Check your Battery!..to avoid this...
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Check your Battery!..to avoid this...
Quite an experience indeed. Last night, my near 3 year old C 5 was rendered inoperable. Got in the car, started it up,
and the DIC started flashing every conceivable message imaginable: service vehicle soon, reduced engine power, etc etc. Bing, Bong,
nothing I could do to stop it. I shut the car down moments later and then all hell broke loose. In a nutshell, the car wouldn't start. No lights,
radio, nothing, zip, not even the trunk lid button would work. It reminded me of a Pontiac GTO I had moons ago with a "kill switch" ...no juice, no fuel supply.
Got towed to a dealer and this afternoon found out that it was a bad battery cell that was the culprit. Apparently, the techies said
when the battery reaches 3 years old, sometimes they start to go bad, and the reduced voltage can cause quite a problem with the
onboard computer. You can say that again! ..Just a heads up...if your battery has some age on it.
Paul [IMG][/IMG]
[Modified by dougatl, 4:58 PM 11/29/2001]
and the DIC started flashing every conceivable message imaginable: service vehicle soon, reduced engine power, etc etc. Bing, Bong,
nothing I could do to stop it. I shut the car down moments later and then all hell broke loose. In a nutshell, the car wouldn't start. No lights,
radio, nothing, zip, not even the trunk lid button would work. It reminded me of a Pontiac GTO I had moons ago with a "kill switch" ...no juice, no fuel supply.
Got towed to a dealer and this afternoon found out that it was a bad battery cell that was the culprit. Apparently, the techies said
when the battery reaches 3 years old, sometimes they start to go bad, and the reduced voltage can cause quite a problem with the
onboard computer. You can say that again! ..Just a heads up...if your battery has some age on it.
Paul [IMG][/IMG]
[Modified by dougatl, 4:58 PM 11/29/2001]
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Re: Check your Battery!..to avoid this... (ambitin)
ANSWER:
See:
http://www.acdelco.com/html/pi_batt_plat_comp.htm
[Modified by Dave68, 10:42 PM 11/29/2001]
See:
http://www.acdelco.com/html/pi_batt_plat_comp.htm
[Modified by Dave68, 10:42 PM 11/29/2001]
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Re: Check your Battery!..to avoid this... (dougatl)
I am happy with Delco batterys. After sitting two weeks, the temperature in the mid 30's, my 8 year old Delco battery had no problems starting my car.
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Re: Check your Battery!..to avoid this... (shftn6)
Did the dealer just drop a new battery in and then everything was ok with the car/computer or did the bad battery cause additional damage?
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Re: Check your Battery!..to avoid this... (dougatl)
Hi,
Had my battery switched for an Optima within a week after I took delivery!
Don´t take a chance, go out and get an Optima today!!!!!!
:) :) :)
Mikael
Had my battery switched for an Optima within a week after I took delivery!
Don´t take a chance, go out and get an Optima today!!!!!!
:) :) :)
Mikael
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Re: Check your Battery!..to avoid this... (MDT)
...but the acid damage can be irrepairable. Just look at all the wires that get melted. I think everyone should take a look there under the + terminal.
Mine leaked too.
George
Mine leaked too.
George