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• Vauxhall Astra H Sporthatch (2005 - ) - 06 1.6 Weak battery at start on cold mornings. 4 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  Hello, This morning a very cold night we had the astra was outside like it usually is the car was a bit hestitent to start. I have noticed this over the last 2 weeks with it been cold, I ran the car to the supermarket & back then left it for 3 hrs and tested the battery, the voltage was at 11.93v
• Mercedes Benz SL W107 (1971 - 1989) - 89 3.0 - battery not charging 29 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  plugged in, meaning the battery ( about 3 years old ) is always topped up. Lately though, the charger doesn't go into the ' charge complete ' cycle showing a green light, whenever I check, it's always ' on charge ' and not enough juice is stored to crank the engine. On the contrary, the alarm starts
• Audi 80 Mk II (1991-1995) - 93 2.0 Rad fan draining battery 11 Oct 2008 (Forum)
  Following on from my sluggish battery thread I have found the possible cause for this. On saturday morning I stopped car after a drive and the engine was not near 70c but rad fan was on. Didnt think much of this so came out to car after 2 or 3 hours and battery was flat as a very flat thing
• Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 1999 1.6 Power Steering fault 18 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  the steering has completely failed and has given me a constant battery light on the dashboard, a funny thing is that when this happened i turned on the fans which made the battery light go off and let the power steering work again for about 2 minutes now it doesnt work at all. The indicator on the battery
• mondeo battery warning light stays on 6 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Firstly hi and be gentle as its a first post. Right ive just bought a 03 mondeo tdci 115bhp and at first everything was ok. Yesterday driving home the battery warning light came on and now comes on about 30 seconds after the car is started. I had the battery and alternator checked at a garage
• Citroen AX battery warning light? 18 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  A friend recently purchased a J reg 5 door citroen AX tzx 1.4 for £300 with only 66k on the clock. Alternator died, so he has had fitted a new alternator and battery by his brother. Since then the battery warning light stays on all the time - but the car has been used everyday without fault
• Baffling problem with Yamaha scooter 12 Feb 2004 (Forum)
  plates have been cleaned. However, as the scooter stands outside in freezing conditions, the judder reappears as bad as before. The clutch as far as I am aware is a dry clutch. I was wondering if anyone might know how I can tackle this problem. Another question: are gel bike batteries better than
• Cars with 36 volt batteries 1 Apr 2003 (Forum)
  I recently read an article in Professional Motor Mechanic written by Keith Rudd of Exide Technologies that the cars of the future will require 36 volt batteries and 42 volt electrical systems. He talks of cars requiring between 12 and 14 kW, electrically powered oil and water pumps, electrically
• Halfords car batteries. 27 Jan 2003 (Forum)
  Although I'm fortunate ehough to have access to a car spares wholesaler, I inherited a Halfords 063 battery. When it showed signs of failure I went to Halfords without a receipt and smiled nicely and asked politely. They checked the code on it and said that is was less than 3 years old therefore
• Lexus LS400 (1990 - 2000) - 1995 4 litre flat battery 26 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Have got flat battery.Immobiliser has engaged and I have never had remote key fob for it.What can I do to start car ?
• Honda CBR600F - charging problems? 26 Sep 2006 (Forum)
  the battery seemed a little sluggish turning the engine over, but it fired up and ran OK, and we put it down to the bike having been sitting around. I only did a couple of miles on the test ride - no problem at all. Did the deal, signed the paperwork and went to ride off. Noticed the battery was still
• Can you recommend an emergency battery pack 13 Dec 2022 (Forum)
  . It was going dark and I saw a flash and a spark, as he connected the wrong terminals and didn’t use the cars earth point on the chassis . Both cars still going at the moment. But can you recommend a small battery pack to carry in the boot ?  
• Honest John's Motoring Agony Column 18-05-2019 Part 1 17 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Dear lord, HJ once again propogating the myth against EVs. Please tell us the exact, full and verified circumstances of this Leaf owner who was quoted over 7 grand for a replacement battery because as far as Im aware, Nissan along with other EV manufacturers warrants replacement of the drive
• Tomtom & Garmin - Sat navs keep getting battery issues 8 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Hi, i have now had 3 different sat navs, two tomtoms & one Garmin & all three have been replaced because of battery issues.  Is this pure coincidence or is it my car?  All have been using different power adapters into the cigarette lighter, one of which
• Land Rover Freelander 2 3.2 Petrol - 2nd Hand Freeland Battery Cost / Warranty 3 Dec 2015 (Forum)
  Relative bought a 57 plate 3.2L Petrol (Auto Gas Converted) Freelander in June. This week the battery failed. The garage he bought it from were called out and they charged £300 to replace it. Does this seem fair? I could have got one from Halfords for £50
• Ford Ka - Ford KA 2001 - Battery dies overnight 3 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  I need some advise please, my Ford Ka's battery died a few weeks ago ( one cold morning)  so I purchased a new one. It's been fine until this morning (cold and frosty) and it wouldn't start again:   Nothing was left on overnight Engine didn't even attempt
• Williams ? - Fire at racetrack 26 May 2012 (Forum)
  as engineers attempted to dismantle a damaged car. The article raised the question as to whether the fire was caused by a battery situated beneath the fuel tank.  The battery is/ was used to provide a speed boost lasting 6.6 seconds every lap. Am I old fashioned in imagining that locating
• Vauxhall Vectra CLub 16V - Dead Battery? 4 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  would dim and it would lose power - the BAS light even came on and the power steering went, driving straight seemed to be ok. My question is, does this sound like just a dead battery or might there be something more serious wrong with it? Many thanks in advance.
• Audi A3 - Replacing nearside headlight bulb 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  I need to replace the passenger side dippled headlight bulb on my 2002 A3. Although I can unclip one side of the casing protecting the bulbs, there is not enough room to move it away due to the placement of the battery. The odd thing is I am sure I have replaced bulbs
• Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 02 2.2 seems like battery is flat 29 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Went to start the car and I would have sworn the battery is flat. Put jump leads on and it was still the same. Now when the ignition is on there is a brrrrrrr sound coming out of a box mounted on top of the engine. (it has two magenta coloured relays? in there). Engine management lights have been