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• N/A - Battery Warning - Classics And Low Mileage Drivers 5 Jun 2017 (Forum)
  I got a new battery with a five year guarantee today. When filling in the receipt I was asked my car's mileage. In response I queried the relevance and was guided to the Terms and Conditions of the Warranty. Apparently if the car does less than 2,000 miles per annum the guarantee is invalidated
• Buying laptop battery online. 30 Sep 2011 (Forum)
  Hi,   My Dell Vostro's battery is dying. It lasts around 10mins when not plugged into the mains and has given up warning me it's reached critical until after I've turned it back on! (not helpful in the least!)   Can anyone recommend an online source
• Ford S-MAX 1.8TDCi - Flat Battery After New Pads And Discs Fitted 30 Aug 2011 (Forum)
  After replacing the front discs and pads, a few days later the battery was completely discharged. After recharging and reconnecting the battery I noticed that a motor was running. I traced this to the ABS pump motor, this was confirmed by removing the 40amp fuse protecting that circuit
• Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 92 1.9 battery light stays on :-( 20 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  My old runabout has stopped "running about"! 1992 Citroen ZX 1.9D will not start Battery? 8 hours charge and still will not even turn over. Absolutely silent when you turn the key Battery Light on dash stays on "all the time" even with no key in ignition Only thing I did just before
• Renault Clio 1 Petrol (1991 - 1998) - 94 1.4 fitting a bigger capacity battery 16 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  hi all......... i have another car thats been off of the road for a while ..... the battery went flat so i keep it on charge ... would it be ok to use it in the clio to keep it conditioned, it's a 76ah from my frontera, i know it's alot bigger in power, would the altenator cope.... i would rotate
• Peugeot 406 (1996 - 1998) - 97 1.9 TD cooling fan won't stop 14 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  The Missus noticed this at 3.00 this afternoon, when she got out and locked the car. Was still running when I got home at 8 !! The battery is almost flat and the only way to stop the fan was to disconnect the battery. Have placed the battery on charge overnight and shown her how to disconnect
• Mercedes Benz B-Class (2005 - ) - Key fob battery 29 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  The buttons on the key on my wifes B Class Mercedes stopped functioning. Popped round to the local Mercedes dealer and was informed that the batteries were £5 for two. I said I was expecting him to give me one not charge me. I fefused to pay their price, on the internet the most expensive I could
• Nissan Micra (1992 - 2003) - 95 1.0 Cheap alternator and battery replacement 11 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  The alternator on my 1995 K11 Micra has packed up. And possibly the battery, too. What's the cheapest way to get working replacements? * Ring round some scrap yards. But a friend at work advised me that there is no guarantee that their alternators would not be duff also. He advised I look
• Ford Cougar (1998 - 2000) - 99 2.5 Low rev misfire - high rev battery light ! 3 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  I have recently bought the car and it came with a misfire at low revs. The car stutters on hard acceleration up to 3,200 (where the extra ports open) before clearing. The car then drives fine up to about 5,000 when the battery light comes on. There are no fault codes logged in the ecu. Anyone
• Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - hdi turbo, flat battery no alarm response 2 Mar 2008 (Forum)
  hi i have not used my car for a while i found battery flat but no response from transponder key( plip) i can get in the car switch on the ignition but the alarm still sounds i have put a new battery on still the same any suggestions would be good i am new to this site so my apologies if this goes
• Trickle charge caravan battery in boot 29 May 2007 (Forum)
  Hi all, I have a 75Amp caravan battery in the boot of my 05 Mazda6. I'd like to trickle charge it to keep it topped up. I have a mains charger to give it a full charge overnight. Its been suggest I could simply take a fused supply from the cigar socket straight to the battery. The cigar socket
• clarion car radio 29 Dec 2005 (Forum)
  i have bought a used 2001 hyudai accent which has a clarion car radio model rab2671r i have no code for this radio and the previous owner (1) when i contacted him niether had any info on this if i were to remove the battery for some reason i presume it would not work after reinstalling
• Battery Deals 20 Oct 2004 (Forum)
  Hi Folks, Is anyone aware of any "deals" on batteries from major chains at the moment? Or any other recommendations, likely best motor factors, etc? Yes, the XM battery is in it's twilight years. It's the original stamped June 96. It did not want to warm my equally mature glow plugs
• Battery fluid (acid) removal 16 Sep 2004 (Forum)
  Hi I had a battery a year ago which decided to leak at two years old, spilling its acid into the battery tray and down the inner wing. Anyhow, I cleaned it off and painted over, but the rust has come back. When I had the wheel-arch liners off I noticed the area had rusted through and appeared
• New Batteries not fully charged 13 May 2004 (Forum)
  My BIL is an auto electrician and he was telling me recently that most new batteries are fitted to cars in a lowly state of charge. This then puts excessive strain on the alternator, which in many cases results in the unit overheating & prematurely burning itself out. One questions whether some
• Mazda CX-30 - Battery problems 22 May 2023 (Forum)
  I have been having battery problems for some time now. When the car was only 6 months old, it was in an accident and spent seven weeks being repaired. The damage was rear end only. When I got it back, I started getting starting problems where one day it was fine and the next day it was pretty
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  The battery on my new car keeps going flat - what could be the problem? 18 Dec 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia with 8000 miles on the clock. The car was running fine until the end of October, but I parked it in a garage overnight...
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  Faulty car - can I demand a refund? 24 Mar 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a used Mazda MX5 three months ago from a dealer. The car had just 65 miles on clock and was just a couple of months old. The franchised dealer...
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  Charge of the lighter brigade 20 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Honda CRV, which is kept outside, and at times is not used that often. As the battery will be flat within three weeks I have recently purchased...
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  Are there any dashcams that run off their own power for 12 hours? 26 Nov 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I have decided its time to invest in a dashcam that will record both front and rear footage, but we need one with good resolution, at least 12 hours constant...