Battery Drain
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11, '14
Battery Drain
If there is another topic about this I first and foremost apologize.
On 2 occasions now I have had the car on Accessory listening to the music while adding some goodies and twice the battery has drained...fast.
I usually have the back hatch, hood and as I said music on.
Should the battery drain as quick as 15 minutes.
Its a 2004 with the original AC Delco.
Am I just using up too much resources or is the battery going south?
Thanks to all,
David
On 2 occasions now I have had the car on Accessory listening to the music while adding some goodies and twice the battery has drained...fast.
I usually have the back hatch, hood and as I said music on.
Should the battery drain as quick as 15 minutes.
Its a 2004 with the original AC Delco.
Am I just using up too much resources or is the battery going south?
Thanks to all,
David
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St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
If there is another topic about this I first and foremost apologize.
On 2 occasions now I have had the car on Accessory listening to the music while adding some goodies and twice the battery has drained...fast.
I usually have the back hatch, hood and as I said music on.
Should the battery drain as quick as 15 minutes.
Its a 2004 with the original AC Delco.
Am I just using up too much resources or is the battery going south?
Thanks to all,
David
On 2 occasions now I have had the car on Accessory listening to the music while adding some goodies and twice the battery has drained...fast.
I usually have the back hatch, hood and as I said music on.
Should the battery drain as quick as 15 minutes.
Its a 2004 with the original AC Delco.
Am I just using up too much resources or is the battery going south?
Thanks to all,
David
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11, '14
David
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11, '14
Oh you guys are going to get a kick outta this one.
So I pull my 2000 GMC up to the garage to listen to music, so I do and then after a while I say to myself, "I better start it up so I don't have another episode."
I go in and of course...click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-
It also has the stock AC Delco...jeez guess I'm not supposed to work and play music today...
So I pull my 2000 GMC up to the garage to listen to music, so I do and then after a while I say to myself, "I better start it up so I don't have another episode."
I go in and of course...click-click-click-click-click-click-click-click-
It also has the stock AC Delco...jeez guess I'm not supposed to work and play music today...
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Battery Troubles
Hi, yes it seems that your battery has got to the point that it can't hold a full charge. I know how you feel, last august I replaced 3 batteries, on my 03 vette, outback wagon, and chrysler 300. All within a week of each other. The vette failed suddenly, and I had to make a change in a supermarket parking lot. Previous owner never used a maintainer, and it was a very low mileage car. The other 2 I changed because I knew they were getting to the point of unreliability in terms of years used, about 7 years old.
FWIW I put a Delco in the vette, and subaru, and an Optima in the chrysler, only because I couldn't find a Delco that would fit the Chrysler.
Good Luck.
FWIW I put a Delco in the vette, and subaru, and an Optima in the chrysler, only because I couldn't find a Delco that would fit the Chrysler.
Good Luck.
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My understanding is these cars will drain about an amp of juice a day with the car just sitting. So the electrical system is really stressed and the battery most of all. As others have said new battery time.
Mark
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11, '14
Yeah, this is a low mileage car, and I don't believe the previous owner used a battery maintainer.
When I bought it it was driven and average of 750 miles per year, I'm doing about 1000 miles a month now.
But thanks to all and I will get out a get a couple of batteries asap.
When I bought it it was driven and average of 750 miles per year, I'm doing about 1000 miles a month now.
But thanks to all and I will get out a get a couple of batteries asap.
