Car Is Dead

Ray Bones · 2022-05-30T21:25:21-0400

I washed my car last night and put it in the garage. This morning I got in it and noticed the dome lights didn’t come on and when I pushed the start button nothing happened. The whole car is dead. I just replaced the battery a couple of months ago and the only thing that’s plugged in is a USB that’s not hooked to anything. I hook up and tried my zero-G starter but it didn’t do anything. Any suggestions?

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Ray Bones · 2022-05-30T21:28:00-0400

Damn Tapatalk, Double post - mods delete one of them.

Thanks

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Ravenclaw_V · 2022-05-30T21:37:04-0400

If your battery is completely drained then the zero g won’t work. If you have a meter see if the battery is under 6v. If you have another car and can reach the dead car with jumper cables you should be able to bring the battery up to a point that the jumper can do it’s thing.

Karch · 2022-05-30T21:48:28-0400

Any chance you didn’t close all the doors completely?

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Ray Bones · 2022-05-30T22:24:24-0400

The car is backed in the garage, and since I can’t get the glove box open, I need to ask how to take the he car out of gear to move it so I can access the battery. The jumper post under the hood should work right? Also how do I open the trunk with a dead battery - pull the seats down and climb in from the pass-thru and pull in the emergency release?

No, the doors were closed all the way. The interior lights usually turn off after a few minutes so that shouldn’t run the battery down, right?

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Rboughne1 · 2022-05-30T23:48:24-0400

Pop the hood, charge the battery from the post. Move it later to get to the trunk.

theheder · 2022-06-01T07:00:07-0400

Some jump boxes will not detect or jump a completely dead battery. My lithium ion jump box has an emergency mode that will jump a battery under 6v but you have to put it in bypass mode by holding the power and light button down for 5 seconds.

Ray Bones · 2022-06-01T07:45:28-0400

I jumped it with my truck and yes, the battery was dead, really dead. It had to be hooked up for about 5 minutes before it had enough juice to stop clicking and actually turn over. I drove it around the block and came back home and tried to start it again and it would barely crank. It looks like I’m installing another battery this weekend. I’ll try to find a fresher battery this time.

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random84 · 2022-06-01T07:59:57-0400

You likely still have something drawing power to run it down like that.

Ugh.

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Rboughne1 · 2022-06-01T17:12:04-0400

I've seen new batteries with bad cells out of the box a few times. Swap it out for a new one under warranty. It'll work. Watch.

Ray Bones · 2022-06-01T21:22:54-0400

Rboughne1 said:
I've seen new batteries with bad cells out of the box a few times. Swap it out for a new one under warranty. It'll work. Watch.

Yep, that’s the plan for this weekend.
Good times….

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kinghurl · 2022-06-02T09:31:52-0400

Put a meter on it to monitor the current draw when all is off. Run meter outside so you can see draw as it takes a couple mins to fully shut down all systems.

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Ray Bones · 2022-06-12T16:29:08-0400

Battery turned out to be a defective unit. The Walmarts around me didn’t have anymore of the battery that fits my car and I didn’t want some Ho Chi Minh brand so I went to Cadillac and got an AC Delco unit. Unfortunately since the Walmart battery crapped out after 90 days they won’t refund me, so I’ll just take the replacement battery sell it on Offer-Up.

Moral of the story: Don’t buy batteries for your V at Walmart.

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Sudderth · 2022-06-13T07:24:32-0400

True to the Wal Mart battery story. Bought a German AGM form my V and it has been doing well for three years.

Ray Bones · 2022-06-13T09:59:59-0400

Sudderth said:
True to the Wal Mart battery story. Bought a German AGM form my V and it has been doing well for three years.

The original battery was 6 1/2 years old, that should have told me to stick with the AC Delco unit, I'd be money and frustration ahead if I didn't cheap out. Lesson learned.

dougyfd · 2022-06-17T17:14:17-0400

Walmart batteries are produced by Johnson Controls. They are a reputable battery manufacturer based in Pennsylvania. I've had good luck with Walmart batteries.

Karch · 2022-06-17T18:11:25-0400

Just because it’s made by a reputable manufacture does not necessarily mean it is made to the same standards or using the same quality of componentry. If you have good history with these products, then by all means continue to use them, but I just wanted to point out that the manufacturer doesn’t necessarily mean the same quality.

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dougyfd · 2022-06-17T18:31:02-0400

Just an update:. Johnson Controls was sold to a company called Clarios in 2019. They manufacture for the following: Autocraft , Motorcraft , Diehard ,Champion , Interstate , Auto Zone Duralast ,Energizer , Optima and of course Ever start for Walmart. Buy the best that you can afford.

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