2005 Ford Territory Ghia Warranty Complaint
August 31, 2007 by Alborz Fallah
2005 Ford Territory Ghia Warranty Complaint
Name: Kevin N
Car Make: FORD
Car Model: Territory Ghia AWD
Year of Manufacture: 2005
Warranty Complaint:
In the last 7 months I’ve had three flat batteries. After getting the Auto club out to jump start, i’ve had the battery tested OK. The battery stills tests OK. The scenario was having the vehicle parked for one night, a full day and a night again, some 36-40 hours in all cases. The car was locked but unlocked and locked a couple of times during this time. So I’m thinking the battery is on it’s way out (although the tests don’t indicate that) and having the vehicle stationary for some time it may have a power leak. It may not be a Warranty claim as it probably could be argued but I now have to be very conscious to run/drive the car every day to ensure the battery gets a charge (it does get
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Hi Kevin. Do you have seat covers fitted to your car? There are reports about that on vehicles with electric seats, seat covers can trigger the switches, causing mysterious flat batteries (that are very difficult to diagnose). Cheers.
Hello Kevin,
We had a similar problem with our old Peugeot. After many, many RACQ callouts (approx. 18 mths), much expense & frustration, we found an old-fashioned mechanic who replaced a NEW genuine Peugeot alternator with an alternative stronger one. Believe it or not, he said ours wasn’t coping & we actually needed something stronger. Driving (& using the AirCon, etc) was actually draining the battery (suitable for a small truck) instead of recharging it sufficiently. The number of times I went to my parked car to find a flat battery was unbelieveable. Our problem was finally solved. Maybe it might help with yours.
Possible incorrect car alarm fitting.
Could be an earth leak. Get every circuit tested, one at a time, by a good old fashioned auto sparkie, to isolate the problem.
on the territorys if you have tomany things in the glovebox the weight triggers on the light inside, this may be the leakage your looking for, so empty it and at night check if the light goes on or get an auto electrician to see if there is a leak there without the light going on.
We have a Ford Territory Ghia 2006 model. It did the same thing because the boot light was on during the day, but we didn’t see it. This drained the battery while watching one match of junior football. Great during winter when it is pouring with rain and you have loud and muddy kids.
Our car runs out of warranty in April and already I have had the muffler replaced and the leather drivers seat replaced.
I am thinking that it would be a good idea to get a good mechanic to go through the vehicle with a fine tooth comb before the warranty runs out.