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I had the battery saver on 5 or 6 hours. Drove the 2019 Z51 1LT with 300 miles on it about 10 miles away from home. Still had no fuel indicated and CEL on. About half way home it died. I was able to coast to a driveaway or it would be sitting in the middle of the road on the 4th of July. Restart resulted in an extremely rough quasi idle. Seriously considering demanding my money back. How could I ever trust this thing?
I had the battery saver on 5 or 6 hours. Drove the 2019 Z51 1LT with 300 miles on it about 10 miles away from home. Still had no fuel indicated and CEL on. About half way home it died. I was able to coast to a driveaway or it would be sitting in the middle of the road on the 4th of July. Restart resulted in an extremely rough quasi idle. Seriously considering demanding my money back. How could I ever trust this thing?
I believe the Corvette CTEK battery charger indicates a full charge of 24 hours is needed. I would suggest you buy a pint of Techron for your fuel. It's a well known problem with Corvettes for their fuel tanks sensors to oxidize and will interfere with obtaining a proper gauge reading. Techron should clear this up. Don't give up on your Corvette yet. Your issues appear to be minor and easily fixed.
Huh? Take a deep breath and another... Okay? Now... "How could I ever trust this thing?" Do you mean the car, the charger... or? I ask since I've been doing well with both Vettes and the chargers for the last 20 years.
Huh? Take a deep breath and another... Okay? Now... "How could I ever trust this thing?" Do you mean the car, the charger... or? I ask since I've been doing well with both Vettes and the chargers for the last 20 years.
Take a deep breath in...OK now let it out.
Now, what are you trying to say?
I believe the Corvette CTEK battery charger indicates a full charge of 24 hours is needed. I would suggest you buy a pint of Techron for your fuel. It's a well known problem with Corvettes for their fuel tanks sensors to oxidize and will interfere with obtaining a proper gauge reading. Techron should clear this up. Don't give up on your Corvette yet. Your issues appear to be minor and easily fixed.
I appreciate your response but it is sitting on the side of a state highway dead as a doornail.
Hang in there. If the battery is shot, the charger ain’t gonna do a darn thing. Nothing worse than a new car with issues. Been down that road with a Challenger. It’s under warranty, take it to the dealer and have them diagnose and fix it.
I appreciate your response but it is sitting on the side of a state highway dead as a doornail.
That was apparent. Don't understand why you would be willing to get rid if the car so quickly. You have not even taken the vehicle in to a Corvette mechanic yet. It doesn't seem to be a major repair to fix. It could be nothing more than a battery (or full charge) and a pint of Techron fuel additive. I understand your frustration, You just got the vehicle. However, I think you need to get an accurate diagnosis first before you consider unloading this vehicle. Be patient.
Regarding this comment, "It's a well known problem with Corvettes for their fuel tanks sensors to oxidize and will interfere with obtaining a proper gauge reading."
I had this problem with my C6 (as many did) but I did know know this was a C7 issue as well. I previously searched for this issue in a C7 and found very little. Regardless, I'd be extremely surprised that a car that new would have that specific problem (oxidation). Maybe some other problem with the sensor(s). At any rate, adding complete fuel system techron is a good first step. And try to use Top Tier gas whenever possible.
I had the battery saver on 5 or 6 hours. Drove the 2019 Z51 1LT with 300 miles on it about 10 miles away from home. Still had no fuel indicated and CEL on. About half way home it died. I was able to coast to a driveaway or it would be sitting in the middle of the road on the 4th of July. Restart resulted in an extremely rough quasi idle. Seriously considering demanding my money back. How could I ever trust this thing?
Against popular opinion here, I don't see this as necessarily being a battery issue. Did you received any low voltage or de-charging alerts?
Also keep in mind that a battery saver/tender is't designed to re-charge dead or near dead batteries, they are designed to "keep" charged batteries at full charge while not in use. 5/6 hours on a saver/tender isn't going to bring a dead battery back to adequate charge level.
A battery "charger" is for re-charging dead or near-dead batteries.
My guess is you bought a early 2019 that has been sitting around a lot, enough that the battery has been let run down to nothing a few times in the last year or so the dealer had it and the battery has taken a powder, bad cell in it that probably just turned to a dead cell which means battery replacement at the cost of the dealer, These cars need a strong battery for all the electrical systems to work correctly. Any idea when it was built? should have a month/date on the drivers door sticker. Sorry but it will be better!
Dont give up my yellow brother.. You are covered warranty wise for a long time and this is probably something goofy. Other then this one issue you might have something that lasts for many years issue free. You have the best color. When I come back from from a crappy day at work I get to see this..
Against popular opinion here, I don't see this as necessarily being a battery issue. Did you received any low voltage or de-charging alerts?
Also keep in mind that a battery saver/tender is't designed to re-charge dead or near dead batteries, they are designed to "keep" charged batteries at full charge while not in use. 5/6 hours on a saver/tender isn't going to bring a dead battery back to adequate charge level.
A battery "charger" is for re-charging dead or near-dead batteries.
Did not receive any electrical system alerts. Fuel gage quit within an hour of leaving dealer on full tank. CEL came on a an hour after that.
My guess is you bought a early 2019 that has been sitting around a lot, enough that the battery has been let run down to nothing a few times in the last year or so the dealer had it and the battery has taken a powder, bad cell in it that probably just turned to a dead cell which means battery replacement at the cost of the dealer, These cars need a strong battery for all the electrical systems to work correctly. Any idea when it was built? should have a month/date on the drivers door sticker. Sorry but it will be better!
Build was 8/19 so it sat almost a year. I am speculating the color, A8 and $67k price made it unattractive. When it quit it still had enough battery to crank. It seemed more like a fuel issue although it had only 200 mi on a full tank.
Dont give up my yellow brother.. You are covered warranty wise for a long time and this is probably something goofy. Other then this one issue you might have something that lasts for many years issue free. You have the best color. When I come back from from a crappy day at work I get to see this..
The Corvette from hell [continued]
