something is wrong...even with short trips. do yourself a favor,
check that battery first. I agree with some person that made a
comment recently, check the cheapest, simple, thing first.
Rascal
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Ted Wiegandt <twiegandt@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think it is a combination of a weak battery and my wife going in
> spurts of taking lots of short trips in the cold. The voltage at the
> battery when the engine is idling is just over 14V, so it should be
> charging.
>
> Ted
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Rick Barnes <rsb7424@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> What is going on with the battery that it is getting low? Does this
>> happen often? I saw this one time on a mustang so take it for what
>> its worth..(not very much), turned out it was the diode bridge in the
>> alternator. Maybe its worth checking the charging system,
>> specifically the alternator. If the charge on the battery is bleeding
>> down, this could be a sympton. Just a SWAG. Good luck, keep us up to
>> date, that one is really weird.
>>
>> Rascal
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 12:27 AM, Dustin Williams
>> <dustinewilliams@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is on my wife's 97 Grand Cherokee but I hope someone may have
>>>> some insight since there seems to be a lot of overlap here.
>>>>
>>>> When the battery voltage gets low, the vehicle turns on by itself.
>>>> The lights come on, the HVAC, the center console, everything is just
>>>> like the key was in and it was turned on. I can put the key in and
>>>> try to start it, but there isn't enough juice, when I remove the key
>>>> everything will stay on. This is a wonderful feature that completely
>>>> drains your already low battery. Once the battery gets a good charge
>>>> everything is fine. It has done this twice in the last year. Any
>>>> thoughts?
>>>>
>>> First thought that comes to mind is the fact that intermittent
>>> electrical issues are the hardest to troubleshoot. Unless you
>>> intentionally drained your battery, which will shorten it's useful
>>> life, it could take 5 years of trouble shooting to find the problem. A
>>> short in the ignition switch or it's wiring would seem to be the most
>>> logical, of course it seems really odd due to the fact that it's when
>>> your battery doesn't even have the amps to crank the starter. I'd
>>> start with checking for compromised wires somewhere between the
>>> ignition switch and battery, of course odds are that it would be in
>>> some ungodly difficult location to find and work in.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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