about 6 months ago. Machine has a pivoted lever on the handlebar
• Help! unwanted illumination 28 Nov 2002 (Forum)
  Vehicle is 'R' plate Passat 1.8 saloon. This p.m. all indicators came on in static mode. I have removed fuse for indicators and for hazards, and disconnected relay (attached to back of hazards switch) and they STILL stay on. Finally turned them off by disconnecting the battery! Is it anything to do
• Small autoroute cruiser 29 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  for little more than a gutsy battery. How small can I go ,car wise , before I`m in silly territory. A Smart would be silly So would a Yaris I suspect. Any views on a C3 ? A Ka ? Fiesta ? A 206 ? A polo ? Any help from personal experience would be much appreciated.
• VW Polo is the new Morris Minor 18 Apr 2002 (Forum)
  I just dragged a 19 year old Polo out of a garden where it had been sitting for 18 months. It was free... Checked the fluid levels, put a new battery on it and it fired up on the third attempt and ran sweetly. Tried the electrics - everything works! It needs a couple of tyres and a rear light
• Electrical problem 26 Nov 2001 (Forum)
  of the car. Further info - Car is kept outdoors, has no known leaks and is free of body damage. C-L is factory-fitted but linked to an original-fit Peugeot remote alarm which is no longer operative and is switched out. Battery connections have been checked. Cannot identify any obvious culprit wher
• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer - A weekend test drive in a BMW 225xe plug-in hybrid 22 Jan 2017 (Forum)
  hours.  This got me from my house to the M60 motorway (10 miles) without engaging the petrol engine at all, and without trying to run economically on the various minor roads and 40mph limits.  This took the battery from 97% to about 20% charge.  On the motorway, the petrol engine
• Nissan Leaf - Refusal of Short Term Right to Reject 16 Mar 2022 (Forum)
  and n/s would need to be done, on top of that they also stated that the 12v battery was only at 50% capacity and there was an outstanding recall on the car. After gaining some further advice from CAB I was told that I had a short term right to reject, within 30 days under the Consumer Rights Act 2015
• Audi Dealer woes, advice would be nice 4 May 2004 (Forum)
  not a dodgy alarm? In any case, this happened during the week and I thought I would take the car into {deleted} over the weekend to look at the problem. Unfortunately, the battery had run flat come the weekend, so I got roadside assistance to charge me up. They were pretty good, the mechanic looked
• XBUS light electric modular utility vehicle 21 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  no special tools are required.  It has an 'in hub' electric motor in each corner and the standard battery pack will give a range of up to 200km, but (*) this can be extended with two extra packs to give a range of up to 600km. Maximum speed is quoted as being >100km/h, which is absolutely fine
• BMW 2 Series Active Tourer - BMW 225xe plug-in hybrid: owner's diary 1 Jul 2020 (Forum)
  (which involves NSL dual carriageways and town shuffling) for two consecutive days, and still have about 25% charge left in the battery.  Performance in this mode is more than adequate for keeping up with traffic flow, although battery range will be reduced in winter weather. --  the BMW
• Citroen Picasso and other Models - Citroen Engine Fault Light Problem some solutions 21 Aug 2019 (Forum)
  miles ... then TFLCO. But I fixed it, "How?" you ask. Easy! THE FIX? I disconnected the battery and then removed the main connectors from the ECU / EMU (Engine Control Unit). Someone had spilled brake fluid into the central socket and it was obviously changing the electrical signal
• Volkswagen Golf GTE - Help! Car Horn won't shut up 13 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  BATTERY CONTROL DTC: P0E5E00, Battery charger, internal fault System Type: -SYSTEM TYPE:47- Next time they thought it was the horn relay switch so replaced that but next day, the horn sounded again when car was unlocked. I charge the car every other day mainly using
• Nissan Juke - VW dealer 20 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  having driven to a Dumfries supermarket 30 miles away the car would not start to return home. The battery was dead. I phoned the number on the sticker, I was told the salesman lied to me and I do not have roadside assistance. and that I should phone Nissan as the car was still under
• Vauxhall Vectra C 1.9 cdti sri 150 - electrical problem 18 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  Hi all sorry in advance for the rant .... got a vectra c 1.9 cdti sri 150  2004  last week was  on my way to work and the battery light came on and some 10 miles later I started to get warning lights flashing at me then power steering failed so parked in a bay and turned off
• Vauxhall Vivaro 1.9DI 52 - Vivaro trouble starting when hot 24 Oct 2015 (Forum)
  . The battery started to get low, and so I sent my partner home to get her car to charge the battery.. 15mins later+15mins charging, the Van started..   Ok, now this has happened a few times - always after running for a few miles (ie enough for the engine to get hot). The van
• VW Passat 1.9 Tdi 2004 AVF engine - VW Passat will not start 29 May 2014 (Forum)
  down the road where the engine stopped presumably as the filter was empty. I tried starting the engine a number of times but it would not start until eventually the battery went flat. The battery was removed, recharged and re-installed in the car. The fuel pump located in the tank does not work when
• Vauxhall Corsa C - Corsa CDTI 2005 - Cold morning start problems 18 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  pump - not dripping but when you wipe your finger near the pump then is residue on the finger. I have changed the glow plugs twice and had the conductors check and all is fine. I cant see it being the battery as this has been going on for a year and a half now and the battery is being charged
• Chrysler Grand Voyager - Problems after jumpstart 10 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  lights on and now car battery was dead. He got a starter battery pack asked me to try starting car which it did first time. He then left quickly, so I started to put the car into gear so I could reverse out of parking space. Thats when I realised I couldn't select a gear, all lights were lit
• Ford Focus 51 plate 1600 auto 130,000 miles - Focus electrical problems is it terminal ? 22 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  the central locking problem again. I have booster pack that will not start the car fully charged when in this condition but it will normally start with jump leads from another car but start like it has a low battery. As soon as you connect a running car you get all the normal ignition lights