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• Suzuki Vitara SWB (1988 - 1997) - 1994 (M reg) - What Battery 25 Feb 2008 (Forum)
  Hello - am a girl - so go easy on me ok! I have an M Reg, Suzuki Vitara Soft Top which I am looking to sell - however it needs a new battery and I keep getting asked what type and what make? And I dont know (have paperwork stashed someplace I cant get to it at moment). Really want to get a new battery and get her ready to sell - any advice would be more than welcome!
• Car battery dangerous? 23 Feb 2007 (Forum)
  You can touch with your fingers both terminals on a car battery - no shock When is a car battery dangerous? As there is the potential for 400 - 500 amps how come it does not shock when you touch both. My own explanation ios that the volts (12 - 14) is not high enough.
• omega 1996 2.5 v6 battery drain 12 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  Hello, Could somebody please advise me on a couple of problems I have with my omega. Firstly i have a battery drain, what happens is if i leave the car for a couple of days i need to jump it using a jump pack. I have checked that their is no lights staying on. I have already put in a new battery from vauxhall also a new alternator.
• all - Hybrid/PHEV MPG 8 Mar 2021 (Forum)
    IF the battery fails I can perceive owners not bothering to replace it.
• VW Golf 1.4 05 Plate - Have I screwed my car up? 14 Oct 2016 (Forum)
  So my battery ran flat after my wife left the charger on, not the first time it's ahppened and I usually pop the battery out, give it a quick charge and all is well until she does it again. However this time I did it in the dark and connected the battery the wrong way around - there were sparks, the indicators flicked on briefly and the car horn sounded.
• Renault Laguna 2004 - car ignition/dashboard light not on 12 Feb 2014 (Forum)
  I changed the battery terminals, tried another battery all other lights in d car come up, but is like d car is not reading the card so the car cannot do self check, crank the engine or start the car
• Focus 2002 TDCI - Starting Problems 27 Jul 2013 (Forum)
  I commute about 40 miles a day and don't use it for short journeys so it should have ample time to charge the battery. I replaced the battery and alternator about 18 months ago but it's showing all the symptoms of a battery that won't hold enough charge. For instance I parked up last night after a 40 mile journey.
• Rover 45 - Problems with car battery and starting the car 15 Sep 2011 (Forum)
    Just some extra info that may be irrelevan but when i use the electric windows they seem to be going a little slower than normal and finally if i park the car and then use the radio or cd player while the engine is off, even for just a minute or two, the engine will not start again next time as the battery will be flat?   Is this problem the battery or something else?   Cheers
• Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.8 TD battery light flickering 8 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  Hi All I would really appreciate some advice, last night while driving home my battery light started to flicker and my headlights went really dull then bright again all the way home. When i got home i stopped the car then started it again and it started no problem so i must be getting some charge through to the battery.
• Honda CR-V II (2002 - 2006) - 03 2.0 petrol - battery failure ? 24 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  We bump started it (instantly fired up to the relief of the CAT no doubt) and off we went. It started fine the rest of the day but whilst out I bought a new battery at Halfords (£60). Fitted the new battery this evening and it started fine, but sounded no different turning over to yesterday. I am not convinced it was the battery? Wife now confesses that two weeks ago she used a pump plugged into the cig lighter to blow up our kids' paddling pool - and left the ignition on 'for a while'.
• Rover 214 - Immobiliser/Alarm problem. 26 Oct 2005 (Forum)
  I've recently bought this car and as i still havent managed to pass my test yet :-( the car is off the road alot unless i have someone to come out with me. The problem is that recently the battery went flat, i recharged the battery BUT eversince i refitted the battery i am unable to turn the alarm/immobiliser off the car, so whenever i A) get in the car the alarm goes off and B) if i try to turn the engine over the immobiliser kicks in and HEY PRESTO!
• Solar battery 'topper upper' 2 Jul 2003 (Forum)
  The previous owner hadn't done any mileage in it for some months and was finding he needed to charge the battery every few weeks because it was running down. I guess this was due to the drain from the alarm system. Well, since we've had the car we've done less than 50 mils and much of that has been learning - stop/ start/stall/restart etc. and the battery is absolutely fine.
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  Is buying a five year old electric car a gamble? 5 Sep 2023 (Ask HJ)
  If I buy a five year old electric car am I taking a huge gamble on whether the battery will last? It would be prohibitively expensive to replace.
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  What happens if you're driving an electric car and run out of battery power? 11 Mar 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Although I've never run out of fuel, it does happen to many drivers and is generally simple to rectify. But what happens if you're driving an electric...
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  What's the battery life of a plug-in hybrid? 9 May 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking of buying a plug-in hybrid. I quite like the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Volkswagen Golf GTE and Audi A3 e-tron. What do you know about battery...
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  Fused link on battery cable 15 Jan 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am trying to find out the rating of the fused link on the cable to the battery terminal. The fuse on my Citroen Xsara Picasso has blown due to a poorly...
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  Battery problems with Honda Civic 26 Feb 2015 (Ask HJ)
  My Honda Civic 1.8 auto (2010) unexpectedly suffered a flat battery and the garage could find nothing wrong. Ten days later it happened again. The garage...
• Ford Fiesta 1.25 - 2004 Fiesta Revving issue 2 Jun 2011 (Forum)
  Hi, I have a 2004 (54) Ford Fiesta and the other day the battery gave out.  I was driving home and the battery light popped on and then all the dials and internal electrics failed.  Managed to limp to a well known chain who promise to fit things quickly and they replaced the battery (it was only giving out 8V).
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  Why won't my Fiat Uno start after a wiper motor repair? 20 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My Fiat Uno was kept in the garage for a minor wiper motor repair. I happened to collect it on the third evening. With the headlights on, the battery discharged...
• Ford Fiesta (1995 - 1999) - 97 1.3 Car won't turn over - battery? 7 Feb 2010 (Forum)
  The battery is about 18 months old.