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Re: 05 Dead Battery Syndrome

Posted: 5/9/18 5:03am Message 11 of 14
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Sebring, FL - USA
Joined: 1/23/2018
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Vette(s): 2012 Grand Sport 4LT, A6, Velocity Yellow.
Looks like I'm odd man out here. I bought my 2012 GS last December. It had a 10 month old Optima yellow top battery. In January the car sat for five days and the car would not start. I took the battery to O'Reily's. They tested the battery and said it had a dead cell and because I did not buy the battery new it was not warrantied. I bought their store brand AGM battery. I have a Tender Jr pigtail wired into the Vette but don't normally hook it up because I drive it every few days. In April the car sat for 10 days without the tender and it was dead as a hammer. I charged it and then put the tender on it. The next day it was dead again. I charged it again and put the tender on it again. Since then it's been fine. I checked all the things mentioned here. Car was definitely off not in accessory, etc. Now I just make sure to start it every few days. I talked to my mechanic. He gave me a few pointers. He believes that when I charged the battery the first time it was charged enough to start the car but not fully charged. The tender was not enough to complete the charge and the battery died again. He said to always lock the car with the remote. He says even though you can't open the door without the fob the car is sitting there wait for a command. When you lock the doors it goes into a deeper "sleep" mode and turns off some of those things running in the background. I didn't intend to write a book but this is a consistent problem for a lot of people.


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Re: 05 Dead Battery Syndrome

Posted: 5/15/18 9:57am Message 12 of 14
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Ocean View, DE - USA
Joined: 6/28/2014
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Vette(s): 2013 Corvette Convertible Night Race Blue with 3LT Ebony interior
Car shut down with the "OFF" switch -- Check
Manual transmission shifted to REVERSE -- Check
All ancillary loads disconnected (phone chargers, thumb drives, Portable GPS) -- Check
Battery Tender hooked up -- Check

What's missing?

Dance around the car singing a chant to beckon the god of batteries, Volta! 

I do all that stuff in the checklist for my '13 convertible, but not the last one...yet!



Re: 05 Dead Battery Syndrome

Posted: 8/24/21 10:08am Message 13 of 14
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Sebring, FL - USA
Joined: 1/23/2018
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Vette(s): 2012 Grand Sport 4LT, A6, Velocity Yellow.

This is not a 2005 issue. It is a C-6 issue.  I've had my 2012 G.S. paddle shift for less than 4 years. I'm now on my 3rd battery - an Optma yellow top that is now 5 months old. The car sat idle for 8 days with a tender on it and yesterday it was dead as a hammer reading 5.6 volts. A battery disconnect is not the answer either as if you do that you lose everything - seat memory etc. and you have to re-index the windows. 




Re: 05 Dead Battery Syndrome

Posted: 9/6/21 11:11am Message 14 of 14
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Charleston, SC - USA
Joined: 1/18/2018
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Vette(s): 2005 precesion red. Our first

I use Battery Tender too, got a 2 pack on Amazon. One for Vette, other for riding mower. Travel Trailer has one built in. Never again will I go with out one. 




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