FORD RS MAD

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I have a 64 plate Fiesta ST2 which I picked up on 1st Oct, since then & up to the 3rd Nov the battery has drained down to as low as 3 volts, its now in at the dealer for the second time, according to them all is fine, can't find a fault, no sign of a drain on battery & that 'Fords' don't have a 'Fix' for it so they basically told me come get the car to which I've said no I don't want it back, it's now in the hands of Ford customer services. I have spoken with the owner of a ST2 month old with 5 battery drains.
Anyone on here with a new Ford suffering the same problem ?.

Glenn_

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Doesnt sound good matey. Dont dealerships have 3 attemps to fix the car then they have to give you another car if they cant fix it.

FORD RS MAD

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Four times the battery has drained itself and each time a call to Ford assist to get the AA out and all they do is boost start it.

Glenn_

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Do if the car is left. How long will it take for the battery to go flat. How many days have ford had it.

FORD RS MAD

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On having the car 11 days, it drained to 3 volts, 4 days later drained to 5 volts, Fords had it in for a day, went 15 days & drained to 5 volts on 1st Nov and Monday drained again to 3 volts, has been at dealer since Tues 4/11. Appears to be something draining the battery once parked up, the hours from being parked to it not starting were 48 hours the first time and from 11 hours to 15 hours

ajamesc

Fook the garage off lol buy an amp clamp clip it over the battery neg and see what the drain is! Then if it's high pull fuses till it drops. When you get to the fuse that makes the drain drop look at that circuit and its components

chris cdti

Vauxhall have this problem with the corsa c/d. The radio is the cause of the drain. As the radio isn't a simple thing to remove like on the older cars I would give removing the infotainment fuse a go.

cabriolet

mitsubushi have the same trouble with their entertainment centres do as already said about using a meter/ tester and pulling fuses normally works for me dont overlook the obvious glovebox light boot light etc

SionST

Hi, ive got exactly the same problem with my ST2, just took it back to the dealers today for investigation, 14 plate reg July and battery 5v, some people say its the audio draining it?

martysmartie

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Could be, the way to eliminate is to remove the fuse for it and see if it stops, additionally the draw across can be checked if you have an ammeter/multi meter and know how to do so.

Martin