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  • Ford Focus - - Ford Focus 2005 - Radio Code needed 23 Apr 2015 (Forum)
    Hi   Ib just changed my battery and need a code! Its a CD6000 CD
  • Ford connect van - stereo code 4 Apr 2015 (Forum)
    Hi can anyone help just had to change the battery on my van and I do not have the radio code any ideas where I can get this. Serial code on radio is V094820?
  • ford fiesta 4500 rds eon - Radio decode 30 Mar 2015 (Forum)
    hi...! The battery of my car failed and the radio is now locked. I need the decode for my radio, serial number M132285. Can anyone help me..? Thanks!
  • Peugeot 306xtdt 1992 - Immobiliser key 19 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    Hi all My husband disconnected the car battery, didn't realise it would kick in the immobiliser! We have lost the immobiliser key .... Any suggestions how to resolve the problem, as can't start car.
  • Ford fiesta zetec climate - Radio code 7 Jan 2015 (Forum)
    Hi am hoping some one can help with my radio code after battery went flat can no longer use radio serial code v126774.thank u
  • Toyota Avensis - no ignition l 20 Sep 2014 (Forum)
    Hi can anyone help. parked up no problems,  went to leave, no ignition lights, or anything. lights gone, even the interior light. battery seems fine. checked contacts charged it just incase still nothing.
  • Ford Fiesta LX ZETEC - Radio Code 5 Nov 2013 (Forum)
    Hello My car battery died and now my radio is asking for a keycode - it is a 3000 Traffic radio. I brought the car in July 2013 but was never given the code.   Thank you.
  • Ford Fiesta - Radio code 4500rds 12 May 2013 (Forum)
    Hi can you help please I've disconnected my battery in my fiesta 04 reg and haven't got the code for the stereo the serial number is M460865 can any one help please
  • Peugeot 306 1.6 1999 - ecu clicking 5 Nov 2012 (Forum)
    ecu makes a clicking sound about every 50 secs or so wit the ignition of and if car is not used for 2 days battery will be flat any idea what the cause might be   cheers
  • Ford Fiesta (1989 - 1995) - Keycode 8 Jan 2009 (Forum)
    Hi I had to disconnect my battery and need to re-enter the keycode. I have this, but I don't know how to enter it. There is a '0' in the code and no '0' amoung the keys. Can anyone advise?
  • 1.1 fiesta. revs drop when lights used 25 Mar 2007 (Forum)
    hi, what could be the reason for the revs to drop from about 950rpm to 500rpm when i put the lights or the heater blower on full, faulty alternator or battery or both?
  • Frog-eye Scorpio immobiliser 21 Aug 2006 (Forum)
    How can a friend of mine go about re-mobilising his Scorpio without the key-fob? He changed the car battery & the immobiliser came on & without the key-fob, it wont start. Any help appreciated
  • vauxhall astra l reg 1400 2 Jan 2006 (Forum)
    Hi am having trouble starting takes about 3 to 4 minutes just doesn't seem to want fire up, am now having to charge new battery any ideas? Terry
  • Is dash camera theft on the rise? 22 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
    I was thinking about buying a dash cam and can see they're a good idea, but I also see a lot of people leaving them mounted in their cars during the night....
  • Do you have any advice on storing or selling a car I can't currently drive? 27 Jul 2020 (Ask HJ)
    I've been advised not to drive anymore, but I have an immaculate, low mileage V6 Rover 75. My plan is to back it out of the garage, perhaps every couple...
  • How should we prepare our cars for winter hibernation? 5 Sep 2018 (Ask HJ)
    We have a couple of 1950s classic cars. At the onset of salted roads, in the past we filled the cars up with petrol, over inflated the tyres and kept the...
  • Problems with a Vauxhall Zafira 30 Aug 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I bought this Zafira in November 2013 from a Vauxhall dealer. I had a long chat with them about what I needed the car for and the type of driving I would...
  • Will the stop-start system on my Fiesta damage my engine? 18 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
    Does the auto start/stop system wear out the engine quicker and turbo? Also, what kind of battery does it have? And has the starter motor been made stronger...
  • 2005 Toyota Rav4 D4d - Starting problems 28 Jun 2019 (Forum)
    start when hot (symptoms just like a dead battery - sluggish turning over and not firing). If I left the car to cool down it would start no problem. I bought a new battery with more oomph and fitted a new 2.2KW starter instead of the 1.6KW starter. At first the starting was better
  • What electric or hybrid car should I buy for £10,000? 30 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
    I don't have a car and need to buy one. I would like an electric or hybrid car, an automatic, it has to have easy access because I have a bad back. I will...
 

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