Pretty Dang Strange!
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From: springfield va
Pretty Dang Strange!
Today I have to jump start my car. It's the second time in 7 weeks. I call the dealer to give him advanced warning that i want a new battery. The car was purchased new in April 04. The born date is July of 03. Any way I jump the start the care (an A4) and its running kinda fast. The DIC says, "Engine Low on Power". And something about "System configurtation" or something like that. I can't make the car accelerate.. it does nothing, I still in Park. So I turn off the car.. I have to jump it again with Battery cables. This time it works fine.. no messages etc. So I drive it to the dealer where it now awaits their rapt attention 
Do you think the Errors were caused by a glitch or something else? thanks guys.! 
Do you think the Errors were caused by a glitch or something else? thanks guys.!
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Could be related to the bad battery. When it goes bad, strange things can happen to the electronics.
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Originally Posted by eddie44
Sounds like a bad battery to me! Tell them you will pay the difference to get a red top. 
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Originally Posted by eddie44
Sounds like a bad battery to me! Tell them you will pay the difference to get a red top.
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I think there is something in your owners manual that says that GM will pay for warranty claims like batteries when it is an emergency. So wait until a Sunday buy the red op go to the dealer and tell them your battery was dead aned you just had to move the car. The worst that will happen is they too bad, the best you get a free red top
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Originally Posted by tmcclaff
I think there is something in your owners manual that says that GM will pay for warranty claims like batteries when it is an emergency. So wait until a Sunday buy the red op go to the dealer and tell them your battery was dead aned you just had to move the car. The worst that will happen is they too bad, the best you get a free red top
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Originally Posted by tmcclaff
I think there is something in your owners manual that says that GM will pay for warranty claims like batteries when it is an emergency. So wait until a Sunday buy the red op go to the dealer and tell them your battery was dead aned you just had to move the car. The worst that will happen is they too bad, the best you get a free red top