Help with electrical problems!
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From: Costa Mesa CA
Help with electrical problems!
I came out from work last night, got it my car, turned the key and nothing happened. No clicks, no nothing. It is a 2002 Corvette with about 28k miles on it, so the battery should not be dead yet. While waiting for a jump start, key in ignition, I noticed that the gauges would jump around sometimes, and a fan noise (maybe the door lock/unlock motor?) was coming on.
I finally got a jump start from a tow truck, and a message came up: "service column lock" (i think). I drove the car home, but the idle was going down to around 500, and I kept it revved up to prevent it from stalling out. The headlights were varying in intensity and engine seemed to run slightly rough.
After I parked it at home, I did not try to restart, but I am pretty sure the battery is still dead, because it just barely responded to the door lock remote button.
Is this just a dead battery, or do I have serious problems? The wierd stuff happening while I was waiting for a jump, and the rough idle driving home has me worried.
Any thoughts?
I finally got a jump start from a tow truck, and a message came up: "service column lock" (i think). I drove the car home, but the idle was going down to around 500, and I kept it revved up to prevent it from stalling out. The headlights were varying in intensity and engine seemed to run slightly rough.
After I parked it at home, I did not try to restart, but I am pretty sure the battery is still dead, because it just barely responded to the door lock remote button.
Is this just a dead battery, or do I have serious problems? The wierd stuff happening while I was waiting for a jump, and the rough idle driving home has me worried.
Any thoughts?
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From: Freestate Corvette Club! Elkridge, MD
St. Jude Donor '17
I know it seems like everything is falling apart - BUT it is likely a dead AGM battery. These cars REALLY flip out when the battery dies. Everything from the column lock message to running bad to just flat out dieing. It is also not uncommon for the GM battery to only last a couple of years. Many people go with another battery when they replace. I am thinking about just replacing the battery in my 10,000 mile 2003 just to prevent any trouble.
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From: Rochester MN
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
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Wow. you mean that Optima's are not the only AGM batteries that die premature deaths? Who'd have thunk it possible with all the bashing they've been taking lately...
