Hi all,
Hoping someone can help, this is driving me mad.
I've had my Mazda 6 for a little over a year, and always driven it every day without problems. It sat for the first week of lockdown, and when I went to use it the battery was flat. I charged it up, took the car out as normal, two days later it was flat again. Now it's going flat all the time. Nothing is being left switched on.
The alternator is fine, I've taken it for a fifty mile run to make sure it got a good charge. It ran fine, then two days later after sitting it was flat again. I've had the local garage test the battery and that's also fine (I replaced it when I got the car as the original battery was duff - now I'm thinking maybe this problem existed when I got the car and showed up while it was sitting, and I've just never realised since due to using it every day).
One thing I have noticed is that the ignition is not lighting up green to show it detects the key, it stays red. However, when connected to the starter pack, the car will start, even with the light red. The key fob battery is fine I think - I changed it just before COVID lockdown, it locks and unlocks the car fine, detects when you take it out of the cabin with the car running etc. I know zero about keyless ignition.
Has anyone experienced anything similar or got any thoughts? I really don't want to have to take it to Mazda as I've lost all my work due to COVID but I'm ripping my hair out with it.
Thanks!
Morgs