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Electrical Cutting Out

Rich89
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I have an 05 2.0 TDCI Ghia with only 63k on the clock

Last year before replacing the battery i noticed that on random occasions either when i hit the brakes or the auto lights came on the - radio or power steering or cruise control or dash lights or headlights or all at once - would just turn off and back on again.

The issue was put down to a faulty battery (according to ford) so i paid out for a new once. three months later it is happening again but worse about once a mile or so. i have had the battery and alternator tested and they are okay, the battery is apparently discharging faster than expected.

Has anyone heard of this kind of fault before? or even better know how to rectify it?

Please help

Regards all

Rich

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    it sounds like you have a parasitic drain, you need to try pin down which circuit is not shutting down properly. alternatively if the battery is discharging too quickly during use, then you need to check if any extra systems are running constantly, the AC might be stuck on, or the heated windscreen might be on more ofte than it should be?

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