I'm about ready to bang my head through the wall.
I was driving home tonight and stopped at Subway for a sandwich. I got out of the car, immediately locked it and remote-started it, and went inside. 5 minutes later, I came out and there was a message on the dash "Unable To Charge". I started the car and the MIL was on as well as the red 12V battery icon. The DIC was displaying "Service Charging System".
I made a beeline home (5 minute drive, thankfully) and plugged it into a 2A trickle charger (it even has an AGM mode). It said the battery was at 12.7 V, 75% state-of-charge.
I guess I'll need to make another dealer visit tomorrow (notice I've already updated the count on my signature...) to see what they can do. I swear, if I have to drive a base Malibu around for a week again, GM's going to be hearing some not-very-nice things from me.
Anybody have any suggestions on what I can do? The dealer is probably a 20 minute drive from my house. If I leave the battery on the smart charger all night long, drive without headlights (I hope it doesn't rain), no HVAC, and no radio, how long should I be able to drive? Should I just have GM tow it?
I was driving home tonight and stopped at Subway for a sandwich. I got out of the car, immediately locked it and remote-started it, and went inside. 5 minutes later, I came out and there was a message on the dash "Unable To Charge". I started the car and the MIL was on as well as the red 12V battery icon. The DIC was displaying "Service Charging System".
I made a beeline home (5 minute drive, thankfully) and plugged it into a 2A trickle charger (it even has an AGM mode). It said the battery was at 12.7 V, 75% state-of-charge.
I guess I'll need to make another dealer visit tomorrow (notice I've already updated the count on my signature...) to see what they can do. I swear, if I have to drive a base Malibu around for a week again, GM's going to be hearing some not-very-nice things from me.
Anybody have any suggestions on what I can do? The dealer is probably a 20 minute drive from my house. If I leave the battery on the smart charger all night long, drive without headlights (I hope it doesn't rain), no HVAC, and no radio, how long should I be able to drive? Should I just have GM tow it?