Dead, nothing, not even a click
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Drifting
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From: Bath NC
Dead, nothing, not even a click
So I think my new battery (4 months old) is toast. I thought I'd share my issues to see if there's something I should look at before I replace the battery.
09 Z06, new duralast battery. It would hold a charge for about two weeks before I had to recharge it. This weekend, I tried to start the car. It clicked a few times and went completely dead. I kept the battery on trickle charge with a Battery Tender for three days with no change.
I assume the constant recharging did the battery in.
But, is there a relay or a resettable circuit breaker that I should check. I have looked in both fuse panels and all looks ok as best I can tell. I checked both the battery fuses under the hood and they are good.
Thanks
Roger
09 Z06, new duralast battery. It would hold a charge for about two weeks before I had to recharge it. This weekend, I tried to start the car. It clicked a few times and went completely dead. I kept the battery on trickle charge with a Battery Tender for three days with no change.
I assume the constant recharging did the battery in.
But, is there a relay or a resettable circuit breaker that I should check. I have looked in both fuse panels and all looks ok as best I can tell. I checked both the battery fuses under the hood and they are good.
Thanks
Roger
Last edited by rabrooks; Apr 21, 2014 at 09:59 PM.
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Yup. Battery time.
Did you really mean "94 months old"? Typo, right?
Is there a reason you don't keep the Battery Tender on it all the time? A "tender" won't, or shouldn't, ruin a battery. My '08 has been a tender for 6 years if not driving. The battery is still strong but I'll probably replace it this year or next.
Did you really mean "94 months old"? Typo, right?
Is there a reason you don't keep the Battery Tender on it all the time? A "tender" won't, or shouldn't, ruin a battery. My '08 has been a tender for 6 years if not driving. The battery is still strong but I'll probably replace it this year or next.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Bath NC
Yup. Battery time.
Did you really mean "94 months old"? Typo, right?
Is there a reason you don't keep the Battery Tender on it all the time? A "tender" won't, or shouldn't, ruin a battery. My '08 has been a tender for 6 years if not driving. The battery is still strong but I'll probably replace it this year or next.
Did you really mean "94 months old"? Typo, right?
Is there a reason you don't keep the Battery Tender on it all the time? A "tender" won't, or shouldn't, ruin a battery. My '08 has been a tender for 6 years if not driving. The battery is still strong but I'll probably replace it this year or next.
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Drifting
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Drifting
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From: Bath NC
Problem solved. The battery was dead. It was a new battery from Auto Zone. They replaced it with no problems. It never held a charge very long from the start. I guess that should have been a sign.
Cheers
Cheers
