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What he said. If for no other reason than that a conventional car of any brand can have most of it's maintenance and repair done at any shop; not...
My first one was fixed under warranty. When the second one failed, I traded the whole car in for a new one. :eek: And I got a backup camera in...
NOT true. That only happens when the car is "running"; that is, in the READY mode. It does not happen when the car is OFF.
That may not be the best choice.......IF you can afford a newer model. The HV battery life is often more sensitive to time than to mileage. And...
HOWEVER......that kind of discharge likely did some damage to your 5 year old battery. Probably should shop for a new one NOW before it does fail.
First, "Battery University" is not a real University.......but most of the information there is really good. Second, that article is about Nickel...
OR there is the time honored method of testing for an intermittent motor: Operate the switch and then tap on the motor with the butt end of a...
Well you see.......the BIG problem with that assumption is: You don't really KNOW if the "reconditioning" helped any or not. Maybe if you had done...
Or you could look up REAL electrical and chemical engineering information about how the batteries REALLY work.......and find out that you can NOT...
Yes. That is my "educated" guess.
Total BS. Your ordeal might not be over yet.
The symptoms you describe are often an early warning of a failing HV battery, that is, losing capacity. Which should not be too surprising for a...
WHAT ?? That makes no sense at all.
In very slow "stop and go" traffic, the car actually uses the HV battery to propel the car and to run the AC. This is about the only situation...
That is NOT the battery voltage. It IS the charging voltage and it can vary from 14.5 or so down to maybe 13.6 and be just fine. To measure the...
Not necessarily. When the car is in motion, the water won't stay where it drops for very long.
"in excess of 12 V" is not a good enough measurement. At 12.0 volts, it is about half discharged. The first thing you need to do is take the...
BAD idea. Unless you already HAVE a moldy smell, sucking in outside air will result in the AC evaporator accumulating more water not...
What exactly does "seems OK" mean ? Do you have a battery charger ??
The easiest test probably is: After you arrive at home, let it sit running for a minute or two with the AC on and the fan on low (NOT on recirc.)....
