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Can_glu Member Since: 18 Feb 2024 Location: Toronto Posts: 11 |
12.3 is a bit low, especially after running for a while. I would check the battery and charging system.
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5th Mar 2024 11:31am |
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lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2847 |
l assume it's not like on older vehicles where a low battery will light everything up but the vehicle won't start.
l imagine if the ECU determines that the battery voltage is low it won't turn any systems on? Although l would expect at least a warning on the dash to advise. Some people have had faulty batteries so it might be worth getting the battery checked. |
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5th Mar 2024 5:33pm |
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JackW Member Since: 09 Jan 2017 Location: Roswell, Georgia Posts: 115 |
The battery is a six month old replacement Odyssey battery - but the car died on the road on the way back from the grocery store this evening (in the rain of course). It had to be retrieved on a flat bed wrecker and is at the dealer for inspection and testing tomorrow. Even with a jump box and jumper cables the electrical system on the car is dead - nothing at all working. It sputtered once as the lights flickered and then went completely off leaving me coasting to a halt on the side of the road.
A real mystery that I hope has a simple solution. |
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6th Mar 2024 2:41am |
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JackW Member Since: 09 Jan 2017 Location: Roswell, Georgia Posts: 115 |
It turned out to be a loose ground connection on the battery - simple and embarrassing solution to a puzzling problem. And totally my fault for not doing the German Gut-n-Tite test on the connections after removing the battery for another project I was doing on the car. Oh well - lesson learned - keep a 10mm x 13 mm wrench in the car at all times.
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7th Mar 2024 3:18am |
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Can_glu Member Since: 18 Feb 2024 Location: Toronto Posts: 11 |
Glad to know it ends simple and easy. Thanks.
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7th Mar 2024 11:57pm |
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