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Originally Posted by Lynneth
Thank you so much for replying
I have a Rover 75 1.8 petrol car.
I did not see any flashing of headlights, although it was daylight on the two occasions it failed, so may not have noticed.
Also, as previously mentioned, on both occasions, the car did start with no problem, then after stopping the engine for a short while (and removing the key from the ignition), it refused the start again because of the immobiliser.
As far as travelling is concerned, I travel long distances (all over the country) as part of my work, so there is no problem with that.
The car is six years old, so not sure if the battery is the same age as the car or not. It certainly does not seem to have been a problem, and has started every single time since I bought it - until recently. The car has done 60,000 miles (it had 33,000 miles when I bought it) and is manual.
Thank you very much
Lynne
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I am still thinking battery just about to fail. The batteries on both my 75's failed at 6years 2 months.
Your first start is OK but depletes the battery so much that a second start is prevented by the ECU.
Really cold weather wont help either.
Would suggest getting the battery checked out first.