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2006 Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 - Ford Focus - starting problems 27 Feb 2014 (Forum)
and was met with the immobiliser light flashing a sequence, a lot of relay chatter from passenger fuse box and a ticking/whirring from under bonnet - after a few attempts it died completely as if the battery was flat. I jumped the car the next day and had the battery -
Ford Escort 1.8 TD - Battery has me flummoxed - one for HTH possibly 26 May 2011 (Forum)
Really a bit gobsmacked is all. I have an 18 month old Varta Blue E11, a superb battery that has now seen me through two winters down to -30c here in Latvia and is still very strong indeed. What I can't understand, this being a standard 6 x lead acid cell accumulator, is how -
Rover 200 and 400 (1989 - 1996) - - Battery drain problem? 30 Aug 2007 (Forum)
battery the other day thinking that my previous one was getting abit old now, so that may be a weak point. For the first day or so of having the new battery, whilst driving, the voltage showed 13-13.5 volts. But now, just a few days later, the voltage while driving drops to 11.7v. At night -
Will any old battery do ? 25 Jul 2006 (Forum)
SwMBO's old clunker broke down in the supermarket carpark yesterday. Anyway to cut a long story short it seems the battery has had it. I tried to jump start it from my car but this would not get it going/turning over so we called the recovery people from her Insurance (DLine - Green Flag?) to tow -
VW Golf Battery 8 Feb 2006 (Forum)
to the Dearler last Saturday they had it for over 7 hours and then decided to try new battery on the car as they felt that under load the battery was losing power. Has anybody heard of this sort of problem? I did say that if battery not holding charge would that not be the alternator? VW said no. I did speak -
Golf Mk2 GTi battery discharging itself 6 Aug 2004 (Forum)
My 1987 Golf GTi 8 valve has developed a fault whereby the car can be fine for weeks then all of a sudden I get into it and the battery is so flat the clock has lost its time and none of the dashboard/ignition lights come on with the key set to ignition on. A jump start and again the car can -
Can I reject a car because the hybrid range is less than what I was told? 17 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
I have just got a '67 plate BMW 2 Series Active Tourer PHEV. I was (verbally) told the battery range was 28 miles by the dealer, I now find it is actually... -
Will running the engine of my car once a week help prevent battery depletion? 6 Apr 2020 (Ask HJ)
I have SORN'd my Jaguar F-Pace during the Coronavirus pandemic. Besides turning the engine over once a week, what else can I do to ensure the efficiency... -
Do electric car batteries lose charge if not used for a period of time? 22 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
I live in the London suburbs and drive 5000 miles per year (mostly in London with most return journeys no longer than 130 miles) so I am thinking about... -
Ford Mondeo MK III TDCI 130 (6) Saloon - Alternator/ Battery charging problem 23 Jul 2015 (Forum)
Some help please and apologies for long post, sometimes detail may help I suspect? Some four weeks ago the alternator was replaced after suffering a flat battery. I have no detail on the make i.e. Recon, genuine Ford (most unlikely) or aftermarket. On Sunday this week I blew fuse 99 (Interior -
Are batteries wear and tear items? 16 Sep 2024 (Ask HJ)
I purchased a 20 plate BMW 330e in July 2023 from Motorpoint. Upon purchasing the car I opted for the additional warranty, and cited that I wanted to be... -
Can you give me some advice on buying a secondhand electric car? 5 Aug 2021 (Ask HJ)
I always used to ask my dad these questions but sadly he passed away last year. I'm looking at possibly buying a secondhand Renault Zoe and wondered if... -
vauxhall astra h - Car electrics dying 16 Jun 2024 (Forum)
I have a Vauxhall astra life 07 1.8 my electrics seem to be dying in the car . I have had trouble with battery not charging for a few weeks but now the windows won't open , the headlights on one side the headlight is on but not the side light on the other side vice versa . I have checked -
Focus keyfob battery changing 24 Feb 2020 (Forum)
I have a 2004 Ford Focus and am finding that I need to be up really close to the car for the remote central locking to operate via the keyfob. I've had a few Fords before but never had to change the keyfob battery - is it straightforward? Also I am hoping that no re-programming is required. I would -
Citroen C4 2006 - Reprogramming Citroen C4 remote key 16 Feb 2016 (Forum)
The battery was flat in the remote control key to car. A friend took the battery out and told me to get it replaced. Now on enquiring from Halfords, apparently unless the battery is replaced with new one within 10 minuites, all the programme data is wiped off and key -
Mazda MX5 MkI - Alarm sounds when new battery installed 3 Feb 2016 (Forum)
I have read and tried other suggestions, but my car alarm (factory installed) still sounds every time I try to fit battery. I have tried locking and unlocking manually, along with boot, installing key into the ingnition and turning. I have even tried getting in and out and repeating the locking -
Mercedes Benz C200 Elegance Estate - 1998 - Electrics short ? 14 Aug 2015 (Forum)
External mirrors and front windows work intermittently. Sometimes, disconnecting the battery and removing fuses before reconnecting battery and returning fuses works but tend to last only a few days. Any ideas how to fix this? The horn has recently stopped working and, if the car is unused -
Ford Focus - Rev counter of battery problems 11 Sep 2014 (Forum)
I have a little problem with my year 2000 ford focus the problem is when i turn the car on and i put the accelerator pedal down and then take my foot off it again the needle on the rev counter goes below 1 rpm and back up to 1 rpm and i have to keep charging my battery can you tell me what -
2003 transit connect - 53 transit connect 3 Apr 2014 (Forum)
Had battery of my 2003 transit connect for a few days.locked the doors without the battery on when I came to unlock it the back doors opened with key but both front doors would not.put battery back on still would not open had to mess around to get doors open but when I locked it on Central locking
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