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  Citroen C4 won't start 25 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
  My Citroen C4 has been standing for two weeks and now it will not start. I have charged the battery and it is showing 12 volts, but the electrics will...
• FIAT Punto (1994 - 1999) - 1998 - battery boost - help needed 17 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all, becasue of the cold weather i thought id give the battery of our fiat punto 60 (1998) a bit of a charge up today, as the car lives outside and only does short runs. It has been labouring to start recently and we probably need to invest in a new battery. Anyway i thought a nice task would
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  Can I buy a hybrid even if I don't use it during the winter? 31 Jul 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I am looking at a Toyota Yaris, the car will not be used in the winter months and garaged. Will this affect the life of the lithium batteries if not used...
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  Why won't the battery in our Honda CR-V hold a charge? 9 Aug 2021 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter has a 2009 Honda CR-V 2.2 Diesel. Every few weeks the battery goes completely dead and the car has to be jump-started. The local garage cannot...
• Audi A8 - Yuasa battery - Presumed battery failure - best make? 22 Apr 2021 (Forum)
  Just over a year ago I bought what they said was the best battery in Halford's - a 100Ah Yuasa HSB019.  After inadvertently flattening it a few weeks ago it has now twice failed to retain enough charge to start the engine.  The 8 and 9 year old batteries in our other two cars have
• Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 1.6cdti - Stop-Start batteries 1 Mar 2021 (Forum)
  Hi, A friend has just has a new battery fitted to her Kia Piccanto.  The AA man suggested she save money and not to fit a Stop Start Battery.  I own a Zafira Tourer 1.6 cdti with Stop-Start.  The difference in price between a Stop-Start battery and normal is about £300
• lexus rx400h - auxillery battery failure 17 Dec 2018 (Forum)
  i am about to leave my lexus rx400h at an airport for 2 weeks and i am told that it is commonplace to return and find the battery flat.i gather that the auxillery battery is only small but with the amount of "kit" on these cars the battery flattens quickly.i am also told that there is no bigger
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  What is the expected lifespan for the battery on a hybrid car? 29 Apr 2017 (Ask HJ)
  What is the expected lifespan for the battery on a hybrid car e.g. the Lexus CT200?
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  Will our car battery go flat if we leave it parked at the airport for six weeks? 22 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  We're travelling for six weeks in the summer. Will the battery go flat if we leave our Porsche Macan at airport parking?
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  Stop-start problems with new Honda CR-V 24 Dec 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I have a new Honda CR-V, with 5000 miles on the clock. Is it normal for the stop-start not to work and the low battery sign to come on?
• Mazda MX-5 - Battery booster - Start Genie 5 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  Now the cold mornings are here, flat batteries show themselves. I saw an ad in the Telegraph quite a few months ago for a Start Genie, that you plug into the 12v supply and it will supply enough power to start the engine in the event of a flat battery. I cannot see this on the Telegraph shop
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  Grand Scenic won't start 24 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My Grand Scenic won't start. It's got a low battery fault coming on the dash. I put on a brand new battery but I've still got the fault and the car still...
• Mondeo Mk3 V6 - Battery charging problem - alternator fault? 26 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, my mondeo is just over 6 years old so when the AA man pronounced the battery dead after a call out for a non start I was not surprised. However, about a month later the new battery is flat and the car won't start. If I charge the battery up it seems ok, but does not really seem to charge
• Mazda MX5 Mk2 1999 - Draining Battery 1 Jul 2011 (Forum)
  Our MX5 fails to start after a couple of days if it hasn't been driven. It appears as if something is draining the battery. We did have a faulty radio that would sometimes not switch off and I disconnected the radio hoping this was the problem but the problem still exists. I have tried
• Honda FR-V - Battery charging/losing charge 2 Mar 2011 (Forum)
  Hi all. I am having a problem with my Honda FRV 1.7SE. If I park up and turn off the engine I cannot use radio/lights/fan or anything 'battery powered' as the battery seems to lose charge very quickly (I'm talking a matter of seconds) and the car won't start. If I use jump leads the engine fires
• Focus TDCI - Halfords Batteries 29 Oct 2010 (Forum)
  Hi all, just a quick question, sent a friend to Halfords in Dundee today (as I was at work) to purchase a new battery for my 2003 1.8 TDCI Focus. The car has been sat for the best part of 2 years whilst i worked out of the country so serviced it but the battery was knackered. He came back
• Electromagnetic Battery Discharge 9 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Got back this morning from a week in the sun, only to find that the battery on my car was almost completely dead. The parking company (at Gatwick) got me started and said that it's a very common occurence, particularly with new batteries. The guy told me that the unusually high number of flat
• Renault Zoe - Avoiding the £70 p/m battery rental 3 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Is there any way to avoid the £70 per month battery rental charge? What happens if I buy a used Zoe - do I have to sign up for the rental scheme? Does Renault own the battery forever?
• Audi A 4 1.9 TDI - Improved performance after changing battery 23 Aug 2015 (Forum)
  Can anyone(perhaps Elecie doc and A/C ) explain why I have had a massive performance increase since changing my defective battery. (the battery showed weak on the test but would start the car ?
• Ford Escort - alternator / battery 20 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  i have just put a 2nd hand alternator on my car and it doesnt seem to be giving any power to the battery is there any fuses or relays that can stop it from charging the battery as my other half is pregnant i cant be without the car. Any help is much appreciated thanks