Citroen Xsara Alternator Problems

Problems mentioning the Alternator on the Citroen Xsara
Not starting

Hi, I love the idea of this site, it's great and I really hope you can help!! I drove to my friend's house, 20 miles away, yesterday and stayed over and when I got in the car to come home the car wouldn't start. My freind's boyfriend jum...

2000 1.4 Forte
Posted: Feb 21, 2010
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Won't start after having been driven.

Hi, My Xsara VTS does not like starting after I have used it. I need to leave it at least an hour before I can use it again. So what happens is that when I try to turn it over again it sounds like it is struggling to turn over the starter...

2002 2.0 VTS
Posted: Sep 1, 2010
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Car wont start

hi, can anyone help. am tearing my hair out.have been having problems starting my car have bought new battery new starter motor fitted and had alternator checked out.car started fine for first 3 days after starter was fitted now it wont sta...

2000
Posted: Jan 19, 2011
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Car wont start

hi, can anyone help. am tearing my hair out.have been having problems starting my car have bought new battery new starter motor fitted and had alternator checked out.car started fine for first 3 days after starter was fitted now it wont sta...

2000
Posted: Jan 19, 2011
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Car stops in the middle of the road.

After driving about 2 km my car stopped in the middle of the road, I got a new battery after two days it stopped in the middle of the road again and it is not starting. When you turn key, the dashboard light does not come out but after some...

2002 1.6
Posted: Aug 5, 2011
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Headlamps

over the past 6 months i have had to replace headlamp bulbs about 7/8 times in all, sometimes driver side other times passenger...a garage said its a problem with citroens. has anyone had the same problem and have/did you resolve it and how...

2003 auto 2.0
Posted: Sep 13, 2011
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Wont start cold

Had car 6 weeks. Last 10 days will not start in mornings.Thought battery at fault put new battery on been ok fof 5 days.Seems as though battery loosing charge over night. There does not seem to be anything left on no light in boot. This mor...

2002 2hdi
Posted: Sep 27, 2011
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Battery draining

The battery on my picasso looses all of its charge over a few days(the battery is new)I make sure every thing is turned off,but if not used for 2-3 days its completely dead. Please, any suggestions?

2003 picasso 1.6hdi
Posted: Sep 18, 2014
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Relay Location

My indicator and wipers stopped working and battery light on intermittently. A few days ago the indicator relay could be heard switching on and off randomly with no other effect. But I cannot find the relay box in this xsara.

1998 1.8 SX 5DR 5SP M P
Posted: Jun 18, 2020
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Battery Drain - Its a toughie for you

After having a new battery and alternator fitted on my Citroen xsara piccaso 1.6 petrol 2006. Every time I get in car I have to jump start it.

2006 HDI
Posted: Nov 27, 2023
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