Hi,
I have an L reg but very low mileage 1.8TD Escort which is determined to make my life hell. I'm hoping this problem is easy to fix and I'm sure I found the answer when I googled this group before but I can't find it again! Excuse the rambling but I've had so much happen with lately I'll give as much detail as possible just in case it's not obvious.
It had a new battery in it, bought from the AA, in January 03. Then, in September that year the cambelt went at 80mph and, having spent £1200 getting that sorted, I thought my problems were over. The car sat outside without moving for a month or so and when I went to move it the battery was flat and wouldn't accept a jump start so I called the AA who got it going. I drove it half an hour or so to the body shop (who were fixing the tailgate that someone had run into prior to the cambelt breaking - can you tell I've not had much luck with this car?) At this point I noticed that the radio (Ford FD2006 model) wasn't working but assumed I'd have to re-enter the code so thought nothing of it. Got to the bodyshop, turned the car off and couldn't get it started again!
A few days later, having refused to renew my AA membership and joined the RAC I called them out to get me started from the bodyshop. He told me the battery was knackered and sold me a new one, giving me all the paperwork I'd need to claim my money back from the AA. However, my radio *still* doesn't work! If I put my lights on it gets that green 'backlit' look so I assume that means there is power there but pressing the on/off button to try and enter the code just does nothing.
Advice please? Other than don't buy an Escort or AA battery again? :-)