Battery Dead.. Tow, or Third Party Mobile Repair

contax · 06-20-2020, 09:10 PM

Two hundred dollars later, the fancy charger could not recover my battery. The 2017 ZL-1 is parked in my garage and I don't want to disassemble the trunk to install a new AGM battery.

Without battery, the parking brake and windows aren't working and I can't discharge the parking brake, nor fully close the door because of the window being in the fully up position.

My driveway has a bit of a grade down to the street and what I can't decide is if it is better to risk the efforts to get the car to the flatbed, or call a mobile battery service to tear apart the trunk and replace the battery in the garage. AAA has a mobile battery service, where they have 'approved' vendors. Any suggestions here? I haven't any experience with trunk batteries, nor mobile battery services.

900RFWN · 06-20-2020, 09:39 PM

The battery should be pretty easy to get to. No need to tear the trunk apart. Don’t risk getting the car damaged by someone else over a battery. Jmo.

Go with one of these. If you search you can probably find it cheaper.

https://www.remybattery.com/intimida...8-battery.html

caSStro18 · 06-20-2020, 09:40 PM

Wow! Is it really that difficult to replace the battery yourself? I've never done it, but it seems pretty straight-forward. However, I could be wrong. Not really sure what is involved with replacing the battery in these cars.

puppykat33 · 06-20-2020, 09:59 PM

its 3 plastic trim tabs and 3 bolts to remove the battery it really is not that hard to do.

Petrol Head · 06-20-2020, 10:01 PM

All you need to remove is the battery door on the right side of the trunk. It’s not hard to replace the battery at all.

Yessa · 06-20-2020, 10:06 PM

Buy a Home with a 3-Car Garage. Use Battery Tender. Simple.

Mark114 · 06-20-2020, 10:20 PM

If you hooked up a battery charger and nothing terrible happened then it sounds like your battery has a bad cell. Maybe hook your charger up to see if it provides enough power to lower the window and release the parking brake.

Another option is to buy a decent portable jump start battery and hook it up. It should provide enough power to start the engine and then the alternator should keep the car running even with a bad battery. At the very least the jump battery should be able to power up the windows and parking brake.

Replacing the battery is a pain but doable. Good luck!

ember1205 · 06-21-2020, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark114

If you hooked up a battery charger and nothing terrible happened then it sounds like your battery has a bad cell. Maybe hook your charger up to see if it provides enough power to lower the window and release the parking brake.

Another option is to buy a decent portable jump start battery and hook it up. It should provide enough power to start the engine and then the alternator should keep the car running even with a bad battery. At the very least the jump battery should be able to power up the windows and parking brake.

Replacing the battery is a pain but doable. Good luck!

100% agree with the ideas here (although my guess is that a charger/maintainer won't have a high enough current output to help). OP's feedback on whether a jump pack would provide enough power to disengage electronic parking brake would be most welcomed, too! (there's a discussion about this going on in another thread and it would be great to post something definitive about whether a jump pack would allow it to be operated)

Glen e · 06-21-2020, 07:02 AM

An AGM battery that is completely flat does not like to be resurrected with any charger. Another fresh battery needs to be connected -positive to positive negative to negative -and let the two batteries equalize. A fully charged rescue battery and a dead battery should equal izesomewhere in the 11s. Then your charger will work to bring it back up to full charge.

Redlinez · 06-21-2020, 08:26 AM

Or go with OEM https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-48AGM.../dp/B008FWCLHU
Here's a 5 year free replacement https://www.batteriesplus.com/produc...wer/sli48agmdp
And as usual, can't be Walmart and they're everywhere and open late
https://www.walmart.com/ip/EVERSTART...M-H6/944775111

ember1205 · 06-21-2020, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Redlinez

Or go with OEM https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-48AGM.../dp/B008FWCLHU
Here's a 5 year free replacement https://www.batteriesplus.com/produc...wer/sli48agmdp
And as usual, can't be Walmart and they're everywhere and open late
https://www.walmart.com/ip/EVERSTART...M-H6/944775111

Just me, or is that battery from Walmart unavailable?

RWT · 06-21-2020, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ember1205

Just me, or is that battery from Walmart unavailable?

I clicked on the link and the website says my local store has 4 in stock (It's only $155).

ember1205 · 06-21-2020, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by RWT

I clicked on the link and the website says my local store has 4 in stock (It's only $155).

$137 and change here, but no delivery and none in stock for pickup. Just says "Out of Stock" below the price.

contax · 06-21-2020, 11:13 AM

Here is what is posted on Amazon regarding the AC Delco replacement battery, " Battery is vented to outside of vehicle, AGM Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) is required"

I think that all of these AGM batteries are all VRLA. The 'vented to outside of vehicle' raises questions. Is there a pre-existing and standardized hose that is already present in the car and this is just a matter of hooking the vent to the hose, or is there something else going on here?

06-20-2020, 09:10 PM	#1
contax Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL-1 (A10) / 17 Charger Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 39	Battery Dead.. Tow, or Third Party Mobile Repair Two hundred dollars later, the fancy charger could not recover my battery. The 2017 ZL-1 is parked in my garage and I don't want to disassemble the trunk to install a new AGM battery. Without battery, the parking brake and windows aren't working and I can't discharge the parking brake, nor fully close the door because of the window being in the fully up position. My driveway has a bit of a grade down to the street and what I can't decide is if it is better to risk the efforts to get the car to the flatbed, or call a mobile battery service to tear apart the trunk and replace the battery in the garage. AAA has a mobile battery service, where they have 'approved' vendors. Any suggestions here? I haven't any experience with trunk batteries, nor mobile battery services.

06-20-2020, 09:59 PM	#4
puppykat33 Drives: Black 2019 ZL1 M6, Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Georgia Posts: 322	its 3 plastic trim tabs and 3 bolts to remove the battery it really is not that hard to do. __________________ 2019 Black ZL1, M6, CF Hood and Dash, Nav System, ZL1 Addons rock guards and lift points, Michelin Pilot Sport 4S, DD Smoked Marker Lights, Ceramic window tint, Gtechniq 9yr ceramic coating. JL Audio stealth box 12W6, Dyanamat trunk, Dead pedal cover, Soler TB/TC, Green Filter, Carbon-fiber Borla S-Type

06-21-2020, 07:02 AM	#9
Glen e Retired from Car mfrs.... Drives: 2LT RS/HR-V Join Date: May 2013 Location: /Fort Lauderdale Posts: 10,048	An AGM battery that is completely flat does not like to be resurrected with any charger. Another fresh battery needs to be connected -positive to positive negative to negative -and let the two batteries equalize. A fully charged rescue battery and a dead battery should equal izesomewhere in the 11s. Then your charger will work to bring it back up to full charge. __________________ Glen CLICK HERE for detailing a new car: detailing for non detailers CLICK HERE for how to rinseless CLICK HERE for EASY wheel sealant

06-21-2020, 08:26 AM	#10
Redlinez Shifts under load Drives: 2020 Camaro 1SS 1LE rally green Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Fuquay-Varina, NC Posts: 1,295	Or go with OEM https://www.amazon.com/ACDelco-48AGM.../dp/B008FWCLHU Here's a 5 year free replacement https://www.batteriesplus.com/produc...wer/sli48agmdp And as usual, can't be Walmart and they're everywhere and open late https://www.walmart.com/ip/EVERSTART...M-H6/944775111 __________________ 24 Audi S3 prem plus, sport package HPDE - southeast - JTI- solo, PCA- blue. 22 Suzuki GSX-S 1000GT blue

06-21-2020, 11:13 AM	#14
contax Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL-1 (A10) / 17 Charger Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 39	Here is what is posted on Amazon regarding the AC Delco replacement battery, " Battery is vented to outside of vehicle, AGM Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) is required" I think that all of these AGM batteries are all VRLA. The 'vented to outside of vehicle' raises questions. Is there a pre-existing and standardized hose that is already present in the car and this is just a matter of hooking the vent to the hose, or is there something else going on here? Last edited by contax; 06-21-2020 at 11:34 AM.

06-20-2020, 09:39 PM	#2
900RFWN Drives: ‘18 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 155	The battery should be pretty easy to get to. No need to tear the trunk apart. Don’t risk getting the car damaged by someone else over a battery. Jmo. Go with one of these. If you search you can probably find it cheaper. https://www.remybattery.com/intimida...8-battery.html

06-20-2020, 09:40 PM	#3
caSStro18 Drives: 2018 Camaro SS Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: California Posts: 564 View My Garage	Wow! Is it really that difficult to replace the battery yourself? I've never done it, but it seems pretty straight-forward. However, I could be wrong. Not really sure what is involved with replacing the battery in these cars.

06-20-2020, 10:01 PM	#5
Petrol Head Account Suspended Drives: Fast if no one's looking Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 1,794	All you need to remove is the battery door on the right side of the trunk. It’s not hard to replace the battery at all.

06-20-2020, 10:06 PM	#6
Yessa Account Suspended Drives: 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: May 2019 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 222	Buy a Home with a 3-Car Garage. Use Battery Tender. Simple.

06-20-2020, 10:20 PM	#7
Mark114 Drives: 2016 2SS Convertible Join Date: May 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,716 View My Garage	If you hooked up a battery charger and nothing terrible happened then it sounds like your battery has a bad cell. Maybe hook your charger up to see if it provides enough power to lower the window and release the parking brake. Another option is to buy a decent portable jump start battery and hook it up. It should provide enough power to start the engine and then the alternator should keep the car running even with a bad battery. At the very least the jump battery should be able to power up the windows and parking brake. Replacing the battery is a pain but doable. Good luck!

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