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Battery Issue
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<blockquote data-quote="HLN A55" data-source="post: 13973" data-attributes="member: 46"><p>Hey guys... question for the resident people that know more about this than myself...</p><p></p><p>A little while ago, my car was inexplicably dead. I boosted it and for 6 weeks or so it was fine. Then on another day after sitting for 4-5 days it wouldn't start. The battery was never totally dead... just got the click click click sounds from the starter. I boosted it again.</p><p></p><p>The other day again... click click click.. I boosted it. I drove the car for 2-3 hours and then stopped at the gas station. When to start the car... click click click.</p><p></p><p>Once when I started the car I got a temporary message indicating a charging system error but it never came back. When I look at the battery volts while the car is running it was always between 14.1 and 14.4.</p><p></p><p>I find it hard to believe that there is a drain when the car isn't running because the battery was never bone dead dry at any time and it couldn't be the alternator because of course the car would just slowly die over a period WHILE it's being driven. There were no issues while driving the car at all.</p><p></p><p>The interesting part is that the battery is only 18 months old (Exide). I never removed the battery last winter but the car was in the garage (NOT heated) and I started the car every 3-4 weeks.</p><p></p><p>I already bought another battery for it but I haven't installed it yet. </p><p></p><p>Any thoughts on this from anyone? I figured it was cheaper just to buy the battery and give it a try than to take it to GM and have them charge me $200 to diagnose the issue as being a defunct battery.</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance!!</p><p></p><p>Tony</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HLN A55, post: 13973, member: 46"] Hey guys... question for the resident people that know more about this than myself... A little while ago, my car was inexplicably dead. I boosted it and for 6 weeks or so it was fine. Then on another day after sitting for 4-5 days it wouldn't start. The battery was never totally dead... just got the click click click sounds from the starter. I boosted it again. The other day again... click click click.. I boosted it. I drove the car for 2-3 hours and then stopped at the gas station. When to start the car... click click click. Once when I started the car I got a temporary message indicating a charging system error but it never came back. When I look at the battery volts while the car is running it was always between 14.1 and 14.4. I find it hard to believe that there is a drain when the car isn't running because the battery was never bone dead dry at any time and it couldn't be the alternator because of course the car would just slowly die over a period WHILE it's being driven. There were no issues while driving the car at all. The interesting part is that the battery is only 18 months old (Exide). I never removed the battery last winter but the car was in the garage (NOT heated) and I started the car every 3-4 weeks. I already bought another battery for it but I haven't installed it yet. Any thoughts on this from anyone? I figured it was cheaper just to buy the battery and give it a try than to take it to GM and have them charge me $200 to diagnose the issue as being a defunct battery. Thanks in advance!! Tony [/QUOTE]
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