dead battery, help
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dead battery, help
Anyone had a problem with car not wanting to start . Been back to the dealer 3 times . 1st time they charged the battery, 2nd time they put in a new battery, 3rd time they say the car is not being driven enough. its a 2001 with 4700 miles on it purchased new.
I jump it and run for a couple hours turn it off and 10 minutes later it wont start with out a jump . take it to the dealer and they can't find anything wrong with it.
Its going back to the dealer. anyone got any ideas?
thanks. :confused: :seeya
I jump it and run for a couple hours turn it off and 10 minutes later it wont start with out a jump . take it to the dealer and they can't find anything wrong with it.
Its going back to the dealer. anyone got any ideas?
thanks. :confused: :seeya
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Re: dead battery, help (myredcorvette)
Anyone had a problem with car not wanting to start . Been back to the dealer 3 times . 1st time they charged the battery, 2nd time they put in a new battery, 3rd time they say the car is not being driven enough. its a 2001 with 4700 miles on it purchased new.
I jump it and run for a couple hours turn it off and 10 minutes later it wont start with out a jump . take it to the dealer and they can't find anything wrong with it.
Its going back to the dealer. anyone got any ideas?
thanks. :confused: :seeya
I jump it and run for a couple hours turn it off and 10 minutes later it wont start with out a jump . take it to the dealer and they can't find anything wrong with it.
Its going back to the dealer. anyone got any ideas?
thanks. :confused: :seeya
Have you tried putting a charger on it overnight? It may be your battery is just never catching up. An overnight charge will give a pretty good idea if the battery can recover.
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Re: dead battery, help (myredcorvette)
Buy a battery tender........it will maintain a fully charged battery without over charging it. When you discharge a battery too far, it does something to the make-up of the battery, even with an overnight charge, the battery is never the same.
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Re: dead battery, help (vette#one)
Buy a battery tender........it will maintain a fully charged battery without over charging it. When you discharge a battery too far, it does something to the make-up of the battery, even with an overnight charge, the battery is never the same.
130 miles a month is not enough to keep the battery charged. Each time the battery is discharged, it ends up with less capacity. Driving it for a few hours after a jump won't do it, either. During that 10 minutes after you shut it down, the map lights are burning, that's probably enough to drain your weak battery. Get a tender! :cheers:
If you are going to continue to let it sit and don't want a tender, then disconnect the battery or get a deep cycle, at least it won't be damaged by being discharged. :yesnod:
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Re: dead battery, help (myredcorvette)
thanks everyone for the replys. Took the car to the dealer today and they put in another new battery, guessing that the other (old) battery wont hold a charge. I hope this fixes it. Its a real pain to have to jump a new Corvette out on the road and a Mustang comes by honking and laughing!!
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