[Z06] New 2008 Z06 - Dead Battery.....what's going on??
05-08-2010, 04:33 PM
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i agree with the people that have a battery tender that takes care of it, ready to go anytime/ asap.!!.. i think the 2011 corvettes may have this solved, comes with something that plugs in the lighter, in new 2011 corvettes ? anybody hear about this ? rkvette
05-09-2010, 04:57 AM
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11-'12
They come with a battery tender, that should tell you something. The bottom line is these cars have some inherent drain for the systems. It even says in the Owners Manual to disconnect the battery if its not going to be driven for a while, the earlier models even specified 21 days. Saying it shouldn't be this way, GM needs to do this or that won't change it on the car you have IMHO. Get a battery tender, use it, it solves the dead battery problem. I have no doubt GM is well aware of it.
05-09-2010, 10:05 AM
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I had my battery drain 3 times in two weeks. Put a full charge on the battery and have followed a few tips and so far so good...no dead battery. I switched my mild to wild to zero drain setup, turn off radio etc. when car is off (not sure if this helps, only push the lock button on fog once (no honking). I also found that my dash light adjustor/interior lights was in the "on" position....shut that down.
05-09-2010, 01:04 PM
#64
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Not the battery!
Hey guys,
My new Z06 sat in the garage for 5 days......and the battery was stone dead. What is going on with this issue? Any ideas what could be causing this? How can I fix this, is there a TSB or soultion?
Does changing the battery to an Optima or other brand work?
I think it's pretty rediculous that a car as high performance, and high $$$, would have such a drastic issue. Any information you can supply would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
My new Z06 sat in the garage for 5 days......and the battery was stone dead. What is going on with this issue? Any ideas what could be causing this? How can I fix this, is there a TSB or soultion?
Does changing the battery to an Optima or other brand work?
I think it's pretty rediculous that a car as high performance, and high $$$, would have such a drastic issue. Any information you can supply would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Adding an ugly Optima is not fix the problem.
05-09-2010, 01:06 PM
#65
Team Owner
on a new car? It's a funny JOKE.
