Battery Dead; No Reason
Thread Starter
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 3,525
Likes: 2
From: Houston TX
Battery Dead; No Reason
2006 roadster, MN6.
I drove the car last weekend. The car ran fine with no issues. I put it back into the garage. I went to move it on Tues, and the battery was completely dead. No lights even on the door alarm indicators. I manually unlocked the trunk, pulled the cable to unlock the L door, and then popped the hood.
I charged the battery overnight at a 10A cycle charge, the next day everything was fine. All of the presets are retained. I just had to reset the indexing windows.
What would have caused the battery to go completely dead? Oh, and the battery is not original, as it appears that it was changed at ~6 months (3500 miles), and it is now at just shy of 9000 miles. What would have caused someone to replace the GM battery with a non-GM battery at such a young age? Would this not have been under warranty?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Aaron
I drove the car last weekend. The car ran fine with no issues. I put it back into the garage. I went to move it on Tues, and the battery was completely dead. No lights even on the door alarm indicators. I manually unlocked the trunk, pulled the cable to unlock the L door, and then popped the hood.
I charged the battery overnight at a 10A cycle charge, the next day everything was fine. All of the presets are retained. I just had to reset the indexing windows.
What would have caused the battery to go completely dead? Oh, and the battery is not original, as it appears that it was changed at ~6 months (3500 miles), and it is now at just shy of 9000 miles. What would have caused someone to replace the GM battery with a non-GM battery at such a young age? Would this not have been under warranty?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Aaron
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 38,314
Likes: 35
2006 roadster, MN6.
I drove the car last weekend. The car ran fine with no issues. I put it back into the garage. I went to move it on Tues, and the battery was completely dead. No lights even on the door alarm indicators. I manually unlocked the trunk, pulled the cable to unlock the L door, and then popped the hood.
I charged the battery overnight at a 10A cycle charge, the next day everything was fine. All of the presets are retained. I just had to reset the indexing windows.
What would have caused the battery to go completely dead? Oh, and the battery is not original, as it appears that it was changed at ~6 months (3500 miles), and it is now at just shy of 9000 miles. What would have caused someone to replace the GM battery with a non-GM battery at such a young age? Would this not have been under warranty?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Aaron
I drove the car last weekend. The car ran fine with no issues. I put it back into the garage. I went to move it on Tues, and the battery was completely dead. No lights even on the door alarm indicators. I manually unlocked the trunk, pulled the cable to unlock the L door, and then popped the hood.
I charged the battery overnight at a 10A cycle charge, the next day everything was fine. All of the presets are retained. I just had to reset the indexing windows.
What would have caused the battery to go completely dead? Oh, and the battery is not original, as it appears that it was changed at ~6 months (3500 miles), and it is now at just shy of 9000 miles. What would have caused someone to replace the GM battery with a non-GM battery at such a young age? Would this not have been under warranty?
Any and all help is appreciated.
Aaron
GM has an update to address unexected battery draw following shutdown, for both '05 and '06 cars. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1495433
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1528339 see the posts in that thread by C5-Bruce.
Last edited by '06 Quicksilver Z06; May 31, 2007 at 08:24 PM.
Safety Car
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,770
Likes: 3
From: 3rd planet from the sun
The title of your thread is right on - DEAD BATTERY NO REASON. As in for the money the car costs their should be no reason why you have this problem, or no reason why GM can not fix it, or no reason why they don't design a car that does not incur this problem. What puzzles me is there are owners out there who do not have this problem, while others do. I have been through the flashes, dealer lectures, diagnostic tests, etc....and the dealer who tows the car in for repair and tells me everything is OK.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 1,080
Likes: 2
I have an 05 6 speed with nav etc but not on star. When I bought the car brand new from the dealer the batt was completely flat. I didn't worry at the time cos I assumed they had left something on or not shoved it into reverse. Anyway I got my vette home and within days had the same prob multiple times over a period of 8 weeks. Did everything by the book re charged the batt and sure enough maybe one day later or 7 days later (who knows?) dead batt. Went out and just bought a new batt for about $85.00 couldn't be bothered to go to the dealership, too much hassle but anyway, that was over 18months ago and I've never had a problem since. The car can sit for 2 weeks and still (just) have enough cranking power to start it. So I guess mine was a bad battery but there are plenty of others who have done the same and STILL have problems. There has been a LOT of discussion on this topic over the past 2 years so you might want to do some more research. Good luck.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Corvette & Porsche 911: How Two Icons Conquered the Last 25 Years
Joe Kucinski
2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 First Look: Everything You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
5 Best & 5 Worst Corvette Daily Drivers
Joe Kucinski
The Headlights of Every Corvette Generation Explained
Joe Kucinski
5 Best & 5 Most Overrated Corvette Track Packages of All Time!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2027 Corvette Engine Explained
Joe Kucinski
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Verdad Gallardo
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
