Crap; it won't start.

[Norseman]

Well I tried to start my car 2 weeks ago and no joy, just a lot of clicks; then nothing. So off I go to Costco and I buy a portable jumper, compressor, light, etc. and I hook it up to my car and, no joy, just a bunch of clicks. So I get my brother to try and jump me with a pair of starter cables and his car, no joy. The lights work and all the gages light up and my radar detector turns on etc. but no motor turning over! So now I'm P.O.ed. I call the dealer and he tells me "It's probably your battery, those big V-8's are hard to start." I tell him "Right, I'm not stupid it's not the battery. I've got about 12 days left on my warranty so I'm bringing it in."
Well I just had it picked up with a flat bed tow truck, and watched it roll off down the street between great piles of plowed snow. I think a tear rolled down my frozen right cheek.
What I want to know is; has anyone had trouble with a starter or any solenoid issues; I've only got a little over 7,000 miles on my baby, and it's falling apart; ( OK it's not really falling apart, but it's too soon for a starter to fail.)
My 2004 Subaru STi, has given me no problems except for a dead battery after 6 years. Ok, I guess I shouldn't have said that, but crap, I'm pissed off!

 

[c4c5specialist]

HI there,
Fact is, when a battery goes dead, it is possible that jump starting will NOT get it started.
C6 is especially susceptible to this.
Duramax diesel trucks are also this way.
That being said, make sure they install all programming updates and provide you with copies of the confirmation calibrations, which they can do.
RCDLR and PCM for starters and possibly the BCM.
The battery was probably toast.
Allthebest, c4c5

 

[NORTY]

Here's the thing about batteries~ You have to use them often and they'll serve you longer. If you have only driven your car 7000 miles in 3 years, then you aren't driving your car enough, according to your battery. The people that drive a hell out of their cars, are the ones that get 6-7 years of service out of their batteries. The polar opposite is true also~ if the car is rarely driven, then the battery will last 1 year (maybe less.)

Remember, a "healthy" battery will lose 1% of charge for every idle day. That's for a healthy battery. One that has been dead and totally recharged isn't healthy anymore. They sulfate when discharged, regardless of the formula used in the electrolyte. (However, some formulas help a little, but there is no cure.)

Get a new battery, and drive your car!

 

[Chrisr]

Norseman,
I just went thru this exact same thing around the Holidays. As C4C5Specialist said, the battery is toast. The dealer explained there is always a draw on these cars. So if the car sits for 2 weeks or more, without being started or run, chances are the battery will be dead when you go to start it. Such was the case with mine.

Now I have a battery tender on it to keep it peaked.

Chris

 

[Steve Grether]

Dead Battery continuing problem on C6

Well I tried to start my car 2 weeks ago and no joy, just a lot of clicks; then nothing. So off I go to Costco and I buy a portable jumper, compressor, light, etc. and I hook it up to my car and, no joy, just a bunch of clicks. So I get my brother to try and jump me with a pair of starter cables and his car, no joy. The lights work and all the gages light up and my radar detector turns on etc. but no motor turning over! So now I'm P.O.ed. I call the dealer and he tells me "It's probably your battery, those big V-8's are hard to start." I tell him "Right, I'm not stupid it's not the battery. I've got about 12 days left on my warranty so I'm bringing it in."
Well I just had it picked up with a flat bed tow truck, and watched it roll off down the street between great piles of plowed snow. I think a tear rolled down my frozen right cheek.
What I want to know is; has anyone had trouble with a starter or any solenoid issues; I've only got a little over 7,000 miles on my baby, and it's falling apart; ( OK it's not really falling apart, but it's too soon for a starter to fail.)
My 2004 Subaru STi, has given me no problems except for a dead battery after 6 years. Ok, I guess I shouldn't have said that, but crap, I'm pissed off!

I have the same problem. My 07 C6 has had dead battery at least 10 times in the last 18 mo. I keep taking to dealer and they can't find anything wrong. I just picked up car at dealer after leaving it there for 9 days and it always started at the dealership.. I have been to dealer 3 times with this problem. They have reported batt ok and so is every thing else. When I got home l left hatch and doors open to clean car. In 20 min. batt was dead. I also have never been able to jump start. I have tried this 5 or 6 times with no luck. Charged batt. and left doors and hatch open and this time the sensor shut off elec. as it should. I did it again with doors and hatch open and 20 min. later dead batt. I drive car 1500 miles/mo. Dealer is now going to put in new batt. I have to pay for cuz I have 37K on car and am out of warranty, even though car has been seen with this problem since 20k miles.
I am willing to try anything and hate the keyless entry.
Has anyone else had this problem? Is it a computor problem?
Hope to hear from someone on this. steve.grether@gmail.com

 

[Patrick]

Hello, Steve,
And welcome to the

I experienced a problem similar to what you describe (although not quite as severe). I documented my experience in THIS THREAD. Have a read through, and in particular, pay attention to the posts by C4C5Specialists, and my own wrap-up to the story in post #12. There may be clues to your problem in there.



-Patrick

 

[Norseman]

Well, I guess I am stupid!

I just picked my car up today and had to drive it home on icy roads! Those Goodyear's are sure slippery! Anyway, the service guy, Kinna like the Pizza Guy, said that the person who serviced my car, replaced the dead battery, (dead cell in battery), and flashed (reprogrammed the Power train Control Module Engine, reprogramming with SPS
27 Rollinger, Glen LIC #: 6274 (I think this is the technition)
FC: 110FF
I also got a new 90-6yr Battery
There was no charge!!!! They paid for the tow too!!! about 14 miles-nice. Especially since my warranty was just about to expire!
Well I just wanted to say thanks to C5-C6 and you other guys for the input, I just finished reading the other posts here on battery drain problems with Corvettes. Holy Crap, I didn't realize it was such a problem.
When I got my car in Feb. 2006, I had my right hip replaced, and it sat for 4 months before I was mobil enough to drive it; and it fired right up- no problem. last winter I left it sit for almost 3 months and it needed a jump start from a tow truck. Now, I'm supprised it lasted as long as it did.
I promise to be a good Corvette owner from now on and to put more miles on my baby. Thanks again for all the great advice.

 

[Red73BB]

Along this subject, has anyone tried the Battery Tender as insurance so your car will start and also keeping a charge thought out the winter time?

 

[vett boy]

My 08 had a battery problem with less than 200 miles .Junkie got GM to come good for it.

C4/C5 has it pegged.

Tenders are great when ya have power.In my case when I park mine in Florida for 4-6 weeks I disconnect the battery because I have no power.Biggest issue is to re-program a couple things .Takes less than two minutes.

 

[Chrisr]

Along this subject, has anyone tried the Battery Tender as insurance so your car will start and also keeping a charge thought out the winter time?

See my post above. I have mine on a Battery Tender and it's doing fine.

 

[gmjunkie]

My 08 had a battery problem with less than 200 miles .Junkie got GM to come good for it.

C4/C5 has it pegged.

Tenders are great when ya have power.In my case when I park mine in Florida for 4-6 weeks I disconnect the battery because I have no power.Biggest issue is to re-program a couple things .Takes less than two minutes.

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[jhecox]

Hey Junkie, is that a Craftman battery disconnect? LOL

Hecox

 

[jhecox]

I try to start both my C6's once a month and let them run for about 30 minutes.

I let the wife's car go about 6 weeks and it wouldn't start, just clicked. I put jumper cables on it and it just clicked. I left the jumper cables on (with my truck running on fast idle) for about 10 minutes, just clicked. I wouldn't start. I disconnected the jumper cables, scratched my head (even the bald spot), but nothing, just clicked. I was just about to give up, when I pushed the engine OFF button to get out of the car (habit), but i noticed it clicked again. So I pushed the start button and it started right up. The battery had charged enough when the jumper cables had been attached, it started no problem.

This happened another time, went out to start her car, it groaned and then clicked. I had waited just a little too long between starts. I put a battery charger on it for about 30 minutes. Jumped in and hit the start button, just clicked. So I pushed the engine off button then pushed the start button and it started up no problem.

Hecox

 

[gmjunkie]

Hey Junkie, is that a Craftman battery disconnect? LOL

Hecox

No,Wrights "True Craft" !! :L:L:L
Manufactured right here in Western NC!!
Just try'n to stimulate the Local Economy!!

 

[vett boy]

Works good so far and the price was right.