Dead battery

Hekate1 · 01-26-2020, 05:51 PM

Got back into my car today after not having driven it for 6 days (had the flu). Of course she’s deader than hell. Husband jump starts her no problem. I drive it around for awhile (20 min) and slowly things start getting back to normal (ambient temp reading comes back, MyLink starts working) except for the check engine light stays on and I have absolutely no power from the climate control area. Not that I’m trying to drain the battery again just trying to make sure everything still works. Not a single button on that panel is responding. Just replaced the battery thru the dealership last year so it’s not old. I guess I’ll be making a trip back there this week. Any thoughts?

Rock-It Man · 01-26-2020, 06:23 PM

Thoughts?

How often is the car driven and for how long?

Do you have any aftermarket electrical junk?

If you park the car for two or more weeks, do you connect a battery tender?

redcoats1976 · 01-26-2020, 06:25 PM

its always possible to get a bad one.i would think the dealer would run a charging test and replace if needed.i replaced the factory one in my 2015 RS last year but it was 4 years old and still started the car,just didnt want to get caught out sometime with a dead battery.

Hekate1 · 01-26-2020, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

Thoughts?

How often is the car driven and for how long?

Do you have any aftermarket electrical junk?

If you park the car for two or more weeks, do you connect a battery tender?

It’s my daily driver so it barely goes more than a day or 2 without driving. I was dying from the flu (or so it seemed) and today was the first day I felt like I could drive in a week. No aftermarket anything. I just went out and started her up again. Climate control all working now. Just pesky check engine light still on. Thank u!

17rsvert · 01-26-2020, 06:29 PM

Do you let the car sit for days/weeks at a time and then mostly do a lot of short trips? Letting the car sit will slowly drain the battery, and running it for 10 or 20 minutes may not be enough to give it a full recharge. Jump starting a dead battery and running it for 20 minutes most certainly is not enough to give it a good enough recharge. Keep in mind, if you let your car sit with a partially discharged battery, that in itself is bad for it. You may want to look into a battery tender.

LT4Greg · 01-26-2020, 06:46 PM

There should be a warranty period on that battery so I would take it back to the dealer and let them check it out.��

01-26-2020, 05:51 PM	#1
Hekate1 Drives: 2020 2SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Texas Posts: 227	Dead battery Got back into my car today after not having driven it for 6 days (had the flu). Of course she’s deader than hell. Husband jump starts her no problem. I drive it around for awhile (20 min) and slowly things start getting back to normal (ambient temp reading comes back, MyLink starts working) except for the check engine light stays on and I have absolutely no power from the climate control area. Not that I’m trying to drain the battery again just trying to make sure everything still works. Not a single button on that panel is responding. Just replaced the battery thru the dealership last year so it’s not old. I guess I’ll be making a trip back there this week. Any thoughts?

01-26-2020, 06:46 PM	#6
LT4Greg Drives: 2017 Camaro ZL1 Coupe Join Date: May 2016 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,813	There should be a warranty period on that battery so I would take it back to the dealer and let them check it out.�� __________________ ZL1 Coupe, PDR, Exposed carbon fiber hood insert, My Link with Nav, M6 6 speed and Silver Ice Metallic. Mods done: ceramic window tint, GM Accessories Camaro floor mats and Roto-Fab CAI.

01-26-2020, 06:23 PM	#2
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,029 View My Garage	Thoughts? How often is the car driven and for how long? Do you have any aftermarket electrical junk? If you park the car for two or more weeks, do you connect a battery tender?

01-26-2020, 06:25 PM	#3
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,915	its always possible to get a bad one.i would think the dealer would run a charging test and replace if needed.i replaced the factory one in my 2015 RS last year but it was 4 years old and still started the car,just didnt want to get caught out sometime with a dead battery.

01-26-2020, 06:29 PM	#5
17rsvert Drives: 2017 HBM 2LT RS Convertible V6 A8 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: NJ Posts: 654	Do you let the car sit for days/weeks at a time and then mostly do a lot of short trips? Letting the car sit will slowly drain the battery, and running it for 10 or 20 minutes may not be enough to give it a full recharge. Jump starting a dead battery and running it for 20 minutes most certainly is not enough to give it a good enough recharge. Keep in mind, if you let your car sit with a partially discharged battery, that in itself is bad for it. You may want to look into a battery tender.

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