C5 diesel 2003 battery charge fault

user12 · Unread post by **user12** » 13 Mar 2017, 00:59

I started the car again and this time it showed the battery was flat. It gave me the high temp routine again.
I drove it and then it normalised. After about 5 mins it started throwing tantrums again. Jiggling the connections this time did nothing at all. I have replaced the connecting terminals to your pic above before as the original ones broke off

user12 · Unread post by **user12** » 14 Mar 2017, 06:19

Thanks for advice everyone. I have sold the car.never ever buying a Citroen again.
Take care

Unread post by **RichardW** » 14 Mar 2017, 12:42

Seems a bit of an OTT reaction to a fault on a 14 year old car, but all the best with its replacement!

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 14 Mar 2017, 13:18

Yes, I'm afraid that if the OP thinks that other marques are more reliable at 14 years on then he's likely to be disappointed. I wonder what he bought - or perhaps intends to buy.

white exec · Unread post by **white exec** » 14 Mar 2017, 15:50

I did try. Can't win 'em all.

A small tube of Tenacity in the toolbox is always handy.

Unread post by **Paul-R** » 14 Mar 2017, 16:12

Aren't they for dealing with minor leakages?

GiveMeABreak · Unread post by **GiveMeABreak** » 14 Mar 2017, 18:53

Paul-R wrote:Yes, I'm afraid that if the OP thinks that other marques are more reliable at 14 years on then he's likely to be disappointed. I wonder what he bought - or perhaps intends to buy.

Probably something with four letters and begins with 'F' (the car that is

)

Unread post by **myglaren** » 14 Mar 2017, 19:05

Fiat

Unread post by **RichardW** » 15 Mar 2017, 07:39

Fix it again tomorrow?

or

Fix or Repair Daily

white exec · Unread post by **white exec** » 15 Mar 2017, 09:08

Cars Include Terrific Range Of Endless Nuances

Hell Razor5543 · Unread post by **Hell Razor5543** » 15 Mar 2017, 09:23

Are we doing the car make acronym thing again then?

ekjdm14 · Unread post by **ekjdm14** » 16 Mar 2017, 10:02

white exec wrote:Cars Include Terrific Range Of Endless Nuances

Nuances or Nuisances? Suppose it depends upon how much remains in one's bulk pack of Tenacity... which indeed could be mistaken for a type of absorbent pad to soak up oil from one's mini metro (city)

In other news, 14 year old car sold because of electrical fault shocker...
Sounds like someone either got a bargain with just a bad earth to fix (or properly cleaning the wires before refitting the terminals, maybe even just a BSI reset) OR perhaps it was chopped in after a good charge while it was behaving itself still... In which case poor dealer lol

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