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• renault megane cabriolet 1998 - Intermittent starting problems 5 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  would start,  sometimes it wouldnt start but would be fine if left until the next day or two.....now it just wont do anything at all. The lights come on, radio on etc etc but nothing when turning the ignition. I dont hear any sound when trying to start so im thinking possibly not the starter motor
• Ford Focus 2001 1.6 zetec - Battery Light, crazy dials, high voltage 27 Mar 2010 (Forum)
  , the radio will cut out, and the door open lights on beep will sound. I've removed the dash cluster unit and cleaned it, and given it a light coating of ACF-50 spray, but the problems remain.  I've got a DTC 9317 code, (high battery voltage). The dash LCD is showing between 14v and 18v
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 02 1.4 HDi driving us mad with random non starting 10 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  it - new one went flat overnight. AA man found a 4amp current drain. But charged battery and it started fine. Electrical specialist has just found cause of drain - relay to injectors. Replaced it and Bingo it won't start! In between all this I've replaced failed wipers and the radio signal periodically
• Volkswagen Polo IV (2002-2005) - 02 1.4 buying and fitting a new battery 2 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  elseware and I have to fit it myself am I likely to mess up the electrics when I disconnect the old battery and reconnect the old one. One problem I have heard of is having to put a live feed to the radio so you dont have to mess about recoding it, how do you go about this and any other tips if needed
• Chrysler Voyager (1997 - 2001) - 99 2.5 electrical fault 15 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  & complained to them but all they said was bring it back & leave it with us. which isn't very handy as I live 100 miles from a Chrsyler dealer, plus how much more are they going to fleece out of me. Having read one of your reports by BIGBUS it sounded similar so I took of the heater switch arround the radio
• Volvo S60 (2000 - 2009) - 06 D5 SE suspension clunks 26 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  be quite faint to being loud enough to hear over the radio and for passengers to comment and to be felt through the floor. I have not hit anything and it has always been maintained religiously, can anyone help?
• Peugeot 406 (1999 - 2004) - 2001 1.8 intermittant instrument readings 17 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  'brake fluid level low' caption on the radio/clock display and handbrake light flashes!! the interesting thing is that each of these faults appear to have a mind of their own and happen individually, and cannot be replicated! also the trip computer freezes up when the speedo or fuel guage dies! i have
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 99 1.8 loss of power 12 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  while i was driving and also the day before my radio had just turned itself off and wouldn't come back on for about 10mins, he put a jumplead on and the car started first time, he said i had a 'bad earth' and that it wouldn't be expensive to have it repaired. Got in touch with a mechanic who
• Ford Focus II (2004 - 2007) - Boot opening problem on my Ford Focus 26 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  of water in the spare wheel area when I needed to change a tyre and the radio/CD player is about to be replaced for the second time as that keeps turning itself off and refusing to play CD's. I am pretty disappointed with what is supposed to be a class leading car. Rant over - any help with the boot
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 95 1.5 strange electrical problem 19 Jun 2008 (Forum)
  . This can happen anytime whilst driving and seems to be stopped by banging next to the indicator/light stalk or even flashing my lights/indicators. But more recently the clicking now interferes with the radio and appears to turn it on an off, when this happened last night I tried the indicator/light stalk
• Fuel shortage 25 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  is incredible. A few weeks later I was in a big Tesco at Sandhurst, when while I was shopping a caller on local radio reported a rumour the protest was back on. By the time I came out of the shop all the approach roads were jammed with people trying to get into the filling station.
• Would ye stop doin' that, would ye? 11 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  and at the wrong moment, e.g. at life-threatening junctions 2. Changing the radio station, CD track etc. without asking the driver 3. Adjusting heating, fan, etc., ... in fact touching any of the controls, darnit. 4. Opening the glovebox and snooping inside 5. Screwing up a piece of miscellaneous litter or even
• Rover 45 (1999 - 2005) - 2001 1.8i XL - Is this a 'K' Series engine 12 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Hi. I'm going to look at a... 2001 ROVER 45 1.8i XL Auto Features: 50,000 miles Automatic Red Petrol Hatchback 1796 cc Full Description: Step, 2001, X reg. 50000 Miles, Full service history, taxed & Motd, red, alloy wheels, CD/radio, air-con, electric sunroof, 4x electric windows, remote
• Citroen Saxo (1997 - 2003) - Battery light comes on despite three alternators. 1 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  My Citroen Saxo has been driving me mad. About 5 weeks ago i started the car & the battery light stayed on. The light got brighter & i lost my headlights, radio, indicators, speedometer, petrol gauge, all the dashboard lights came (Air bag etc) & then the card just died & wouldn't start again. We
• Peugeot 306 - dead and now keys faulty 27 May 2007 (Forum)
  the charge very well. We tried it again but nothing. We've been and bought a new battery and tried again and this happens: Turn engine on, dash lights come on, immobiliser activates and radio comes on. I enter my security pin into immobiliser and it accepts it and the light goes green. I then turn
• Diversion from Dover 22 Mar 2007 (Forum)
  , to Canterbury, A2, M2, A2, M25 thru Dartford, etc. If there were any notices we didnt see them. On Radio 5 they mentioned the closure and said there was a diversion on the A256 ??
• Zafira DTI,Electrical problem 25 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  crank output, last night, drove to work for a good hour travelling time and noticed the dash lights started to dim and the radio, switched itself on/off/on/off etc, so in the stupidity of me, I pulled over in the middle of nowhere and turned the engine off and stereo to recetify/reset the problem
• Do diesel cars cause cancer? 23 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  This has been on my mind since hearing a comment mayor Ken made on the radio. It was part of a conversation with a black cab driver and Ken mentioned something along the lines (this quote may not be accurate) "diesel particulates that cause cancer". I remember reading an article a few years back
• Free car Pug 405 7 May 2006 (Forum)
  ) 1905cc engine Clarion Radio/Cassette, Electric windows all round. Service History, all old receipts for work done. MOT until 2nd June, no tax (put 6 months on only a couple of weeks ago but will need to claim back as have just bought a new car which needs to be taxed!). Can't afford to run 2 cars
• Almera V Corolla 5 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  rather quieter (which is nice), plus that it has buttons for its heater/radio controls rather than the Nissan's overly complex screen-driven system ... but the Corolla doesn't sound as reliable as the Almera, though still better than average. So I'm wondering if it's really worth spending an extra