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• Ford Mondeo - Car cutting out 6 Feb 2012 (Forum)
  Hi, I have an 03 diesel Ford Mondeo. I have read recent post concerning the charging light coming on and that doesn't bother me too much but recently I pulled up at a petrol station and when I came back to the car I had nothing, the car was dead. The girl in the garage had a battery tester
• Renault Modus (2004 - ) - 05 1.6 Batt drains overnight, on random occasions 29 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  A friend. let's call him Don, has a Renault Modus petrol automatic. At random, he will come out to it in the morning and find the battery flat or virtually flat; won't turn the starter motor anyway. A jumplead start and it will go, and be fine again for days/weeks. The alternator and battery have
• Mong gayo 2.0 16v Zetec 1999 V reg Petrol - Ford Smart charge 4 Jul 2010 (Forum)
  system. Been having probs starting car. No previous warning with Battery lights or anything. The Battery light does as it should in the start up sequence .. If the Battery is removerd and charged overnight, the car will start and run to wherever u need to go. It will also allow
• Peugeot 106 (1991 - 2002) - 99 1.1 - battery replaced, now won't start 6 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, have a starting problem with a Peugeot 106. It's a '99 1.1 petrol. The battery was flat, so i removed it last night and charged it overnight, put it back on the car this morning ready to take it for MOT, and the thing now won't start. It spins over merrily but won't fire at all. Sounds like
• Citroen 2CV6 - 2CV6 won't start 6 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  My 2CV which has been stood for a couple of years is refusing to start.  The battery is a bit duff, but I've attached a Booster/charger but will this supply enough juice if the battery is completely kapput? I thought initially that the starter motor had seized as it didn't sound like
• Rover 75 1,8 petrol - Flat battery 30 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, A month ago I bought a 2000 Rover 75 in very good condition. Until last week I did not experience any problem. But after filling up the windscreen wiping fluid the battery is draining. When loaded in rest position it is onlaoding with more than 4 Amps. By excluding checking I found
• focus 1.8 petrol zetec 2007 - wining noise,car stalling and battery light showin 29 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  car has started showing battery light  on always when driving and stalling at low revs around 1000  to 1500 revs, there is also a whining noise at low revs (not gear box  ) once car picks up speed ie 30 mph then car runs fine until i stop for traffic lights etc then car
• Land Rover Range Rover P38 (1994 - 2002) - 1995 2.5 immobilliser 23 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  ahh what have i done,,another problem with me p38,, this range rover of mine has disabled the engine,,, the remote, i assumed wasnt working,,so i changed the batteries,,,,,no good, the lcd display is saying "engine immobilised,press remote," and if you open the car with the key the alarm goes off
• Battery Flashing Sign (Red) on dashboard 27 Jan 2007 (Forum)
  to be because the status of energy in the baterry is low. Is this a simple warning to turn the engine on so that the battery does not get drained. Its a bit of dumb question which I may well have already answered, however could someone give me confirmation. Cheer EF
• Astra 1994 !! URGENT !! 24 Dec 2006 (Forum)
  Hi, brought the missus a astra without her knowing for xmas, no i connected the battery and in the engine bay top left corner it started sparking when puting battery back on, then smoke started coming out if the interior middle vents a little, iv brought a new battery cohnnected it and still same
• Flat battery - £184! 29 Mar 2004 (Forum)
  Beware all ye thinking you don't need breakdown service with Merc. This week on calling MB 24h when my car won't start, I get a request for a credit card but it's only a precaution in case the cause is a flat battery, that failure isn't covered and the cost is £184! Anyay the car starts, I cancel
• Tesla - Do EV batteries explode in a collision? 2 Aug 2023 (Forum)
  loose. Multiple explosions some are fairly big with white smoke and flames while everyone is running for cover. Is it possible for the batteries to actually explode? I thought EV batteries can catch fire and can't be put down due to the chemical run off but wasn't aware of actual
• Ford Focus Estate 2008 - 1.6tdci- Alternator 30 Nov 2016 (Forum)
  Hi! Yesterday started the car and had no problems untill i took off. Started to hear a noise and got scared that it was the turbo wich was changed less than 2 weeks ago. Instead it was the alternator. I changed that and after I left the service, at about 20 to 30 minutes I see the battery
• Honda CR-V - Disconnecting a faulty alternator 6 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  The alternator on my Honda CR-V has packed up.  It looks like there's a short-circuit somewhere because it gets hot and smokes when the battery is connected. I've got a replacement alternator, and now need to drive the car about two miles to the mechanic to get it fitted.  I've
• Vauxhall Corsa C 1.2 - Corsa C totally lifeless... What's fried? 20 Oct 2012 (Forum)
  Hello all. I recently ran my Corsa battery flat by leaving the lights on. (It was a new battery although only used for one run after installation.)  After finding the battery dead, I managed to find someone with jump leads and after connecting them up, all dash lights came
• Mazda 323 (1998 - 2003) - 2002 2.0 Correct way to use jump start leads? 16 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  The manual for my Mazda 323TD advises the following procedure for using jump leads: Connect a lead from the positive terminal on the discharged battery to the positive terminal on the booster battery; then a lead from the negative terminal on the booster battery to the 'engine hanger
• Vauxhall Astra F (1991 - 1998) - '97 1.7td Constantly flattening battery 18 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I have always found the battery in my Astra struggles, especially in cold weather. I replaced the standard battery with a heavy duty one last January, but it still struggles during the winter when starting from cold, especially if not used every day. Using through the week its fine, but Monday
• Volkswagen Passat (1997 - 2000) - 00 TDi won't start 13 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  i have a 2000 w reg tdi s, passat. after leaving the car stand for a week, i went to start it but the battery was dead. i wnet to jump start it, but the ignition would not recognise my key, so i was advised to leave the ignition on and let the imobiliser reset to my key. after a bout 10 mins it did
• Using an Airflow battery conditioner 27 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  in the handbook and it won't turn off, only when the key was in the ignitions, when I take it out the alarm tries to sound again. So I disconnected the battery, dug out my Airflow battery conditioner and hooked it up, but only the orange 'On' light shows, I seem to remember the conditioning light should also
• Peugeot 306 key fob batteries wear out 18 Sep 2003 (Forum)
  Hi All, the key fobs for my peugeot for my 306 go through batteries too fast. The problem just started happening to my main set and my spare set at the same time. I\'ve seen other people have the same problems, but not seen a solution except buying a new set from Peugeot for £70. I\'ve