SirDimes23
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Hello,
This is Sam from Dubai. I own a Chevy CR8 2009 which is an HSV Clubsport R8 ls3 back here in Australia. The car has 74K on it till now. I've been facing battery problems. So here it goes:
Before around 4 months, I was driving normally down the road with around 20% battery charge left (Engineering Mode Info). I switched off the car, came back after 5 minutes and car is dead. I didn't pay much attention since I had it for a year and I bought it as a clean second hand car so I thought that the battery's age is reasonably over. I took it to the agency, they replaced the battery for $150 and all was fine. 3 months later, I noticed that the battery drains so fast to the point that it openned the battery saving mode and reached a very low charge percentage. I took it back to the agency where they said that the alternator is dead and needs to be replaced, an additional $1000 :hmmm: . Yesterday, the charge percentage was at 12%, drove it to work and came back to find it at 10%. I took for a drive today, and it went down to 5%. Still no alternator or battery signs on the dashboard.
Facts I noticed : My battery voltage is consistently fluctuating between 14.3 - 14.6 Volts nonstop. I check the lights every single time when I switch off the car as well as I have already disabled any auto approach lighting etc..
Modifications : XForce Varex Catback directly linked to the trunk. VCM MAF OTR.
I've tried to find solutions over this forum, but did not find any conclusive or relaxing answer. I also found out that this is a common issue in the VEs. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Sam
This is Sam from Dubai. I own a Chevy CR8 2009 which is an HSV Clubsport R8 ls3 back here in Australia. The car has 74K on it till now. I've been facing battery problems. So here it goes:
Before around 4 months, I was driving normally down the road with around 20% battery charge left (Engineering Mode Info). I switched off the car, came back after 5 minutes and car is dead. I didn't pay much attention since I had it for a year and I bought it as a clean second hand car so I thought that the battery's age is reasonably over. I took it to the agency, they replaced the battery for $150 and all was fine. 3 months later, I noticed that the battery drains so fast to the point that it openned the battery saving mode and reached a very low charge percentage. I took it back to the agency where they said that the alternator is dead and needs to be replaced, an additional $1000 :hmmm: . Yesterday, the charge percentage was at 12%, drove it to work and came back to find it at 10%. I took for a drive today, and it went down to 5%. Still no alternator or battery signs on the dashboard.
Facts I noticed : My battery voltage is consistently fluctuating between 14.3 - 14.6 Volts nonstop. I check the lights every single time when I switch off the car as well as I have already disabled any auto approach lighting etc..
Modifications : XForce Varex Catback directly linked to the trunk. VCM MAF OTR.
I've tried to find solutions over this forum, but did not find any conclusive or relaxing answer. I also found out that this is a common issue in the VEs. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Sam