Verizon "Hum Issues"
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From: North Branch Michigan
Verizon "Hum Issues"
I installed Verizon's Hum option on my 2008 3LT Z51 last summer. It is basically Verizon's version of On-Star with a couple cool additional features. Over the winter I have a battery tender attached to the car, as Michigan is not a great place for winter driving. After pulling the car out for the season, Hum would send me an email notice that my car battery was low after only a couple days. Last fall, I had to jump the car a couple times before putting it up for the winter if it sat for a week or so. Did not know why. Two year old red top battery.
Removed the Hum device, and the $10month Verizon service, and seems to have fixed my problem. Just saying...
Kelly
Removed the Hum device, and the $10month Verizon service, and seems to have fixed my problem. Just saying...
Kelly
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Yep, since the OBDII port stays live/ has power still when the motor is tuned off and car goes into sleep mode on the C6.
Hence on most cars, when the car is shut off, the power to the OBDII port is shut off as well; but not on the C6.
So when you go to shut the car off, you need to unplug the Hum OBDII device from the OBDII port, so it not continuing to pull power from the live/powered up OBDII port with the car shut off.
Hence on most cars, when the car is shut off, the power to the OBDII port is shut off as well; but not on the C6.
So when you go to shut the car off, you need to unplug the Hum OBDII device from the OBDII port, so it not continuing to pull power from the live/powered up OBDII port with the car shut off.
Last edited by Dano523; May 17, 2018 at 03:50 AM.
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Yep, since the OBDII port stays live/ has power still when the motor is tuned off and car goes into sleep mode on the C6.
Hence on most cars, when the car is shut off, the power to the OBDII port is shut off as well; but not on the C6.
So when you go to shut the car off, you need to unplug the Hum OBDII device from the OBDII port, so it not continuing to pull power from the live/powered up OBDII port with the car shut off.
Hence on most cars, when the car is shut off, the power to the OBDII port is shut off as well; but not on the C6.
So when you go to shut the car off, you need to unplug the Hum OBDII device from the OBDII port, so it not continuing to pull power from the live/powered up OBDII port with the car shut off.
Mom has a Ford Fusion and Hum devise does not have power when engine is off.
Last edited by 05 Wreck; May 17, 2018 at 12:45 PM. Reason: mistake
