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• Corolla battery/alternator ?? 3 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  have a slightly srange (or perhaps obvious to those in the know) problem with my corolla 1994 1.6GLi 16v EFI A couple of times this week when trying to start , when I turn the ignition the dashboard lights go dim, as if the battery is flat, by as soon as i touch the throttle - before the engine
• ABS - Audi A3 -1998 19 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  Hi All, My mother had her Audi A3 -98 40k miles- in the garage to have the battery replaced - i thought 8 years was reasonable life for a battery ??any other thoughts on this would be welcome-. Anyway when the battery was replaced and the car started the abs light came on and after diagnosis
• Mondeo dimly-lit battery light 14 May 2004 (Forum)
  Dear all; Wonder if any of the BR intellect can help me get to the bottom of this/ My 1999 Mondeo has the battery light dimly lit. The problem first appeared ahen my wife was driving the car at night on the long m-way journey. She stopped and called the RAC, but (Sod's law) the problem had
• Dealer/Flat Battery/Radio Code 11 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  Dear All, The C5 went into Citroen Dealer for non urgent body repairs and is there for 2 weeks. No problem. Get call from dealer today to say whilst at subcontractor, battery has gone flat (no explanation given to my question of why?) and key code for radio has been triggered and what
• Motorhome - CTEK - differing voltages 5 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  I have a bluetooth battery monitor on the starter battery in my motorhome.  When the battery looks a little low, I put a CTEK on it. I noticed that the float charging voltage on my CTEK was a little high - 13.95v.  Verified with my multimeter. So I borrowed a CTEK from my
• VW Beetle 2000 - Won’t start after battery change immobiliser on 28 Jan 2022 (Forum)
  Yes she is an old girl my VW Beetle nearly 200,000 on the clock starts first time every time, The battery died so I got another, connected it and now it won’t start it’s trying but the immobiliser kicks in what can I do .. do you no if I can reset it any help would be appreciated thank you
• Tesla Model S - Finn gets 20k estimate to repair Tesla battery. 24 Dec 2021 (Forum)
  Used 2013 Tesla needs a €20 k new battery so instead he uses dynamite-30 kg of it! "Famous Finnish intransigence"! https://www.focus.de/auto/elektroauto/news/dynamit-statt-kohle-finne-erhaelt-kostenvoranschlag-fuer-tesla-reparatur-dann-sprengt-er-sein-model-s_id_28173875.html
• Mitsubushi Galant - Dead Battery, seized locks, Boot opens, Lights on 17 Oct 2019 (Forum)
  Hi, after I left the lights on the battery died and when I tried the key found locks have seized apart from the boot. The boot opens so I'd like to know if I can get a little charge to engage the central locking through any wires. I'd like to know if this could work, any help much appreciated
• Mercedes C 200 Classic (w202) V registration - Battery 19 May 2015 (Forum)
  Car would not start earlier , plenty of warning lights on the dash and i could hear the battery in the rear boot making some drained noises. I can see the usual leads plus 2 smaller connections so i am hesitant to remove it for recharging or replacing . until i understand the implications
• Renault Clio - starting problem 24 Apr 2015 (Forum)
  my 2002 petrol engined clio problem is it will not turn over, i swich on the ignition and it seems as if the battery is dead, the dash lights fade a bit and the interior light illuminates slowly, as soon as i swich the headlights on i lose the dash lights and the interior light, but my
• ford fiesta 1996 - radio code needed after flat battery 7 Jun 2014 (Forum)
  hey guys, sorry to bother you but my battery went flat the other day and now my radio is asking for a code as it is blocked. i read a few forums and some people can creat the codes but i still cant figure it out. my radios serial number is M041945 if anyone could help me it would be awesome
• Ford Focus 2 litre diesel Estate 2005 - Sense smart charging light won't extinguish 6 Sep 2013 (Forum)
  My ford focus 2 litre 2005 diesel estate cars battery sense smart charging light (battery symbol) is illuminated as soon as I switch the ignition but does not extinguish when the car starts. The battery is fully charged. All fuses are have been checked & are okay. Any help would
• price of scrap 30 May 2013 (Forum)
  As the title says, Ive just had a very nice itinerant person in and he offered me £2 for every scrap battery i had,i told him i would settle for a plate or a balloon only,but what a sign of the times being offered money for them,it looks like as everyone now knows the true value of old cataclysmic
• rover 25 ,1.4 petrol 02 reg . - flat battery after 6 days 24 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  hi , this rover 25 has a problem the battery goes flat after 6- 8 days .ive changed the baterry twice ,starter motor and alternator , just when i think i have fixed it it wont start .cranks slowly and starts clicking ,ive checked nothing is left on and all the earth are good . any advise ,thanks
• Citroen Berlingo Multispace - 1.9D won't start after battery change 9 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  I searched as well as possible using the forum search tool, but couldn't find any related topics. I just changed the battery in my 2004 Berlingo, and now it won't start. It turns over (Much better now!) but does not start. The genuine Citroen RCL fob still
• Citroen C2 VTR 1.6 AUTO 2004 - What does variant JM Mean when buying a battery 25 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  HI CAN ANYONE HELP IM TRYING TO ORDER A BATTERY ON LINE, WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN IT SAYS ALL VARIANTS and VARIANT JM  WHAT DOES JM MEAN DOES ANYONE KNOW WHICH ONE I NEED FOR THIS CAR THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR HELP
• Mondeo 2.0TDCI TX estate - Mondeo 08 battery drain??? 30 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  4th time in 2 years that there has been a probplem with the keyless start, and more recently. totally discharged battery overnight. This is the second time in a month that it's happened. AA said there is a software fault somewhere , and to take the vehicle to Ford, but Ford say that they need
• Honda Jazz/Fit (2001 - 2008) - 03 1.4 Battery problem? 20 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  This vehicle is, as you can see, just over six years old and has recently passed 50K. It has always started at first turn of the key. Today it was reluctant to do so even though the engine was hot. Is there a simple way in which *I* can tell whether the battery is near-flat or is coming
• Nissan LEAF (2010 - ) - "Would you like a battery with that, Sir?" 11 Aug 2009 (Forum)
  Does Nissan know what they're doing? A Focus-sized hatchback - £20,000 approx - 100 mile range (presumably as accurate as "combined" mpg figures) - 8-hours charging (16 hours in the US due to the 110v supply there - and that's supposedly their biggest market)....and the batteries leased at £100
• Ford Galaxy (2006 - ) - 07 2.0 low battery warning 3 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  Hi i have a niggeling problem on my 07 plate galaxy ghia tdci,after a short period of time with the tailgate or a door open, when the vehicle is stationary without engine running the low battery warning comes on, time scale is approxamatly 5mins. the car has been back to the dealer twice and both