Battery will not hold a charge for more than a few days - Battery defective internally - Battery terminal connections loose or corroded - Auxiliary drivebelt worn or incorrectly adjusted - Alternator not charging at correct output - Alternator or voltage regulator faulty - Short-circuit causing continual battery drain

Ignition/no-charge warning light remains illuminated with engine running

- Auxiliary drivebelt broken, worn, or incorrectly adjusted
- Alternator brushes worn, sticking, or dirty
- Alternator brush springs weak or broken
- Internal fault in alternator or voltage regulator
- Broken, disconnected, or loose wiring in charging circuit

Ignition/no-charge warning light fails to come on

- Warning light bulb blown
- Broken, disconnected, or loose wiring in warning light circuit
- Alternator faulty

Lights inoperative

- Bulb blown
- Corrosion of bulb or bulbholder contacts
- Blown fuse
- Faulty relay
- Broken, loose, or disconnected wiring
- Faulty switch

Fuel or temperature gauges give continuous maximum reading

- Faulty gauge sender unit
- Wiring short-circuit
- Faulty gauge

Horn operates all the time

- Horn push either earthed or stuck down
- Horn cable-to-horn push earthed

Horn fails to operate

- Blown fuse
- Cable or cable connections loose, broken or disconnected
- Faulty horn

Horn emits intermittent or unsatisfactory sound

- Cable connections loose
- Horn mountings loose
- Faulty horn

Wipers fail to operate, or operate very slowly

- Wiper blades stuck to screen, or linkage seized or binding
- Blown fuse
- Cable or cable connections loose, broken or disconnected
- Faulty relay
- Faulty wiper motor

Wipers blades sweep over too large or too small an area of the glass

- Wiper arms incorrectly positioned on spindles
- Excessive wear of wiper linkage
- Wiper motor or linkage mountings loose or insecure

Wipers blades fail to clean the glass effectively

- Wiper blade rubber worn or perished
- Wiper arm tension springs broken, or arm pivots seized
- Insufficient windscreen washer additive to adequately remove road film

One or more washer jets inoperative

- Blocked water jet
- Disconnected, kinked or restricted fluid hose
- Insufficient fluid in washer reservoir

Washer pump fails to operate

- Broken or disconnected wiring or connections
- Blown fuse
- Faulty washer switchib
- Faulty washer pump

Washer pump runs for some time before fluid is emitted from jets

- Faulty one-way valve in fluid supply hose

Window glass will only move in one direction

- Faulty switch

Window glass slow to move

- Regulator seized or damaged, or in need of lubrication
- Door internal components or trim fouling regulator
- Faulty motor

Window glass fails to move

- Blown fuse
- Faulty relay
- Broken or disconnected wiring or connections
- Faulty motor

Complete system failure of central locking

- Blown fuse
- Faulty relay
- Broken or disconnected wiring or connections
- Faulty motor

Latch locks but will not unlock, or unlocks but will not lock

- Faulty master switch
- Broken or disconnected latch operating rods or levers
- Faulty relay Faulty motor

One solenoid/motor fails to operate

- Broken or disconnected wiring or connections
- Faulty operating assembly
- Broken binding or disconnected latch operating rods or levers
- Fault in door latch