Chipster Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Could there be something wrong with the electrics (if so any ideas?) or is this likely to be totally unrelated? Sequence of events: Week 1 - Passenger window motor gives up. Week 8 - Driver's side window gives up. Week 12 - Flat battery but AA man charges it and tests it saying it's about 50% through life cycle. Week 16 - Battery totally dies (I think) - literally no power whatsoever even after trying to jump start. FWIW the car runs mechanically perfectly but with regards to the battery - I do only use it every couple of weeks at the most (tis a weekend car). It's an 03 GT with 100k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 To be fair those things go on much newer cars with much less miles. I think its just your luck to be honest mate. Very much a coincidence Hopefully everything is sorted and you dont have to worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 +1. Unrelated, David Pm received and replied to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 All of them are age related, and they do tend to happen around the same time, depending on usage. Yours just so happened to all go at pretty much the same time. FWIW, my 53 Zed had done 90k+ miles when I PX'd it, and that had a new battery about a year before I think, and the window motors seemed like they were not as swish as they should be. I'm guessing they were on the way out for sure. All prefectly normal with the age of your car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 Cheers guys. Bit frustrating for the costs all to come at once, especially as the MOT is due next week. I'm going to book it in for everything to be done together and then hopefully I'll have an inexpensive winter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Are the window motors definately completely dead? Theres a "how to" on here about cleaning the contacts which brings them back to life. If you're handy with a spanner you should be able to do it for free (or nearly free) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 Well it turns out I'd left the interior light on It's now gone in for its MOT. Fingers crossed it gets through OK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogyRev Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 At least you know why the battery went dead. I am sure the MOT will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 So it failed...but not badly. Came out with 2 new ARB joints, 2 new window motors and an MOT. £850. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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