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• vauxhall astra h - Car electrics dying 16 Jun 2024 (Forum)
  I have a Vauxhall astra life 07 1.8 my electrics seem to be dying in the car . I have had trouble with battery not charging for a few weeks but now the windows won't open , the headlights on one side the headlight is on but not the side light on the other side vice versa . I have checked
• Focus keyfob battery changing 24 Feb 2020 (Forum)
  I have a 2004 Ford Focus and am finding that I need to be up really close to the car for the remote central locking to operate via the keyfob. I've had a few Fords before but never had to change the keyfob battery - is it straightforward? Also I am hoping that no re-programming is required. I would
• Citroen C4 2006 - Reprogramming Citroen C4 remote key 16 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  The battery was flat in the remote control key to car.   A friend took the battery out and told me to get it replaced.    Now on enquiring from Halfords, apparently unless the battery is replaced with new one within 10 minuites, all the programme data is wiped off and key
• Mazda MX5 MkI - Alarm sounds when new battery installed 3 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  I have read and tried other suggestions, but my car alarm (factory installed) still sounds every time I try to fit battery. I have tried locking and unlocking manually, along with boot, installing key into the ingnition and turning. I have even tried getting in and out and repeating the locking
• Mercedes Benz C200 Elegance Estate - 1998 - Electrics short ? 14 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  External mirrors and front windows work intermittently. Sometimes, disconnecting the battery and removing fuses before reconnecting battery and returning fuses works but tend to last only a few days. Any ideas how to fix this? The horn has recently stopped working and, if the car is unused
• Ford Focus - Rev counter of battery problems 11 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I have a little problem with my year 2000 ford focus the problem is when i turn the car on and i put the accelerator pedal down and then take my foot off it again the needle on the rev counter goes below 1 rpm and back up to 1 rpm and i have to keep charging my battery can you tell me what
• 2003 transit connect - 53 transit connect 3 Apr 2014 (Forum)
  Had battery of my 2003 transit connect for a few days.locked the doors without the battery on when I came to unlock it the back doors opened with key but both front doors would not.put battery back on still would not open had to mess around to get doors open but when I locked it on Central locking
• Nissan Primera P12 - 2003 - CD player problem following battery change 12 Nov 2013 (Forum)
  Hello, After changing the battery everything in the car is working fine, bar the CD player. When I try to eject the disc it just makes a clicking sound as if the mechanism is trying to push the disc out, but it stays in. The radio is working, and the current CD
• ford focus 1.8 mp3 - flat battery 4 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  I garaged my focus for a few weeks and when I went to start it I wouldn't. when I turned the key the small red light above the radio flashed. I assumed this was the immobilizer. After another couple on months I went to start it and now the battery is completedly fllat. and not even a glimmer
• Ford Focus 1.6 petrol 2001 - Intermittent starting problem 9 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Occasionally the starter motor does not turn the engine at all. After one or more further attempts it succeeds and the engine starts normally. The battery is about 4 years old. I would prefer not to replace the battery or starter motor on the basis of a guess (or even a retailer's battery test
• Citroen C3 (2002 - 2009) - 2002 1.6 c3 wont start after battery went dead 31 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  left my car for 4 days and the battery went dead.so put jump leads on it and to give it loads of power from other car.but just tries to fire up but wont.anyone got any ideas please.is there a petrol cut of switch?or is there a way to reset the cars brains???
• Vauxhall Cavalier (1988 - 1995) - 1995 2.0 Battery warning light on just now. 24 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Just about to leave on a longish trip. The battery warning light is now on. I possibly heard a faint clonk on starting, there is possibly a bit more of a whirring buzz than before, but the belt is moving. I was supposed to leave 30 minutes ago! Now this has just happened! Any "bright" ideas about
• ford mondeo lx (m) reg 18 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Just had alternator, starter motor replaced and am still having problems with battery not holding its charge. The rac and my local garage say there is no problem with the battery or alternator, also the fault seems to be intermitant i.e park up on fri dont touch car till mon, no problem. Park up
• Bmw E34 battery going flat 28 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi there Use car every week day(Bmw E34 j reg 518i)works fine, but come the weekend when i am not using it, it goes flat as a doh doh by Monday morning. It has a new battery and its been tested. They say the alternator is fine. Any suggestions what it might be, and has anyone ever experienced
• VW Caravelle T4 2.4 diesel electric prob 15 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  what a bad week were having ,this is our 2nd caravelle gone wrong ,the problem is on this that all the instrument gauges go down and at the same time the battery is getting very hot and bubbling ,1 month ago it had a new alternator fitted from vw as the battery would be flat every morning
• General: battery costs 26 Nov 2004 (Forum)
  The battery in my MB E320 Coupé is just giving out after eight years (I think it's the original). Checking around, I find (incl. VAT): Halfords 75Ah (HB096) £64.99 Bosch 72Ah from GFS (German, French, Swedish) £52.88 MB dealer 62Ah £79.59 (including £13.10 for acid as a separate item) MB dealer
• Solar battery chargers - any good 29 May 2004 (Forum)
  My wife has a short journey (about a mile) to and from work, and the car battery doesn't really have time to get charged enough even to replace what it uses to start the engine. Has anyone used a solar powered trickle charger? Are they any good? I know that "walk" or "get the bus" are alternative
• A basic (perhaps even stupid) question 3 Nov 2003 (Forum)
  I know that shrugged shoulders of despair will result,but please sympathize and indulge me by answering these questions: Can the battery on my Saab 9.3 Tid be charged (with a mains operated battery charger) in situ whilst still connected to the electrics ? Apart from the radio code, do I need
• Omega Battery light on, loss of Power St 5 Aug 2003 (Forum)
  This Omega just goes from worse to worse after my engine ans gearbox problems today just done a 20 minute round trip and whilst driving round a roundabout the power steering failed nearly causing me to crash and the battery light is now permanently on. Has anyone any ideas? Turning the car
• Mazda MX5 roadster coupe - Battery keeps going flat 21 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  I have Mx5 RC, bought brand  new July this year.All good for a few weeks until i  returned from holiday, car had been left parked for  approx. 9 days , on return battery was  completely flat, could not even operate fob unlock! Over the last few