Focus 08 1.6 petrol automatic problem with battery light , dashboard/radio turning itself on and off and now car won’t start ! 

 

I’ve just recently had 2 new tyres fitted and a new mot which passed and literally a week or so later I’m driving to work and the battery light comes on ! 

The first symptoms weeks before the battery light came on , my dash board and radio wouldn’t come on when I turned the ignition at first , it could sometimes take a few seconds or even 30 seconds but would normally kick in once engine was started . 

Then the radio would turn off a few times while driving. Petrol light came on couple of times when car wasn’t empty .

And also had the car not start on the first occasion a few times previously , although I’m not sure if this is related. 

So the battery light comes on at first then the de mister stops working and I felt the slightest loss of power on acceleration . The next day when driving home again with battery light present , my whole electrics stopped working , radio , headlights , indicators, dash etc 

i had to  Drive home in the dark with no lights , 

when I parked and turned off and tried to re start it wouldn’t start .

today all electrics barely work and then completely die and the car was clicking not starting and now no noise at all when key is turned . 

I have searched on the ford forums and seen many problems which could either relate to the battery , the alternator , the three pin plug from the alternator or even general corrosion or wiring looms. 

Also instrument cluster failure . 

As the car won’t start I have only been able to test the battery with a multimeter with reads 11.2v . I can’t test the charging from alternator until car is on .

any suggestions or help would be appreciated . 

Is there anything ruled definitely out by anything mentioned ? 

 

 

 

 

11.2v is a dead flat battery. Charge it up and test it. If ok check alternator output. If ok check battery drain amps when engine off. 

This appear to be a car battery issue. How old is car battery? Measured voltage indicate deep discharged battery and possibly a  dead cell. Maybe you need a new battery?

It was charged up yesterday but failed to start , first clicking noise and now nothing at all . Not sure how old battery is as it was in when car was bought . I think I may replace the battery today and see how it gets on . 

I need to get it started to test alternator . At work til Friday so weekend is my best bet ! 

 

I checked today and the battery read 2.5 volts !! 

7 hours ago, Mal77 said:

I checked today and the battery read 2.5 volts !! 

Time to get a new battery today then. Eurocarparts still got 45% off discount code going so it will save you a few pennies 😃

14 hours ago, Mal77 said:

I checked today and the battery read 2.5 volts !! 

Do you really mean 2.5 Volts?

4 hours ago, mjt said:

Do you really mean 2.5 Volts?

Yes 2.5 volts !! 

 

4 hours ago, mjt said:

Do you really mean 2.5 Volts?

 

10 hours ago, andypsp said:

Time to get a new battery today then. Eurocarparts still got 45% off discount code going so it will save you a few pennies 😃

Yes I use euro car parts and they have the sale55 and the weekend37 codes on at mo ! 40 quid instead of 80!