Cold Start

[Guest John Mallin]

I have a Galaxy TDI 53 plate.

 

Problem started over the past week in the cold weather (-4 degree's ).

Plenty life in the battery but the starting motor won't turn. Starts with a bump within a few feet. Once running for a couple minutes, starts every time. However, the next morning after a frost does the same again.

Started no problem this morning, temperature was 8 - 9 degrees.

 

Anyone suffered the same problem or have any idea's.

[Ivor_E_Tower]

When you turn the key and it doesn't start - do the dash warning lights and radio illumination go dim, or stay at the same brightness? (in other words, is the starter motor trying to draw current?)

[Guest John Mallin]

No, lights stay bright, the starting motor doesn't even click

[Guest vr6galaxy]

My neighbours astra started doing the same thing with the onset of the cold mornings, it would turn over but not start, if we bumped started it or started it using a set of jump leads it was ok from then onwards and would start first time every time all day, only not to start the next morning :( on his car it turned out to be a duff cell on the battery combined with a failing alternator, once both these were replaced it's been fine and start all the time :(

[Ivor_E_Tower]

53 plate implies car is only around 1 year old. Unlikely that the battery gives trouble this early, but surely the fault will be covered by warranty?

[Guest vr6galaxy]

53 plate implies car is only around 1 year old. Unlikely that the battery gives trouble this early, but surely the fault will be covered by warranty?

I read elsewhere on the forum about the death of the new all singing and danceing high output batteries! maybe it's another one to add to the list?

[Topbloke]

just to add my two penny's worth i would susspect the battery