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The electrical system in my car just went all wacky tonight. I think it's the battery, but I want other opinions.
I had been messing with my CD changer tonight at a friends house for about and hour, and so had been turning the car on and off (never starting it) and running basically everything in it (interior lights, climate control, radio, parking lights, cd changer, etc.) off the battery.
So, then I drive back home, no problems, but when I park the car, I find that my keyless remote won't lock the doors. I start the car back up, and find that both my radio and climate control have reset to their default settings. I change the settings, turn the car off, then back on, and they have reset again. So, I run the car for about 5min, during which the voltmeter shows a steady 14v, but the same thing happens again when I turn the car off.
I don't think it's the alternator, since everything runs perfectly when the car is running, no dimming of lights or anything, but when I turn the car off, problems. Does this sound like my battery is dieing? Or is there something else I'm overlooking?
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I had been messing with my CD changer tonight at a friends house for about and hour, and so had been turning the car on and off (never starting it) and running basically everything in it (interior lights, climate control, radio, parking lights, cd changer, etc.) off the battery.
So, then I drive back home, no problems, but when I park the car, I find that my keyless remote won't lock the doors. I start the car back up, and find that both my radio and climate control have reset to their default settings. I change the settings, turn the car off, then back on, and they have reset again. So, I run the car for about 5min, during which the voltmeter shows a steady 14v, but the same thing happens again when I turn the car off.
I don't think it's the alternator, since everything runs perfectly when the car is running, no dimming of lights or anything, but when I turn the car off, problems. Does this sound like my battery is dieing? Or is there something else I'm overlooking?
fine print : there is $1000 charge payable to user Bob The Great for user tonygold to post on this thread.