Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
Location: East Yorkshire
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WTF is that all about....
I hadnt left any lights on or anything,
Car unlocked fine.... put the keys in and lights on dash came one - went to start and nothing!!!
Took keys out - put in again turned them and lights blinkering and going mad
Alarmed started going off etc.... then just died!!!
Dad jumped me and car started....... got me to work.
Is it the battery - do i need a new one??
Help / advice PLEASE!!! 
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BigSte
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Registered: 27th Aug 02
Location: Sheffield
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yep will be battery........alarms always go off for no reason when battery is dying.
I'd get a new battery mate
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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open engine compartment and hit engine with large hammer  
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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sounds like battery but also check alternator is charging the batt etc
quite strange on such a new(ish) car
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BigSte
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Registered: 27th Aug 02
Location: Sheffield
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ye but if he's runnin ice then that drains the battery a fair bit
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neiliosxi
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Registered: 17th Dec 02
Location: Teesside (NE)Drives: Megane R26
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if it needs a new battery then there will be something wrong, a new batt should last at least 4 years!
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Scandalous
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Registered: 23rd Jul 03
Location: Luton-Drives BMW 330Ci Coupe
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it will covered under ur warranty mate, pop into vx n get a new one.
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Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
Location: East Yorkshire
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Im not running ICE so cant be that!!!
Poped into vauxhall about 1hr a go and have booked it in for Thursday for them to look at - they said it could either be battery or electircs ???
I thought batteries lasted years??
Anyways - when i went to vauxhall the car started first time and when i came back it started first time - so least i should be able to get home
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si_reading
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Registered: 5th Apr 03
Location: Macclesfield, Cheshire
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Mine did the same thing last week mate. Was sat in McDonalds carpark and then tried to start the car and it didn't Had to get my sisiter to come a meet me with jump leads.
I put a new battery in it last week as there was supposidly a fault in my battery when I took it to my dads mate a the Merc garage down the road from me. Works ok at the moment but we'll see in a few weeks!
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Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
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Thought i was the only one
Will have to see what vauxhall say - aparently your warenty covers it so shouldnt have to pay (I hope)
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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i've heard its very common for new corsa's to have bad earths, My sisters old one had a similar problem once and it was cos an earth was loose
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Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
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Could i fix this myself then??
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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quote:
Originally posted by Noonster19
Could i fix this myself then??
Well theres loadsa earths on one car, so you need to determine which one it is. The AA man found out by trial and error, but the trouble is we don't know where all of the earths are.....
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Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
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Ahhh so leave it to vauxhall on friday then
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Scotty_B
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Registered: 11th Jun 03
Location: East Kilbride
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I heard somewhere that you should never bump start Corsa Cs as you could fry the ECU.
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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I've bumped mine a few times.
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Noonster
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Registered: 20th Jul 03
Location: East Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by CorSRi_BT
I heard somewhere that you should never bump start Corsa Cs as you could fry the ECU.
How else do i get it going then???
Started first time this morning
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