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#1 User is offline   trob_17 

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 08:52 AM

What's up with my battery going dead within a week?

Are these batteries refillable?

Thanks
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 09:33 AM

View Posttrob_17, on Nov 13 2009, 12:52 PM, said:

What's up with my battery going dead within a week?

Are these batteries refillable?

Thanks

I have been away from the car for two months ...no battery tender nor any starts during those months...i came back and fired her up and was as day one when i got her from the dealer...could be a bad batch of batteries!

This post has been edited by sharabi: 13 November 2009 - 09:33 AM

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Posted 13 November 2009 - 10:13 AM

Have it checked out at the dealer. Sounds like a bad battery.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 10:42 AM

View Posttrob_17, on Nov 13 2009, 11:52 AM, said:

What's up with my battery going dead within a week?

Are these batteries refillable?

Thanks

ILL PUT MONEY ON IT BEING THE BATTERY ,REPLACED MINE YESTERDAY,EVEN HAVE THE BATTERY MINDER :lurk: :lurk:
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 11:36 AM

Thanks guys but are the stock batteries refillable?

I also just had a gauge kit installed and wondering if I have a short somewhere.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 12:43 PM

View Posttrob_17, on Nov 13 2009, 04:06 PM, said:

Thanks guys but are the stock batteries refillable?

I also just had a gauge kit installed and wondering if I have a short somewhere.


There was a post on here not long ago about the same issue - guy checked his and it wasn't the maintenance free battery, had to be refilled with distilled water as the plates had become uncovered.

Just put mine in storage though and checked for the same thing but found out mine does intend have the mainenance free type. Maybe the type of battery you get depends on your local ie cold climate? :headscratch:
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 02:58 PM

My assumption is maintenance free are sealed. Correct?
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 03:22 PM

Mine went bad just before it left the dealership with 9 miles, they had to replace it.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 04:07 PM

View Posttrob_17, on Nov 13 2009, 07:28 PM, said:

My assumption is maintenance free are sealed. Correct?


Mine is.
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Posted 13 November 2009 - 07:56 PM

View Postsharabi, on Nov 13 2009, 11:33 AM, said:

I have been away from the car for two months ...no battery tender nor any starts during those months...i came back and fired her up and was as day one when i got her from the dealer...could be a bad batch of batteries!


13 weeks for me, no tender, no starts. Fired right up...
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Post icon  Posted 14 November 2009 - 08:40 AM

I had a bad alternator
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 09:30 AM

View Post09 Red GT500, on Nov 13 2009, 07:56 PM, said:

13 weeks for me, no tender, no starts. Fired right up...


13 weeks!!! That's neglect! I think I should take her into care for you. You can still visit of course.
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 10:26 AM

I found that when I left the key in the ignition it went dead in a couple of days. Since I pull it out and drop it in the cup holder no problems.
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 10:49 AM

One word...Optima.
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 11:23 AM

View PostAckman70, on Nov 15 2009, 02:49 PM, said:

One word...Optima.

:headscratch:

LOL

not KIA...right?
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 11:29 AM

If you lock your car the security alarm is activated, if you have in a garage leave unlocked it will help less draw on the battery , When I store mine I put a battery Tender on haven`t had a problem since.
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 11:37 AM

View Postshelby001, on Nov 15 2009, 03:29 PM, said:

If you lock your car the security alarm is activated, if you have in a garage leave unlocked it will help less draw on the battery , When I store mine I put a battery Tender on haven`t had a problem since.

that what i did +1
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Posted 15 November 2009 - 05:12 PM

we had a ton of bad batteries on the SGT project maybe 100 or so I think there was a tsb and alot of warranty replacements...
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