[ZR1] Battery problems
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Battery problems
Drove my 2010 4 days ago. Pulled it out of the garage to set up Bluetooth on my new iphone. Half hour later and it won't start. Had to put it on a trickle charge for a day and half for it to start. Is this common ?
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Drifting
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Simply put, YES! Some type of battery tender is a must. I thought that I had a bad battery. The dealer tested it and said no problem with the battery. I didn't believe them so I bought a new Interstate and had the same problem immediately. I use a C-tek and like their products a lot.
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Melting Slicks
Simply put, YES! Some type of battery tender is a must. I thought that I had a bad battery. The dealer tested it and said no problem with the battery. I didn't believe them so I bought a new Interstate and had the same problem immediately. I use a C-tek and like their products a lot.
the OP didn't say the car sat idle for 4 months, did he?
I'm not getting why you would need a tender after 4 days of not driving it...I leave mine idle for weeks in the early spring and late fall without a problem
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what does this mean..do you put your tender on every night?
the OP didn't say the car sat idle for 4 months, did he?
I'm not getting why you would need a tender after 4 days of not driving it...I leave mine idle for weeks in the early spring and late fall without a problem
the OP didn't say the car sat idle for 4 months, did he?
I'm not getting why you would need a tender after 4 days of not driving it...I leave mine idle for weeks in the early spring and late fall without a problem
It may be that we should have a 12 step program for owning a corvette with the credo of:
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know the difference
#8
Melting Slicks
Curious though, after the comment above about those who may experience the problem because they leave the vette sitting with the alarm on - is this the case with yours?
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I charged my car once a month this past winter but that didn't seem to be the best. I had a tender too... should have used it daily/weekly
Ended up putting a battery in my 09 yesterday... let me tell you it is a 2 person job. Pain in the butt.
I had my car stored in Las Vegas and never seen the car for 4-6 weeks one time and the battery drained out... and just didn't seem to take the charger this past winter.
As our cars get older we will be changing out batteries. Make sure they are the same size... the stupid cables make the battery hard to get out... and no room to tuck them out when pulling the battery up.
A rubber battery puller is needed too
My 2cents on this
Brian
Ended up putting a battery in my 09 yesterday... let me tell you it is a 2 person job. Pain in the butt.
I had my car stored in Las Vegas and never seen the car for 4-6 weeks one time and the battery drained out... and just didn't seem to take the charger this past winter.
As our cars get older we will be changing out batteries. Make sure they are the same size... the stupid cables make the battery hard to get out... and no room to tuck them out when pulling the battery up.
A rubber battery puller is needed too
My 2cents on this
Brian
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#12
Battry Problems
I don't leave the alarm on in the garage, but you got me thinking about another possibility. Last year I installed the Wild to Mild exhaust mod and that's about when I started having this problem. Has anyone experienced this ?
#14
Melting Slicks
IIRC, the mild to wild can be installed two different ways and one of those ways can cause battery drain if you're not paying attention.
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Drifting
I guess I must have installed my M2W old school version the right way as I have had no battery drain issues (before or after install).
#16
Le Mans Master
2009 - Build date May of 2009, so battery is probably march or april 2009. never a problem. will probably put a new battery in sometime later this summer.
----How do you disable the alarm? I did not know this was a possibility -- I do put the car in reverse whenever I turn it off and park it.
#17
Melting Slicks
An option in the DIC, can't remember exactly, but it causes the doors to be unlocked if you walk away and in which case, you need to manually lock the doors with the FOB.
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