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Low battery right after Battery Recall was done
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03-29-2013, 02:51 AM | #1 |
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Low battery right after Battery Recall was done
Hello guys so i took my car in for the battery cable recall, it took about 1 hour 20 minutes in and out to get it done. But after about 40 miles of driving throughout the day, i got something to eat later in the night, and i turned off my car and sat there for about 3 minutes and i get a light on my I-drive saying Battery level low or battery fluid low? cant remember, but is there any reason why this would happen? any suggestions would be appreciated. thank you!
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03-29-2013, 08:47 AM | #2 |
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You are not the first to bring this up after the recall was done. This worries me because I just bought a new battery.
On another thread I read about this the OP just kept driving and it was gone after some time. |
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03-29-2013, 10:44 AM | #3 |
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This just happened to me. Got the battery recall done last week. Three days ago i got the warning for 'increased battery discharge.' Took it back to the dealer because I assumed this was no coincidence. The dealer called back to say the car needs a new battery, but they gave me a new one for free because I'd bought the car only a month ago. Dunno whether it was truly a coincidence or if the 'better' electrical connection exposed a weakness, or caused one.
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03-29-2013, 11:39 AM | #5 |
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they are unrelated topics- I have the "increased battery discharge" before...and after the junction box cable fix. From what I understand, they need to reprogram the computer so the alternator puts more current to the battery...then again I've also been told my car doesn't "go to sleep" overnight and that's why it's discharging
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03-29-2013, 12:11 PM | #8 | |
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03-29-2013, 12:17 PM | #9 |
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Now I'm wary about the replacement... Subscribed for updates.
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03-29-2013, 07:10 PM | #10 |
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Bringing my car in Wednesday to get the recall work done. Hopefully someone will get a solid answer on what is going on before then.
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03-29-2013, 09:15 PM | #12 | |
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I know its ridiculous to have to to this for something a simple as a new battery, but there have been quite a few bad results from impropery battery specs.
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03-29-2013, 09:51 PM | #13 |
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I got the battery discharge warning after cable replacement but found out they left the radio on running and tried to blame me but after them charging the battery it was fine.
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04-03-2013, 09:37 PM | #19 |
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04-03-2013, 09:48 PM | #20 |
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I had the recall done on my car last week.
I had a yellow low battery warning when I first got the car about a month ago but it went away after a day. I let the service adviser know that when I brought my car in and they said they'd do a check and they actually charged the battery for me. No issues since then.
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04-06-2013, 10:58 AM | #22 | |
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Mine was done a few days ago with no issues - other than having to leave the car for two days because of the high recall volume. Tom |
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