Battery Problems...(with Poll)
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Le Mans Master
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Battery Problems...(with Poll)
I have a theory...
Poll time-out sucks. I was going to put a poll in to see if NAV made a difference or not. Meh.
Anyway, those of you with issues, do you have NAV? Just curious if most of you do or not.
Poll time-out sucks. I was going to put a poll in to see if NAV made a difference or not. Meh.
Anyway, those of you with issues, do you have NAV? Just curious if most of you do or not.
Last edited by BSSN; Jan 27, 2011 at 07:09 AM.
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No Nav, No battery problem, been sitting since Thanksgiving, just went and started right up! 
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06 with NAV and original battery lasted 38,000 miles. It was still good when I replaced it but I did not want to press my luck. Not counting the earlier problems with the 05 manual Vettes, I think most people who have problems are ones that do not put many miles on their cars or have added electrical mods that have a parisitic drain. Of course there is always exceptions.
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06 with MN6, no onstar but all other options including Ipod interface and radar detector. No problems with Nav or HUD either. 4+ years on OEM battery never a problem with car sitting for up to 6 weeks. Replaced OEM battery in Oct with Red Top and no starting or battery problems... ever with this car. Car is on battery tender over the winter....
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06 bought two years ago with 9,000 miles. It already had an aftermarket battery when purchased. This past Monday the Sirius SIR-GM1 converter just all of a sudden went dead. [I do not like XM]. Radio still worked fine. Next day, battery dead. Charged it and it was dead again the next day. The car now has a new NAPA battery. Car is a 3LT with navi. I could not find a dedicated fuse link for the satellite receiver so I disconnected it and ordered a new one after Sirius customer service could not get the existing one to reactivate!