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• Peugeot 307 Rapier - Fuse rating 11 Mar 2013 (Forum)
  The vehicle designer recognised that the power rating of the blower (nearly half horsepower )   was a battery drain and therefore only enabled the fan when engine running. Hence 40 Amp fuse justified.
• Toyota Corolla Verso - Door ajar light on dash 12 Dec 2012 (Forum)
  The interior dome lights go out but the red ajar light stays lit. Help. P.s, will this eventually drain my battery or is the little red light too insignificant.
• Rover 45 1.8litre semi automatic - Rover 45 semi automatic cold starting 13 Nov 2012 (Forum)
    Last week I drove frove from London to Nottingham using wipers and lights and I felt loss of power on the motorway and the car wouldn't start the following day. I've changed the battery but after a few days the same problem has started all over again. The car responds with jerks if i try to accelerate quickly.
• Vectra P Reg - Ignition removal & replace problems 17 Sep 2012 (Forum)
  My fathers Vectra's ignition pin broke meaning he couldn't turn the engine off, we had to stall it then disconnect the battery. Today, got a new ignition barrel from MegaVaux (Aviod them, they are not as good as i was told)  Got the old one out, after a bit of a fumbling, but the new one will not go in, no matter what i try and how hard i push.
• Ford 6006E - No Power 8 Jul 2012 (Forum)
  After this I spent 5 mins puting all the housing and screws back on only to find that when I fitted it a second time to the car, it would not turn on! I disconected the power and reconected... I even disconected the battery, but it still will not come on. There are wee green lights that come on next to where you put in the CDs, so I know it is getting power. I have seen a number of folk in this same predicament, but nobody has managed to provide a solution... anyone have any ideas?
• VW Polo 2002 1.4 Auto - Sparodic Starting Issue - Almost Starts 19 Jun 2012 (Forum)
  It doesnt seem too major, but I would like to know what it could possibly be and get it sorted now, before it does become a more regular occurence! Somebody did tell me that maybe the battery in my key is playing up? Thanks for any advice!      
• Citroen Saxo 1.5 Diesel - Revs but Stalls on moving off. 21 May 2012 (Forum)
  The Saxo starts ok and engine revs up  no problem,the fun starts when starting to move off and the engine stalls. On checking the glow plugs( through battery charger ) one was found to be faulty no reading,  after replacing it with a good old one the problem had disappeared good result. A week on and the problem is back ,again one plug has no glow.I haven't replaced it yet but before i purchase a new set  am i missing something here.
• Peugeot 407 - car not starting 11 Apr 2012 (Forum)
  hi,   i have a 2004, 2 litre petrol 407, which will not start. the battery has power, and i suspect it is probably the starter motor. it is parked on a hill at the moment. i got it started by letting it roll down the hill, and drove 30 miles, and tried restarting but no success.
• Almera Auto 2001 - Have I been Lucky ? 7 Apr 2012 (Forum)
    I've changed the oil 37 times, the gearbox oil 5 times and had new discs/brakes/tyres 5 times. Nothing else has been changed Same battery, exhaust, rad, timing chain, pumps, belts, plugs, wipers, wheel bearings, CV joints. Never even a puncture or light bulb failure! It has no rust and has never failed MOT yet. It still feels taut to drive, stops quickly, drives straight and no rattles/squeaks!
• Skoda Fabia vRS - Starting when very cold 6 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  This doesn't always happen, just every now and again during winter and I've always manged to start it but it can take a lot of cranking. I've had diags connected, but no fault code was found, and have had the battery tested which came up as fine at 75%. To me it sounds like glow plugs, but as it is fine the rest of the time I'm not 100% sure, and surely this would have come up in the diag check? Could it be that they need cleaning, and if so would using BP Ultimate diesel help, or is this just for the injectors?
• Renault Laguna 2002 (52) - Electrics failure 16 Jan 2012 (Forum)
  Hi there, can anyone help, my wife was cleaning my car out yesterday and my son was playing in the drivers seat, switching switches etc, (as kids do), when i went to insert the card the dashboard went mad and started flshing all the lights at me, the out side lights didnt come on at all, due to this i was unable to start via the button, and was advised to jump start the car, that didnt work and now when i insert the key nothing happens at all.. i can understand that the battery may well be dead now, but how can this happen as i only used the car the day before!! has this happened to anyone, and what was the problem/fix, also will the code need re-programming for the key?
• ford mondeo 2001 (y) 1.8lx 113000miles - 2001 mondeo - not starting - clicking only 28 Nov 2011 (Forum)
  Any ideas thet dont involve the words Starter and Motor would be greatly appreciated. The door locks are probably just coincidence but could this be a battery issue??
• Chrysler Voyager 2.5 turbo diesel 2000 reg - Alarm set light 16 Oct 2011 (Forum)
  It physically wont turn over, any advice on stuff to try would be a great help I have checked all the fuses and even taken the ground leg off the battery and none of this helps My key fob locks and unlocks fine Please please please can some one help as i need my car back on the road asap Thanks Louise 
• Peugeot 406 - Peugeot 406 2.0 HDi - Loss of power / warning 9 Jun 2011 (Forum)
    When driving, lately there is a loss of power, and I get an "Airbag Warning" displayed on my multifuctions display, and the Battery, Handbrake and Oil lights illuminate on the dashboard, and also the Speedometer, Rev Counter, and Water Dial shoot to 0.   After a little while all warnings go out, except the AIR BAG illumination under the speedo, and all is fine, then 5 mins later it all happens agan.
• honda deauville 650 - honda deauville restarting after fuel empty help 3 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  though I am waiting for one to arrive. in the mean time I have a bike 3 miles away that I visit every day with encouragement and recharged batteries etc. but the patient does not seem to want to get better. Thanks Al.
• Passat B6 2.0TDi 2006 - Dodgy sensor? Engine oil level warning lamp on/off 28 May 2011 (Forum)
  Obviously I can't ignore an oil warning lamp -- on the internets, some people are saying diconnect the battery for 5 mins to reset the computer -- that'll clear it -- but... I don't know. Has anyone experienced this before/ has any tips, please? Thanks! Mark
• Peugeot 306 1.4 Meridian (2000) - Ignition / Cooling fan trouble 27 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  Sometimes the engine will keep running after I remove the key (it eventually stops when I press the brake) and cooling fan will then run constantly, meaning I have to disconnect the battery to prevent it draining. I took it to an amateur mechanic who pointed out a burnt out, melted fuse in the interior fusebox as the problem. I think he's wrong as a poster on a Pug GTI forum described the exact same symptoms and about 5 people all said it was a problem with the cooling fan plug / connector, which in his case it turned out to be.
• skoda octiva 1.9 sdi 02 - 02 skoda octiva sdi key fob problem 8 Jan 2011 (Forum)
  Key fob neither opens or locks car at present it's been faulty for quite awile now doors willl lock/unlock with key in drivers door  car starts ok with key but you have to be quick  to start up or alarm will go off.  Iv'e been advised to do a re-boot after every thing goes to sleep disconnect battery earth join pos to neg and run voltage down and re-connect  I would like more input to this before trying this out afraid to damage ecu or some module any feedback greatly accepted Regards Mickeybo
• FIAT Punto - Punto died whilst driving 28 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Could the belt have slipped and if so, is it easy to re-align (with a new belt)? Or is the problem simpler than that as in battery, coils etc. Help would be appreciated before I go down the route of trying to fix it myself or having it towed to a garage- depends upon my sense of humour today! By the way, my wife also has a punto which is exhibiting almost demonic behaviour of the windscreen wipers.
• mk3 mondeo central locking problem 23 Dec 2010 (Forum)
  Also the remote boot release button on the dashboard has stopped working but the boot can be unlocked & opened 'manually' using the key. I dont currently have a remote keyfob for the car, so I know its not the keyfob / battery. I have checked the central locking fuse & that seems ok. Any help or advice greatly appreciated. Regards Matt