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• Mrk 3 golf - electrical problems 4 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Car was fine for a couple of months then recently driving one day on comes the oil light and total loss of the rev counter and speedo. drove it untill the complete dash failed and the car cut out due to battery going flat. When it happens my fan heater and window wipers run slow. After recharging my battery attemped the journey home only to find that about a mile from my house when i took off from a set of traffic lights and was above 20 mph everything started to work again only to fail once i was at traffic lights.
• Mazda 626 - Mazda 626 93 V6 turn key, click-k-k-k under dash 2 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  The battery was replaced after the bad winter 2 months ago. Battery 12.92V after just shutting off tonight, restarted it 3 times without problem. Anyone recognise this? Is this a bad main relay or the factory alarm?
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  I changed my Peugeot 306's central locking receiver - does the whole system need recoding? 23 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I've got a W-reg Peugeot 306 1.4 and my central locking doesn't work. I've changed the battery in my key fob and I've also changed the receiver unit in...
• Volkswagen T4 Caravelle (1994 - 2003) - 94 2.4 poor starting 1 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  or could it be the battery? none of which have been replaced in the time ive had it,and the plugs are possibly original knowing the previous owner. the van is now around 125,000 miles so it's still got lots of life in it yet and i'd like to be able to rely on it!
• Ford C-MAX (2003 - 2010) - 04 1.6 - Flashing management/battery lights 1 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I then pulled-over and tried to re-start the engine but during this time the engine management light was flashing. I finally made it home. The next day I tried the car and the Battery light had come and engine mangement light was flashing on. The engine wouldn't start but was ticking. All the CD player etc work but I have no idea what's wrong with it can you please help me I don't just want to keep changing parts for the sake of it and hoping it will cure the problem.
• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 02 2.0 TDCI 130 GHIA X cut out in traffic / batter 9 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Suggested fuel pump problem. Recovered on lorry home a few hours later. Get my mechanic friend over next Morning and get battery charged and guess what car starts first time. We now think that maybe we left the lights on etc which would explain why the battery got drained as had checked altenator and was ok. Drive it arround 40 miles on a number of trips over the rest of the day and everything is great.
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 96 1.9td won't turn off - no glow plug light. 18 Jan 2009 (Forum)
  Also when i reconnect the battery the glow plugs warm up(no light on the dash to say the pre heat is working) which also indicates a bad earth? i am going to clean the earth straps and connections to see if this helps. All earth leads and connections nice and clean and covered in copper grease.
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  Should we buy a Dacia Duster or a Suzuki Vitara? 25 Oct 2022 (Ask HJ)
  We live in Northern Europe where winters are long and full of snow and the rest of the year is rather rainy as well, so we would like to buy a small 4x4...
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  New Jeep Recon is a 650PS electric off-roader 21 Nov 2025 (News)
  
• Ford Transit - ford transit 6000 radio code 2 Apr 2024 (Forum)
  Changed battery need code for radio, dnt know serial no. were will I find that Cheers
• KA - 2008 - KA Radio code? 3 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  Hi. Had to change my battery recently and lost the code. The serial numbers is - V025165 Any help would be appreciated. Cheers.
• Ford Ka 2003 - Ka Radio Code 17 May 2017 (Forum)
  Battery was disconnected and so radio is asking for a code. The serial number is M018038 so what could the code be? Thanks
• Ford focus - radio code 10 May 2016 (Forum)
  Radio ,6000cd the battery went flat and reqs code now it's a 2005 model the serial number m101459 any help would be great..??    
• Ford Fiesta - 4500 RDS eon keycode 28 Feb 2015 (Forum)
  Can someone please help. I charged the battery and now need the keycode. Serial No: M075944. Thanks Kat
• 807 2.2hdi - speed decelaration 28 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  MY 807 LOSES SPEED REPEATEDLY AT HIGH SPEED AND ALSO DIFFICULT TO START IN COLD WEATHER THOUGH BOTH BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE OK.PLEASE HELP
• Ford Fiesta - radio codes 26 Nov 2014 (Forum)
  Hi, i have a fiesta 1.4 2002 i have renewed the battery but i have no radio code serial number :-M054420 Thanks
• Toyota Aygo - power steering problems 21 Aug 2014 (Forum)
  the power steering warning light stays on, have checked fuses plus installed a new battery.  What next help please
• Toyota remote fob 8 Feb 2005 (Forum)
  Have put in new battery but in will not work with my year 2000 Rav 4 What can I do? The Light comes on in the Fob! But will not Lock or open car.
• Vauxhall Zafira A - Electrical gremlins or something else? 11 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Disconnecting battery and reconnecting it added the immobiliser light until I disconnected things for longer. After leaving things for a few hours, I reconnected battery and car started fine, no lights. Again, it died after a little while.
• How many tools and accessories do you keep in car 21 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  I wondered if the incredible amount of tools and bits and pieces that I carry around in the boot are common to many HJ readers, or if (as I suspect) I am in fact a complete anorak: Engine starter (one of those battery things with crocodile clips that is supposed to get you started in the event of a flat battery). I carry it because the battery is 5 years old and is bound to fail the day I decide to leave the device in the shed!