Just a quick question.
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Just a quick question.
I just cleaned the contacts on my door handles and my electrical system went haywire. I hooked up a tender before I started and had the doors open for maybe a half an hour along with the hood (05 with light). As I was finishing, the hatch popped open for no reason. I then climbed inside and DIC said no fob detected. Aftrr a couple tries it recognized the fob, I started the car and let it idle for couple minutes. The hatch then closed and all appears ok now.
Is this normal if a battery is getting low? Maybe need a new battery? Thanks.
Is this normal if a battery is getting low? Maybe need a new battery? Thanks.
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I just cleaned the contacts on my door handles and my electrical system went haywire. I hooked up a tender before I started and had the doors open for maybe a half an hour along with the hood (05 with light). As I was finishing, the hatch popped open for no reason. I then climbed inside and DIC said no fob detected. Aftrr a couple tries it recognized the fob, I started the car and let it idle for couple minutes. The hatch then closed and all appears ok now.
Is this normal if a battery is getting low? Maybe need a new battery? Thanks.
Is this normal if a battery is getting low? Maybe need a new battery? Thanks.
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Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Southern Utah
The tender is a great idea but it does not put out enough current to compensate for the draw from all the things that happen when a door is left open for a long time. A low battery can certainly cause many weird issues.
