Originally posted by MarillionFan
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Car engine cut out & crashed!
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe steering wheel locked not was hard to turn so it sounds like electrical failure. The same effect as if you'd taken the ignition key out.
There could be a short circuit somewhere.Confusion is a natural state of beingComment
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So it's an intermittent fault?
The car can be driven for short periods normally; the battery provides enough juice to restart the car? Maybe soggy electrics or a dodgy electrical component?
Seems to be some red herrings involved here. Two batteries failed? Also not sure about the steering "locking" or whether it was just harder and appeared locked.Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostSo it's an intermittent fault?
The car can be driven for short periods normally; the battery provides enough juice to restart the car? Maybe soggy electrics or a dodgy electrical component?
Seems to be some red herrings involved here. Two batteries failed? Also not sure about the steering "locking" or whether it was just harder and appeared locked.
I'll get the AA back out to check the electrics. I'm not driving it home as the road I need is windy, windy & if it does cut out I'm going off the road.What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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You were almost certainly draining the battery. In future stick to car sharing with Zoiderman.
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When you say it's the second time it [the flat battery] happened. Was the first time before or after your holiday? Trying to work out whether not having driven the car for a couple of weeks is a red herring.Comment
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostThe steering wheel locked not was hard to turn so it sounds like electrical failure. The same effect as if you'd taken the ignition key out.
There could be a short circuit somewhere.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Presumably the AA would have checked the output of the alternator as a matter of course when replacing a battery, so can rule out a fault in the charging system?Comment
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Originally posted by zeitghostCall the AA.
Apparently they're the 4th emergency service.Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostCar had been off the road for a few weeks(one when I cycled to work), the second when I was away. When we got back, flat battery. It's the second time it had happened so I had the AA out to fit a new battery last night.
Jump in this morning and it starts fine, drive a few miles. Sounds like it needs a bit of oil, turn a corner albeit at about 10 miles an hour & all of a sudden the steering locks, the wheel won't turn and I go straight into a wall. Luckily I wasn't going very fast and was able to brake so no real damage. Then I notice that the engine has died!!!
I've parked up now. Is this related to the battery or probably just needed a longer run? If it does it when I'm going faster I could be in a lot of trouble???
Any ideas?Comment
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