drivng home last night battery light came on then off then on again,got home locked it and came back out an hour later and the car apears completly dead ,i need to get something out of the car ,im probably being a idiot but is there a way to get in with the key so i can open bonnet and remove the keys for house out of car
the rear boot lid unlocked itself and locked itself a few times earlier in the day as well ,any ideas on possible issues
cheers danny  tdv8

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ahh i figured it would be somthing stupidly simple ,ill do it when i get back from work , wonder what the issue will be with it ? car is lovely and i assumed it would play up at some point  tdv8

Battery and alternator might be a good place to start, these cars are very temperamental to voltage.....cold weather might have pushed the battery over the edge!!

its a brand new vatra battery and it started up sweet after i got home but within the hour it was dead  tdv8

I'm assuming the spec of the battery either meets or exceeds the original? Are you able to measure the voltage at the battery with the engine running? Maybe use some jump leads to start, if you have breakdown cover you could get them to come out and test.......

dannyboy wrote:

its a brand new vatra battery and it started up sweet after i got home but within the hour it was dead

Loose battery terminal, or earth point?

nah it wont be that easy ,there must be a far more expensive issue  tdv8

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dannyboy wrote:

nah it wont be that easy ,there must be a far more expensive issue

Danny, what ended up being the problem?

I have been having regular warnings about the battery and yesterday it came up with "charging system fault" with three warning lights. Took 6 attempts to start, but eventually did.

This is the 3rd or 4th time this has happened now in as little as a week of owning the car . I thought it may have been because it was sat on the garage forecourt for a while. I then also thought it may have something to do with the Webasto, however, I have only used that twice.

My question is, do I lose my car to the dealer for them to hold on to it for a few days, or shall I just buy a new battery and hope the gremlins disappear?

Just to add to the mystery, ran the webasto twice this morning and the car started first time without any faults. Seems intermittent faults will be the bain of my private life now, as well as my work. 2010 TDV8 Santorini Black. Side steps done. Remote parked heating done. Next up...Autobiography body kit.
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it was the alternator and if its under warranty id deffo get it replaced as touch wood all my electrical issues seem to have off for now ...... tdv8

JCHarris wrote:

dannyboy wrote:

nah it wont be that easy ,there must be a far more expensive issue

Danny, what ended up being the problem?

I have been having regular warnings about the battery and yesterday it came up with "charging system fault" with three warning lights. Took 6 attempts to start, but eventually did.

This is the 3rd or 4th time this has happened now in as little as a week of owning the car . I thought it may have been because it was sat on the garage forecourt for a while. I then also thought it may have something to do with the Webasto, however, I have only used that twice.

My question is, do I lose my car to the dealer for them to hold on to it for a few days, or shall I just buy a new battery and hope the gremlins disappear?

Just to add to the mystery, ran the webasto twice this morning and the car started first time without any faults. Seems intermittent faults will be the bain of my private life now, as well as my work.

dannyboy wrote:

it was the alternator and if its under warranty id deffo get it replaced as touch wood all my electrical issues seem to have off for now ......