Dead Vette
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Heel & Toe
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From: Lake Worth Florida
Dead Vette
Can anyone diagnose this problem?
The car was fine all the way home from work (35min) I came into the house and ate dinner (15min) I went outside to pull the car in the garage and ...nothing. All I hear when I open the door is a low frequency buzzing sound like something is draining the car of all its power. I tried to jump it but it could not overcome whatever is killing it.
Thanks for any assistance.
John :mad
The car was fine all the way home from work (35min) I came into the house and ate dinner (15min) I went outside to pull the car in the garage and ...nothing. All I hear when I open the door is a low frequency buzzing sound like something is draining the car of all its power. I tried to jump it but it could not overcome whatever is killing it.
Thanks for any assistance.
John :mad
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07-'12, '20
Re: Dead Vette (nothingbutavette)
97? Might just be the battery went south. By the way i see you are local. Throw a battery in there and come race with us tommorow at the Corvette Challenge.
Bob
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Bob
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Burning Brakes
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Re: Dead Vette (16Again)
97? Might just be the battery went south. By the way i see you are local. Throw a battery in there and come race with us tommorow at the Corvette Challenge.
Bob
[Modified by 16Again, 8:13 PM 2/13/2004]
Bob
[Modified by 16Again, 8:13 PM 2/13/2004]
Same (or similar) thing happened to me. Parked my '02 coupe in the garage after work...went to change clothes...came back out ready to go to a local club event only to find my car totally dead. :sad: :banghead:
See the previous thread I posted on the CF for details, replies, etc. on my battery "issue" @ http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=676234 .
Propose you pull your current battery and get it tested. If the battery even has the slightest indication of being the culprit, replace it. Put a new AC Delco 78P-7YR Professional Platinum in mine...no roblems. Recommend you go for either that model or an Optima Red- or Yellowtop...seen plenty of 'Vettes w/ any of 'em, but it seems many go for Optima Redtops when replacing a C5's battery...will probably go that way myself when it's time to replace the Delco. :seeya
[Modified by kedvesh, 9:25 PM 2/13/2004]
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Re: Dead Vette (nothingbutavette)
The buzzing is probably a relay in the passenger side fuse box - that's how they sound when they are getting very little power. You'll hear that when you first send power to a dead battery from a charger. Really sounds like the battery is a goner, especially if it won't jump start.
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Heel & Toe
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From: Lake Worth Florida
Re: Dead Vette (nothingbutavette)
Thanks guys. It's too late to do anything about it tonight, but I will get the battery checked tomorrow.
Thanks again. With any luck I'll make it to the challenge.
Thanks again. With any luck I'll make it to the challenge.
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Heel & Toe
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From: Lake Worth Florida
Re: Dead Vette (nothingbutavette)
The battery was checked this morning and it is good. When I reinstalled it and tried to start the car, it wouldn't do anything just like yesterday except all the gauges on the HUD were flickering. Anybody experience this before?
John
John
