Starting problems after replacing battery
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3rd Gear
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Starting problems after replacing battery
We replaced the battery on our 2006 Corvette. The accessory mode comes on, all the lights come on, radio comes on, Windows work but as soon as you push the start button it shuts off. This has happened before and we had someone tell us the sequence to starting it. It had something to do with the windows and having the accessory mode on for so long but we can't remember what the sequence was. Has anybody else had this problem and how do you start it? Thank you!
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There is nothing special about replacing the battery in these cars. You do have to re-index the windows afterwards but that doesn't have anything to do with it starting or not.
Assuming you have the battery in its normal place and hooked up correctly, I suggest you now disconnect it for about 5 minutes. Then reconnect, one time, no connect / disconnect / connect routine, just one time, put the terminal on, wiggle it and tighten it. Hopefully that will allow the system to reset normally.
To re-index the windows:
Get in, close the doors and start the car;
Raise the windows (individually is usually easier than together), when they are up all the way HOLD the UP switch for 3 seconds without releasing it;
Without putting the windows down, pull the UP switch again and HOLD for 3 seconds.
Done
Assuming you have the battery in its normal place and hooked up correctly, I suggest you now disconnect it for about 5 minutes. Then reconnect, one time, no connect / disconnect / connect routine, just one time, put the terminal on, wiggle it and tighten it. Hopefully that will allow the system to reset normally.
To re-index the windows:
Get in, close the doors and start the car;
Raise the windows (individually is usually easier than together), when they are up all the way HOLD the UP switch for 3 seconds without releasing it;
Without putting the windows down, pull the UP switch again and HOLD for 3 seconds.
Done
Racer
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Sounds like you have a bad connection on the main power wire or a bad battery. What is happening is when a high current demand is made the battery or wires can not provide it. First I would take the battery back and have it load tested. If battery is good check your connections for looseness or corrosion. Why was the battery replaced, was it same issue?
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We had a similar problem on our 2009, the tech found a bad connection between the positive cable and its clamp (near the battery); by feeling along the wires after a failed start attempt. The bad area was hot. Since the car was under extended warranty they just replaced the entire cable. On our own dime, we would have just cut the old clamp off and installed a new aftermarket one.
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[QUOTE=Robert Perkins;1593879450]Sounds like you have a bad connection on the main power wire or a bad battery. What is happening is when a high current demand is made the battery or wires can not provide it. First I would take the battery back and have it load tested. If battery is good check your connections for looseness or corrosion. Why was the battery replaced, was it same issue?[/QUOTE
hi, we had the car parked for winter. Battery was dead. Tried to charge it but ended up buying new one.
hi, we had the car parked for winter. Battery was dead. Tried to charge it but ended up buying new one.
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I just had the same issues with mine. My battery was only three months old. Car sat for two weeks then wouldn't start. Even with a jump it didn't want to start. AutoZone gave me a new one and it seems like it fixed it. It's hard to tell since the car is down for the winter.
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Sounds like you have a bad connection on the main power wire or a bad battery. What is happening is when a high current demand is made the battery or wires can not provide it. First I would take the battery back and have it load tested. If battery is good check your connections for looseness or corrosion. Why was the battery replaced, was it same issue?
100%...when everything works except the starter, it is a case of plenty of current to run the small stuff, but not enough to run the starter, which uses 100 times what all that little stuff needs. Check connections at battery, at starter and the cable in between.
Also, I agree, do not assume that a new battery is fully charged. Charge it.
Last edited by cclive; Jan 16, 2017 at 09:38 PM.
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