need some help
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From: decatur il
need some help
today i went out to check on my 03 i stored nov 1. i have a battery minder on it BUT when i turned the key, the solinoid just clicked. i thought that maybe the connections had not been good so i checked then and seemingly they were ok. turned key again and same clicking. well, must be bad battery so i put my charger on and turned the key..whoa.. all the dash light went of and then came on ..like a pinball machine. blinking and then would not go off when the key was off. need i say, i was stupified... never saw this before. also i noticed a niose like a motor running on the passerger side . GOT ANY IDEAS..OTHER THAN I NEED A BETTERY...sure be glad to hear what experience you have had with your bad battery, especailly if you have had anything like this.
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Low battery voltage can cause all the things that you described. Your battery probably has one or more bad cells, if the battery tender wasn't able to keep it fully charged for only a month of storage.
How old is the battery anyhow?
How old is the battery anyhow?
Burning Brakes
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From: Minnesota City MN
The motor running noise might have been your blower fan. I always make sure everything is in the off position before I store mine. I also never charge my battery while hooked-up to the car. good luck!
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From: bellefonte pa
mine did some of this the other day. sounded like something shorting out under the dash, I figured it out to be the pass side floor dome light. I don't think it was shorting just not getting enough power to fully run it.
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