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• 2.8 crd - Chrysler Grand Voyager Battery dispute 7 Apr 2011 (Forum)
  Hi we purchased a battery from Chrysler 18 months ago, it had a 2 yr warranty. Our car keeps not starting, and with 3 kids and a us 1 car family that is not fun. We have fixed various things, took the battery back twice and they say that is not faulty. In various mechanics
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Battery Drain 26 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  My Vectra seems to always have a flat battery, which I thought I'd cured when I bought a new one a couple of months back. It used to go flat when the car wasn't used for about 2 weeks, but now it's flat the next day. Checked the alternator and it's charging at about 14v. Tested for a drain using
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  car not used for long periods 10 Nov 2010 (Ask HJ)
  As I go away for long periods, 3 months sometimes, what is the best way to stop the battery from totally discharging. Should it be disconnected or are...
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  Why has my Renault Megane's immobiliser stopped working? 27 Jul 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1998 Renault Megane's immobiliser is not working. I can't start my car. It's not my fob as I've just put new batteries in. Can you help?
• Peugeot 205 (1983 - 1997) - 94 1.1 Major Battery malfunction 27 Nov 2009 (Forum)
  I have never had this problem with any of my cars, so it has puzzled me I recently took the old battery out of my 205 as it was dead, and replaced it with a brand new one, the problem came when I connected the negative lead to the battery... as soon as I did, a crackling sound came from the front
• Mazda Mazda 6 (2002 - 2007) - 05 2.0 Won't start - battery problems ? 25 Jul 2009 (Forum)
  Hi folks, My 6 wouldn't start this morning - it nearly fired up the first time and went rapdily downhill after battery - I've just
• Jeep Grand Cherokee (1994 - 1999) - 1996 4L Battery drain 9 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Can anyone advise what could be the problem? My 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee ( 4 L Petrol)has an intermittent fault (battery drain) If I leave the Jeep over night it has a dead battery in the morning. I have identified the circuit to the A/C heater blower circuit because when I remove the 40 amp fuse
• BMW 3-Series E46 (1998 - 2005) - 04 320d Car start Battery removal/charging/jumping 19 Nov 2008 (Forum)
  Hi, my 04 BMW 320d Estate has not been moved for a couple of months and now when i turn the ignition it just clicks. I have been let down by my warranty providers as I didn't address it within 14days reporting it. Thinking it is the battery, if so does someone know where the battery is to remove
• Cold cranking amps = amp/hour capacity? 16 Dec 2007 (Forum)
  I'm in the process of trying to buy a battery. I want an ordinary car battery of 85-90 Amp/hours but the sales people I speak to on the phone talk of Cold Cranking Amps (CCA) which is a unit I'm not familiar with. From the Internet I know that CCA is "is the number of amps the battery can deliver
• Mercedes Benz E-Class W210 (1995 - 2002) - 1995 E320 Alarm problem after fob battery swap. 20 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Good evening chaps/essess! is that right? Had a battery changed in one of the Merc' keys today. Nothing wrong 'til I got home and decided to lock the car. After about 30 seconds the alarm went off and no matter what I tried or in what sequence nothing, but nothing would bring back normality
• Ford Escort (1990 - 1992) - Early Mk5, 1.3HCS - Battery light stays on. 16 Sep 2007 (Forum)
  Hello all, All of a sudden my 'dash battery warning light' stays ON when the ignition is switched OFF. When the ignition is switched ON it goes OUT and stays out when engine is running. Before it only came on when the ignition was switched to start the engine and then went out although recently
• New car battery run down - Ford Focus 14 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  HI I bought a new ford focus a few weeks ago .. ,When I went to view the car( before I paid for it) the car the battery was flat but the dealer said they would re charge it for me I was away after that and did not use the car for ten days. Now after a week and ,I must confess, trying
• Octavia central locking battery 8 Apr 2007 (Forum)
  Hi Remote locking just ceased, but key still works. It is the large keyfob with the key that swings into the side and is released by a button, like all the VW group. Hopefully the procedure should be the same for all. Hopefully it is either (1) a flat keyfob battery or (2) the keyfob being
• vauxhall vectra charging problems 19 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  I have a vauxhall vectra 1998 and when I bought it it had a new battery fitted 3 months previous ,after 6 months running it packed up so bought another new one. this one has lasted 5 months and it finally succummed . when the car is stood with the dead battery the reading across the terminals
• Replacing Corroded Battery Cable VW Polo 4 Oct 2006 (Forum)
  VW Polo TDI 90 - 2 years ago the main positive feed cable from the battery to the starter corroded through where the wire connects to the spade terminal at the starter end. For a fiver an auto electrician replaced the spade. However this required cutting off the old spade thus leaving the cable
• BX Charging fault 12 Jul 2001 (Forum)
  I have a similar sort of problem to the AX, Alternator quit, tried 2 2nd hand units, both quit after 15 mins or so. They were charging, but were putting out around 16v before they blew. I`ve now put in a new unit, and a new battery, am still getting a 16v reading at the battery. Figures
• benz - (Solved) Mercedes Benz E 270 2005 battery drain 15 Sep 2015 (Forum)
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• car battery - jump starting 24 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  can i jump start a positive earth car with a negitive earth car is there a special way of doing it
• Any - Battery Care 23 May 2021 (Forum)
  How many minutes of running does an average modern car take to replenish the electrical energy taken from the battery to start its petrol engine from cold? I remember hearing in the past that it took at least 15 minutes, but that was a very long time ago and cars back then didn't have all
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 2014 - Siren Alarm Battery Fault 14 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  Hi Everyone! I was wondering if anyone knows where the siren alarm battery is on my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee? It is appearing with a fault on the ECU and also won’t let me lock the car as after it’s set it automatically starts sounding! Any ideas would be much appreciated! Thanks, Callum