Need some advice,if i dont start my car for a few days batterie loses charge and starter motor struggles,had batterie and altenator checked but they are ok...any suggestions thanks
Need some advice,if i dont start my car for a few days batterie loses charge and starter motor struggles,had batterie and altenator checked but they are ok...any suggestions thanks
i know it sounds daft but have you checked the boot light/glove box light in case they stay on when you are leaving the car. could be a possible switch fault and the light is running the battery low (long shot maybe?)
How old is the battery
The battery is brand new and even had it checked along with the altenator...thank u
I have a similar problem (probably the same) with my Caravan Vectra C, 1.9cdti engine. If I don't use the car for more than day, the engine won't start. A few weeks ago I changed the battery to a new one, but even now the problem is present. I checked the lights (boot and glove box) but they are ok. A local car electrician checked the alternator and everything else he could, but found nothing.
Two annoying things are present: the lights of the registration plate switch off only after 10 minutes after closing the boot door. As I know this is the time interval for the ECU to switch off every electronics. So the switch might be wrong. The second is the noise made by CD70. For a few seconds after turning the engine off, the CD70 starts to give a noise as if it would be searching (loading) the CDs, but after a few seconds it stops. Then it starts again. It does this switching on and off for a few minutes, then stops.
In my opinion these are not the causes of the problem, these things don't consume that much energy.
So my question is:
Does anyone have any idea what causes this charge loss problem or what should I do?
Thank you in advance!
Last edited by endre; 20th August 2009 at 19:26.
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