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Ford Fiesta Battery

  • 10-04-2009 9:10pm
    #1
    schumacher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭


    Hi I drive a 96 ford fiesta and when I start it in the morning it cuts out. Thats grand because its probably cold but when I am coming to a stop it sometimes cuts out. It can get really bad where it can keep doing that when I stop. When this happens the red light for the battery on my dash thing lights. Sometimes this happens and the red thing lights but i can just about save it from cutting out. Is this a case of the battery not charging properly. Another thing I noticed is that when I disconnect my battery from the car and then reconnect it the car works near perfect for a few weeks and then I repeat the process. Has anyone got any ideas what this could be and is there a more suitable way to fix it other than disconnecting the battery every few weeks. Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    8vjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 157 ✭✭8vjohn


    Try doing a throttle body clean.
    Sounds similar to a problem i was having in an ould golf.
    Shouldn't be anything to do with your battery at all.
    Do a google search for "cleaning throttle body"
    Good luck


  • #3
    zilog_jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,638 ✭✭✭zilog_jones


    The battery light is probably only coming on because the engine is cutting out - when the engine stops the alternator stops, hence the light. A common problem with these Fiestas is the Idle Control Valve either gets dirty or fails completely - you should try getting this cleaned out, or get a new one if that doesn't solve the problem. I had the same problem and cleaning this solved it for me. Getting a new fuel filter should help too if it hasn't been changed in a while. Cleaning the throttle body like 8vjohn said might help as well.

    When you disconnect the battery, the ECU gets reset which may explain why your car runs differently for a while. It should only take an hour or two of driving to "learn" things again though.


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