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• Renault Megane Coupe - Burglar Alarm 12 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  How do you reset the alarm after a battery change?
• Focus Mk 1 - Dash not working, no dial movement 22 Feb 2025 (Forum)
  Focus 2002 mk1  1.6 After connecting battery back after a few weeks disconnected to save battery power.  The car starts but i am getting no movement from speed and rev dials, and the miles dont show and the oil and fuel still show in the mid position .
• Toyota RAV4 - Toyota Rav 4 enging turns, not starting 18 Aug 2022 (Forum)
  Did not use car for about a month. Battery went flat so took it out got it recharged. Reinstalled it and took out the spark plugs and cleaned them throughly. Engine now cranks over but car will not start. Car was working like a champ prior to battery going flat so I cannot believe it is a starter motor problem or other major part going down.
• Vw golf - Cheap overnight in car camera to catch vandal? 14 May 2022 (Forum)
  My car is old and I am on a budget, but I cannot afford the plugs/new tyres anymore. Is there something battery powered with an SD card that I can set that works on its own without draining my car battery? I only need one camera and I can't spend lots of money on a flashy system. Thanks.
• Honda Jazz - Battery Maintenance 19 Apr 2022 (Forum)
  My mum has an original model Honda Jazz that she doesn't use very much but doesn't want to get rid of it and give up her independence.  As its...
• SEAT Leon Cupra 2002 - instrument cluster illumination not turning off 17 Dec 2016 (Forum)
  I intend to change the car in the Spring and my question is if I ignore the "problem" is there a danger that the battery (new) will discharge during that time. The car is used only for local trips now 5-10 miles a day.  
• Honda CR-V - NEW ALTERNATOR 6 Apr 2016 (Forum)
    I need to do a 400 mile trip and worried about reliability.  The battery indicates fully charged but has never been replaced by myself.  The engine starts immediately from cold.  Any ideas or suggestions would assist. 
• Nissan Terrano II 2000 - Car not starting :-( 13 Jan 2015 (Forum)
  Being January, and post christmas skintness, I'm wondering whether to just change the battery and hope for the best..... Or whether to book into garage?   
• Citroen Saxo 97 1.5 Diesel - Citroen Saxo 1.5 Diesel Glow plug relay buzzing 17 Jan 2014 (Forum)
  Hi   My Saxo has recently developed a problem when trying to start, the glow plug relay makes a loud buzzing noise, and sometimes the speedometer goes nuts, and the engine won't turn over.  I was told by vehicle recovery that it was a problem with the battery not holding its charge, replaced the battery, worked for a couple of days then the same thing happened again.  I've replaced the relay, checked the connections, and still no difference.   Any ideas what's wrong with it and how to fix it, or has it just died?
• Vauxhall Vectra C - Electrical fault 11 May 2013 (Forum)
  Have had a intermittent electrical problem for many months now, all dial needles bounce up and down battery/steering light comes on most warning lights on dash flash and on occasion can loose power steering. If I stop and turn of ignition when this fault is occurring can have problems restarting, car totally dead but will eventually start after many attempts.
• Jeep Grand Cherokee 1998 - jeep immobiliser 18 Feb 2013 (Forum)
  hi all i have a 1998 jeep grand cherokee sometimes my remote keyless entry fob will not unlock or lock my doors so this means the the immobiliser is still on i have noticed that if i am inside the car the rke works more often than not but as soon as i go outside of the carit becomes very hard to operate the rke this happens with both key fobs i have replaced both of the batteries with in the last week can anybody help? please. also i have tried disconnecting the car battery to see if this would reset anything unfortunately it didnt thanks terry
• Ford Mondeo 08 - Alarm /Info Light 18 Jan 2013 (Forum)
  Sunday night in the very cold the alarm went off 4 times due to no reason. I put it down to the cold and maybe slightly low battery due to short trips with lights and heaters etc. Car has now gone for a run to charge the battery. Alarm has not gone off since, however the info light is lit on the dash when the car is locked.
• Chrysler Grand Voyager - chrysler help 4 May 2012 (Forum)
  hi , can someone please help me , i have a 52 plate chrysler grand voyager , i charged the battery & when i went to put the battery back on , i accidently put the terminals on the wrong way round which caused a spark , since i've put it on the right way the central locking does not work , the immobiliser does not work , the car will start but when i turn it off the ignition lights stay on until i push the key back into the ignition , then my speedo clock & other clocks flash once & go off , could anybody help me fix the problem
• 51 plate Peugeot 307 2.0l HDI - non standard radio installation 21 Mar 2012 (Forum)
    I enquired about a after marked loom but I am told my radio should just plug straight in.  For now I have taken a wire from the central locking fuse ( just like from the battery) and the radio is permanently on so must be turned off to not drain the battery.
• Renault Clio 1.2 16v 2001 Y plate - Problem on startup 20 Dec 2011 (Forum)
  Then for a few seconds the revs seem fine, but then proceed to go upto 2500rpm and will not move when i depress the accelerator. At this point the battery warning light comes on as well. The battery is less than 6months old. If i then restart the engine..it does exactly the same thing. Thanks for any advice.
• Astra 2000 1.4 petrol - Car wont bump start 20 Feb 2011 (Forum)
  It was not driven by anyone else or lights/electrics left on etc. I've had a quick search and it appears it could be something to do with the battery not being connected properly. I dont have any further details as she called me on the phone. Would using jump leads help in this situation - ie to find out if it is the battery terminals/connections?
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1996 1.9td ignition (electrical) 15 Dec 2009 (Forum)
  Any advice please my car started fine until the other day, i turned on the ignition glow plug light went out tried to start it nothing at all there so i switched the ignition off then tried again but now i have no oil light, battery light, and no glow plug light, theres nothing there at all but my head lights and hazards lights work ok (very bright so not the battery) we have had alot of rain recently so wondering if water got in some were any help would be apreciated thanks
• Peugeot 306 (1993 - 2001) - 1997 1.9 td randomly won't start 2 Mar 2009 (Forum)
  hi i have a 306 1.9td and about once every 5 days to a week it wont start. it will turn over for abit and then start to drain the battery. when it does this i jump start it off a mates car and it fires up fine and will be ok for another week starting ok. its happend i the mornings, evenings in the day etc. today it happened in the petrol station. i need to sort it out as its very annoying. someone said it could be the battery on its way out?
• Focus bulb change - not as hard as I thought. 16 Feb 2009 (Forum)
  The nearside dipped headlight bulb blew on the Focus yesterday. That's supposed to be the 'impossible' one because the battery is mounted behind it. Other forums talk of removing the lamp unit, which involves dropping the wheel arch liner because one of the fixing screws is hidden under it. I removed the battery cover which gives a bit more room and did the job in about 20 minutes.
• Mercedes Benz C-Class W202 (1993 - 2000) - 99 1.8 Cooling Fan 14 Apr 2008 (Forum)
  Hi Please can you advise. C Class estate, 1999. I have had a flat battery. RAC have advised that this is due to an intermittent fault with the cooling fan coming on after the engine has been switched off. Removal of the relevant fuse prevents this happening and RAC guy advised to take this out when parked to prevent battery running down again.