Mebot
04-13-2015, 02:09 PM
Let me set the scene. This past weekend wife and I took a weekend trip and we took the Marauder. No issue driving to our location. And no signs/symptoms of any issues.
Well we woke up yesterday and as we are packing up the car to go home, I noticed that my radio was on an AM station when I started my car and the clock was off . I always have my clock set at the correct time and I always turn my radio off before I turn my car off. It's just a force of habit. Immediately this set off warning bells in my head, because the only time this would happen is if I unhook the battery. Usually when you take the battery off and put it back on, the radio will always be on. So it was weird, but I had no issues going home. Stopped a couple times to take pictures on the way home and I had no issues starting back up or anything.
Fast forward this morning. Went out to the garage to go to work. As soon as I open my driver's side door, all the lights go off. Everything. No interior lights at all. Put the key in the ignition, nothing. No sound. Get out. Open the hood. check all my battery connections. Everything is tight. Open up the door again. My lights are back on. Car fires right up.
I haven't had a chance to dig into this too far, but what kind of symptoms am I having? What will make the car go completely "dead" for about 30 seconds to a minute?
Is this a PATS issue? Fuse issue? Wiring? My battery connections are tight. Maybe I need to shine them up? I don't notice any corrosion built up. Battery is about 2 years old.
Well we woke up yesterday and as we are packing up the car to go home, I noticed that my radio was on an AM station when I started my car and the clock was off . I always have my clock set at the correct time and I always turn my radio off before I turn my car off. It's just a force of habit. Immediately this set off warning bells in my head, because the only time this would happen is if I unhook the battery. Usually when you take the battery off and put it back on, the radio will always be on. So it was weird, but I had no issues going home. Stopped a couple times to take pictures on the way home and I had no issues starting back up or anything.
Fast forward this morning. Went out to the garage to go to work. As soon as I open my driver's side door, all the lights go off. Everything. No interior lights at all. Put the key in the ignition, nothing. No sound. Get out. Open the hood. check all my battery connections. Everything is tight. Open up the door again. My lights are back on. Car fires right up.
I haven't had a chance to dig into this too far, but what kind of symptoms am I having? What will make the car go completely "dead" for about 30 seconds to a minute?
Is this a PATS issue? Fuse issue? Wiring? My battery connections are tight. Maybe I need to shine them up? I don't notice any corrosion built up. Battery is about 2 years old.