Hey Everyone...been having some on again / off again starting issues, wondering if anyone has experienced something similar.
Background info:
Battery is only a year old and no lights have been left on to drain it.
The symptoms:
First happened about 2 months ago, about the first cold snap here in Jersey. Pressed the unlock button on the key, nothing happens; try again and nothing; finally the doors unlock i get in close the door. Put the key in the ignition and everything seems dead. Open drivers side door and the gauge needles twitch; close the door, turn the key and the car starts fine. Happened only once, and worked fine for the next 2 months.
This week the car sat for about 5 days in very cold weather; iPod was left hooked up to the DICE module - not sure if that matters, just don't want to leave anything out. Went out to start it and it was dead. Hooked up to a charger, car turned over fine, took it for a long drive and have been using it daily for the past 3 days - turns over strong with no issues.
Went out to start it today, doors unlock, put the key in, the needles start twitching and buzzing and the car won't start. try the "open the door trick" and still nothing. open the passenger side door, close it and the car starts, albeit with this bizarre buzzing from from the needles/dash area. take it for a run around the block, car is beeping like when the door is open and the key is in the ignition (all doors were closed). pull it back in the driveway and it's dead again, although the gas gauge and temp gauge are stuck in the positions they were in when the car was on.
Going to hook up the charger again, but it seems like it's something other than the battery to me...
thoughts??
Background info:
Battery is only a year old and no lights have been left on to drain it.
The symptoms:
First happened about 2 months ago, about the first cold snap here in Jersey. Pressed the unlock button on the key, nothing happens; try again and nothing; finally the doors unlock i get in close the door. Put the key in the ignition and everything seems dead. Open drivers side door and the gauge needles twitch; close the door, turn the key and the car starts fine. Happened only once, and worked fine for the next 2 months.
This week the car sat for about 5 days in very cold weather; iPod was left hooked up to the DICE module - not sure if that matters, just don't want to leave anything out. Went out to start it and it was dead. Hooked up to a charger, car turned over fine, took it for a long drive and have been using it daily for the past 3 days - turns over strong with no issues.
Went out to start it today, doors unlock, put the key in, the needles start twitching and buzzing and the car won't start. try the "open the door trick" and still nothing. open the passenger side door, close it and the car starts, albeit with this bizarre buzzing from from the needles/dash area. take it for a run around the block, car is beeping like when the door is open and the key is in the ignition (all doors were closed). pull it back in the driveway and it's dead again, although the gas gauge and temp gauge are stuck in the positions they were in when the car was on.
Going to hook up the charger again, but it seems like it's something other than the battery to me...
thoughts??
