JF01 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hi, Looking for some help on why my car has 'died' on me a couple of time. Basically, sitting in a long queue (30mins) of traffic this morning when all of a suddenly, nothing. My car totally cut out, no hazards or anything worked. Totally gone. This had happened once last year and I sort of played about with the battery and it came on again. So this time, I jumped out in a fit of panic and basically Pressed hard (punched) on the battery connections and everything came back on. Would this simply be a connection thing or more likely a battery issue? I'm a bit concerned for when driving home at 70mph and it just 'dies' on me. Any help would be appreciated. PS - It's an import with the slim battery if that makes any difference. Cheers. JF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Hi bud, the smaller batteries on the imports could be the issue. I would suggets taking advantage of one of the franchises offering a frree battery check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Sounds like the connections. I'd be making sure they were tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-B Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 it could be something other than the battery, as once the car is running the battery is not used, ie you can dis connect it with the car running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 may be an earthing issue with the battery. Charge is still going to it when the motor is running so not totally unsued as previous post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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