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Originally Posted by freewheeler
Thanks for all the responses. An update on the current situation. I've had the RAC out due to the battery having a 5 year warranty, cost me £30 due to no longer being a member. Anyway all his checks showed no problem on his testing gizmo but the problem persists, I am convinced the battery is faulty but because the tests showed ok they will not honour the warranty. The patrolman confirmed no excessive drain and alternator is charging correctly but showed the battery was at 67% and that was after a 80 mile round trip last night. I had to charge the battery to start the car before the trip and my charger showed 80% so it's lost at least 13% over night. It's got to be the battery. Cheers, Dave
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Being having that issue since 19th November 2023 with a battery purchased in January 2023. Would you believe it, but the seller gave the the battery the all clear as had a independent elec tech. Vehicle attempts to go into sleep mode after the correct phase time but immediately everything goes back to switch down mode (0.87mA which is correct) Suspected the Sat Nav and disconnected that but the battery failed to hold a good charge even after a 106 mile journey.
Took it to a Jag dealer who lightened my wallet by a miserly £180 disconnected everything, stated the "new" battery was duff and put the old 4 year+ battery back in. Not had any starting issues for three weeks now. Mind you, no music or interior lights and such. Back to 1950's motoring.
Kev