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• Peugeot 406 HDi - Peugeot 406 2.0 HDI anti polution fault 5 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  This draining the battery fault is intermittent, can't be traced by any autoelectrician, and is also driving me daft. No intermittent shorts, lights on etc. etc. anywhere I can see after a thorough examination. I've also re-set the BSI.
• Honda Civic 06 5 door - Jumpstarting 06 Civic-beware. 18 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Cue the AA, towage to my local Honda dealer, and following a short conversation with the Mr Man at Honda, i became aware of a serious fault. If you connect the jump leads to the battery with the key in the ignition, the immobiliser scrambles and shuts down, meaning that Mr Honda needs to plug his computer into the car to get it started again. Therefore the moral of the story is: ***Make sure your keys ARE NOT in the ignition before you connect your jump leads to the battery!!!!
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  Any comeback on cars bought from a private seller? 16 Nov 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Ford Galaxy a few months of a private seller who advertised it as 'excellent condition throught'. He also failed to flag up some problems and...
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  Renault Megane idling erratically 9 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I've recently purchased a Renault Megane convertible for my wife and in one week it's been at the mechanics more often then not! Had 2 out of the 4 spark...
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  Raising the hanker 1 Oct 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have always hankered after a Range Rover, but will never be able to afford a new one. I can possibly pay £20,000 - £25,000. What age of vehicle could...
• Audi A4 Avant B6 - Car alarm comes on for no reason. 17 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    Finally you can get at the siren box, sealed unit with internal rechargable batteries.  Unfortunately, as link said, my batteries had leaked through to the cicuit board and damaged it beyond repair. I phoned Audi for part, £84 plus VAT. two days wait. As I would have to wait for the part, I decided to fit the new siren externally in the boot space, not hidden away, so adjusted the wiring and mounting bracket.
• Peugeot 306 - Peugeot 306 1.8Lt DEAD 14 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  It's finally charged enough" day after, dead again. Before I rush out and buy a £60 battery, is it definitely the battery do you think? Could it be the alternator? Both? Neither? Is there any way of making sure one way or the other? While I'm at it, last time I was driving, the stereo (manufacturer's standard) asked me for a code (??)
• skoda superb - problems after repairs 8 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  I also think the car should be returned to me in the same operational state as they received it. The local main dealer tells me that if the battery is disconnected, the terminals touched together, then the battery reconnected this usually resets the computer. I am not in a position to do this, but the repairers are, Surely they should find this information for themselves and not fob me off to a main dealer.
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  What can I do to repair my Ford Escort GTI which keeps losing power? 30 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1997 Escort GTI keeps losing power. When I start it up it idles fine, but when I press the accelerator it chugs and splutters when it is cold. Took...
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  My BMW 645 is suffering from total electrical shutdowns - what could this be? 22 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  On three occasions over the last nine months my 2004 BMW 645's dashboard has started to flash, the steering gets heavy and all sorts of alarm warnings...
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  Why won't my Mitsubishi Grandis start when warm? 17 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 2006 Mitsubishi Grandis 2.0 diesel (Volkswagen engine) starts fine in the mornings and when cold. However, when I drive a few miles then stop, wait...
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  Why won't my 1998 Renault Megane start? 5 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My 1998 Renault Megane Cabriolet has had intermittent starting problems for a while now. The car seems to be fine but won't start. Battery appears fine....
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  Short and the tall - Honda to BMW 14 Mar 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of changing my car, a 2007/57 Honda Civic type R GT, 31,500 miles, for a BMW 320d SE saloon. My budget runs to about £18,500 depending on...
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  The generation game 16 Jan 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a focus ST on 31-03-06. On 16-10-09 the alternator failed after only 16,053 miles. Due to my health I can't walk far and when I reached seventy...
• Renault Megane (1999 - 2002) - 1999 1.6 rt 16V - Cambelt change intervals 8 Sep 2008 (Forum)
  I just thought I would get peoples opinion on the Advice I got from my Renault Dealership.Because I have been far from impressed with them in the past (two days after having a gold service and mot which cost me around £400 my battery failed ). I don't care if they say the battery isn't checked in a service /mot , it's a bit bad to have to call the AA two days after spending £400 on a maintainence check at a main dealer. Also according to a mechanic I spoke to last year they ripped me off completely in terms of the service.
• Ford Focus (1998 - 2004) - 2003 1.8 TDCi - will not start poor fuel delivery? 1 Jan 2008 (Forum)
  Everyone says its a fuel delivery issue, in fact twice the RAC managed to start it with jump leads (battery woirn flat) and easystart in air filter inlet. Even a Ford Field engineer couldnt bottom this when it was in the ford dealers for 5 weeks once in June/July 2007. all electrics checked and like I said new fuel pump, new PCM, new battery new crankshaft sensor, yet still once in a while it resues to fire up, turns over perfectly Ok just wont actually fire up like I say RAC men say its fule delivery.
• Peugeot 306 (2001) - Remote locking. 16 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  Hello I have a weird problem with the remote (infrared) locking mechanism. All of sudden it stopped working. The battery is ok I have tried 2 new. I have also tried to switch the circuit boards with one taken from another keyfob. And it still won't work. The central locking system works well when using the door lock but not when using the remote.
• K Reg Astra, Overheated, now what? 29 Oct 2002 (Forum)
  Turned over and all was fine, no more smoke, temp fine, quite happy. Except, now the brake fluid indicator (!) and battery lights are stuck on? Brake Fluid is fine, and more importantly brakes are working fine. Battery should also be ok cos lights etc were all off when I was under the bonnet, so very little excess drain.
• Honda CR-V 1.6 DIESEL 2014 - FLASHING GREEN KEY ON DASH 11 Sep 2025 (Forum)
  Already used car today,went to restart within 30min,was cranking over for a few seconds,no start,;flashing green key on dash.Tried spare key,no luck,tried disconnect battery for 30 min,no luck. Search online  suggests immobiliser issue? Did have PGMI fault code before this, but ran fine. Any ideas ?, will be ringing auto elecs tomorrow,that i have used before,but dont think they offer mobile service.There are other mobile auto elecs in the area, so shouldnt be a problem getting someone out.
• Breakdown Cover (again!) 24 May 2025 (Forum)
  I’ve had their cover for a few years as it covers me in both cars (Logan and MX5) for a reasonable amount. I’ve only had to call them out once after I replaced the battery in the Mazda and couldn’t get it going (turned out to be my fault but that’s another story). I was quite happy to renew when on the payment page I noticed a cross next to the ‘cover for cars over 15 years old’.