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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 10:17 AM
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Recently I drove my C7, 2015 Stingray Convertible to a friends house. When I went to leave at dark I started it up and the headlights wouldn't come on. Switch is on, fuses are good.... we eventually disconnected the battery and reconnected it and the headlights starting working. Never had this happen before. Has anyone else experienced this? (let the smart a$$ comments ensue..)
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 10:52 AM
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if your battery is original, give it a test. you'd be into the borrowed time part of an FLA's lifespan. the BCM could have failed to initialize properly.
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by squirrelchew
if your battery is original, give it a test. you'd be into the borrowed time part of an FLA's lifespan. the BCM could have failed to initialize properly.
Yep, original battery. It doesn't struggle but I'll check it out, thanks!
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Old Jul 19, 2023 | 11:18 AM
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Weak batteries are a major source of electronic gremlins. Have yours load tested.
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The battery would be a good place to start and hopefully the solution would be that easy.
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Cool, thanks!
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