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• Kia Niro Phev 67 reg - Flat battery 10 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  My battery died from Warrington to Liverpool, I had to get the green flag out the engineer said check it out with a Kia main dealer, would it be on the 7 year warranty, steve
• Focus MK2 1.8tdci - Lion batteries 25 Apr 2019 (Forum)
  Anybody had any problems with Lion batteries from euro carparts? Had mine for less than a year and it's exploded, they wont take back as they say alternator caused the fault so not covered under warranty.
• 19 Jan 2018 (Forum)
  Not sure I would buy another next base cam  14 months old and the battery is goosed  Next base not interested in any Goodwill claim saying the recent heatwave would have caused the battery malfunction  Hmm strange that that a device designed to sit behind
• rover 75 - dead battery cant gain access to car 25 Nov 2012 (Forum)
  i have a rover 75 thats been standing key wont work the battery has died and i dont want to break a window to gain access any suggestions
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 99 1.9td which battery? 26 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  hi im looking to find out the battery i need for a pug 306 1999 1.9 td meridian code number and amps please cheers all
• Alfa Romeo 156 (1998 - 2005) - 01 2.0 Battery 3 May 2009 (Forum)
  Should a battery which is in good order, retain its charge after it has been removed from the vehicle if it is kept clean and dry in the garage? If so, for how long approximately?
• Renault Megane (1996 - 1998) - 97 1.4 where abouts is the battery? 16 Dec 2008 (Forum)
  hi, can anybody tell me where the battery is on this car is please? the car belongs to a friend and he's broken down at work and is pretty stuck at the moment. thanks
• Volkswagen Passat (2001 - 2005) - '02, Three button remote fob battery swap. 2 Nov 2007 (Forum)
  Hi, Anyone know how to open the 3 button fob on a 2002 VW Passat to change the batteries. Regards Peter
• Astra power steering / battery light 20 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  Hi I have got a problem with a astra 1.6 16valve ecotec,which is as follows: the battery light has come on and also at the same time i lost the power steering, please can someone help. Cheers BIGMAN
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  How much value would a new drive battery add to our Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV? 22 Mar 2023 (Ask HJ)
  We have a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV that's done 98,000 miles. Our local Mitsubishi dealer has confirmed that the drive battery is below 70% and we've...
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  Are there any battery-powered dash cams? 5 Jan 2018 (Ask HJ)
  Are there any dash cams which do not require a trailing power lead? Presumably a model with a built-in, rechargeable battery?
• Unknown - Ask HJ question ? 13 Jul 2022 (Forum)
  Just read this question on the Ask HJ page, can anyone make any sense of it ? Ask Honest John  Honest John   Ask Honest John  » Low battery warning problem, what can I do?   Low battery warning
• Ford Focus - Battery still draining on ford focus 2004 22 Jan 2019 (Forum)
  Good morning Ford Focus (2004) is draining battery overnight. Two diagnostics (£90 each) - First one signalled problem with the radio which was disconnected. Low and behold next day battery was still dead. Second one pointed to a problem with the central locking system in the drivers door. Part
• Mazda 6 2.2 diesel sport - Battery boot lock 26 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Been having problems with battery going flat plus boot unlocking over recent weeks have had RAC out twice. Rac man said push start was not disengaging draining battery took car to mazda agent straight after and told them this, they checked it and said everything was ok but said they were ordering
• Vauxhall Astra - Alternator 'Ripple too big' and flat battery 5 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  Hello, I am trying to get to the bottom of a problem I am having. Battery keeps running flat, its only a few months old so took it back to where I bought it and they did a voltmeter test (?) that showed that the battery was good and that the alternator voltage was good
• VW Camper - Halford's battery guarentee 17 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Some years ago I took a car battery back to Halfords with the receipt and the in time guarentee and was told by the manager that a) I had to buy a new one and b) it would be returned to the manufacturer and my money refunded if it was faulty. My reply was "come with me sunshine and read
• VW Polo 1.4 CL 1997 - VW Polo Alternator Fault (New Alternator) 15 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a VW Polo 1.4 CL 1997 as above. The car wouldn't start one day so I assumed it was the battery and bump started it. This worked fine. A few weeks later I had the same problems so assumed the battery was dead. I bought a new battery and the went flat in about two days so then assumed
• FIAT Scudo (2007 - ) - 2000 2.0td van - alarm is discharging the battery. 25 May 2008 (Forum)
  to be flattening the battery I bought a new one last winter cost £70.00 and it was fine for a bit, but I think that is now ruined as I have to remove battery leads every night to aviod constant alarm going off indicators flashing constantly etc.and discharging the battery every night? if there is some way
• Peugeot 405 Battery Drain....or not ? 20 Feb 2006 (Forum)
  My Pug 405 estate if left for a couple of days won't have enough oomph in the battery to turn it over. The AA man says battery OK (its less than 2 years old, but I'm not saying it isn't, as they can lose a cell or somesuch) and that I have a current drain of half an amp somewhere, which
• Battery problem - 1999 Astra 14 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  in the process, and each time the radio has displayed 'safe' and refused to go on (after RTFM I've entered the code and got it to work, but have to do this each time I start the engine). The information display also tells me it's 00.00 on 01.01.1997! The first time I thought the battery was simply a bit flat