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Why is the battery draining on my Ford Fiesta?

Why is the battery draining on my Ford Fiesta?

Called out Ford Assist which is AA really. They jump started battery checked it over and found that the USB stick was using 2 amps up even when ignition was off and car was locked up.

Why is my Ford Zetec battery draining so fast?

Modern cars are loaded with controllers for just about everything. Very often it will take several minutes after the car has been locked and everything has been switched off before the ECMs drop into ‘sleep mode’. Something on your car though is not switching off, and that is draining the battery. All car batteries have an amp hour rating.

Why is my Ford Focus battery still dead?

Two diagnostics (£90 each) – First one signalled problem with the radio which was disconnected. Low and behold next day battery was still dead. Second one pointed to a problem with the central locking system in the drivers door.

Is the Fiesta 1.6 Ti-VCT still running?

Ok so far since software update. Bought new Fiesta 1.6 TI-VCT in December. Few weeks later go to start one morning and could not even open the door. Called the AA and found the battery Totally flat. Having checked the System and found no drain dispersion, I then fully charged the battery from the Mains and since then it has been fine.

How to check the battery drain on a Ford Fiesta?

It is quite possible to check to see if there is a drain on the battery and I would strongly recommend looking at “Ericthecarguy” on YouTube. He has a very down to earth procedure to check this parasitic drain. The critical thing seems to be to allow the car’s system to ‘go to sleep’ and this can take in the order of 20 minutes or so.

Why does my Ford Fiesta battery keep dying?

After installing my dash appeared transmission malfunction service now, prior to this I had no issues other than my purge control valve has went out twice. I called the dealership and he immediately stated the battery dying caused the transmission control module to burn out and that it is a common issue.

Why is my 2016 Ford Fiesta not starting?

See all problems of the 2016 Ford Fiesta . My car has less than 50000 miles and already been to the shop due to not starting. It was determined that the battery had a bad cell. Got the battery replaced and all worked fine. 2 months later the same issues are happening again. Will go to the shop this week. Hopefully they van find out what’s wrong.

How can I Keep my Fiesta faction battery charged?

Even went so far as to put a 10 watt solar panel on rear deck to keep it charged . Disconnect both battery leads and then clamp them together for 15 minutes at minimum . this will drain all the capacitors in the vehicle and reset everything .

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Ruth Doyle